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dboyd101
06-10-2011, 10:03 PM
Wife wants to take me on a shopping spree to *abelas. Is it worth the trip? Never been there.
catfishonthelake
06-10-2011, 10:08 PM
If you've never been to a big shop like Shabalas, or Brass Pro Shops or the Buttery Trading Post, yeah, I'd say it's something every fisherman has to do at least once, if not several more times. Plus, don't thinks it's too ridiculous of a drive. I'd go. The tanks with huge bass, crappie and gar are kind of worth the price of admission, which is free.
JOHN D
06-10-2011, 10:08 PM
they really dont have as much stuff as you would think, but its still a fun experence to be there
jmurr711
06-10-2011, 11:00 PM
its a fun day take the ride and get the ostrich sammich
dboyd101
06-10-2011, 11:47 PM
So I'm not just driving 2 hrs to a sports authority, right?
Wilson
06-11-2011, 03:03 AM
So I'm not just driving 2 hrs to a sports authority, right? Sports Authority is a joke compared to Cabelas for fishing. The fishing dept. alone is half the size of Sports Authority.
My wife even likes to go there from time to time, they have decent clothes if nothing else.
And no, I'm not a stock holder:D
jmurr711
06-11-2011, 04:01 AM
Sports Authority is a joke compared to Cabelas for fishing. The fishing dept. alone is half the size of Sports Authority. My wife even likes to go there from time to time, they got decent clothes if nothing else.
And no, I'm not a stock holder:D

this is true i actually found a pair of 16 extrad wide thermal socks there for myself. def a fun trip and if its the ball n chains idea how can you loose looking at outdoor stuff all day?
Toggytime
06-11-2011, 08:36 AM
Its worth the trip
Rick-D
06-11-2011, 09:24 AM
If you are old enough, think about the first time you ever went to a Home Depot compared to the local hardware store, or a BJ/Sam's Club
Reelron
06-11-2011, 10:11 AM
I wouldn't go on a weekend! Or a Holiday
Moz
06-11-2011, 01:58 PM
I wouldn't go on a weekend! Or a Holiday

I've gone on weekends with the family and it's not too bad. The foodcourt gets a little busy but the store itself and the check-out have been very manageable.

If you like fishing and never been before I definitely recommend it. Hours just go by perusing the fishing stuff and the fish tanks. I do prefer BPS over Cabelas though as I think their fishing stuff is better and their fishing department is much better laid out but Cabelas is a little over an hour from home whereas BPS is over 2 hours. No complaints though, I'm like a kid in a candy store at either.