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Timdog
12-05-2005, 04:55 PM
For people coming to fish muskegon if you didn't know. Dusk to Dawn on Apple ave. (M46) is closed.



Fishfoote
12-06-2005, 10:27 AM
It's getting down right scary around here! Springs on Ottawa closed a couple years ago and now Angler Archer is up for sale!
just tryin to fish
12-06-2005, 11:11 AM
wow angler archer is up for sale. thats not good that leaves only one left i think and thats way over by snug harbor. this is not good new for ice angles that fish muskegon :confused:
STEINFISHSKI
12-06-2005, 11:17 AM
And just exactly what are you getting bait for mister?:16suspect;)
schaaed1
12-06-2005, 03:54 PM
OK - Enlighten me guys ... is Angler Archer closed or are they just up for sale?? I thought I had heard they closed, but that was 2nd or 3rd hand info.

Thanks,
Ed
Fishfoote
12-06-2005, 03:59 PM
Just for sale - not closed, drove by this morning and they were definitely open.
dajumboman
12-06-2005, 04:07 PM
what is snug harbor looking like? iced up yet? thanks alot
Fishfoote
12-06-2005, 04:32 PM
snug harbor - no ice as of last Sunday afternoon :(
PackerFan
12-06-2005, 04:37 PM
Wow. Is the bait business that bad in the Muskegon area? You'd think that would be a good business. How cool would it be to own a bait shop. I think their prob is both them and Dusk Till Dawn also try to sell a VERY slim selection of overpriced gear. They pay for it from a distributor and it sits on the shelves and never sells.

What they need is a bar that sells bait. Now that would go over well. :)
Fishfoote
12-06-2005, 04:45 PM
I manage a couple retail businesses for the company I work for - not our core business, just a side line. From my whopping one year of experience, I have trouble figuring out how the smaller bait shops survive. If I'm the average customer, my spending is generally under $10/visit. How many customers does it take to cover cost of goods sold, utilities, taxes, wages, rent or mortgage, state licenses, etc.?? Then you think about times like now when pretty much nobody is fishing - too much ice for the boat, not enough to walk on, and see that business could be tough.
Timdog
12-07-2005, 10:04 AM
Dusk to Dawn closed due to Illness. There's a new small shop by Hartshore Marina called "What about Bob" they have a deli, beer and soda. During the summer I was in there and they have a small tackle section. Sign says they have bait also but I've never bought any there. Easy access for people with atv's ice fishing.