I try to keep from plugging anyone on any board, but these guy's deserve it. Mike, Kent, and Brian are the best in the business in the Seattle area. These guys actually fish! and can tell you what's going on, as well as sell you what it takes to get it done. Bravo guys!!!!!!

You hit it right on the head. I have stopped in their twice in the last two years on my way to the Zipper. They are the best. Good Fishermen, good fisherman, and most of all, great people. They even shared their doughnuts with us after a 3 hour plain ride. They UPS all my stuff to me, and always have time to shoot the breeze when I call. What more can you ask for?

Chalk up another vote for Ted's Talk all you want about prices at Sportco / GI Joes / Outdoor Emporium ... but in my book, that's all you can talk about. No one provides the service that these guys do ... and I know from experience from placing orders for odd / huge quanities of gear (Costco Bob) in my biz. Thanks for all your help over the years guys!

Just DO NOT talk bad about Kent's mom. I know from personal experience.
-Sparkey
formerly Special

I'm with Kent. You can drink my beer, use my fishing rod, make eyes at my wife, and even hunt birds over my dog. But don't be talking bad about my kids or my mom. Howdy Boys

Awwww, now you've embarrassed them. Go in and tell em about these posts. They'll look down, skuff their heels, and be all sheepish and stuff....

Do they do work on fishing reels? I have some older Ambu that I would like to have turn into direct drive with a flick of a button. Links in Seattle use to do it for me years ago. Thanks

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Tight Lines!!

The reel man at John's Sporting goods in everett, is the best in the NW. I like teds, but I have had 2 bad experiences with reel repair at their store. John's added a direct drive switch to my Bantam 50 about 5 yrs ago, cost $20. Best mooching reel in the universe...

I agree about the guy's at Ted's. Overall, they are very helpful. However, they are in Sales. They have recommended lures/poles to me to buy that have not worked as well as they lead me to believe. It appears to me that these guys are being deified unecessarily.

Just remember jeff e'd, the lures, rods, reels, will fish as good as we are capable of fishing them. Nothing is a for sure deal every day on the river. The one thing they can't sell is experience and the feel it takes to consistently hammer fish. I have bought several hundred dollars worth of stuff from there, and haven't been dissapointed yet. On good days, you can catch steelies on nerf football. Been there done that. Of course they are in sales, they have a store. You won't find guys in many stores that are as serious about fishing, like these guys. I could be wrong, but in 23 years of chasing metalheads, they are the biggest fish freaks I have run in to, and to be honest, I get a big as* kick out of talking to them. They will continue to have every dollar of business that I put in to my steelie and salmon gear, and I plan on heading out west some time soon to fish with them. Nuff said.

As for John's in Everett, I had him turn me back with an out of box failure 5503 that Ambassador replaced immediately. Also, when I go to a tackle store and spend money, I expect to get straight information on the local fishery. John wants you to buy his $2.00 mailer to get local fishing information. I have to call b.s.

I also had a bad experience with Johns in Everett. I ordered a part for my reel, and they sent me the wrong part, three times!!! I don't understand how they could screw it up sense I gave them the part number.

Where's Ted's?

156th st and Hwy 99 N
Lynnwood, Wa
(425)743-9505

One more vote AGAINST John's Sporting Goods in Everett. Grumpy, moody, arrogant! Been in there a few times and customer service is very foreign to him and all his employees. Not sure why he thinks owning a tackle shop makes him a big stud, but apparently he does. I've always found the folks in Ted's to be very nice and helpful.
Kevin

If any of my friends or clients from down south need anything, I know I can send them to Teds and they'll be well taken care of. Thanks for all the help Mike, Kent, and Brian.

Re: John's
I ordered two mounts for my Penn 600's. The next day i received mounts for two scotty's. Boy was I pissed. I called John and he immediately recognized his error. He said the correct item would go out that day. Two days later when I called to find out where the *&%$ my mounts were, he said he hadn't shipped them as he was waiting for my return.
Wassup with that!

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Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will spend the rest of his life drinking beer on a boat.

Wonder if John has a computer and access to the internet?

Teds is a great store. If I keep praising them I might get some rays out of them

Should I try begging? It worked for okies

I have some more bigcity interviews coming up in August so I will be back to try again.
How about a webpage promoting your superior store
Tight Lines

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Marty
Steelheader.net marty@steelheader.net