06-07-2007, 04:35 AM
I buy from my local bait shop. Best bait shop in PA. Appalacian Trails on 422 near lake Arthur. I get all my stuff there because well quality service. He is reasonable on his prices. Some stuff is cheaper than Wal-Mart and better. I got my new fishing pole from him too. I went in and figured they would be well out of my price range. I just wanted to do a bit of drooling. So I asked for a good fishing pole with a closed reel. I know alot of people don't like closed reels but I like them. My reel on my other one broke so I had to get a new one. He pulls out this Johnson Century closed reel which has a cork handle and metal casing for the reel. Most closed reels I have seen are plastic. It is green color on the rod and on the bottom part of the reel. I drooled and he said 40 bucks for the rod and reel and well I had only planned to spend 20 as I am a poor college kid. Just enough to get by but my girlfriend was with me and my birthday was coming up and she said she would pay for half and I got my new pole. Well anyways he picked out exactly what I was looking for and I have been buying all my hooks and bait from the same place ever since. I use to go there up until there was a fire and well I guess the previous owner sold it after that and well the new guy is just great. If you are going to Lake Arthur go to Appalacian Trails on 422 for what you need. He is good for finding good fishing spots. Ask him for what you are after and he can tell you where they are biting at. I have gotten my first small mouth bass and catfish with tips on bait and where to go from him.
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