Academy 2.0 picked up 5 stunnas for $6.48 pack of 5”senkos for $3 some ol monster red shad zoom worms $1.48 I’m done

Some stores have some really good baits on clearance. I went to pick up one crankbait. Ended up hitting 2 different stores and spent $300. One store had lots of Spro baits on sale Little Johns, Rock Crawlers, DD-70s. Also, Rapala OG Slim, OG Rocco, Maverik jerkbaits and DTs. Another had a lot of War Eagle spinnerbaits and Berkely crankbaits. Some H20 squarebills, which are some of my favorites, for $1.38.

I probably came home with $900+ worth of baits at regular price. Bad news is that I didn't any of it. Ugh, I need to be on the lake fishing. Otherwise, I just buy stuff to compensate for not going.

Checked out the Tyler store….I have as much tackle in my boathouse and boat as this store has….NADA

I stopped in there a couple days ago. Man that place has dropped off. Don’t think I will return. Pitiful!

The Tyler store currently has the least amount of stock I have seen in the entire time they have been here.

It will be interesting to see what happens when the new Bass Pro opens soon. When Gander Mt. was in that location the ratio of cars in the parking lot was about 10 to 1 in Academy's favor.

I can't imagine Academy not stocking up to compete with the new kid on the block. It should be interesting to see what happens.

I stopped in there a couple of days ago myself and if I was looking for shoes or clothing on sale it would have been fine, but the fishing selection sucked.

Academy sucks now. Hard

Lake Pro Tackle in Gainesville FTW. Excellent selection and their online store is much improved.

Our Academy pulled about 80 % off the shelf and put on clearance a month or so ago. They have started re supplying with different stuff now. Lots of 6th sense items instead of all the Googan they were pushing. Its not just 6th sense though, its different than in years past. I am slightly pleased by this. The rod selection is trash, and they have doubled down on cheap combos. They should be competing since we have 3 academys, scheels, bass pro, and a cabelas within 20 miles

The Greenville store is the best stocked one I have seen in awhile. Stopped there the other day and was pleasantly surprised.

I stopped at the one in Longview on Monday and they didn’t have a single thing in the fishing department on clearance.

I have noticed at some of the DFW area Academys that some of the exact baits and exact colors that were on clearance a few days ago and now back on the shelves at regular price.

If I buy from Academy I order online. The stores have very little inventory.

Went to Cabelas looking for a crappie rod and stopped at the Plano store on the way back. They now have 75% off clearance and I filled a whole little hand basket to the top with Rapala Roccos, jerk baits, OG Slims, Chick Magnets, Senkos, KVD jerkbaits, Rattle Traps, etc. Most expensive things I bought were the Rapala jerkbaits at $3. Most of the Rapala stuff was $1.98-$2.48. Wish I could have bought it all but they had waaaaay to much left.

I will post a picture of my little basket overflowing here in a little bit. I really should have stayed out of that place but I havent bought tackle in a pretty good while so I dont feel to bad.

The Academy in my area usually has a nice variety of fishing tackle. They had a clearance sale about two weeks ago.