Was told that Bass Pro Shop will be discontinue selling the crappie bandits.

Today the wife and I went to BPS Memphis to pick up a few things to better our chances saturday pullin bandits. We got an okuma stratacaster reel and a crappie maxx tightline special and a half dozen more bandits. The gentleman helping me was very nice and informitive. When I asked when they would be getting more bandits, that is when he said, "BPS is going to stop carrying them. The store management has been going back and forth with the home office but it doesn't seem to be going very good."

This just doesn't make good business since to me. I guess time will tell if the guy knows what he is talking about. First an ammo shortage and now that my interest change I am looking at a bandit shortage. Six weeks ago I didn't even know there was such a critter, lol.

No money in Crappie...It's BASS pro shops.

It seem that those that make the decisions never ask those that do the work what works and what doesn't. Then when it all goes wrong they want to blame it on the little guy because he never gave them the correct info. Go Figure.

FISH ON:fish

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ha--that's just the way big business works

Just go to Wallace creek bait shop they gotem all and much better price

Like Feelay said, they cater to the Bass fisherman. If they sold enough crappie cranks they would have expanded the colors selection in their own brand of crappie cranks a long time ago. We get frustrated here but would guess that Mississippi has more people who pull cranks than most of the other states combined.

BPS like Walmart, We want your product, but we want OUR name on it.
It's one of the not to go to stores for me.

I have two BPS within driving distance and they have personnel not working with customers to keep customers wanting to come back for repeat
business. Cabela's is closer to me and they get most of my business now. Found a few bait shops that are more customer friendly.

Thanks for the info on where to get bandits. I know this isn't the end of the world, it just didn't make good sense to me. Very little does these days.

The problem I have found with WallyWorld is that the guy in sporting goods was in pots and pans last week. Very seldom have I had anyone there able to really "help" me other than 'help me' look for something that he didn't know the location of either. It's like they pick a department out of a hat when they show up for work and that's what WE get stuck with. No more 'experienced' people in any particular department....... least that's sure nuff the way if seems. Frustratin, aint it!!!!

Last night I got on the bandit lure site for sales. I relayed what I heard from the BPS sales person. I recieved an email from Chris Ross the CEO of the company. He stated that he was not aware of this but I could order from the company website and that Wallace's baitshop has the best selection. Seems like I read that in response to my post here. Thanks for the support and good information. ds

Yep, going by Wallace's in a little while myself.:D

may be a stupid question, but where is this bait shop?

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Originally Posted by connorsdad

may be a stupid question, but where is this bait shop?

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Not stupid at all, if you leave the dam at Sardis headed toward Baresville it will be on your rite. Just past Hearns and the firehouse and restaurant.

thank you, sir

Sportsmans Warehouse in Southaven has Bandits too, fairly limited selection, but most of the main colors......gets picked over quick (probably quicker now)

Feelay is 100% correct. All the big money is in bass fishing. Crappie fishing is about as big as its ever gonna be in my opinion.

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Originally Posted by Double D

Feelay is 100% correct. All the big money is in bass fishing. Crappie fishing is about as big as its ever gonna be in my opinion.

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I hope you're right bout it being as big as its gonna get. Wasn't too many years ago that crappie fishing wasn't near this popular!

I think it could be alot bigger. If BPS promoted it more aggressively on TV, in their stores, etc. The problem in my opinion is the cost to crappie fish is cheap compared to bass fishing. Why alot of us sink alot of money into it, its pale compared to bass fishing and crappie fishing on tv is not as entertaining as bass fishing is. Its still called Bass Pro Shops Crappie Masters butm there has never been any promotion in their stores. Im glad Crappiethon, Crappie USA and Crappiemasters have done what they have for the sport of competitive crappie fishing.

My wife works at Bass Pro in Memphis. I had her ask the guys in fishing if BPS is going to stop carrying Bandit lures and they told her they haven't heard anything about it. Every time I go to buy some of the more popular 300s they are always sold out. They fly off the shelves as soon as they are put out. They had a truck delivery today and I lucked up and got my hands on 3 Mad Cows. I am still waiting on them to get some Mistakes in. I really don't think they will stop carrying the 300 Bandits as they are for Bass more so than just a Crappie lure. I ordered some 300s from Grizzly Jigs and he was out of some of the ones I needed. I called Bandit today and they are closed on Fridays. Just my opinion.