[The Sinker Man]

Baetis, you got it right...Why is everyone surprised that all your little mom and pop shops are going out of business? Read some of the past posts on here and all you see is that someone picked up a good deal at Dicks or Ramsey or just got their order from Cabells or Bass Pro. Maybe your little shop doesn't have exactly what you want, but they try to keep up with the most used and proven items and if they don't have it I'm sure that they will try to get it for you...So keep on going to your big box stores and catalog sales and in the future when there are no more little shops, try going to them for bait or info early in the morning and see if they will help you..