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fatoldcapt
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Fishing Tackle Shop in Baja?
With the rate of exchange being good, I was wondering if there's a good place to buy fishing tackle in Baja? (Between the boarder and Bay of LA)
Ensenada? Where do the locals get their gear? Yah, I've seen the Wal-Mart, etc. Just wondering if there were deals to be had???
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Diver
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If you're looking for the best prices and slection, buy your fishing gear in the US.
The prices for lures, line, etc. in Baja are outrageous !!
Try Cabela's or Tackledirect.com or Charkbait.com or Ebay or others.
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mulegemichael
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diver's right; bring your own stuff or expect to pay exorbitant prices for the limited offerings
dyslexia is never having to say you\'re yrros.
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bajabass
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 A business opportunity in La Paz!
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ElFaro
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There's a tackle shop in Ensenada south of the fish mkt. on the east side of the main drag. They sell Ghost Shrimp guns, throw nets, and some tackle.
B4 the last turnoff to Estero Bch. Resort on the main hwy (B4 the light) on the right there is a mom and pop tackle store. Bait sold there and some
old tackle. Villlarinos (sp.) on the way out to Pta. Banda sells some limited tackle.
If your going through San Diego stop by SQUIDCO for some serious low priced fresh tackle. Their profit margin is low so they move volume tackle big
time. Nobody can compete with them in this market.
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Alan
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajabass
A business opportunity in La Paz! |
There's already a pretty good one on 16 Sept.
In Memory of E-57
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bajabass
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Alan
| Quote: | Originally posted by bajabass
A business opportunity in La Paz! |
There's already a pretty good one on 16 Sept. |
That is O.K., I really would rather fish
than work!!
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durrelllrobert
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haven't been there myself, but I'm told that there is a shop in alley behind the Ensenada Ford dealer that sells plastics for $0.20 - .30 each.
Bob Durrell
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BAJA.DESERT.RAT
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Hola, diver and mulegemichael are completely correct. you have more access to fishing supplies in the existing tackle shops and on the web in the
states.
there is a huge markup on any of the supplies and most shops here in baja sur do not have the greatest selections. bisbees and minerva's are the
exception if you're anywhere near them in cabo but their prices reflect having such a large inventory plus the importation costs.
in baja sur, unlike cabo and perhaps la paz, the smaller towns do not have extensive inventories and due to the decline of tourism, the selections are
even more limited and more expensive.
even with the peso being around 12.5 or so, there really is no true advantage if you're quality minded.
BIEN SALUD, DA RAT
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Bob and Susan
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fatoldcapt
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i guess you've never been to bass pro shops in rancho cucamonga 
[Edited on 8-10-2010 by Bob and Susan]
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monoloco
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| Quote: | Originally posted by fishabductor
I was at walmark in Cabo a week or so ago and the same lure I bought in Chula vista Walmart $6 3 months ago was $30 in cabo!!!
Buy in the states |
The Mal Wart in La Paz has Krocodiles for 295 pesos each. Ouch!
[Edited on 8-10-2010 by monoloco]
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BillP
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| Quote: | Originally posted by durrelllrobert
haven't been there myself, but I'm told that there is a shop in alley behind the Ensenada Ford dealer that sells plastics for $0.20 - .30 each.
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That wouldn't surprise me as I know for fact these:
http://www.swimbait.com/hammer.htm
And these
http://www.swimbait.com/jighead.htm
are manufactured in Ensenada
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acadist
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Heading to La Paz Sunday with a pit stop at Bass pro Shops in RC (the one in Denver has a the worst selection, as expected) Saturday, any orders?
Sounds like there is some gas money to be made here
Dave
I moved to CO and they made me buy a little rod to make it feel like a real fish
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bajabass
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Yeah, pick me up that nice 19ft Mako center console and I'll meet you at the marina in La Salina Saturday morning!
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Pompano
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fishabductor...Mulege and Coyote Bay are infested. I am doing my best to consolidate the problem.
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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Alan
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| Quote: | Originally posted by fishabductor
if you need a hand....let me know...I think I still have room in my storage locker in san jose where I secure my gear.
just don't tell the wife. |
That's like the prayer I say every night before bed. "If I should die before I
awake, please don't let my wife sell my tackle for what I said I payed for it".
In Memory of E-57
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BillP
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| Quote: | Originally posted by fishabductor
I guess none of you have been in my garage.....I think I could start my own private shop. 47 fishing rods, 35 reels, 1000's of lures, 1000's of hooks,
boats, kayaks, a river pontoon boat, a lathe for turning out pencil poppers and a pile of pencil poppers, throw nets...etc, etc. I brought down 5000
fresh water bass lures a few years ago after scoring them at a G-sale in WA. Sold the majority off.
I am sure there are many, many others here as well who also have there own private tackle shops!! |
Rules of manhood
A man cannot have
Too much fishing tackle
Too many guns
and too much horsepower!
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Pompano
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NEW FISHING TACKLE ITEM SAVES FUEL AND TIME
I have had a fishing revelation for this next season in Baja Sur that should help the ever-increasing fuel bills.
With a case of iced Pacificos, I'll take these powerful mega-binoculars to the top of the microwave tower hill south of Mulege. I'll have an
eagle's eyeview of the entire fishing grounds below me.
Keeping one eye clear and steady, I can mark the locations of who is catching what.
Viola, the next day I am catching fish.
Success is guaranteed. 
Watcha think?..will this plan float? Maybe 2 cases?
I have lots of other great ideas fromulating in the cabesa as we speak.
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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dtbushpilot
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I have a pair of binoculars just like those, can't hold them steady enough to see anything.......maybe I should invest in a tripod.....or stop
drinking....dt
"Life is tough".....It's even tougher if you're stupid.....
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bajabass
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Pomp, just put a tuna tower on the walleye boat, and spring for a pair of gyros!
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