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I just read on the West Kentucky Star Webpage that one of the stores in the new mall west of the old mall is Academy Sports. I get their sales flyers and they often have great sales on tackle especially around Father's Day and Christmas. we will have to wait a while but it will be good to have some competition for Blunder Mountain & Dick's. Now if we can just get a "real" Cabela's or a BPS in the area we would be all set.
Paducah needs a decent OUTDOOR sports store. Gander has been a huge disappointment, same as Dicks.
Personally, I'm much more excited with Menards coming to that development.
Jackson,Tn is building one now. I can't wait !!
The one in Nashville is where I get my slider grubs. Usually better prices and selection than bps.
I worked for academy for 2 years, very grounded company. Their approach is founded on the blue collar customer, giving options and solid pricing. I can't wait for them to build this store!
Gander Mountain and dicks are absolute jokes. I have been trading with mostly local shops at the lakes area since Dunns went under.
I've been extremely impressed with selection and prices of the Academy stores I visited in Mobile, AL and Elizabethtown, KY. The Gander Mountain and Dick's in Paducah are an absolute joke so Academy should do very well. This proposed development is within walking distance of the house so I'm going to be in so much trouble with the wife...
It was the most fun when the local tackle shops family owned around the lake were prosperous. They stocked all the lake specific stuff and specialty technique stuff. You could look at the different lures and terminal tackle and ask questions and find out how to fish an area. Man they had the live bait too. And the snagging and catfishing stuff for the tailwater....my Lord what an industry for so many years.Some shop owners were tight lipped until you became a regular. Once they saw you were there for the long haul,polite,and ready to spend money they would help.Miss the local restaurants too. Some are still there but not the same.
I remember when the road to the boat ramp below Kentucky dam had a big sign that stated " world's greatest catfish hole" or something along those lines. And let me tell you at that time it probably was. There was a little drive inn restaurant there, and another restaurant that had been well cared for but not remodeled since the early 60's probably. Had a real nostalgic look I forgot the name of it... and man the food...little "fiddler" cats caught fresh there and fried whole with the tail on ...man I loved those.
Sorry boys....I get a little weepy eyed and nostalgic just thinking about it.
You were referring to Dog-n-suds drive in and The Veep restaurant at Old Gilbertsville. All the bait shops there carried canned and frozen shad sides, cut and guts. Some had mussel meat canned. Catfishing below the dam was big business.Quote:
Originally Posted by doggone
I'm not sure if it's the one you are thinking of, but I sure miss mug and suds in that area. Joe made the root beer himself and had a good cheese burger.
That's it...you have to jog my memory anymore dang it... It's not that I am getting senile or nothing ( I don't think?) but all the stuff I have to deal with at my work...sort of stresses my brain. I think my brain got to full and stuff started getting discarded LOL. Not really funny sort of makes me mad when I can't remember stuff....especially the fun stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by mrdux
Yep, that was Joe!! Great guy!! He was MUG and SUDS!!
I go to church with Joe and can say as far as the Friday fish fries at church he still can put the groceries on the table !!
there's an Academy near me and it is set up just like BPS and Cabellas. It has different sections/departments around the perimeter of the store with so many none of them are very big or have a really big selection. Now the middle of the store, well if you want to look well dressed doing whatever it is you doo in sports related clothing them you'll find it there.
ON the other hand the new Cabella's near me has been remodeled from what it was, as Academy is, the clothing has been cut down and the fishing and fly shop and gun areas have been enlarged, but their prices haven't changed any.
This is good to hear. I visited the Bowling Green Cabela's and it was tiny and was probably 80% clothing with a FF section about 12' long and 6' wide. While it is about the same time for me to get to BPS in Nashville as it is for me to get to BG it would be nice to have another FF retailer.Quote:
Originally Posted by wannabe fisherman
Next time you see him, ask him if it was always Mug and Suds. My memory is not as good as it once was (among other things) but I have always remembered it Dog and Suds.That was from the 60s and early 70s. They used to give a glass gallon jug of root beer to any kid who hit a home run in the Calvert City youth baseball league. I didn't play in the Calvert league but an older friend did and he always had a gallon of the best root beer on earth in his fridge during league time.Quote:
Originally Posted by kytiteloc
I sure will Doug,
Definitely the same place. The root beer was second to none.
Dean just called me. His Mom worked there for some time when it was Dog-n-Suds.Quote:
Originally Posted by kytiteloc
That was before you young whipper-snappers time.
Yep,
Your not going crazy. Yet. Ha
Joe owned it when it was Dog n Suds
And Rodney Edwards owned it as Mug n Suds