I went in to have my Calcutta 400b spooled with 80 lb braid and wish I never had. I talked with someone before hand on the phone to make sure they had the machine to spool it, they said they do so I headed out. Once I get in I talk to a guy about what I need and I explicitly say I need 10lb mono backing (open face reels are all brass and braid will slip causing back lashes) for a trip to catch musky in New York. He agrees to back it and heads back to spool it. Once he gets out I ask him how much backing he used and he says it didn't need much and in total I have 130 yards. Sounds great. That night I head out to the place in New York we will be fishing and get set up for what should have been a great day.
First cast, I get a terrible backlash. I check the drag and mechanical breaking and they are both set correctly. I had not let it hit the water it bird's nested while still in the air. It was so bad I couldnt get the back lash out and ended up having to cut roughly 25 dollars of line I'd never used off. I get the the bottom and low and behold HE DIDNT USE ANY BACKING!! This not only screwed my entire weekend up that being my only set up for fishing musky but was extremely rude to lie right to my face saying he had done a mono backing when he hadn't actually. I get it if you don't know how to, but why say you will, and then lie saying you did when asked? It's beyond me I don't understand if he just couldn't be bothered but in any case it really messed my weekend up and lost me some money in the process. I'll never be going back. It's to bad because it is one of the only sporting goods stores in my area.
Im from out of state and have access to a lot of pro shops but R&L archery blows them away. Best and most knowledgeable place for my hunting needs. Stu set me up with my new BowTech region 6 never shot any better and straighter in my life. Very happy with the customer service .
Was thinking about buying a 299.00 bow online. Went to R & L and spent 429 RTH Bear Wild but Stu worked with me showed me I had been holding a bow wrong for years. Second shot I hit target. Save money online or go there and feel like a hundred bucks and feel comfortable. PS my wife bought me a scope for my CVA as well from another guy while i was shooting the bow. Lol
Edit: I talked with the guys at R and L this morning and explained what had happened, they were very understanding and did everything they could to make it right including reimbursing me for the line lost. So no hard done in the end. Thanks guys!
good staff... sells the permit to use the range... very happy, good selection
good place for guns & great selection... also get your range passes here
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