What to do on a rainy day (Alltackle's new store)

[5th Tuition]

Left the house this morning and swung by to pick up a friend of mine and went down to check on the boat. The boat was fine so off we went to try to find the new Alltackle store. I thought I read that it was relocated to Annapolis Mall. I drove around the mall without seeing the new store. I drove over to the old store and found a note that they had moved to Annapolis Town Center. No problem; I know where that is (or so I thought). I drove directly to Annapolis Harbor Mall (where the old Boaters World store was located). We drove around the parking lot without seeing the new store. OK; now I'm getting frustrated. I know I'm close but as the saying goes; close only counts in horseshoes and grenade throwing (which by the way is a great way to bring fish to the surface when you can see them on the fishfinder but they won't bite). So I pull out the cell phone and call somebody that surely must have been to the new store. Skip answers on the third ring and unfortunately informs me that he hasn't been there yet and only has a rough idea of where its located. Off I go in search of the store again. As we pull up in front of the store; Skip calls back with the phone number of the store for me (Thanks Skip). Once inside, we found the store not completely set up, but still had a good time looking through some tackle and talking with Keith about PSCR and the storms effect on the O.C. site. I told him I was surprised that every bait and tackle store in the area DIDN'T have a petition for patrons to sign in support of PSCR. Anyway, Keith hopes to fill his larger store with plenty of tackle (more bay fishing tackle than ocean at this location) and also add a line of marine supplies to help fill the loss of Boaters World. Even though the store is not fully stocked, it's open for business.
If you need anything in the way of tackle; try to support the local guys. Between Alltackle, Marty's, Fishbones, Cobe, Warrens, Clydes, and Tochtermans, there is no need to go to Bass Pro Shop for anything other then to drool over (and play with) the Lorance HDS fishfinder/chart plotters. When I decide to purchase a new HDS I will be headed to BOE Marine for the unit. Every Christmas, I get a gift card for BPS from a relative. I wish there was a way to encourage them to get a gift card from the local guys instead. Maybe I can get the wife, to mention this to them as a possibility.
Only got to Alltackle today because of the difficulty finding the store (it is easier to find then the old store) and then headed off for lunch at my local Mom and Pop sub shop (not a chain like McDonalds).
Fun way to spend a rainy day (or windy one) when I couldn't get out on the bay. 5th (Marty)