Simple Match Fishing Forum

Just wondering how do you buy your new gear. Not Bait.

Thank you.

I much prefer to go to the local tackle shop but as I'm not on a greatly reduced income I also shop on line as its cheaper :(

I go to Ians and stand around until they get sick of the sight of me. For big purchases I shop around then go in and see if he can match the prices. On terminal tackle I just buy it from him. Its not all about the price for me though, if I buy something from Ians and have a problem I know they always do their best to try and help you out. For instance I had a number 6 go on my pole while shipping back whilst pleasure fishing on a Saturday. A quick phone call, a short drive and I was fishing again within 30minutes

Its kind of out of the way a liitle bit for me to get there too. Especially when I drive past Alans tackle in bloxwich twice a day for 5 days.

I buy bigger items from Fosters tbh, as they offer the best prices locally, I also use Willenhall Angling centre, as they are big enough to roughly compete, small stuff I tend to get from Allens in Walsall. I love Tamworth Tackle, Kev there is ace, real nice guy who will do anything to help, even if it means he makes less money. Id would go there regardless of price if it was nearer just for teh service, the crack and the banter, its a proper tackle shop and I try to visit every couple of months if I can

I never buy crappity smack all

I think the last item of gear I bought was a brolly from Ian's, - it was the cheapest I could find and has outlasted the past dozen expensive brollies by a mile.

Ians Tackle mostly, service and bait are spot on Have picked up the odd bargain online though

looking at the tackle trade the small shops need all the help they can get local advice is key they help sell club books inform anglers were to go fishing and always try to please customers
you only have to look at what the super markets have done to the high streets around the country .once all the small shops have gone or been taken over by the multiples do you really think the price are going to stay low i very much doubt it

here here to the local butchers i hope this meat scandal makes people realise how honest they are and beef is beef and butchers are not just for christmas

our two local butchers both supply our shops alway have and always will top products and different products as well

I fully agree Joff, however my nearest shop, Allens, is extremely expensive, Fosters are hugely cheaper.... and the small shop I love is about 12/13 miles away

Im  all up for supporting my local tackle shop and like Bullah says Fosters take a bit of beating
great bunch of staff and friendly atmosphere, spent hundreds there over the years (don't tell the wife )

Recently visited a tackle shop not a million miles from Brownhills to buy A Zippo Hand Warmer

Tackle shop price £24 that's without the fuel which was £3.25 

Went home brought the exact same one £12.95 plus £2.20 for the fuel on the net

That's a big saving

however my nearest shop, Allens, is extremely expensive

Agree with you 100%

I buy mainly off t'internet......cept for bait...cos my local tackle shop carries crappity smack all 
Climax Tackle:-  fo speci gear n fine hooklengths down to  0.30mm 
Ted Carter:- fo odd bits n bobs n fine hooklengths up to 0.075mm 

Only cos my local chubby shack like many locals ave had to adapt to the supply n demand of the crappity smackin crapz..carpzzz scene 

oh well..fish, fish, fish  a crappity smackin wishin well!!!! ...each to their own 

however my nearest shop, Allens, is extremely expensive

Agree with you 100%

It got dearer when Avery sold up, the baits gone down hill as well.

Fosters is a great shop great bunch of lads there that give some top advice 

our two local butchers both supply our shops alway have and always will top products and different products as well

There's a reet good butchers in Uttoxeter, next to race course

our two local butchers both supply our shops alway have and always will  top products and different products as well   

There's a reet good butchers in Uttoxeter, next to race course 

Tesco hands findus 4 for £1 at ascot they have them down at 8-1 soft going at 4pm

Tesco hands findus 4 for £1 at ascot they have them down at 8-1 soft going at 4pm

Is that the Lasagne Stakes with ground bone added to the prize money?

hands ::) ::)derrr should read offer
just heard oscar has been let off
the new evidents clears him of all wrong doing

they've found foot prints !!!!!!!!!!

keep buying off the internet then u will have nowere to get yr bait and no werer for kids to come in and get advise to start them off fishing see how many casters maggots squatts u can get on the net most shops will give u a fair price is u just ask
most people see it on the net and never give there local shop a chance and in most cases if they stock it they will be very competative

support yr local tackle shop yr lost without us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

keep buying off the internet then u will have nowere to get yr bait and no werer for kids to come in and get advise to start them off fishing see how many casters maggots squatts u can get on the net most shops will give u a fair price is u just ask 
most people see it on the net and never give there local shop a chance and in most cases if they stock it they will be very competative 

support yr local tackle shop yr lost without us!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

How can we buy owt from Chubby Shack when its never fooking open.