ye olde tackle shops and tackle shop closings

[hookset]

Went down to Rays Sporting Goods to get some gear, found out they are closing.

[captnemo]

I heard rumors of that, thanks for confirming. Very sad to hear it's true, they have been in business forever, and always had guys working who knew what they were talking about. Seems like they prided themselves on customer service, such a shame.

[DarkSkies]

Stopped in there on the way home today. Still some good deals left. Ive heard a lot of guys criticize them on other forums, and I agree with most of the criticism.

A buddy of mine know the other partner around 7 years ago, but he died. So for the last few years it's been run by Tony and Al. Some guys complain Tony is the grouchy one, I might tend to agree with that. They lost my loyalty when I tried to get there a few times to replace some gear when in the middle of a hot bite in that area, and I noticed they would close 20 minutes or 1/2 hour early. Oh well.

In the meantime, I'm sad to see any small business close its doors. There are no winners in this situation, it's gotta be depressing to have to close a long-standing business.

They're not cutting deals on the stuff left, no matter how much you buy. All stuff is already marked down 40-55% off, so maybe some people wanna go in there and check out the stuff that's left. Mighe be a better idea to try to go there only when Al is around, he's a little less grumpy.

I took pics of what's left. The orange prices are list, yellpw/white prices reflect the discount. Most stuff is marked, if you don't see a price, just ask em.

Sorry to see ya go, guys.

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last redfin and jointed eel swimmers. Don't bother looking for em cause I got em.

[wish4fish]

that place sux, i won't miss em. i had a nice fish i wanted to weigh one night, called the dude to make sure he would be there, and he was closed when i got there. you're right about the hours, they close 1/2 hour early a LOT!!!

[Monty]

Thanks for the heads up.
I have stopped there a few times, after awhile would just keep going and go to the Tackle Box if I needed something. Tough spot to be on the wrong side of the road. As you mentioned Rich, sad to see anyone go out of business.

[fishinmission78]

My Dad started me fishing, so some of the stories he told me were great, but hard to relate to. He talked about the old tackle shops they used to hang out in. I remember Stevens tackle in Long Branch before the new owner came in and jacked up the rent and forced him out. Brian was a great guy, the dog was cool, and he built a mean rod. So who's got some other stories of places that bit the dust?

[voyager35]

Does anyone recall Giglio's B&T in Sea Bright? What a place to remember. I think it was Armand who started it? He brought his brothers Art and Ernie into it. Art died somewhere after 2000, I remember reading about it. I heard Ernie and his other brother were still around in Avon, and trying to set up again. They don't make places like that anymore.

[wish4fish]

I remember Stevens tackle in Long Branch before the new owner came in and jacked up the rent and forced him out. Brian was a great guy, the dog was cool, and he built a mean rod. So who's got some other stories of places that bit the dust?

stevens was great zim was on another website and he would let us know when the cows were in so we could come down. zim was always mellow and had some good music playin, though not too much metal. i liked that dog too.

[clamchucker]

I remember Giglios. It was a great place to go in and shoot the breeze. It reminds me of the old time hardware stores. They don't have too many shops like that anymore. Sometimes I wish we could turn back the hands of time and visit these places a few more times. I guess they can only exist in our memories.

[jigfreak]

Stevens was great Zim was on another website and he would let us know when the cows were in so we could come down. Zim was always mellow and had some good music playin, though not too much metal. I liked that dog too.

I remember him too, he did a lot of different things for customer service, and built some decent rods. I don't think we'll see any shops like his in the future. Going into that place was like travelling back in time.