Who has the best selection??

[JigginIsLife]

Running around town and hitting up every sportsman store in town is great, but where have you had the best luck with finding all your lures for this year. Another question-- anyone try the salmo things, im a little uneasy on using them and all i ever hear is the reps talking about them... anyone acutally use them and have luck?

[gurkster]

I like to hit the ma and pa shops in the areas that I am fishing. It adds to the trip for me and I like the look and feel of the smail bait stores vs the big guys.

[OldBear]

Personally the Salmo has been kinda hit and miss for me. Its not my favorite so I usually use something else. I check all the places but I guess I like Mills fleet farm about as good as any.

[Agronomist_at_IA]

Yea you'll get the reps talking about them a lot. But I've used them and have been very happy with the results. You don't have to go wild with them, but I own has many chubby darters as jigging raps. Last year just threw a hundred dollars at them and got all the diffrnet kinds. Glad I did. They don't work all the time but when they do they work great.

[WyoChris]

I always get my lures from the gander mountain on I-35 just north of the cities. Mills fleet farm is pretty good too.

[sirsunnyslayer]

I like Fleet and the chubby darter is the butt of all the jokes with my crowd. Everybody has a few and nobody had caught anything on them on any lake. IMO not worth the money, but many people swear by them, not at them.

[walterking]

Great tool if worked right in the right waters.Hit up thorne brothers if you need anything and they dont have it they will get it.

[Deitz Dittrich]

I myself just pick up a lure or two each time I go to get bait... Gander has a decent selection at times..... Thorne Brothers is awesome too... they have a great selection!

[hanson]

Sometimes the best places to pick up tackle are on your fishing trips.

When I head north- I like Timberline Sports in Blackduck, Dr Tackle in Kelliher, and Log Cabin up at Wheeler's Pt on LOW. Those places really seam to have the spoons in the sizes and colors I want, as well as an all around good selection of everything else you need.

Locally, I have to stop by Fleet Farm, Gander, Cabelas equally as they don't all carry the same product. I'm going to give Gander a fair chance again this fall/winter but they typically run out of stuff fast and never restock what you need.

Thorne Bros will cover you with everything you need as well, they typically have the new stuff in, as well as the tackle that most other places don't stock (Scenic Tackle, Little Atom).

[zamboni]

I am a HUGE fan of Sportsmans Warehouses. ALOT cheaper than Cabelas and Gander, and you can actually get Swedish Pimples cheaper there than at Wal-Mart, which is saying alot. I have one Salmo Chubby Darter, and tried it once last years ice and didn't catch anything on it, but for $7, I am not giving up on it.

[Northlander]

I like getting things in the areas Im fishing. The best thing is the info you get when buying in these shops. Also there has ben times where the 1 or 2 lures I got at these shops turned out to be just what the fish wanted. Fish are fish but in some areas you better have a few of the local favorites or you wont be catchin just fishin.

Gander around here and other places I have been is good for the 1st few weeks then it gets picked over and the selection gets spotty. Marine General in Duluth is cramped but has a lot of goodies in such a small place.

Bait Box in Superior is getting better. Lucky 7 in Virginia.

Grand Rapids is a blast because there are so many tackle shops and seems like everyone loves to talk fishing.

[walleyedan]

Don't we all buy something at each shop we go to? If I had one choice, it would be Fleet Farm. They have a great fishing section and you can get the nuts and bolts too!

Walleyedan

[Matt Johnson]

Thorne Bros has a complete line of Chubby Darters in all four sizes. The new Goldfinger looks awesome... and I'm also liking the Red Glow...