sportsman's

Joe's = Northwest owned
Sportsmans = Utah owned

Joe's = ifish sponsor
Sportsmans = Not

Joe's = higher prices? Not in my expeirence. If higher, by only pennies.

Joe's customer service = crusty and knowledgeable
Sportsmans service = polite, young and not knowledgeable (imho)

Give me crusty any day.

I like Joes.

I've bought a few things in Sportsmans, and I remember being pretty impressed with there selection. It's also a little closer than fishermans for me.
One thing I did notice, and judging by the past posts on a similar topic is there return policy sucks. I returned a lantern globe ($6.95) there because it was the wrong size. I had to fill out a form and then they had to get approval from the "department head"( I think he was about 14). He stared at it for a long time (you would have thought he was looking at a meteorite) and then finally accepted my return.
From what I here from the old codgers here on Ifish, you don't have to much hassle returning things at Joe's. They seem to be pretty good about price matching and returns.
Yeah, I can't imagine the swat team of "department heads" that they would have to call if someone tried to return a broken rod or something.
I'll still shop there for some things, but I make sure it's not something I'll have to return.

And remember GI JOES IS AN IFISH SPONSOR. :cheers:

I stopped by Sportsmans the other day and was a little disappointed.

I wanted two new Abu 6501's and knew that BiMart had them for $69.98. I figured if Sportsmans were higher could wrangle them down to the lower price(they were $74.99)and then slap down the $10 coupon that I recieved for their grand opening.

Well off to the reel counter to look things over. Stand there and look for some help. No one in sight. So I head off to pick up a few other small items. Then come back to the counter. Good there are two guys there just finishing up with a customer. Well, they ignore me an get involved in some discussion about stocking shelves and ignore me and walk away!

I put my things back and went and found the reels somewhere else. They had a lot of nice stuff in the store, but I won't be back. It's kind of hard to beat having Joes and Fisherman's right in my backyard at Delta Park. They work for me.

SERVICE guys! It cost you $150 in sales and a return customer.

Fishical Therapy

Fisherman's is a bunch of 16 yr olds trying to sell gear that they have never even used before!

G.I.Joe's has a very limited selection that I have already exhausted.
Sportsman's has a lot of gear but they are more setup for warmwater than salmon/steelhead. They even have gear for Tuna but I don't hink they know it. They need a better selection of line hook sizes and swivels, the employees don't know what you ask for or where to find it. They do not have sales because they think their prices are already competitive (go off prices out of Cabela's), but I have found many items cheaper at fisherman's and joes. I talked to a gentleman who workes there and he said they have not received all their stock yet. That is the only reason I am giving them another chance (4th time). Otherwise, I would just order online or spend the time to go to englund's on the coast. Englund's might not be as big as the other stores but they have what counts and the staff know what isgoing on with the fisheries. Besides who really needs those snot-nosed brats at the stores when I have a wealth of information called IFISH.