Good advice versus cheapest price.

[shortie]

Generally when buying tackle i find the guys at the tackle shops much more knowledgable and informative, than their larger chain store competitors.

I reckon its worth the extra money you pay at stores like Charltons or tackle world. Their advice and expertise is invaluable so for the few extra $$ its worth buying your gear at these places rather than the likes of BCF or Anaconda or AMart.

You will obviously get great knowledge and service and advice at these other places assuming you get the right staff member. (Please dont take offense to this some of you guys working at these places) As i know your knowledge equels and sometimes betters the others.

Do you guys that employ staff find that older or more experienced fishoes would sooner speak to a Very young know all saleperson or an older staff member. Does this affect overall turnover.

Just curious, cause i willing to spend a few more Dollars just for the advice i get given by experience.

[faulked]

i know when i walk into my favourite store if the guy i like is there i walk out with a handfull of stuff but if the other guy is there hell be lucky to sell me hooks

[Cowfish13]

If it is only 5% more or so, I would prefer to go to the proper tackle stores (like Tackle Warehouse), but sometimes it is just too much.

Once at BCF, I heard a sales person ask the manager about a rod. She said \"When it says 10kg, does that mean how heavy the line can be, or how heavy the reel on it can be?\" Was quite funny\":cheer:

[buzzid]

i'm with you shortie. i often see items in the independent tackle shops cheaper than the big mobs anyway. once they get to know you a bit they're always willing to do deals.

buzz

[shortie]

I really dont even care if its 20% more.

I advice is worth it.

And i never get the advice im after and then go and buy elsewhere.

This is just not right.

If i think ive been helped and my questions answered then thats where i will buy

[MichaelJ]

what about if they sold $15 dollar lures for $25 would you still buy that?

[boon]

My fav store is amart virginia as rod works there and always spend quite alot of time giving me advice and fishing tips Also the prices are very decent

[Cowfish13]

Like what Shortie said, if you can get the right person, they will give you advice as good as any specialist store will. But as you can see from my previous post, not every one in those big stores are like that:D.

[namyau]

if its gonna be a big decision perchase ie new reel.. ill always do research on the net first and if the sales person regardless if its in a big chain (bcf) or small shop cant provide basic details of the product then i wont bother - unless they are cheaper then everywhere else...

[shortie]

whatnow wrote:

what about if they sold $15 dollar lures for $25 would you still buy that?

Thats quite a difference. Buy yes if i thought the advice and service was great i would buy the lure. As it would just a likely cost me the diffenence in fuel and phone calls to go find it elsewhere.

It like buying petrol if i need it a go the the petrol station and fill up, bugger driving around to find the best price. IF its something you need then you go get it.

[MichaelJ]

thats a good way to put it

[Fisher_90]

Yep it depends i will usually go to the local tackle store for bait and most things but if i wanna stock up on plastics, lures, specials on things then i will go to the major chains.

[namyau]

Fisher_90 wrote:

if i wanna stock up on plastics, lures, specials on things then i will go to the major chains.

yeah the chains like bcf and amart alwyas have better deals on plastics - but sometimes you have no choice but to go to specialty tackle stiores for special/hard to get lures

[lincoln shady]

i agree i think bcf is the best

[rayke1938]

whatnow wrote:

what about if they sold $15 dollar lures for $25 would you still buy that?

I spend quite a bit of time drooling around the different tackle chain stores and speciality shops. Apart from specials if have yet to find a large discrepancy between thier prices.

The only exception is a combined tackle.safety equipment store near the bendgio bank at victoria point who is asking $20 for hypervipers.

The others such as tacklewharehouse and tackleworld are very competetive with their pricing and will price match if you put the word on them.

I do buy a fair bit from my local Fishhead at Redland bay and even though i pay $1 extra for a packet of gulps the info and advice far exceeds the premium.

If you want to do mail order Mo tackle is the place to go

[Cowfish13]

When I'm just buying one lure or one spool of line or something like that, I'll always go to a tackle store, but if I'm buying heaps of stuff, I'll got to Motackle. Waiting on an order that should come early this week that has 7 lures (jap ones), 4 packs of jigheads and some leader material. Can't wait to get it:D

[shortie]

lincoln shady wrote:

i agree i think bcf is the best

HUH.

The best for what. Price, Service or advice.

I find BCF very Lacking in the quality of advice.

Nothing like talking to a 15 year old that doesnt know the difference between a loaf of bread and a fishing reel. Because their parents buy them both. Yes Mister i think this reel is best suit to your application because its what my dad uses.

These shops are obviously on budgets and pay low and pay for juniors.

[Feral]

Well I suppose it is all about what you are wanting.

If you know what you want, and its an everyday item, you buy it from the closest joint. If you need specialist advice, you go where you know you will get it, if it is rare, you use someone like Mo Tackle who have everything.

I prefer to use a local shop if I can because I want there to be local jobs for my kids some day, but I prefer not to use a shop I know have their employees on AWA's, but I will if there is no other option.

My rule of thumb for price is that if the local's are within about 10% of price, I'll buy there. (unless we are talking a real low price item) If not I'll buy elsewhere.

I dont ask them to price match, they had their chance for my business when they set their price originally.

[Rocket75]

So much of this debate comes back to circumstance.

If you are a highly experienced angler who knows what you want and how to use it, then you are confident enough to buy from wherever suits your budget/locality/theology/loyalty.

Then you have the \"average\" keen angler that is looking for a bit of friendly advice on gear, a chat and a fair price.

And then you have the \"occasional\" or totally inexperienced anglers that are just starting or wanting to try something new.

Luckily there are stores that target individual market segments and slightly overlap the others.

I say luckily, because it is very hard to be everything to everybody, someone always misses out.

That said, it is true to a certain extent that a store is only as good as it's people, and a positive experience past or present is more likely to induce repeat business in the future, possibly (partly) negating the price only issue.

I know that some customers like to have a regular face that they know and like, but there will always be customers that are driven by one force only, the dollar.

If more people were willing to value advice and service over super low prices, then there would be a change in focus by employers when it comes to the calibre of staff they hire. More customers at higher margin equates to higher budgets and better staff wages and conditions = more experienced and specialised staff.

Pipe dream? Probably, but I can live in hope!

Rocket

[shortie]

Rocket75 wrote:

So much of this debate comes back to circumstance.

If you are a highly experienced angler who knows what you want and how to use it, then you are confident enough to buy from wherever suits your budget/locality/theology/loyalty.

Then you have the \"average\" keen angler that is looking for a bit of friendly advice on gear, a chat and a fair price.

And then you have the \"occasional\" or totally inexperienced anglers that are just starting or wanting to try something new.

Luckily there are stores that target individual market segments and slightly overlap the others.

I say luckily, because it is very hard to be everything to everybody, someone always misses out.

That said, it is true to a certain extent that a store is only as good as it's people, and a positive experience past or present is more likely to induce repeat business in the future, possibly (partly) negating the price only issue.

I know that some customers like to have a regular face that they know and like, but there will always be customers that are driven by one force only, the dollar.

If more people were willing to value advice and service over super low prices, then there would be a change in focus by employers when it comes to the calibre of staff they hire. More customers at higher margin equates to higher budgets and better staff wages and conditions = more experienced and specialised staff.

Pipe dream? Probably, but I can live in hope!

Rocket

Rocket well said. This guys is why the sales person and the advice you get far outways the cheapest prices. Price is not everything. This is also why a lot of guys from here buy equipment from Rocket as they appreciate his advice.

Again the right staff member at any of the shops makes a huge difference, but unfortunatelly its hard to get the right people with budget constraints.

The independant guys are not as tied to these constraints as some of the larger corporate stores, hence better educated, more experience and the right advice.

[Dan23]

I had to buy some braid from a little bait and tackle store at bruns on the weekend and it was really expensive. They were selling packets of gulp for $13! Is that even legal?

[kevinchen19870316]

when u need it, u have to buy. 400grms pilly for 10 dollars is what i got in Manly.

reply the topic: it depends on what u really need, the extra save or the extra knowledge. for those who r experienced, going to ebay or online stores that provide no knowledge at all is a better choice but for newbies or those who wanna get some idea what they r doing, the best bet is local shops with GOOD STAFF.

[Feral]

Dan23 wrote:

They were selling packets of gulp for $13! Is that even legal?

Why what price do you normally pay? I dont use them them, but often see them around the $11 or $12 mark (which is one of the reasons why I dont use them!)

[Fisher_90]

I normally pay $8-$11 for gulps. But i dont think you can just say the 15yr old from bcf that they bought in off the street is hopeless. Alot of them know more then you think, ofcourse their is going to be some idiots but what do you expect?

[lincoln shady]

ur being ripped off mate