"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Dicks.

Galyans is a first-class sporting goods operation, with wide selections
of fishing, hunting, boating and outdoor gear of all kinds. The chain
sold out to Dicks, which is a couple of steps up from Wal-Mart.

And the devolution continues...




Wonder if they went overboard on that new 'planet sized' store in Algonquin
IL?

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Dicks.

Galyans is a first-class sporting goods operation, with wide selections
of fishing, hunting, boating and outdoor gear of all kinds. The chain
sold out to Dicks, which is a couple of steps up from Wal-Mart.

And the devolution continues...



--
A passing thought:

"So community colleges are accessible, they're available, they're
affordable, and their curriculums don't get stuck. In other words, if
there's a need for a certain kind of worker, I presume your curriculums
evolved over time." —George W. Bush, Niceville, Fla., Aug. 10, 2004

Try Gander Mountain, if you have one nearby. If they continue growing,
they'll bury Dick's and everyone else. Great store.

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Doug Kanter wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Dicks.

Galyans is a first-class sporting goods operation, with wide selections
of fishing, hunting, boating and outdoor gear of all kinds. The chain
sold out to Dicks, which is a couple of steps up from Wal-Mart.

And the devolution continues...



--
A passing thought:

"So community colleges are accessible, they're available, they're
affordable, and their curriculums don't get stuck. In other words, if
there's a need for a certain kind of worker, I presume your curriculums
evolved over time." —George W. Bush, Niceville, Fla., Aug. 10, 2004

Try Gander Mountain, if you have one nearby. If they continue growing,
they'll bury Dick's and everyone else. Great store.



I get most of my fishing gear locally, from small shops, but I buy
sports clothing at places like Galyans and Bass Pro Shops. We have a
Bass Pro about 50 miles from here, just south of Baltimore. It's always
worth the trip. Bass Pro has great in-store clothing sales.

The first Bass Pro catalog I saw had (among a million other things) plain
cotton vests for guys who needed a place to wear all their fishing patches.
It showed a guy in one of these vests covered with patches from Zebco, Penn,
Mister Twister, etc. You've gotta have one serious identity problem to want
to be covered with manufacturers' patches, although I guess it's not much
different than people who walk around in t-shirts with "Tommy Hilfiger" in
5" high lettering, or Yves St Laurent purses.

Good catalog, though. :-)

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Doug Kanter wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Doug Kanter wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Dicks.

Galyans is a first-class sporting goods operation, with wide
selections
of fishing, hunting, boating and outdoor gear of all kinds. The
chain
sold out to Dicks, which is a couple of steps up from Wal-Mart.

And the devolution continues...



--
A passing thought:

"So community colleges are accessible, they're available, they're
affordable, and their curriculums don't get stuck. In other words,
if
there's a need for a certain kind of worker, I presume your
curriculums
evolved over time." —George W. Bush, Niceville, Fla., Aug. 10, 2004

Try Gander Mountain, if you have one nearby. If they continue
growing,
they'll bury Dick's and everyone else. Great store.



I get most of my fishing gear locally, from small shops, but I buy
sports clothing at places like Galyans and Bass Pro Shops. We have a
Bass Pro about 50 miles from here, just south of Baltimore. It's always
worth the trip. Bass Pro has great in-store clothing sales.

The first Bass Pro catalog I saw had (among a million other things)
plain
cotton vests for guys who needed a place to wear all their fishing
patches.
It showed a guy in one of these vests covered with patches from Zebco,
Penn,
Mister Twister, etc. You've gotta have one serious identity problem to
want
to be covered with manufacturers' patches, although I guess it's not
much
different than people who walk around in t-shirts with "Tommy Hilfiger"
in
5" high lettering, or Yves St Laurent purses.

Good catalog, though. :-)



My "fishing" dress consists of clothes far too raggy to wear doing
anything else, except, perhaps, cleaning out the mower deck on my little
tractor. Old, ripped tee-shirts, frayed shorts, three-season-old
sandals, et cetera. Except, of course, when I'm fly-fishing in fresh
water...then I dress up.

No Harry...don't do it - no dressing up just because there might be some
Trout Unlimited fellows on the stream!

"WaIIy" wrote in message
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On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 17:26:32 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

You've gotta have one serious identity problem to want
to be covered with manufacturers' patches, although I guess it's not much
different than people who walk around in t-shirts with "Tommy Hilfiger"
in
5" high lettering, or Yves St Laurent purses.

Or SeaRay t-shirts

Well...if the dealer gives you one for free, and you happen to need another
t-shirt for chaning your oil.....maybe.

You've gotta have one serious identity problem to want
to be covered with manufacturers' patches

These people want to be confused for those who get paid to wear someone's logo.

"Greg" wrote in message
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You've gotta have one serious identity problem to want
to be covered with manufacturers' patches

These people want to be confused for those who get paid to wear someone's
logo.



Or, "THEY" aren't telling us that fish are actually attracted to tacky bubba
wardrobes, and pro bass fish guys like Shaw Grigby have no special skills
other than the ability to fit lots of patches all over their clothing. :-)

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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My "fishing" dress consists of clothes far too raggy to wear doing
anything else, except, perhaps, cleaning out the mower deck on my
little
tractor. Old, ripped tee-shirts, frayed shorts, three-season-old
sandals, et cetera. Except, of course, when I'm fly-fishing in fresh
water...then I dress up.

No Harry...don't do it - no dressing up just because there might be some
Trout Unlimited fellows on the stream!



I dress up because the fish expect it.

My friend Tom lives near a local stream that's popular with the TU crowd. In
the past, he's gotten lectures about how his Mepps spinners are murder on
the trout because they swallow them, unlike the way they sort of get
lip-hooked on a fly. It never mattered to the lecturers when Tom showed them
that he uses MUCH bigger spinners than would be considered appropriate for
small trout, specifically so they could not swallow the lure. And, he
removes the treble hooks, replaces them with singles, and files off most of
the barb. Still, he got lectured.

Back in September, he put on as much blaze orange clothing as he had in his
closet and wandered all around the stream where some of the TU characters
were handing out. He got a lecture about how the fish would be spooked by
the red color blah blah blah. He caught more than they did. :-)

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Doug Kanter wrote:
"Greg" wrote in message
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You've gotta have one serious identity problem to want
to be covered with manufacturers' patches

These people want to be confused for those who get paid to wear
someone's
logo.



Or, "THEY" aren't telling us that fish are actually attracted to tacky
bubba
wardrobes, and pro bass fish guys like Shaw Grigby have no special
skills
other than the ability to fit lots of patches all over their clothing.
:-)



For fishing, I'll wear almost any shirt I get for free.

If your doctor ever yells at your because you've got nasty looking moles,
try one of the LL Bean sunblock shirts (for summer). Long sleeves, light as
a feather, and they dry fast. Feels like wearing nothing. Worth every penny.
I have no choice - I've had 3 precancerous moles removed. If my doctor sees
tan lines on my arms or neck, I get a lecture. :-) Got the gigantic Tilley
hat, too.

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Dicks.

Galyans is a first-class sporting goods operation, with wide selections
of fishing, hunting, boating and outdoor gear of all kinds. The chain
sold out to Dicks, which is a couple of steps up from Wal-Mart.

And the devolution continues...

You are a day late and a dollar short, this is old news.