Its been short of a week since the last post while the website was being updated. And if anything looks different on your side of the blog, my side is going to take a tutorial to figure out all the new bells and whistles, or even if I have access to them.
So in the meantime, its catch up time. What have I been doing since the shutdown? Actually wrapping up my around the state tour visiting all the major players in the outdoor world, doing some employee training and checking on sales of the most popular items in the fishing world. My conclusion is this, all stores south of Lake St. Clair are severely lacking in the newest and bluest in the ice fishing realm.
I would have to say Frank’s ranks slightly higher than Jay’s, but probably too close to call, so its a tie for first place. Third place is also a tie between the Gander Mountain in Port Huron and Utica. Actual location of the Utica Gander is right out in front of Selfridge, so call that Lake St. Clair area.
The stores ranked high because of their location, as well as cross merchandising their gear. Everything ice fishing in one central area. Frank’s caught me with the RAM mount for the Polaris for the GPS. The mounts were on a small rack, with the power cables on the other side. GPS units only a short distance away, next to the flashers……..and so on. Will have a breakdown with pics from the trip soon!