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I was wondering, with all the online shopping at cheap prices and large variety of equipment, whether you think small tackle shops will stand the test of time in the years to come. I know many larger ones probably would, such as the ones which deal in animal care products and pets e.t.c, but can you all really see us being able to nip down to the local tackle shop for our bait, in say, more than 10 years? I was thinking it would be an ideal venture for someone who is an avid fan of fishing, however, has the ass not fallen out of the business now?

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For a lot of anglers the local tackle shop is currently the best option as:

1. where else can you spend a few hours on Saturday drinking coffee and talking with other anglers about Tackle, methods, locations etc.?

2. You can handle the goods while in the shop before spending your hard earned cash.

3. Plus you can buy various club day tickets or get forms to join local angling clubs.

4. Plus you can get local tackleshops to donate prizes for your clubs junior matches etc.

 

A lot of tackle and info can be got quite easily on the web but a good well run local tackleshop is hard to beat as long as it stocks good tackle and bait. There may be quite a few lesser tackle shops closing though as it is sometimes cheaper to try in a tackleshop but then buy from the Web. Also some of these lesser angling shops do not have the range of good tackle that a larger outlet can have.

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I think maybe some smaller and less popular ones may close and only 1 or 2 within a certain region will remain open. In Peterborough we only have two remaining.

 

In many cases I have bought something online or from ebay and find out its cheaper in the tackle shop!

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Some certainly will not but surely some will. Location may play a significant part.

 

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I think it's sad that so many have had to close. We had three in Newbury and Thatcham, and now we're down to one. But arguably much of the 'restructuring' will now have happened as the web has been with us a few years now. I'd like to suggest that a few more will need to close, but hopefully we are over the worst.

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If my local tackle shop hadn't opened at just the time I had this crazy thought about taking up fishing, I would probably never have started. I walked past what I thought was the greengrocers, only to find it had become Padiham Angling Centre whilst I'd been away on holiday.

 

I walked in, told them that I didn't have a clue but wanted to learn, and was set up with all I needed at a most reasonable price. I'd expected to pay over £100 to get what I needed, but in fact it cost me less than thirty, and the helpful advice was thrown in free...

 

Now I don't shop anywhere else. I know I can save a lot by using the web, but although I'm on a limited budget, I'd rather pay more to get the personal service and the ability to be able to thoroughly inspect what I'm intending to buy before making a decision.

 

The web doesn't offer meet you in the pub to deliver a pint of maggots when your working hours don't let you get to the shop before closing time, does it? The web doesn't offer to lend you a very expensive float rod to try out...or a pole....

 

The web doesn't offer a friendly meeting place, advice, help, club tickets, brews and serious mickey-taking....

 

Long live the tackle shop!

 

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The web doesn't offer meet you in the pub to deliver a pint of maggots when your working hours don't let you get to the shop before closing time, does it?

 

The only time in my life I agreed with Des Taylor was when he told the story of a chap who was always in his shop, buying half a pint of maggots each Saturday, but inspecting and handling reels and rods, which he never bought - boasting instead that he got good discounts from mail order companies.

 

When Des finally decided running a tackle shop was not worth the hassle, and he intended to close, this chap said in dismay, "Oh dear, where will I get my maggots?"

 

Loved Des's reply,

 

"Try the f***ing mail order company"

 

 

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Well mine has closed and now have a computer store in its place where I can order all of my necessities from the web.... Joking aside I now have to drive 15 miles to get to the nearest tackle shop that doesn't have half the tackle I would consider buying. The maggots, if I could ever bring myself to use them, I can get from the secretary of the club I belong to- delivered.

 

You can get advice from the web but how personable is that? :lol: We're a bunch of antisocialites! :rolleyes:

 

For my two cents I'd agree with Newt on location.

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Whenever someone has come on here asking for advice on buying rods (especially) or reels I've always advised them to visit the local tackle shop and see what they have there, not forgetting the second-hand section where some good bargains can be had. The interweb is a good place to buy from (usually), but there's nothing like seeing how the tackle feels before you buy it. As for those people who take up the shopowner's time trying out stacks of gear and then buying it off the 'net instead, they are really just taking the p*ss! The fact remains that you will not be able to go down the local shop to buy a few float rubbers or a couple of packets of hooks if it isn't there anymore.

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