I haven't seen the tanks in at Cabelas FW, but it is difficult to imagine any worse looking fish than in the tank at BPS on 288 in Houston.

At some point, somebody needs to address the fact that many of these places do an exclusively poor job of caring for their animals.

For many years I took care of a 60,000 gallon tank owned by an individual collector, and I'm certain at less than 1% of the money spent in these shops, and it looked absolutely AWESOME with fat, healthy fish.

We got enough trouble with the AR types to have the places we shop not caring for the animals they own properly.

From BPS, not Cabelas, but a buddy that once worked at one of their shops was fired over complaining the fish weren't being taken care of (he used to work for me, we take care of the fish we are responsible for). They told him, "We don't care about those fish, when they start looking bad we just get new ones."

I wonder if those fish came from Texas waters and if they were paid for. It would be illegal for us to catch and keep alive, sport fish from state waters, we are obligated to ill and eat tem. If I were to take breeding stock from Texas waters for my hatchery, I'd have to pay for them, hence my collection trips to Florida. There I was told, "You can keep your fish alive and take them where you want as long as you by a fishing license and do not have more than your legal possession limit."

We as consumers should force these people to care for their animals or not keep them on display.

I wonder if those fish came from Texas waters and if they were paid for. It would be illegal for us to catch and keep alive, sport fish from state waters, we are obligated to ill and eat tem. If I were to take breeding stock from Texas waters for my hatchery, I'd have to pay for them, hence my collection trips to Florida. There I was told, "You can keep your fish alive and take them where you want as long as you by a fishing license and do not have more than your legal possession limit."

We as consumers should force these people to care for their animals or not keep them on display.

Fish that are legally harvested from public water may be stocked in a private pond. �Legally harvested� fish are caught by someone who holds the required fishing license, observing all applicable length limits, daily bag limits, and gear restrictions. For more information on licenses and regulations, see the Texas Outdoor Annual.

You would be amazed at how willing to listen to your concerns these store managers are. Give them an opportunity to address your concerns rather than blasting them on here right away. They need and want your feedback. This is true of most any fishing related business as well.

I actually like cabelas but when I go into a retail sporting goods store I know what I want to buy. I think cabelas gun section is outstanding and 100 times better then BPS in grapevine .