Fishing stores other than Cabelas or Fishin Hole???

[sns2]

Hey guys. Now that WSS is a distant memory, are there any other good fishing stores other than Cabelas or Fishin Hole in Alberta/Sask/BC?

I wanna buy a Vexilar FLX28, but have no idea where to find one other than the two stores I mentioned.

[pinelakeperch]

Hey guys. Now that WSS is a distant memory, are there any other good fishing stores other than Cabelas or Fishin Hole in Alberta/Sask/BC?

I wanna buy a Vexilar FLX28, but have no idea where to find one other than the two stores I mentioned.

http://tackleshack.ca/vexilar-flx-28-ultra-pack/

[calgarygringo]

Tackle Shack and he will ship to you for free.



Hey guys. Now that WSS is a distant memory, are there any other good fishing stores other than Cabelas or Fishin Hole in Alberta/Sask/BC?

I wanna buy a Vexilar FLX28, but have no idea where to find one other than the two stores I mentioned.

[Poppa]

Fishin' Hole in Edmonton, Calgary and Saskatoon as well....there's also a small town place (I want to say it's in Sylvan Lake) that had a booth set up at the Red Deer Sportsman's Show last March, and they have a lot of really nice stock.

[honker_clonker]

Pokey's Tackle in Regina is top notch too.

[Sheepnu2985]

Canadian tire!!

[Benelli1]

Bass Pro in Calgary

[Dweb]

Tackle shack is great ordered lots from there

[-JR-]

The reel Doctor in Edmonton

[PlayDoh]

The sad truth is Cabelas/Bass Pro dominate the market and set the prices for everything. Fishin Hole sticks around because of customer service and specialized products.

That said for the retail side, online gives you a few options, yet stick with the bigger ones and make sure they’re ‘Authorized dealers’, since your warranty will depend on it.

I think BPS sell Vexilar, and Fishin Hole. I’d go to the Fishin Hole personally, since sometimes I get suggestions and advice that changes my choice. That and if you have issues, you can call them and talk with someone who can help right away. Things like not having to ship gear on your own, as they will get it to a rep, or ship it with their shipments.

[mapleleafman3]

GPS Central in Calgary has some fishing electronics.

https://www.gpscentral.ca/products/vexilar/flx28-ultrapack-up28pv.html

[Walleyedude]

Pokey's Tackle in Regina is top notch too.

That depends entirely on which guy you get when you walk in.

The one guy there (who's one of the owners) is such a jerk that I don't shop there anymore.

[pinelakeperch]

The sad truth is Cabelas/Bass Pro dominate the market and set the prices for everything. Fishin Hole sticks around because of customer service and specialized products.

That said for the retail side, online gives you a few options, yet stick with the bigger ones and make sure they’re ‘Authorized dealers’, since your warranty will depend on it.

I think BPS sell Vexilar, and Fishin Hole. I’d go to the Fishin Hole personally, since sometimes I get suggestions and advice that changes my choice. That and if you have issues, you can call them and talk with someone who can help right away. Things like not having to ship gear on your own, as they will get it to a rep, or ship it with their shipments.

He specified that he was looking for places other than the Fishin' Hole (unsure why, I love that place!). Anyways, no reason that the Tackle Shack would be a bad choice: http://tackleshack.ca/vexilar-flx-28-ultra-pack/

[SamSteele]

He specified that he was looking for places other than the Fishin' Hole (unsure why, I love that place!).

When you are looking at dropping a bunch of coin it's always good to check other areas for price comparison. As was said, BPS/Cabelas now pretty much sets the prices on things unchecked. TFH goes along with it. If you are looking for anything higher end the prices have shot up quite a bit with the lack of competition.

I order some items off of FishUSA and find that they have good service and prices. I wouldn't order something like a flasher from them though, just for warranty reasons. They are the only place I can find my 8 1/4" Strikemaster Chipper blades these days though.

I wish we had a little more competition and can't help but feel like WSS would be doing better if they had held on until after the purchase of Cabelas by BPS was announced. Timing is everything though I guess.

[pinelakeperch]

When you are looking at dropping a bunch of coin it's always good to check other areas for price comparison. As was said, BPS/Cabelas now pretty much sets the prices on things unchecked. TFH goes along with it. If you are looking for anything higher end the prices have shot up quite a bit with the lack of competition.

I order some items off of FishUSA and find that they have good service and prices. I wouldn't order something like a flasher from them though, just for warranty reasons. They are the only place I can find my 8 1/4" Strikemaster Chipper blades these days though.

I wish we had a little more competition and can't help but feel like WSS would be doing better if they had held on until after the purchase of Cabelas by BPS was announced. Timing is everything though I guess.

It's hard to say. I worked a few hours a week at a store that was supposed to be one of the more successful locations, and man, was that place dead a lot of the time. I certainly do miss the store, it sucks having to travel to Calgary for small items.

[HuyFishin]

yea whats with all these wack pricing now.

I remember buying my lx7 for $700 and my lx9 for 1050 at WSS back in the day

now i see it for $1050 and $1850. I understand inflation and our canadian dollar now vs before. BUT HOLY JESUS MURPHY

[pinelakeperch]

yea whats with all these wack pricing now.

I remember buying my lx7 for $700 and my lx9 for 1050 at WSS back in the day

now i see it for $1050 and $1850. I understand inflation and our canadian dollar now vs before. BUT HOLY JESUS MURPHY

Are you sure? The LX-7 was $1,000.00 at WSS two years ago. I believe the LX-9 was slightly less than $1,850, but it sure wasn't $1,050.00.

Heck, U.S. prices aren't even close to that!

[HuyFishin]

No The lx7 was 700 and the lx9 was 1200 my mistake.

150897

i had a discount on them but it was still cheap back in the day 700 I just kept seeing the price shoot up non stop.

so I paid 630 for the lx7 and 1080 for the lx9. The discount was only because I bought everything in the fishing department. So I had my own discount level, I miss WSS they treated me like gold. When I go to TFH i'm just a number so i only buy bait now.

if it was those prices I wouldnt have bought them.

[pinelakeperch]

No The lx7 was 700 and the lx9 was 1200 my mistake.

150897

i had a discount on them but it was still cheap back in the day 700 I just kept seeing the price shoot up non stop.

so I paid 630 for the lx7 and 1080 for the lx9. The discount was only because I bought everything in the fishing department. So I had my own discount level, I miss WSS they treated me like gold. When I go to TFH i'm just a number so i only buy bait now.

if it was those prices I wouldnt have bought them.

That's very interesting. What year was that?

[HuyFishin]

quite a while ago i just checked the date, OCT. 20 of 2013.

Probably when our dollar was stronger

[huntsfurfish]

Exchange on CAD is the biggest factor in prices. 30% increase in price alone.

When we had good exchange rates, up to about 2 years ago or so, I bought a ton of fishing gear. Since the change, bought very little.

[pinelakeperch]

quite a while ago i just checked the date, OCT. 20 of 2013.

Probably when our dollar was stronger

That explains it. Dollar was at $.98 that day.

[Talking moose]

Trever at the reel doctor.

[Dean2]

https://fishingworld.ca/products/9180-vexilar-flx-28-propack-

Quite a lot cheaper than Tackle Shack. Pretty good selection. Don't know how it compares to Cabela's or Fishing Hole's "Sale" prices, which are usually pretty hard to beat.

If you are looking for jigs, hooks etc

https://www.facebook.com/trufishingtackle/

[calgarygringo]

The funny part of that is I had just started as store manager of the local fishing shop when the dollar thing started. We charged a lot more all of a sudden for the new items which really ticked off customers, but also retagged all the other items that were brought in on the low dollar as well to the new pricing. I also bet if the dollar goes up you wont see prices come down either or very little. The fun/not so fun part of retail.



Exchange on CAD is the biggest factor in prices. 30% increase in price alone.

When we had good exchange rates, up to about 2 years ago or so, I bought a ton of fishing gear. Since the change, bought very little.

[pikergolf]

yea whats with all these wack pricing now.

I remember buying my lx7 for $700 and my lx9 for 1050 at WSS back in the day

now i see it for $1050 and $1850. I understand inflation and our canadian dollar now vs before. BUT HOLY JESUS MURPHY

That's nothing, you should see what hunters are paying for a pair of designer camo pants, upwards of 400.00 dollars. :47b20s0:

[sns2]

He specified that he was looking for places other than the Fishin' Hole (unsure why, I love that place!). Anyways, no reason that the Tackle Shack would be a bad choice: http://tackleshack.ca/vexilar-flx-28-ultra-pack/

Just to see if I can get a better price as it's not on sale. I love The Fishin Hole and am grateful they are around, but on an expensive item, why not look for a sale.

[huntsfurfish]

The funny part of that is I had just started as store manager of the local fishing shop when the dollar thing started. We charged a lot more all of a sudden for the new items which really ticked off customers, but also retagged all the other items that were brought in on the low dollar as well to the new pricing. I also bet if the dollar goes up you wont see prices come down either or very little. The fun/not so fun part of retail.

And thats why most of what I bought was south of the border. And even some from Ontario and Quebec.:)

I preferred buying from WSS, The Fishin hole, BP(Canada) and Cabelas(Canada) but if they were not playing well, money went south.

[RavYak]

A 25% decrease in our dollar value and some changes in duty/tariffs are the biggest reason for price increases in recent years.

I support the Fishin' Hole, and am willing to pay them a bit more for some items. If they close the doors we will only have Cabelas and Canadian Tire... Selection on gear is already limited with the loss of WSS so gotta support the smaller guys to keep them in business and give us more options.

[223MB]

Are you sure? The LX-7 was $1,000.00 at WSS two years ago. I believe the LX-9 was slightly less than $1,850, but it sure wasn't $1,050.00.

Heck, U.S. prices aren't even close to that!

Lx7 was $875 reg price in 2015 when I bought mine at wholesale

[Kings]

I really miss WSS in Calgary. Especially I live in south. Both Cabelas and BsPro at north.
I don't think any new fishing store will come and hope that Canadian Tire step up and fill the void left over by WSS. At certain stores they can raise the bar for fishing and hunting.
:)

[nast70]

Another vote for The Reel Doctor. Bought 2 complete ice rig set ups last year plus one for my dad for Christmas. Very nice reels.
CT probably has the next largest selection of lures and items.

[GMX]

Check out Barry’s bait and tackle in Vancouver they have lots of sales and good prices. They also have a large inventory and great web site.

http://www.berrysbait.com