Fishing Michigan

Cabela’s was bustling on Saturday as they kicked off the begining of their “Spring Expo”.  Most of the traffic came through the fishing, marine and hunting departments.  As busy as I was, working in the fishing rod section for one of the manufactures,  I still managed to wander a bit during lunch to some of the other areas of the store.

One of my favorite departments has always been the furniture area upstairs. It always amazed me how so many different fish/fishing themes can be worked into furniture designs.  The ladies that work up there are “good people”.  They know their product,  and can work with any type of “outdoor” interior design you might have in mind.

Time was running out on my lunch break so I went to the Bargain Cave before heading back to the rods.    This area behind the mountain, in the back of the store always seems to have that “one” cannot do without item everytime I go there.  It might be an end of the season, store closeout, customer return or manufacturer discontinued item, but the price is almost always  worth  walking in.  I prefer to use  baitcasters over spinning reels,  and I  have bought quite a few of mine out of the cave in past years.  People see “the pros” on TV using them every weekend on the bass tour shows, so they would rush  out and get them at the store.  I mean good quality reels, basically in the hands of inexperienced anglers.  They would get so flustered by the backlashes that they would give up, and just return them.   If you arent sure about an item, dont hesitate to ask the employees back there, or actually take the item back to the fishing or marine department and have one the outfitters  there go over it to see how it performs.

I didnt have the opportunity to attend the bass seminar,  but was glad I did make the walleye trolling seminar put by the Mack’s Lures pros.  It was everything I thought it would be and a bunch more.  Some excellent tips were given on both technique and equipment.  One was using 40 lb Power Pro, which is the only company out with a 40 lb line, with the dive chart recomended 10 lb diameter. 

Thanks to all the people who walked up and said hello.  It was amazing to run into 20 some individuals  and couples who remembered me from days working at the store.   The vendors and pro staff personel were out in force to answer any questions that customers might have had about their products.  All in all, a good day for those who came out.