Apologies if this is the wrong sub forum for this question, not sure where else to post it. 

 

This is my first full year of taking fishing seriously and I know BPS had (or always has) a pretty good February sale on rods and reels (and other tackle). I remember the Carbonlite 2.0 combo was a main attraction this year. I have a couple questions about their sales:

 

1) Is the February sale the only "big one" they have per year, or can I expect any mid or late season sales on top end rods?

2) During the February sale, are their top rods (like the Johnny Morris Platinum Signature Casting Rod) on sale? Or is the higher end stuff typically not on sale?

 

I have my eye on this rod but I'm not sure I can stomach the $180 retail price tag ... it's bound to be on sale again??

Black Friday is always good.

I’d wait and pick up another rod when Tacklewarehouse does their Labor Day sale (probably 15% off). If you can wait, do the gift cards around Christmas for 90% of the value and then wait for another 15% off sale.

 

If your heart is set on the carbonlite 2.0 you could always get a bass pro card and they have 10% off you order and $20 in rewards points right now online (today only it said on their website)

My BPS will toss a bunch of rods in a clearance section toward the end of the season. Usually a model getting phased out.

53 minutes ago, jtesch said:

My BPS will toss a bunch of rods in a clearance section toward the end of the season. Usually a model getting phased out.

I noticed the Bionic Blades are on clearance right now at mine (an hour away, don't make it there too often). Clearance for $59. Not sure if these are all that great but I'm picking up a 7' HF to toss some 1-2oz swimbaits I bought. Big swimbaits are completely new to me so we'll see how that goes. I've read some folks say the Fast taper on the bionic blade is closer to mod fast so that could help out w treble hook swimbaits. 

 

Anyway I guess it sounds like Black Friday is the next best time to get a deal on something a little more high end.

The best BPS sale is the Spring Classic in late Feb early March each year.  This is the sale where you can trade in a working rod, or reel and receive a cash credit commensurate with the cost of a new product.  It is a graduated scale.  I got my Chronarch MGL with  $50 for a Pro Qualifier I had for three years (and paid $70 on sale) and saved up gift cards.  As I recall, everything gets marked down with  BPS brands.