I buy out of the bargain bin now only I've spent stupid amount of money there and at gander but they don't have the good stuff like local shops I have a lot of local shops that " hook me up" wit eather live bait or free stuff or couple bucks off and know who I am when I walk in that's the businesses I'll Support ,cadelas did send me a knife one time I didn't order I took it as a "freebe"

 think there will be a slight impact but, Cabela's is kinda like the Wal-mart of outdoor stores you can 1 stop and go if you need say waders, gloves,line, and rod.   BAC, PR, Trout Run shops probably won't take a huge hit due to 3 reasons.
 
A.) They are right at the Lake
 
B.) They provide the BEST selection for what is being fished for... Yes, Cabela's may have all the hooks, spinners, spoons, and lures the little shops have possibly a hair cheaper possibly not.
 
C.) The major thing Cabela's won't have is the knowledgeable individuals that PR, BAC and other Erie shops have on hand to give insight into the watershed and conditions.  They also I doubt would have the wide array of live bait and eggs that the local guys have...

of course it will effect many local stores .
Most effected will the be the ones NOT "right on the water"
location and convenience are their insulating   factors
 
it will take a bite out of WalMart's sporting goods dept.
If there's a Gander in the area, they have the most to lose though   ..and they will too .
most certainly in the   short term . 
long term will be contingent on pricing..but even if pricing is comparable, there's only so many local  bucks to go around.
Cabelas WILL take some of that and nearly ALL the tourist traffic (no one goes to Gander just to "check it out")
 
 
I think it unlikely it will add any pressure to the  creeks .
It'll be the other way around..the steelheaders and boaters/anglers will be adding to cabelas traffic.
It's almost a sure a thing I'll stop there to look around when I'm done fishing
 
 
..L.T.A.
 
 
 
 

Bogeyjoker

freshwaterdrumR

Can't seem to remember the last time I went to cabelas and wasnt disappointed in the prices/selection. Hopefully this doesnt hurt the local businesses too much....

+1

 
If it's not on sale you're paying too much.
The bargain cave has almost the only things I look at.

A Cabelas in Erie would be an hour farther away than the one I don't go to now.

Have you considered reading the thread?

This sure was a wasted thread.  Mini-Cabela's not coming = no loss for Erie.

well they had a clip on the 5pm news tonight that Cabelas is still interested and there are 3 properties in the works, 2 they didn't know the locations of but the 3rd was the old Green Shingle on Sterrettania & I-90.

whats nimby? and what does cabela's care where a creek is to build a location? They are looking at interstate access not creeks.

NIMBY: Not In My BackYard
 
I don't think Cabelas is too concerned about the stream, but the people that fish it sure are.  
 
And who knows, I could see Cabelas buying up a few hundred yards of streamfront, ostensibly for aesthetics, or maybe even for steelhead "workshops"...possibly even to give people a place to test out rods, reels, etc....but also to keep the knuckle-dragging mouth breathers away from their clientele (even though these same mouth-breathers, on another day might BE their clientele).  
 
Better yet, stick a "Cabelas Customers Only" sign in the dirt (maybe even with a "Lemonade Stand"-style kiosk on the water), and now you get people walking up to buy a spool of tippet or some salmon eggs just to be able to pass/fish through.

If you look at the ORVIS store in Valant, they are right on the creek. They use their location to everyone's advantage. They have raffles to collect money to stock extra fish in front of the store. They provide parking and access to the creek at the same time insuring they have a steady steam of potential clients coming through the area. Works out well for everyone.

bowhuntnsteve

guess true about elk being around sterrettania but no different than the millcreek mall having walnut creek encompass it

 
I think I see your point, but one difference is that since the mall was put  there has been much less water in Walnut Creek, actually with the way the whole watershed has been blacktopped and all.  If Cabelas moves in it would probably become an anchor store for other stores in that area again taking away from the rain water absorption needed for good creek levels. Of course the Green Shingle is already blacktopped, but I doubt it would end there.
 
Did anyone ever eat at Dixies?