Wanted: Baitrunner / Bait feeder reel

[MuskieBait]

LOL

I do love your sense of humour OT...just my cup of tea.

Yeah, that's exactly it. But we don't have the luxury of shops along the ocean here...otherwise, this would be a moot point

Online is second best...and regarding postage, big box stores like Bass Pro Shops and Cabela's regularly have cheap to free shipping promotion. Bass Pro Shops will now offer the same shipping promotions to Canadian Customers (used to be US only)...so hence the incentive to shop at big box shops...low shipping, great hassle free customer return/replacement policy...that's what I need.

Just don't ask Bass Pro Shops to ship you a rod...bad experience there...never again. Reels and terminal gear is okay.

On the last trip, I bought all the gear online and have them shipped to a Bass Pro location in Florida so I can pick it up there...it's free shipping that way...and if there is any piece of gear I don't like, I can likely find a replacement in the store immediately. Little time loss...guarantee gear ready for you...easy shopping...what's not to like?

Mom and pop shop here don't stock 6/0 reel, 50-80lb boat rods, 10/0 circle hooks or 180lb single strand wire leader...special order would cost me over 20-30% more in shipping cost alone from the store...since they are all single items from manufacturer that local shops never deals with. Tall Tales even tell me that their Canadian distributor for Okuma and Daiwa does not have the saltwater gear I want in stock, and the Canadian distributor is not interested in doing a one time special order either.

Trust me...I've explored A LOT of avenue to get my saltwater gear needs...I've narrowed it down to online big box shop, online tackle distributor like Tackle Warehouse, online forum used gear from trustworthy members...and perhaps eBay...but eBay is very poor on deals now.

Local Craiglist...you can get lucky once in a while...but again...who has saltwater gear to sell locally? You can get deals, but they may not be items that you want. You either have to be very patient for a very long time...or be extremely lucky. Been there, done that too...