So who shops here and can tell me why they dont ever restock their shelves

I think they do, but their employees buy everything before it gets put on the shelves. That is just a wild guess anyway!

LOL I think that way too gottageta199.

They get a truck in every Thusday from what I have been told but most new baits don't make it to the shelves til Friday afternoon. Maybe the guy that works there and posts on here can answer your question.

Jody

They have not re-stocked their Zoom Baby brush hogs since they opened.

i second all of that. ithink the inventory they carry is terrible

they got ice fishing & walleye stuff !!

here, here can't wait till Academy opens, I have had a terrible time in the archery shop with refletched arrows and they never have the baits/colors I am looking for, good thing I go to Lufkin (Academy) about once a week...

I am looking forward to Academy opening!

I've noticed about Gander Mountain, well at least the one where I live is that they have a better selection on your hard baits, spinner baits, plastics (colors are a problem), etc... But stocking wise I would agree that they suck.

Academy has better sales and their products are normally thoroughly stocked unless they have had a large sale, but they normally stock it pretty soon after the sale. When it comes to selection, they normally carry the favored colors of the area. Quite smaller on the selection especially if your trying to find something new. Other than that I normally find what I need at Academy. They hold their own.

Way over priced! Academy is the way to go!

I agree

Well, for those of you who know me, I have a full time job, but only work like 10hrs a week so I thought, for fun, I would get a job in the Gander Mountain fishing Dept. here in Tyler. If I do ill let you all know and I will assure you there will be a difference!!!

HAHAHAHAA!!!!!

I go to Gander Mountain on those evenings when I really feel the urge to look for, but not find, COMMON lures and fishing tackle that any so-called outdoor store should stock. You know, those nights when you just really want to get good and frustrated, and feel like you wasted an hour and several dollars of gas driving over there.

LOL.

Their refusal to order...and put on the floor...even the most common and popular fishing items is unbelievable.

I will never set foot in that store again as soon as Academy or some other viable alternative store opens.

If y'all don't like the way they do things, why do you still go there and shop? It's easy to go online and find anything you need. That's what I have to do.

Wow this sounds just like Cabelas!!

Hey Bassalicious, it is the only place we have here in Tyler well other than Wal-Mart. Sometimes you just want to see that new reel or rod or take a look at some of the new products that hit the market in person not just a picture. We are happy to have any outdoors store here in Tyler. Academy will be here soon and Gander will have to compete especially since it will be right next door... I end up going to Longview to the Academy there every once in while and sometimes will go to Bass Pro Shops in Garland if there is a special need but both mean a lot of driving and with gas the way it is. That makes my tackle even more expensive...

Jody

Bassalicious...remember online sales and cataloge sales are over 50% less common than on site sales....its called delayed gratification...and I dont have it...lol, when I shop I want it NOW!!!! I hate spending money and not having it right then and there. Plus this is one of the largest retail outdoor suppliers in the country...they have to get their act together!

Not to mention the fact that they don't even have a catalogue or online store.

My uncle, from Tyler, has given me Gander Mtn gifts cards for Christmas the past three years. The intent was there but I live in Dallas. No big deal, I thought, until I realized there was not an online store.

Luckily I had three $25 gift cards so the trip to Gander Mtn in Corsicana was worth it. I was not about to drive that far to spend $25.

Same problem with the new Dick's Sporting goods in Rockwall. I have yet to buy a thing from them but i go in there ocasionally just to remind myself how much they suck compared to Academy. Not just on their fishing department either. Their baseball/softball dept sucks pretty bad also.

http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/
great place to get everything you need, free shipping on orders over 50 bucks and no sales tax + grat prices.

I deal with most of the large chain stores and Gander Mtn is unique in that each store orders much of their tackle directly from the manufacturers. Their philosophy is that the store should carry what the local customers want. While it sounds good in theory, the problem is that you have some good managers in the stores that keep good stuff in stock and you have some not so good managers that don't.

All of the other chains have centralized buyers that make those decisions and have computerized reordering systems that keeps things stocked.

My suggestion is to ask the Gander Mtn staff for your favorite products and if they get enough requests, they will get it.

Hey FishinSteve when I asked a Gander Mountain employee he said that they get what Corp sends them they never know what is going to be on the truck. If it is the way you say it is then our Manager here in Tyler thinks that we fish for walleye,pike,and grouper a lot.....


Jody

I heard the same story when I asked Jody.