Here me out on this... Dick’s sporting goods is shutting down their hunting departments throughout the US. I think this isn’t a monetary decision as much as an emotional decision. You all can laugh but as crazy as our society is getting, I can see within my lifespan a push to stop all fishing activity calling it cruel. I’m picturing a guy up at the boat launch getting ready to launch his $100K Ranger Bass boat and a group of Antifa thugs run up to him and throw paint all over his boat, beat the tar out of him and nothing is done about it. I know this is extreme but I’m already shocked by what people are getting away with. Every one of us looks at those old timer pictures showing a hundred bass sitting on a fence with the proud fishermen smiling for the picture and feels sorry for the bass. There’s already been a lot of change in how we view fishing. What do you all think?

PS. I sure hope I’m wrong!

Dicks stopped selling guns a while ago because of their anti- 2nd amendment management and frankly I think it's a stupid move. That being said, some people teach you what to do and some teach you what not to do. I imagine Cabelas/Bass Pro appreciate the extra business.

well, they are just a bunch of Dicks

Right now, you are anyone else that walked up to a fish cleaning table with a couple of bass and a filet knife, would be confronted by another fisherman, and maybe even yourself as to why he didn't release those fish when he is perfectly within the law.

I'm just giving an example as to the way people are being programmed to think these days, even those on our side of the sport.
Dicks CEO is an anti, so we have a choice to do business with them or not.
I prefer to spend my money elsewhere.

No loss to me. I prefer Bass Pro anyway. As long as hunting and fishing is a $14 billion business in Texas, someone will provide the stuff.

I prefer to get ripped off at BPS over Dicks anyway.

I hate Dicks

I don't think you're wrong at all. Such behavior happens in California (not quite as extreme as your hypothetical, but still harassment). Several states have laws against harassing anglers and hunters for this very reason.

I've never been in one and never will, due to their Anti 2nd amendment stance. I'm 99% sure that you're correct in your assessment.

The Dicks at the rim in san Antonio quit selling fishing supplies too

BPS is a ripoff. Too much overhead. To me it is just another tourist attraction. I go there as a last resort or if they have a real good sale price on something I need, I tried to get them to price match some 2 cycle oil once and they made a science fair project out of it. Not sure why all a sudden we need these big fancy outdoor stores. Maybe it is because Gibson's closed?

I don't shop Dicks, Bass Pro or Cabelas. To hell with all 3 companies.

"some people teach you what to do and some teach you what not to do" I agree,and they used to be called PARENTS.

Gibsons! I walked to the one in Pleasant Grove all the time in the late 70's. I remember buying 8 tracks there and Queens "News of the world" album.

There's still a Gibson's in Kerrville and it's a trip! The first time I went there, a saleslady asked me if I needed help. I told her it was my first time there and I was just getting familiar with the store. She told me, "Oh, you can't see it all in one day!" She was right. Wednesday is Senior Day, almost everything is 10% off. And they're not closing their guns and hunting departments! TexasJim