Bass Pro Opens In April

[Gil]

My friend's son just got a job at the new Bass Pro Shop. He said they plan to open in April. Hope they open with a really good sale.....

[FlashGordon]

right on,i did a quick search today to try and find that out,figured it should be soon

[cheeler]

http://calgary.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTV...90113/20090113/

 

April 9 according to this.

[hydropsyche]

I shopped the BassPro in Michigan and the fly fishing section really, really sucked. 200 million square feet of hunting, camping and clothing and the "other" fishing, but pitiful on our love. No lie, they had a hut about 1000 sq feet dedicated to flyfishing. Michigan has some great flyfishing water too, so you'd think???

 

Being a big box chain store, I'm not hold out too much hope they will adjust for the local. I hope I'm proven wrong.

[Nick0Danger]

Will see about the fly fishing stuff. But i think they will make camping place's fall into a more realistic price range around here. I'm excited, lots of cool stuff.

 

Plus they have 28 cup coffee percolator http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/s...5009000_325-9-4

 

Nick

[bighopper]

I visited the Bass Pro Shop in Las Vegas, which is actually connected to the Silverton Casino/Hotel. The fly fishing section seemed to be OK. The wall on one side was largely a giant glassed-in aquarium filled with an impressive population of large rainbow and brown trout. (I won some money at some casinos, so was able to buy a reel and line at the shop).

[acurrie]

What do "Bass Pro Shops" pay there employee's? I could use a Career change!!!!!!

[Brownstone]

can't wait I got a gift certificate for xmas .. as for your guys who think that big ass building is gonna be full of fly fishing gear, your gonna be dissapointed, Ive been in a few and best I can say is it is very similar to Wholesale Sports only bigger but with more "attractions" (I'll call them for lack of a better word). BPS will not offer much competition to your local fly-shops, but will be a larger threat to places like Wholesale Sports, The Fishing Hole, Campers Village, MEC etc. Its an all under one roof place, not a fly shop. I bet you'll smile when you walk through the doors and say wow thats cool about a dozen times your first visit .. just my 0.02

[birchy]

What do "Bass Pro Shops" pay there employee's? I could use a Career change!!!!!!

 

No doubt.. I'd work there for 100K/year.

[acurrie]

I've never been in a Bass pro shop, but have been in Cabela's many times, and once you get over the shock and awe of the size it's really not that impressive (In terms of the fly fishing section). They seem to stock like 5-6 main items, but have like 500 of them in different sizes and colours.

[Jayhad]

What do "Bass Pro Shops" pay there employee's? I could use a Career change!!!!!!

 

$11.00-13.00 depending on experience..... $$$ the sole reason I am not working there

[acurrie]

Wow huge money... lol. Good for kids still in College or for some summer work, but you can't live on $11.00 an hr in Calgary unless you work 70 hours/week.

[bhurt]

Wow huge money... lol. Good for kids still in College or for some summer work, but you can't live on $11.00 an hr in Calgary unless you work 70 hours/week.

 

Did some quick math and you saying you can not live in Calgary unless you are making 935 a week (1870 every two week for 140hrs) before taxes? Remeber anything after 40 hrs a week is consider over time, cause if so I guess I should move into a cardboard box.

[acurrie]

Well, I didn't actually do the math, but if your working 40hr/ week @ 11.00/ hr your making $440/week and 880$ a paycheque, and only 1740$ a month then you better have a tight budget (without income tax mind you). So you better be renting a 1 bedroom apartment for less than $600 month, eat only $200 a month in grocery, have no car payment, pay very little insurance and not purchase to many items you dont need. Just saying $11.00/ hour in Calgary with regular hours isn't very prosperous.

[birchy]

Well, I didn't actually do the math, but if your working 40hr/ week @ 11.00/ hr your making $440/week and 880$ a paycheque, and only 1740$ a month then you better have a tight budget (without income tax mind you). So you better be renting a 1 bedroom apartment for less than $600 month, eat only $200 a month in grocery, have no car payment, pay very little insurance and not purchase to many items you dont need. Just saying $11.00/ hour in Calgary with regular hours isn't very prosperous.

 

In other words.. still living with mommy and daddy..

[Nick0Danger]

Well, I didn't actually do the math, but if your working 40hr/ week @ 11.00/ hr your making $440/week and 880$ a paycheque, and only 1740$ a month then you better have a tight budget (without income tax mind you). So you better be renting a 1 bedroom apartment for less than $600 month, eat only $200 a month in grocery, have no car payment, pay very little insurance and not purchase to many items you dont need. Just saying $11.00/ hour in Calgary with regular hours isn't very prosperous.

 

Would be better to stay on EI

[SanJuanWorm]

I'd have to pack a lunch just to shop there.

[rehsifylf]

I'm looking forward to it - live in the NW and this will be by far the closest outdoor shop to me. I understand that BassPro sets up the stores to serve the market they are in, so the store here will be different from one in Michigan or other stores out there. I'd imagine they will see what sells and make adjustments accordingly. At the very least - should be able to order anyting they have on there web-site and not get gouged for cross border shipping, brokerage fees etc.

 

 

[WesG]

What do you expect about the wages, its retail. If any other outdoors store in Calgary is paying more then that, I would be incredibly suprised.

[bhurt]

Well I have wrk in retail for the past 5 years and that is pretty much on par, I do agree that if someone has experince they deserve more but my way of thinking is work hard and prove your worth if they do not want to pay what you are worth then it is time to move on.

[Wazzy]

I have been to Bass Pro Shop in Phoenix and was actually impressed at the flyfishing selection. I agree, the setup is similar to that of Wholesale sports where the flyfishing gear is tucked away in large exhibit like room area, but there was more than enough space and the selection was excellent. Great varieties of tying materials, rods, reels, waders, float tubes/pontoon boats etc. The prices however were no better than what you'd expect to pay here. Not to mention there is a stream flowing throughout the store with Rainbows, Brookies, and Brown Trout that they feed twice daily and encourage participation from the kids. Really cool setup. Easy to spend hours wasting the day away there...

[WesG]

I am really hoping they will have what I need for the summer for pike fishing. I am starting to get sick of odering from the internet becasue the stores here dont have anything for big pike /musky lures. Its amazing the amount of pike fishing we have here but the stores dont carry any of it, they must figure knowone is going to spend $20+ for a lure.

[Simpson]

Well, I didn't actually do the math, but if your working 40hr/ week @ 11.00/ hr your making $440/week and 880$ a paycheque, and only 1740$ a month then you better have a tight budget (without income tax mind you). So you better be renting a 1 bedroom apartment for less than $600 month, eat only $200 a month in grocery, have no car payment, pay very little insurance and not purchase to many items you dont need. Just saying $11.00/ hour in Calgary with regular hours isn't very prosperous.

 

Don't forget about tying material! Seems I can't walk out of a fly shop with less than a $20 in material min..and I seem to make my way there at least once a week!

[murray]

I agree with the other comments about the Fly Fishing section being smaller and tucked away in the corner. I've been in two of their stores, one in Nashville and the other in Las Vegas. Both stores were set up very similar. That being said, they did have a pretty good selection of rods and such. The prices were O.K. but not blow your mind cheap. They both had a fairly decent selection of tying material but not better than any of the dedicated shops already here. My impression of both stores that I was in was lots of clothing, shirts,outer wear, rain wear etc. lots of electronics, fish finders and the like and lots of other fishing gear(spinning,spin cast and big fish tackle. They also had a pretty big selection of big ticket items like boats,motors and trailer packages. These(the boats) were the only things I looked at that seemed like a great deal.

When it's all said and done, you bet, I'll certainly stop in to check it out but it will never replace the stores that I already shop in. Fish Tales, Country Pleasures, Russells, Wholesale Sports and The Fishing Hole. These fine stores have always treated me well and I will continue to support them.

 

Murray

[darrinhurst]

The Bass Pro site has a slide show of some of the pics of the new Calgary Store. Looks pretty cool.

 

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/s...&storeID=75

 

Plus, article below.....

 

Grand Opening festivities include special exhibits, celebrity guests, store-wide savings and fantastic giveaways. You can visit with today's experts on fishing, hunting, camping, boating and more. See Bass Pro Shops' huge product selection from the industry's top manufacturers and talk with factory representatives to get the latest information on new products.