Ok, so this is going to be a bit of a rant, but I’m done dealing with the clowns that run Gander Mountain. Do any of the people that order stuff actually fish? I stopped in tonight for one thing, and one thing only, as Gander is right on my way home. I needed some Mustad Slow Death hooks. Shouldn’t be too hard to find in an outdoors store should it?
Looked around and couldn’t find them, so I asked the fishing guy where they were. His response, “We don’t carry those anymore”. I was in a cranky mood, so I asked “Why not?” His response was “I don’t know, probably because they don’t work”. Knowing that they work or I wouldn’t be buying them, I’m a little ticked. I ask him where the 4 ounce bottom bouncers are, even though I didn’t need any and knew they didn’t carry them. He tells me they don’t carry them because if you are using a 4 ounce bouncer, you are fishing too fast. So, I ask where the rest of the Flicker Shad colors are since you only seem to have 5 colors and only 2 are any good. He said that’s all they carry because nobody buys them, they only buy Rapalas. Yet, they are always out of stock on the few flicker shads they carry. Funny they never have any since nobody buys them. He says they only carry the colors that work, and the colors they don’t carry are for bodies of water like Lake Erie, not here. He then tries to explain why I should be using shad raps instead of flicker shads. I was about ready to shove a couple shad raps up his tailpipe, but instead, I said my final words. “Obviously that clown that orders your crap doesn’t fish for walleye because you never have anything I actually need”. He had no answer.
So, to end my rant, I’m done spending a single dime in that place. It has gone to nothing more than a clothing store with some fishing and hunting stuff that I don’t need. They NEVER have what I do need. I will now have to drive 10 miles out of my way to go to somebody that wants my money and will stock what I need if I ask them to.
Ok, I’m done now. I feel better.
To me it sounds like the dude you were asking questions was just giving answers hoping they might sell. You knew better and that is what separates the die hard fisherman like yourself from the weekend warrior.
