streamerguy wrote:
The next closest shop to me is Chagrin River Outfitters about an hour away in Chagrin Falls, Ohio.
I forgot about them. Probably equal distance for me from the house, but not all that far from where I work. Unfortunately I rarely get there because I car pool. But I do stop there occasionally and agree with your assessment.
You caused me to remember a couple others, too.
There used to be a place even closer to where I work called River Gillies or something like that in Gates Mills. I used to stop there fairly often, but they closed awhile back. I liked that place.
There also used to be a small shop at a trout club in Bainbridge. Pine Lake or something like that. Just off of 306. and I think they carried Orvis. I wasn't a member, but public was welcome at the shop. I used to go there occasionally before I moved to the farm. When it went up for sale, I looked into it. Price seemed decent, but then I did some quick math and it wouldn't work out since I would have had to finance. If I had the cash, maybe it would have been a nice hobby that produced a small amount of income. It was a very small shop and would have been tough to make a living off of it..
I don't know if it is still there or not, but I think the trout club is.
The only place where I felt I got poor service was actually my first trip to Neshannock outfitters. But I wrote it off as him being busy or having a bad day. I usually give a second shot and in that case haven't regretted it. Been treated well ever since, even when i don't buy anything, but usually I do. Might have my wife take me there for my birthday present. Need a couple reels.