I've gotten some amazing deals on year end clearance items over the past few years from them.  

Academy has been my go to online store the last year. Cabelas is 30 minutes away but have been very disappointed in their store and their online deals have gone down hill recently.

if only there was an academy within 250 miles of me...haha

One of my favorite stops when I visit New Orleans.

 

Their H2O frogs are great.

33 minutes ago, raoka said:

if only there was an academy within 250 miles of me...haha

Same here. I'm not even sure where the closest one is. I do shop on their website, though.

 

My options for stores are Cabela's, BPS (little drive), Gander Outdoors and Dicks. A sleeper is Fleet Farm (not Farm & Fleet).

Count me in as an Academy fan too! Our Knoxville, TN store used to have a terrible hook and weight selection, more empty pegs than product. Academy seems to have fixed the problem as of spring 2019.

Where I live, halfway between St. Louis and Memphis we don’t have much except for academy and wal mart. Academy always has a good selection and reasonable prices. They’ll keep my business. 

I like Academy prices and selection. Here in Springfield we have the big Bass pro shops and his prices are crazy. Plus we have Lews sportsman warehouse. I just suscribed to bass time for 12 dollars and they sent me a 10 academy gift card. That was pretty cool of them.

And yet we don’t have Academy in SoCal. I don’t shop at B&M a lot only when I need to see the items.

Just two days ago I went to Dicks to shop for some crappie stuffs, what’s a disappointment, most of the shelf were empty and selections nothing like online.

I stopped in Academy last week , while in St Louis and picked up an H2O rod  , the cammo one . They are on clearance . The rod had a fore-grip which I demand and they are getting hard to find . i used it yesterday and have zero complaints . I broke my Gander Mountain Lady Guide rod yesterday , really stupid on my part and I'm heading to st Louis again today. Think I'll stop in and  pick up another  another one or two . That Lady Guide rod was my favorite . I cut the  handle down two inches , put a butt cap on it filled with nickles to keep the balance . It was my worm rod and is going to be difficult to replace .

crank baits that catch fish for $3.99 at times on sale for $2.99, enough said.

I heard they are releasing a new Mettle reel soon.  So if you like the current one...stock up. 

37 minutes ago, MAN said:

I heard they are releasing a new Mettle reel soon.  So if you like the current one...stock up. 

academy will sell a ton of 'em  .... in my neck of the woods ... 

 

good fishing ...

On 7/17/2019 at 9:10 PM, raoka said:

if only there was an academy within 250 miles of me...haha

You and me both...lol.

 

I'm going to Texas in October and plan to stop at Academy to pick up my license.  Looking forward to my first visit, but I'll be limited on what I can take back with me on the plane.  Hmmm...?

I WISH I could order stuff from Academy, but alas, I live in Kaliforny, the land of fruits n' nuts and they cant ship here because of the lead proposition and such. Got a great recommendation on some waders from a guy in Texas that swears by them. Of course I couldn't order them. So ridiculous...

14 hours ago, RB 77 said:

I WISH I could order stuff from Academy, but alas, I live in Kaliforny, the land of fruits n' nuts and they cant ship here because of the lead proposition and such. Got a great recommendation on some waders from a guy in Texas that swears by them. Of course I couldn't order them. So ridiculous...

Surprised you even still allowed to fish in Cali !!  

4 hours ago, MAN said:

Surprised you even still allowed to fish in Cali !!  

 

Believe me, unfortunately this is a topic of discussion out here more than anyone would ever care to like! Its frickin' absurd to be honest. For example, we have a reservoir out here that is only open 5 months a year, 3 days a week, day light hours only, that has $100 permit fee that you have to buy through Ticketmaster (on top of our $50 fishing license), that is catch and release only, with artificial lures only, with barbless hooks only, with their rental boats only, with no water contact and you cant even use scent! Believe me, I WISH I was making this stuff up.

Academy is the closest store to me with a good selection of tackle. The only competition they have in town is Dick's. As we all know that's no competition at all. I talked myself into one of the Mettle reels because of the good customer ratings. When i went to get it, I opted for the TAC-40 to get the higher retrieve ratio and it just felt like better quality in my hand. It has been a good one thus far. It's on my jig rod, spooled with braid, so it gets some abuse. 

2 hours ago, RB 77 said:

 

Believe me, unfortunately this is a topic of discussion out here more than anyone would ever care to like! Its frickin' absurd to be honest. For example, we have a reservoir out here that is only open 5 months a year, 3 days a week, day light hours only, that has $100 permit fee that you have to buy through Ticketmaster (on top of our $50 fishing license), that is catch and release only, with artificial lures only, with barbless hooks only, with their rental boats only, with no water contact and you cant even use scent! Believe me, I WISH I was making this stuff up.

I'm all for conservation, but what you describe there is plain robbery. Come see us in SC. 

 

On 9/9/2019 at 1:51 PM, the reel ess said:

I'm all for conservation, but what you describe there is plain robbery. Come see us in SC. 

 

 

Yup. I agree. CA with the most expensive fishing license in the nation! The hunting costs would make most puke! ugh...

30 minutes ago, RB 77 said:

 

Yup. I agree. CA with the most expensive fishing license in the nation! The hunting costs would make most puke! ugh...

That's just begging for poachers.

Just now, the reel ess said:

That's just begging for poachers.

 

Yeah, well as I'm sure you can imagine, that's a whole nuther' can o' worms...

Love Academy!  Great selection and the prices usually seem to be better.  They have some good sales during the year as well.

Academy is my first stop over Cabela’s, BPS and Dick’s. Their H2O line of crankbaits are great for the price. Especially the CRS Squarebill.