Best place to buy fishin gear?

[Gazza]

BCF was my Fav store when they first opened in slacks creek they had heaps of goodies on sale :woohoo: but soon went sour

then they opened the Ipswich store walked out empty handed been there prob 6 times for nothing worth to buy went to have a look at their tld 25 combo for $ 199 they didn't have the rod for that combo told me I had to go to Browns plain store went there nope not in yet

so I thought I'd get some crimps to make some traces up OH DEAR The poor young fella took me to the boating section after he sought advice from his superior and showed me small cable clamps

so I took the young fella to the game section in his store and showed him what a crimp was and ended up finding them myself and educated him for future reference in a very nice way

I feel really sorry for the kids who get jobs in big stores as they must get bombarded with high tech questions that at their age have no way of knowing due to lack of experience

They will learn From us if we help

my answer to the question if you know what you want go to the cheapest place you can find if you are seaching and have nothing in particular in mind stay clear of the Macdonalds of fishing shops and don't overlook Overseas type in Bass pro in google

enough from me

GAZ

[buzzid]

Gaz i totally agree with what you and stinger have said in regards to the young people working in these stores. a month ago i had to explain to a young fella what impoundment meant, after doing so and answering his query on how big impoundment barra get he suggested that i get something like this, holding up a 24kg backbone or something like that. i politely showed him which type of rod he should be showing me and he graciously listened and learned from it. he was tidy, well mannered and keen and one day in the not to distant future will be teaching to me. my beef with these stores is with management and there lack of procedures. any kid with a job is a champion in my book, unlike the little freaks who have nothing better to do than spay paint my front fence.

buzz

[webbfunk]

I think you hit the nail on the head Gaz...The McDonalds of fishing shops.

I used to always go to BCF. But now go to Tackleworld...or Amart when I know I want something that they have on special.

[Tim a]

Finally, gazza, someone who does not get angry and have a hissy fit about the younger people at bcf!

If we still had karma, I'd give you all of mine!

[Dan23]

You're one of the few sub 18 year olds on this site that doesn't work at a tackle store Tim.:laugh:

[STU]

Doesnt matter if know want you want you just say I'm right mate and help yourself, but they gotta start somewhere?

[Confused]

Well for me its Jones's tackle @ 504 Lutwyche Rd

Lutwyche 4030

P: (07) 3857 5857

As an example myself and jewiehunter both bought fireblood combo's his was from BCF got the 24kg with 2500 reel and fireline paid $1091

I got it from jones 1-2kg 2500 reel and bass x 4lb for $1075 now for a small competing with tackle warehouse,tackleworld and BCF this is just awesome plus you get to speak to professionals [img size=320]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/fireblood_combo_1-62b96c8d2106101ba93bc48cb8d0c0ac.jpg

[Zak]

Interesting< I have just joined the forum and was searching for a bit of information on stradic and this topic come up, I was fasinated by some of the comments so I thought I would weigh in, I have two friends that have young fellas working at BCF and they are so happy with a company giving them a go and letting them work where there passion is,

They were knocked back by other fishing places, why because they were young,

Where would I be today if someone had not given me a go,

I shop at Virginia BCF, sometimes lawnton and I do frequent Jones's occasionally and it is all the same,

I always get resonable service, however I am not looking for someone to suck up to me and sell me something I dont want

Anyway, in closing, I think there is a lot of people out there that would agree with me, I am a businessman that has given so many people a chance to earn their stripes, and will continue to

Thanks to Coles my son drives a nice car and enjoys the cash, IGA looks after my other son,

I know a shit load about a particular subect and come across tons of kids working in that industry that dont know squat but I teach them and thanks them for their service

I am sure once you have kids looking for work you will thanks people like Coles, WW, IGA, A-Mart, BCF (and the list goes on)

Regards

Zak

[Angus]

Zak wrote:

Interesting

They were knocked back by other fishing places, why because they were young,

Where would I be today if someone had not given me a go,

I shop at Virginia BCF, sometimes lawnton and I do frequent Jones's occasionally and it is all the same,

I always get resonable service, however I am not looking for someone to suck up to me and sell me something I dont want

Anyway, in closing, I think there is a lot of people out there that would agree with me, I am a businessman that has given so many people a chance to earn their stripes, and will continue to

Thanks to Coles my son drives a nice car and enjoys the cash, IGA looks after my other son,

I know a shit load about a particular subect and come across tons of kids working in that industry that dont know squat but I teach them and thanks them for their service

I am sure once you have kids looking for work you will thanks people like Coles, WW, IGA, A-Mart, BCF (and the list goes on)

Regards

Zak

Zak: Possibly the longest first post ever? Welcome to the site mate. I completely see your point re: We have to start somewhere.

Angus

[Angus]

Oh and for reference sake. I like Tackleworld. Obviously they sponsor the site so I like frequent them in thanks.

Angus

[shortie]

Zak wrote:

Interesting< I have just joined the forum and was searching for a bit of information on stradic and this topic come up, I was fasinated by some of the comments so I thought I would weigh in, I have two friends that have young fellas working at BCF and they are so happy with a company giving them a go and letting them work where there passion is,

They were knocked back by other fishing places, why because they were young,

Where would I be today if someone had not given me a go,

I shop at Virginia BCF, sometimes lawnton and I do frequent Jones's occasionally and it is all the same,

I always get resonable service, however I am not looking for someone to suck up to me and sell me something I dont want

Anyway, in closing, I think there is a lot of people out there that would agree with me, I am a businessman that has given so many people a chance to earn their stripes, and will continue to

Thanks to Coles my son drives a nice car and enjoys the cash, IGA looks after my other son,

I know a shit load about a particular subect and come across tons of kids working in that industry that dont know squat but I teach them and thanks them for their service

I am sure once you have kids looking for work you will thanks people like Coles, WW, IGA, A-Mart, BCF (and the list goes on)

Regards

Zak

I really dont think it's a matter of these places giving kids a go, it's more a matter of labour costs. They employ kids purely cause they are cheap to keep costs down. And thats why you find they mainly employ them on a casual basis so they can get rid of them quickly.

And as the old saying goes you get what you pay for. Shops like BCF need staff with more product experience overseeing what the younger people do. Unfortunatelly even the so called experience in the shops is lacking. Some of the people in BCF have a genuine interest in Boating, camping fishing, These are the staff that it is worth dealing with. Unfortunatelly a lot of the staff are only there to earn a few bucks and really have no idea and never will.

Everyone should be given a fair go despite their age, but more selective screening on employment should be given. Its not like a supermarket where stacking shelves, using a cash register, smiling and being nice to people are essential. Product knowledge is the key combined wtih these other attributes in a fishing/camping shop. BCf are now trying to target the entire market in these area's not just the weekend warrior or beginner. When you entice customers that have more precise needs then your staff should have the experience to cater for this.

Business is all about making money, BCF obviously do this well but when your target audience changes or increases then your business model should cater for this as well.

Richard.

[Plastic Man]

Really well said shortie

[will]

i agree with shortie the thing is with the likes of bcf there r 2 many products for them 2 no an sell. were at tackle world they r only selling fishing gear and most of them no what they r on about

[Do$tylz]

I think realistically you can't expect a large, wide range department store to have EVERY employee as a specialist in their department.

Thats what specialist stores are about.....

and re kids being employed... I think there are a number of reasons for their employment (some more so than others) - money saving, not many adults to cover casual shifts, not that many fishing specialists that want to work at BCF, giving a keen kid a go.

Having a go at a kid whos trying to show you stuff as if he knows it like the ducks nuts, yep burn him. But kids that are nice and admit that they have no idea, give em some advice. Thats how most of us have learnt what we know.

[Feral]

Best place to get good gear is to enter AFO comps and win it!

[Leighton]

How long untill the big boys ( ie BCF ) push the smaller operations out of business.

A birdie told me of 2:huh: :dry:

[will]

the only way 2 stop the big stores is not 2 buy from them and help the little guys out

[fishyman]

tackleworld underwould is my new favourite place lol

[will]

hows the pricing of there gear,in toowoomba its 1 of the dearest 2 buy from but the service is really good

[Fisher_90]

You pay more for the service but its definitely worth it. And once u start going their regularly they will more often then not give u things the same price if not cheaper then the big chain stores, the smaller stores try 20x harder to keep their customers then bcf, Bcf is where ppl walk in off the street and go because of all the ad's, their the type of ppl bcf target, The smaller or independent stores target fisherman who want good service and they only sell the gear thats reliable and will get the job done. And they will look after you if your a regular custome, Thats the way i see it anyway

[Hellcat Dan]

i dont go to bcf not because of the young people i do aggre that every one needs to start some were i was once a apprentce and found it hard for some one to realy give me a go and not because i was cheeper then hiring a tradie.

if you worry about price get it off the net bcf is not that cheper it is because i have a small busness and i think if i buy at the smaller chanes that is money in our comuinity bcf is like bunnings they run every one else out of town they open shops right next to there competers then close them dowm after they have done that they jack there prices up and nobody knows any beter