I grew up in Olympia, and I still work there btu tha last time there was a decent tackle shop here was when Yard Birds was still open. Remeber that? You would go in and talk with Rocky, check the bucket for wire coded fish heads, get some gear and some popcorn, and leave. (Edit: Rocky now works at Home Depot in the electrical dept and still loves to talk about fishing.)

I usually hit a combination of Boater's World, Fred Meyer, K-mart, Big 5 (overpriced), and sometimes Tumwater sports. But when I just have to have something, I go to Sportco.

A few other shops in the area are Verle's in Shelton. Good selection of gear. Sunbirds is also a good option as well and they are between Centralia and Chehalis.

Andy

[ 01-17-2002: Message edited by: Dogfish ]