I have a belief and that is to always support the tackle shops,
To much these days are far to reliant on the EBay for the ease of buying various items of tackle, although I never buy off of the Bay meself I suppose that it has its uses but I will always stress that where does the average person buy there maggots from
I'm sure that most would automatically go to the local tackle shop,
As I've worked in tackle management a few years back I often used to have people come into the shop and could here them discussing with there mates and comparing prices to what they can get on the Net,
These people often just buy bait and walk out,
It's a known fact that the majority of tackle shop owners actually make very little money on live bait IE maggots, worms etc as they supply this as a service in the hope that people will purchase a few items of tackle aswell as buying some bait,
I personally don't use the Bay and prefer to buy all of me tackle from tackle shops and have made some fantastic freinds over the years from various shops covering Kent, Surrey and London With the exception that I'll buy quality vintage tackle from various freinds
Trouble is that people who sell on the Net from home do not have the same over heads as to what the tackle shop owner may have IE shop rent, electricity bills, wages of perhaps other staff and payments of various tackle accounts that have to equate their prices to cover their costs but still at a sensible price.
The Bay is sadly the biggest killer of many tackle shops nowadays and this is just mearly a reminder to all to please don't neglect and forget yer local tackle shops