Merrick Tackle

[bltbowhunter]

I made a list of a bunch of ice rod blanks, PacBay skeleton reel seats, and some guides and called up Merrick to order and I guess they were bought out by Money Hole. Out of 15 items on my list, the only one that they carried was some BLG10's. Has anyone else ran into this in the past couple weeks. I don't like supporting the hole, but I was going to today however they didn't have any of the supplies that I want. I'm bummed because they had a decent selection of solid carbon ice rod blanks. The prices were decent too. It seems that solid carbon blanks at a good price, are hard to come by. The MHX line looks nice, but I don't like that green tip and also don't like paying that much for them. I'm always googling, looking for a good supplier of components, but I liked Merrick the best. They were kind of a one stop shop for me, vs. ordering from a couple supplier's and paying all of those shipping charges from 2 or 3 different outfits just to build one or two rods. Does anyone have a suggestion on a better supplier?

[randy t]

Garys custom rod and reel in coon rapids. He has everything you need,Why order when you can go pick it up.He is a Batson dealer and also has his own line of components Gary Wick. 612 810 6046. Great guy, good prices. His musky blanks are awsome. He also has a HSOforum.

[bltbowhunter]

Thanks. I know Gary. He is a great guy, and his musky blanks are awesome. I go over there a lot. However, he doesn't have everything I need. I really like supporting his business and I do as much as I can, but he gets twice as much for his ice rod blanks. Also, I have a hard time getting over there after work too, so sometime's it's nice to get everything delivered to my door.

[Brad B]

Thanks. I know Gary. He is a great guy, and his musky blanks are awesome. I go over there a lot. However, he doesn't have everything I need. I really like supporting his business and I do as much as I can, but he gets twice as much for his ice rod blanks. Also, I have a hard time getting over there after work too, so sometime's it's nice to get everything delivered to my door.

he might get more for his ice blanks but how much does it cost to have some shipped in if ordered online. to me it is a wash, you pay him more but don't have the shipping cost involved with buying from online.

[Willow Sticks]

I agree with you on the loss of Merrick Tackle. I just bought solid graphite blanks from Sportsman Direct that had nice action. I may see my shipment soon on some x-fast 28" graphite.

[Jmeyers]

Can look at Jann's Craft, I bought from them last year. They had some nice carbon blanks but again you will pay for shipping. I would agree that buying local (Gary wicks) would be the way to go.

[Billy 40]

THe amount of time you waste saving a few dollars...is it worth it? Gary is a great guy, he's local, just order through him. YOu probably ask him a bunch of questions when you buy something form him, so the couple of bucks more you pay are worth it in info he shares.