Well guys and gals. I just got an email of the list that is going to carry my baits. Its not the same as what we first looked at. By that I mean the Oklahoma stores went from 5 to now 0. If things go the way I see it,and if all the changes I am working on work out soon, then I am sure we will see about adding more stores. Big thing for me is to hang in there awhile and keep these folks happy. Heck... I just hope that they can sell these things now. I have a lot of customers on here that support me, and I appreciate you guys. Only have one request if you live near one of these stores and support them, dont forget to grab a couple TNT's while your in there, Maybe it will all work out. They tell me the baits should start popping up in the stores on Thursday, I guess I gauged that about right. Here ya go.
Store Location
00048 Tyler_________ 8668 South Broadway Ave. (903) 266-3100
00069 Longview______445 Forest Square St (903) 757-1300
00072 Wichita Fall____3201 Lawrence Road (940) 235-3360
00074 Cityview/FtWth 6101 I-20(at Bryant Irvin Rd) (817) 361-1240
00075 Arlington______1101 West Arbrook Blvd (817) 375-3210
00076 NRichlandHills___7441 NE Loop 820 (817) 514-3140
00077 E Plano________4045 N Central Expressway (972) 633-4100
00078 Dallas _________8050 Forest Ln (214) 355-3200
00079 W Plano _______3305 Dallas Pkwy, Suite 301 (972) 473-6400
00080 Mesquite ______3677 Emporium Circle (972) 682-3450
00081 Grapevine _____1523 State Hwy 114 West (817) 410-4200
00082 Lewisville______2428 South Stemmons Frwy (972) 316-5200
00083 Lufkin ________2912 Brentwood Dr (936) 631-3700
00097 West Ft Worth__1701 South Cherry Ln (817) 935-2260
00138 Sherman_______3939 US HWY 75 North (903) 813-3860
00139 Burleson_______12700 South Frwy (817) 426-7800

Here is a link to the Academy website that has the directions,store hours, and phone humbers to these stores.
http://www.academy.com/index.php?page=content&target=company/locations/texas

Congrats Bryon !! Good job !!

Well done! I'll be at the Arlington store Monday morning.

I work down the street from the Plano store, I will look for them. CONGRATULATIONS!!!

+1

Darn it! None in the Houston area.

I've been look'n for them at the Tyler store. Glad to hear they will be there soon. Now maybe i will find them!

Good deal.. I can hit the Mesquite store.

Awesome job Bryon! You're in with the big boys now. Make some time to take a few of those bad boys to the lake every once in a while!

I also work down the street from the Plano store and visit it at least once a week at lunch. Will look for your slabs and will buy em when I see them. Congratulations!

Hopefully I can keep up with these guys, and if things work out the way we hope maybe sooner than later, you will find them down that way. But if your needing them, hard to beat the online vendors that carry them.

Thanks guys,for all your support. This has been a goal of mine for quite awhile....Now, have some new goals, we will see how it all shakes out.

i don't need any.... but i will go pick some up anyway.

the 8yr old is a 'dragger'(learned that term from john)

congrats byron

Congrats Bryon!! I remember when you & I talked about this a while back and how unsure it was. But, your persistance paid off! I will make sure to buy at least a handful of slabs everytime I am at the Emporium Circle Store

Great news!!

I'll stop by the Lewisville and Grapevine stores starting Thursday and grab a few.

Bryon,
Something tells me that Academy won't have any problems selling these slabs. I think they are going to have more of a problem keeping them on the shelf . Best of luck to you & looking forward to picking some up at the E.Plano store!

Congratulation Bryon as good of quality as your baits are I only hope they can keep them in stock.

Congrats! You must have had to kick production into overdrive to meet their requiremenets!

Don't really need any but going to buy some anyway, just to stimulate the economy.

Glad to see this happen for you, Just wish they were in mckinney. I will go to plano and get some more!

You have no idea, Recruited some help along the way. Turning off my website was a huge help. One might think that would have slowed me down....It has been a busy wild few months. I wasnt to worried about getting that initial order out for Academy, I am a little worried about how soon the next order is going to hit, Guys, please by all means stimulate that economy,

ok. thank you b.

awesome! ive been waiting to get my hands on a couple of them. might even buy academy's whole shipment!

Never know what you will catch on a TNT Slab

Okay....I only know the kinds of fish that can be caught in S.W. Oklahoma, what the heck is that?

Curious myself about that...Best bet is not to lip it though

Looks like maybe a Spanish Mackerel

just checked the academy in sherman.....none on the racks and the guy at the gun counter said he has never heard of them

Safe to say that his probably hasnt hit their store yet. I am just going by what they gave me as an estimate of when they should start getting to the stores, and I was told today. I would imagine some may be a bit later then others, then it is a matter of when they go from a box to their shelves. Hopefully next time you make it back there, they will be there. Thanks for letting me know that.

I'll go in to the Mesquite store this weekend and try and find some. Congrats!

Congrats Mr. TNT!!!! Glab to hear this finally working out. I'll be sure to pick up a couple every time I'm in an Academy. So does this mean no time to fish?????

none at forrest

Went by the Lewisville store at lunch, they have them on their shelves so I picked up a few.

Idea to stimulate the economy since our government is in such a generous mood and handing out money for everything. Get our congress to start a cash for clunkers program for old slabs. Turn in your old beat up slabs for new TNT slabs that look better and hold up much longer.

Good deal, glad they were on the shelves there. Was starting to wonder if they were going to be out anywhere before the weekend. BTW, sounds like a great program. Thanks for your support.

I picked some up at lunch as well from the Lewisville store.

No slabs in Sherman yet

Guess I would have known that if I would have just checked this thread before I drove up there

Picked up 2 magnums and 6 180's in burleson.

Sorry ya made the trip up there,and not any TNT's... I visited with one of the managers with the wichita falls store, was just curious if they had gotten theirs in yet, as that is about 70 miles from me. He told me that they hadnt recieved there's. Also, he told me that the stores are on different shipping schedules, so a store could have them today and the next store might be on a different schedule,next day. If truck comes in on one day it will probably be stocked the next day on the shelves. Sorry guys wasnt aware of exactly how that works, also....I thought calling a store might allow you to know what stores have the baits but that doesnt work either. I called Lewisville this evening and the person I visited with in the fishing department had never heard of them, Anyways, its something new for them, I guess we will know what stores have them if people report back on here. But with that list I provided I would say that sometime very soon...next 2-3 days they should be on the shelves. Thanks to those who have taken advantage of the ones that are carrying,,,,and thanks in advance to those who will,

I picked up 5 at Burleson, too. He didnt even have them on the shelf yet. I walked up as he was cutting the box open.

Hey Bob, thanks!!!, what do you mean fish, I dont do that anymore... I think I have now been 9 times this year. I am still working on finding time to sleep,

Well at least we know Burleson and Lewisville got'em. Thanks!

They are really a nice prduct. Can't wait to try them.

I picked up 8 at Burleson. Looks like they will need to restock that store soon.

LOL.... Mackerel.

Friend took me fishing off Grand Isle. He wanted me to bring some topwater baits and my topwater box had a couple of your lures in it.
So I tied one on!!

Caught a few of these and some other fish.......

they got them in Plano.......not on the shelf yet, they have them in a shopping cart next to the fish nets.......I bought 5

Im new to the slabs , i usally use a crankbait but here lately the either want a pop r or nothing dose casting the slabs into schoolies work good? what colors of the tnt slab are good? just curious i bass fish but if i see sand bass ill fish for them too.

Pete,
Go to the following web page on Bryon's website - http://www.trollingnolanstackle.com/tricks.htm.
This should get you started. Keep in mind that when you see the schooling on top, there are probably som big ones below waiting for an eay meal. This is where a slab excels.

Exact same response from the Arlington store..... I'll try again next week.

thanks flint

They got'em up on the racks at the Tyler store today. I picked up a half dozen. These are good look'n baits. Glad to get my hands on them. Thanks!

I was in the Academy stores in East Plano and on Forest Lane in Dallas today looking for TNT lures but they dont have them yet. I asked the department manager in both stores about stocking the lures and they didnt know anything about them. I guess they are in the distribution system somewhere.

Picked up mine today at the Lewisville store. Been wanting to try them for a while now. They look great... Will be throwing them tomorrow on LL.

Picked up a couple at the Arlington store. They were on the shelves but not tagged yet.

Just got a couple this evening from the Burleson store. They were on the side of an end cap, in the right isle, but not on the regular shelf. Not a bad place to be promoted. But for the regulars who know what they are looking for, and go straight to that section, you definitely want to be there too.

Me and a friend picked up a few at the Lewisville store. I have a question why is it so hard to find a slab in 1/4oz. I have looked at three stores. Looks like BPS is only one that has them.

how much they run?

Was in the Plano store Friday. They were not on the shelves yet, still in a cart to be put up. Should be there now.

I will go ahead and take your bait once again, $2.99 to $3.79, at least I think thats what they run. Now your turn....I think you once made mention on a thread about the $1.29 or so slabs at Academy,,,,as far as I know they still carry those as well. Good luck.

I am not in a position to say much on the behalf of the stores, but I can tell ya, I sell 3/8oz size slabs and I would be willing to wager that a 3/4oz or 1oz bait would outsell it at least 100 to 1, at least this time of year. I sell some of those early spring though, good bait for other species as well. That might be why some of the stores dont carry them. I know when Academy asked me what lures to carry they only want the best sellers and then they choose from those what to carry. Probably the reason you are having a hard time finding them.

I was in the Academy stores on Central Expressway (east Plano) and Forest Lane in Dallas yesterday and today and they dont have the TNT lures yet. May be in transit and not arrived yet. Talked to the department manager in both stores and neither knew anything about stocking them. Hope to see them on the shelves soon.

you are a little sensitive. all i asked was how much they run... good luck

stopped by academy in north richland hills, and picked up a couple today. They are not with the other slabs, but on an aisle end display by the allstar rods. they look good and congrats.

Stopped at G-Vine and picked up 10 1 1/2oz 5 1oz and 5 3/4 oz. Can't get enough of them

I stopped by the Grapevine store this evening on my way home from work to see if they had 'em. I looked all over the wall where they should have been and could not see any. Then just when I was about to leave I looked down and saw them on the bottom of the shelf/wall in three baskets. I had only enough $ to pick up a couple of them this time, but I know I'll be back for more. I selected the 180 in 1oz. Glad to see 'em there and can't wait to try 'em out on LL.

Any chance that they'll get 'em in at the new Academy store on N. Tarrant & 377? I live just across from there.

Works for me, lots of slabs out there, if you lose that many probably the way to go.... Good luck.

Went our yesterday morning and found them between the twin poles and party cove from 6am to 7:30am non stop. I was using half oz chartruse slabs from the local bait shop. It seemed they liked them the most. Also tossed a clear torpedo that was so hammerd at the end I had to bend the hooks back in place, It was great.



Fish Hard

Bryon,
I own a few of those $1.29 baits.
I had them before I discovered your lures. (I picked one up and looked at it at one of Varner's lure demonstrations at BPS).

Yes, if you break off a LOT... the math says they are a choice. But 99% of the lead flying out there is fished on soft bottom lakes from boats...... making yours the easy choice.

The $1.29 baits tend to turn a 'lead gray' color after a dozen or so whites.... LOL. substandard hooks and substandard
internal wire.

I still have a TON of your lures. But I am headed out to th Plano store now to support your distribution efforts.

Congrats. Quality work pays off!!

I was just at the Academy in North Hills and they didnt have them yet....I will keep looking

Just got back from Plano store on Central Expwy.
Not yet. Though they did have a couple of new choices.
They DID HAVE the 1/4 oz made by Bomber Lures.

They are pretty busy now with Rod Riot and deer hunting sale

I will keep checking back and pick up 4 or 5 a week for a few weeks.

what color works best at ray hubb? thank ye

#3779210 - 08-05-2009 02:00 PM

See the post above. I put up a photo of a Mackeral I caught on a TNT Slab.

I see this color tied on a lot in the other photos posted here.

My fav color for all around use

White would be my second choice.

Went by the Plano Academy store on Central Expressway today and they still dont have the TNT lures.

Dont know why they wouldnt be there. I cant give a definite time when they would be in there,but I figured by today they would have been there. I will give it a few more days and find out the listing of where exactly they were all sent, but they gave me the list that I posted, maybe they changed something along the way. I once told them I didnt need a whole lot of stores cause I could sell a bunch of them even with fewer stores. Will find out soon though and get back to ya, sorry they werent there.

picked up my first 6 (180) from the NRH store today- nice product, just haveo find time to wet a hook now.

Tried out my new TNT 180 on LL last night. The SB & Hybrids love them. I had a really nice one break off just under the boat. Now I gotta go get some more. I need to pick up about 4-6 this time. Hope they have enough (GV store).

Those 180's in 1 1/2 to 2 ounce are getting smashed right now on Lewisville!!!! I like chartreuse, white, or a combination. Also the holo patterns work extremely well!!! If I am going more for hybrids, I REALLY like the 1 1/2 ounce to 2 ounce haymakers!!!! Get you a few TNT's and find out which ones you like best. You won't be disappointed.

The TNT's are awesome. Way to go Bryon! Glad they are in Arlington. I'm running low because of hang-ups.

Thanks guys for your support. Looks like some of the stores have them and some dont. Just remember this is a new item to these stores, some of the people that work at these stores dont even know that they are there. They wont always be in the usual slab spots per say. Look high, even low, if there is a box in a cart, might even peak there,lol. Being something new to be carried in the middle of the season makes it hard on them to get into the normal setups of placements as well. The TNT's have to show that they are worth keeping around, and maybe one day they will be in spots where they can be more easily found. Thanks again, and I will pass more along when I know any new news in regards to these stores.

DONT USE TNT SLABS THEY WILL WEAR OUT YOUR FISHING POLES!!
When I use them my poles keep bending and something keeps try to pull all the line out I have to either cut it or real them in and get them off of the lure. How do you supposed to read or nap with all that going on?

Bryon have any idea if they might be coming to Academys near Austin like central texas? All of those stores are a good haul for me the closest being a few hours.

Striperag, before I even got the first purchase order Academy wanted me to do more stores than this. At this time there is really only so many I can output. Things are in the works to go into more stores in the future, and ways to increase output are in motion. These things take time,but if I can keep them happy in supplying them when I am suppose to, and if I can sell the product, then that will allow me the opportunities to get other stores in the future. This wont happen overnight,but we will see what the future holds. I got some pics today from good buddy,Holzer today. I will try and post them on here when I find some spare time to give ya some direction on where to possibly find them in these stores, they arent all in the same places.
Also, if you are wanting to try out the baits, I would highly suggest using one of my online vendors, www.finnytribe.com and www.crucialtackle.com they are both pleasant folks to deal with and ship them fast.... that is the best I can do for the time being.

Thanks a lot Bryon I will get a hold of some of these one way or another.

why isnt this posted in the bass fishing section as well? do you have a link or some pictures i could look at? would like to see the colors and sizes. i dont normally purchase these types of lures, but i would purchase some just to support the TFF and its members. the couple of pictures i have seen have me interested. i may just have to hit the tyler academy this evening to see what they have....congrats

Really just didnt think to post about it in the bass section to be honest. Will do it there as well though, thanks for your interest. I sell mostly to the sand bass, hybrid, and striper fishermen,but there have been some nice largemouth, spotted, and small mouth bass fall victim to them as well. Check out the lures on my website, I dont currently sell there,but I do have a couple online vendors and close to 30 stores now selling them.
Link to see the baits:
http://www.trollingnolanstackle.com/baitshop.htm
Here is a photo gallery with some nice bass included:
http://www.trollingnolanstackle.com/photo/index.php

oh, im definitely interested. i rarely fish for stripers, but i do and some sandbass. however, this past winter i was using some other slabs for some deep jigging and caught bass, crappie, sandbass etc...so it looks like i could use a couple of these and want to support the tff and its members

Okay here are a couple pics of where they are located at Grapevine(thanks Holzer). I just want you to see what the packaging looks like and one place you might be able to find them. I just got off the phone with my buyer with Academy, and being a new product being introduced during the middle of the season it is hard for them to put them in prime locations. He told me might be looking at endcap areas, anywhere they can basically put them. The lures are going to the stores that have been listed as before,but they may take awhile to get out on the floor. Hope that helps. Thanks guys!

might try that charteuse with red lure dallas l g

nada for Burleson maybe already sold out

Forest and Central had them in stock yesterday. They are placed with all of the other slabs. They are hanging on the bottom row.

FYI - A buddy of mine was at the east Plano (75 near Spring Creek) store & confirmed they are on the shelf w/ the other slabs. He said they had a real good selection. Go get'em.

hey chunkNwind those slabs will pull some big bass. i get into those green fish around creeks and ditches on the flats pretty often. some real chunks from time to time. awesome bryon and i hope your not overwhelmed and enjoying this.

+1 / Dadgum right! Bent the heck outa one of my poles too... even snapped the darn line in two. Didn't 'preciate that at all - lol!!! Love me some TNT!!! Gotta go get some more real soon.

Hey Basangler here are some pics for you too see where they are at in the plano locations to better help you and others who maybe looking for them in those two stores. These probably hit after you had been in there as you probably wouldnt have missed'em. Guys this all takes time for them to hit shelves,but the list they gave me are the stores that they will be in, hopefully already are, or soon to be, sorry but best I can do. You can't rely on what anyone tells you if they are in these stores unfortunately. These lures are in a good portion of the stores this is a new product for them if some of the workers there dont even know where they are at, so keep that in mind....and remember not always where you think they would be it is a mid season add on, so they gotta put them where they can....but the plano stores have them in nice places actually... also there stock levels are moving, so they could be in a store this week and out till restocked thru distribution.Thanks guys, good fishing... no lures for me for a couple days, taking a family weekend, havent done it all summer and I am TOAST,
Plano West

Plano East

Burleson Academy has'em on the end caps just like Plano West does (Although they are on the opposite side of the isle!) Just bought 5 or 6 more. Wanna try 'em on Whitney tomorrow!

Just picked me up a few here at the Lewisville Store off of I35.

they had pleanty'

Don't think this was one of the original stores listed, but I saw some in the Fort Worth store off I-20 and Bryant Irvin Rd. Kind of a surprise to see them there.

Picked up some more at the Tyler store this afternoon.

Are they going to carry limit getters???

I dont forsee in the near future them carrying the limit gitters. That is a great bait though, that some of my other vendors do carry. If you should ever have a problem finding them, pm or email me and I will see what I can do for ya.