I've pretty much got three requirements for a sporting goods store...

1. They stock what I want.
2. They stay out of my way and don't bug me when I'm there to buy it.
3. I don't ask questions hardly at all, but if I do, it's nice to have someone just gimme the answer.

I once shared a smallmouth honey hole on Lake Sammamish with a store owner, in confidence for him to fish, as he had given me a deal on a rod...only to find it in Fishing and Hunting Lies the following week, quoting said store owner as saying "a local Lk. Sammamish expert" had told him about the spot, and he had fished it, and it was even better than the "expert" (me) had told him.

That's right up there with one of your buddies calling your girlfriend and asking her on a date.

Doesn't get a lot of my business anymore...

Fish on...

Todd

P.S. Mike has been very good in the past at freely loaning the store for sport group meetings after hours, and has not missed a chance to donate for raffles or auctions that I have heard of.