"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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NOYB wrote:
"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
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On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 19:27:43 GMT, "NOYB" wrote:



BTW:
I found the fishing deal of the century last night. K-Mart is blowing
out
some high-end fishing equipment.

Here's what I bought:

Penn Slammer 360 for $68 (retail: $115.99)

Penn Senator R-112H (3/0) for $48.24 (retail: $89.95)

Ugly Stick Custom 1170H spinning rod (bought two of them) for $32
(retail:
79.99)

Ugly Stick Custom 1170MH conventional rod for $32 (retail 79.99)



Here's what my brother bought:

Shimano TLD-20 lever drag for $101.83 (retail $151.99)

Penn Senator R114 (6/0) for $80.40 (retail $126.95)

Penn 9500SS for $85.76 (retail $149.99)


They have an Penn International 20T for $230.48. I have two lever drag
two-speed 20 lb. class Penn Formula 10KG's so I didn't need it. But
retail
on that reel is $389.88!!! I'm thinking about buying it to list on
e-bay.
Most of them on E-bay are going for $315+ for used reels.

Woo! I'm gonna check that, myself. Problem is.... up to now, I've
never found any high end items at any box store in NC.....

...still, its worth a try....

Here's the downside:
It took me 15 minutes to get someone to open the display case so I could
see the reel. The guy they sent over barely spoke any English. I told
him I wanted to buy it, and it took him another 15 minutes for him to
find somebody who knew how to ring it up at the clearance price.

I guess that's why they had to sell the reels at a "clearance" price.
Nobody would go through that crap to pay full retail.

Wal-Mart did the same thing several years ago. I got a Penn 7500SS for
$75 and a Fin-Nor rod for $25. Since then, Wal-Mart carries some of the
smaller Penn Spinfishers at full retail, and a couple of the smaller
Senators...but none of the really good stuff...and none of it discounted
very much

I guess they figured that carrying the really high-end stuff and charging
full retail for it doesn't fly in a "Mart-type" atmosphere.

Good luck with your search.


The K-Marts up here are pretty light on inventory of any sort. The last
time I was in one was to pick up some bags of mulch on sale. I won't go
into a K-Mart, but their sales flyers here sure don't indicate any Penn
stuff in the "SS" category.

I buy most of my "disposable" fishing gear, such as line, hooks, rigs, et
cetera, locally, and the occasional reel or rod via the internet, though
the big Bass Pro store up near Bal'mer is very appealing.

We used to have a Galyans store in Fairfax, Virginia, and it was just a
fabulous source of fishing/hunting gear. But it was bought out by a
third-rate chain and went downhill right afterwards.

In my immediate area, we have some pretty good bait and tackle stores, but
no discounters, per se.

When you have kids, you end up in the Mart-type stores alot for all sorts of
kiddie supplies. Every time I visit one, I check out the fishing section
just to see if there's a gem in hiding in the rough. Sure enough, this trip
paid off big.

One of the best tackle stores down here is Ace Hardware. They have an
amazing fishing department, and the guys they hire to work it are all
fishing guides in this area. The only problem is that they're very proud of
their equipment. They have a case of Van Staal's and Accurates that are
upwards of a $1000.