ordering bait

[clarky]

rang up fishing republic for some bait and was told on phone we've got plenty but but you best order it just in case

So ordered some lug for me and a few lads so not to be dissapointed, as you cant just show up at a tackle shop and expect bait!!!!!


well now you order bait at 10am sat morning to pick up in the afternoon and you still cant expect to get bait even when ordering it!!!!!!!!!!!


Many thanks Fishing Republic for nearly ruining my days fishing, I've bought quite a bit of bait/tackle there over the years but never again will i set foot in that shop


I rang round other shops with not much luck and was told I should really order my bait then your 100% sure of getting some LOL you dont say.

My mate got some from North East Tackle Supplies cheers lads I'll be getting my bait and everything else from there now on

 

[eddie t]

So did ya catch any thing. ?????

I try and get my bait the day before i go fishing then i dont have all the
hassle of running around if i get drop in it.

Cant say i go in there much but i have never had any probs like.

But ya got sorted in the end and ya got out fishing.

 

[Stewart 1971]

It's not that easy Eddie when you live away from the coast like I do. I see Clarky lives in Bishop Aukland which is even further.

For me it is the best part of a 15 mile drive just to get to the coast, like Clarky if I had ordered bait over the phone then got there to find they didn't have any I would have gone ballistic. Money is tight enough without wasting £6 on diesel because the bait you were promised has been sold to someone else.

In Clarky's case this naming and shaming has my full support. I always ring up and check there is bait before setting off (assuming I haven't ordered in advance) so if I was told "yes we have bait" only to turn up a couple of hours later to find none then that is bang out of order.

I've never used the shop in question and after reading this I never will. I usually get my bait from Gary in NETS and he is always very helpful and the bait is decent and he will continue to get my custom.

 

[g.ordon]

rang up fishing republic for some bait and was told on phone we've got plenty but but you best order it just in case

So ordered some lug for me and a few lads so not to be dissapointed, as you cant just show up at a tackle shop and expect bait!!!!!


well now you order bait at 10am sat morning to pick up in the afternoon and you still cant expect to get bait even when ordering it!!!!!!!!!!!


Many thanks Fishing Republic for nearly ruining my days fishing, I've bought quite a bit of bait/tackle there over the years but never again will i set foot in that shop


I rang round other shops with not much luck and was told I should really order my bait then your 100% sure of getting some LOL you dont say.

My mate got some from North East Tackle Supplies cheers lads I'll be getting my bait and everything else from there now on

Pretty shabby trick like.
What explanation did they give mate?

 

[tadge]

hi clarky
i live up in shildon and am thinking about starting to pier fish,

any sugestions on easy to get to places,

greatly appreciated...

 

[john/r]

It's not that easy Eddie when you live away from the coast like I do. I see Clarky lives in Bishop Aukland which is even further.

For me it is the best part of a 15 mile drive just to get to the coast, like Clarky if I had ordered bait over the phone then got there to find they didn't have any I would have gone ballistic. Money is tight enough without wasting £6 on diesel because the bait you were promised has been sold to someone else.

In Clarky's case this naming and shaming has my full support. I always ring up and check there is bait before setting off (assuming I haven't ordered in advance) so if I was told "yes we have bait" only to turn up a couple of hours later to find none then that is bang out of order.

I've never used the shop in question and after reading this I never will. I usually get my bait from Gary in NETS and he is always very helpful and the bait is decent and he will continue to get my custom.

hi from pity me to coast 15 mile ? hetton to seaham about 6 mile.

 

[Stewart 1971]

hi from pity me to coast 15 mile ? hetton to seaham about 6 mile.

Didn't think there was a shop in Seaham since Gary shut the NETS there last month.

For me it is just under 15 miles to both Coast Road Tackle in Horden and NETS in Ryhope, just checked on Google Maps and it is the same to Seaham as well.

Its not far off 26 miles from Bishop Auckland to Hendon, not surprised the lad is p'd off.

 

[big sid]

Dont think there's anything new in a tackle shop saying they have plenty of lug & rag when you ring the shop in advance of you arriving there 20mins later to be told by the shop assistant "we've got none". Hang on a minute You told me you had loads 20mins ago. "Well we had a rush on" says the assistant. B*ll*cks

 

[eddie t]

Dont get me wrong it was shocking that they done that to the lad but if i lived that far away i would still go down the day before to get me bait and do a bit homework on the mark i was fishing and to see what the water was like it would cost me more in fuel i know but i know i would have me bait.

I would be gutted if i went down on the day which i orded me bait and the bait was not in and i was geared up for a good fishing sesh and nee shops had bait in its all about planning a head but like i say if they said they had the bait in and it wasnt there when i got there i would be p***ed off.

 

[big sid]

I'd always get my bait the day before, unless it was a late club match which alas I know longer do (he he).But sh*t happens but for a shop to say they had a rush within 20 minutes find it hard to believe or the other granny were expecting it in with in an hour. I'm not putting fault at the shop owner its the employee/s telling you the first thing that comes into their head

 

[kensr27sz]

someone has opened what was nets in seaham , still the same number , he only sells bait and basic tackle like hooks etc and is open on seaham club comp days till about an hour before the comp starts .

 

[jonesey]

Ive got 150 mile trip to the tackle shop and would be pretty gutted to find they had none, especially if ordered.
Have always found them pretty good though personally and got bait there when everywhere else sold out.

 

[g.ordon]

Alternative is just keep crab in the freezer, and then you know you've got bait for a certainty. Take it in a flask and what you don't use just goes back in the freezer after the sesh. OK, worm baits fish better at times but frozen crab is a good all round bait. Take the crab in a flask and also call into the tackle shop for worm, if they've got it then great, a variation of bait to chuck out. If they aint then just go ahead with crab only.

 

[clarky]

hi clarky
i live up in shildon and am thinking about starting to pier fish,

any sugestions on easy to get to places,

greatly appreciated...

Roker and shields pier are usually quite canny, if your lookn for a session on either one let me know and i'll be happy to join you or you can tag along on with a few of us one weekend

 

[clarky]

So did ya catch any thing. ?????

I try and get my bait the day before i go fishing then i dont have all the
hassle of running around if i get drop in it.

Cant say i go in there much but i have never had any probs like.

But ya got sorted in the end and ya got out fishing.

Yer one of the lads had 2 codling about 2.5lb each.
But if this had been a catch report i'd av put it in that section

 

[Stewart 1971]

Dont get me wrong it was shocking that they done that to the lad but if i lived that far away i would still go down the day before to get me bait and do a bit homework on the mark i was fishing and to see what the water was like it would cost me more in fuel i know but i know i would have me bait.

I would be gutted if i went down on the day which i orded me bait and the bait was not in and i was geared up for a good fishing sesh and nee shops had bait in its all about planning a head but like i say if they said they had the bait in and it wasnt there when i got there i would be p***ed off.

Thats easy to say mate when you live down the road from the tackle shop.

It's a 30 mile round trip for me, thats a gallon of diesel near enough so £6 just to pick up some worm. Another £6 in diesel to get to the beach / pier the next day. Add in £10 for the bait itself and you are talking a lot of money - over £20 for a trip out. I got laid off recently so every penny counts, yes I've been lucky enough to get another job starting soon but I'm on £10k less than I was earning before and I cant justify p155ing away £6 just to drive to Horden / Ryhope and pick up some worm only to do the same drive again the next day.

 

[clarky]

Pretty shabby trick like.
What explanation did they give mate?

He said he thought they had bait in when I ordered but hadnt, but i'd spoke to a lad who'd got his bait from there a few hours before me?

 

[clarky]

Alternative is just keep crab in the freezer, and then you know you've got bait for a certainty. Take it in a flask and what you don't use just goes back in the freezer after the sesh. OK, worm baits fish better at times but frozen crab is a good all round bait. Take the crab in a flask and also call into the tackle shop for worm, if they've got it then great, a variation of bait to chuck out. If they aint then just go ahead with crab only.

I can see where your coming from but when you order bait you think you certainly have it. and I do take frozen bait with me in a flask if i'm popping into a shop on the off chance they have some spare bait but not when i've ordered.

 

[g.ordon]

He said he thought they had bait in when I ordered but hadnt, but i'd spoke to a lad who'd got his bait from there a few hours before me?

If they initially said they had plenty in but told you you're best off ordering to make sure of getting it, and then when you turn up they say they never had it in the first place it sounds like a funny way to run a business to me. Doesn't seem malicious, just a case of they don't know what's going on in the shop.

 

[g.ordon]

I can see where your coming from but when you order bait you think you certainly have it. and I do take frozen bait with me in a flask if i'm popping into a shop on the off chance they have some spare bait but not when i've ordered.

Fair comment mate