Ray Roberts
Well-known member
I am in the market for a new light float rod and I was looking to buy one from the Drennan range. I called into a local shop in Penge that I had found really good in the past. To my surprise there was a notice in the window saying it was shut. I found out from another tackle shop that the shop had been closed since the beginning of January, so I would expect it's gone skint. The other shop didn't have what I wanted, so I looked up most of the tackle shops nearby and was astonished at how many had ceased trading, I looked on the web site of Bury Hill Fishery and they had a list of tackle dealers, but when I rang around about half the numbers were dead or didn't respond. I found it worrying that so many had shut. The one in Penge surprised me the most as the staff were superb and it seemed a very well stocked and run shop. It may be the Internet has done for them, but if you are buying a rod, its a personal thing and not everybody's ideals are the same.
You can't waggle your rod on the Internet. Oh, middle son tells me that you can, but its the quickest way to pick up a nasty virus.
Are we about to see the demise of the local tackle dealer?
You can't waggle your rod on the Internet. Oh, middle son tells me that you can, but its the quickest way to pick up a nasty virus.
Are we about to see the demise of the local tackle dealer?