Bay Pro Shop in Lyons Creek Shopping Center

platoonDaddy · Aug 5, 2018

Out riding my bike today and stopped at Bay Pro Shop. Was informed by the sales clerk, today is their last day, many items on sale. Shit, their ammo even with $5 off is still too high.

Hate to see any small business close their doors, especially a sport shop. Don't know anything about the management, but ammo prices are high.

jr88 · Aug 5, 2018

If it's the one on 260, right off 4 then yes been there over 20 years. I used to get bait,tackle from them going down to solomons. I hate to see a place like that close, but a lot of fishing/hunting business in that area have gone away. Calvert doesn't have the sportsman it used to and more "City" folks have moved down to SoMd..so no surprise.

Capt Skup · Aug 6, 2018

Always meant to stop in that shop, never did, guess I never will. Tuff to be brick and mortar stores these days, with the ease of shopping on the internet. Thankful to have GymRatz nearby, and doing my best to help support them.

44man · Aug 6, 2018

That place was pretty cool

Lots of archery stuff back in the day

They had guns but not a lotta selection and were funny acting when you bought one

Sad to see them go though, not much to chose from in Calvert for buying sporting goods

smokey · Aug 6, 2018

jr88 said:
If it's the one on 260, right off 4 then yes been there over 20 years. I used to get bait,tackle from them going down to solomons. I hate to see a place like that close, but a lot of fishing/hunting business in that area have gone away. Calvert doesn't have the sportsman it used to and more "City" folks have moved down to SoMd..so no surprise.

I wonder if the city folks moving to the area know how much money for nature conservation originated from that shop(and all hunting/gun/fishing shops for that matter)

jr88 · Aug 6, 2018

smokey0118 said:
I wonder if the city folks moving to the area know how much money for nature conservation originated from that shop(and all hunting/gun/fishing shops for that matter)

Seriously doubt it. The current society is taught hunting and firearms are evil, their kids are not introduced to the outdoors and nature but instead they live on X-Box and I Phones. I remember when old man Tyler ran his Tackle shop in North Beach and you could swim/fish there. Now it is a "Resort" filled with tourist.
Hell I liked North beach better when it was a biker town.

tatoocrab · Aug 6, 2018

Tyler's is in Chesapeake Beach and George Klein still owns it.
Wish I knew about Bay Pro I would have like to check them out.

LimaVictor · Aug 6, 2018

The young professionals down here associated to the base are more interested in Beerfest or pub crawls than hunting or fishing. Alot of our fishing business come from people driving 2-3 hours from all over Maryland and Virginia. Add the active duty personnel who just move into the area that come from hunting backgrounds.
Unfortunately, the young professionals outnumber the rest.

bigdv · Aug 6, 2018

I grew up in Dunkirk. Spent many hours in the Bay Pro Shop. Always loved swinging by after opening day of deer season and seeing what everyone got. (back in the day when you had to physically check in deer) I bought a ton of archery and fishing stuff from them. I remember they had a laser sight in tool (back when they first came out) the laser target was across 260 on the hill. People would complain about them pointing a gun across the road.

Sledgehammer45 · Aug 6, 2018

Wow. Grew up in Dunkirk and still live in the area. It was always a blast to check the place out. That was always our go to when we wanted hunting supplies or needed our CO2 tanks filled for paintball. Hard to believe it wont be there any more.

bigdv · Aug 6, 2018

Sledgehammer45 said:
Wow. Grew up in Dunkirk and still live in the area. It was always a blast to check the place out. That was always our go to when we wanted hunting supplies or needed our CO2 tanks filled for paintball. Hard to believe it wont be there any more.

Nice! Back in my day we had to drive up to C&EJs in Lothian to fill up CO2. and half the time he was out.

lx1x · Aug 6, 2018

Bought my bow there (the original owner).. haven't visited after change of ownership..

jr88 · Aug 6, 2018

tatoocrab said:
Tyler's is in Chesapeake Beach and George Klein still owns it.
Wish I knew about Bay Pro I would have like to check them out.

Yes, Technically it is in Chesapeake Beach by a few blocks. Klein bought it from Tyler, don't know if he is still alive but he was living in Capitol Hgts and still selling lures. Tyler's is now more of a Crab House than sporting good shop and that was my point.

RobSky · Aug 7, 2018

Talked with Ron (owner) on Saturday, didn't want to close but numbers had gradually dropped to where it wasn't profitable anymore. He hinted that it was hard competing with Amazon and Walmart.

He is going to keep his FFL and do transfers. He was planning to have an office in the same area above the store.

K31 · Aug 7, 2018

I bought powder from them a long time ago.

Vandy · Aug 7, 2018

I've been going to Bay Pro for 20 years. I had a lot of my archery work done by them, but on most things their prices were crazy high. I don't mind paying more to support a local business but not if it means I am being gouged. Last bigger ticket thing I went in there to buy was a Savage 220. They wanted $200 more than what I could get it for at Dick's Sporting Goods.

Neot · Aug 16, 2018

Noticed the other day that they were closed up when I stopped by 7 Eleven. I hadn't been in because I wasn't really in the market for anything but nearly everyone I spoke to said the prices were very high, which caused them to buy elsewhere. It's tough to compete today when everyone can compare prices in an instant on their phone. Sucks losing a local shop but its going to keep happening unless they adapt.

parttimer · Aug 16, 2018

I won't miss that place.
Prices were high.
I only had one good experience with there customer service. Every other time it sucked.
They seemed to have a very Fudd oriented view and selection of rifles.
Per a good friend of mine they tried to rip him off on transfer fees in 2013. He said the agreed to do a transfer on an AR for &75 that he was ordering online. He said when went to pick it up the told him it was a $150 transfer fee and refused to ship it to another Ff's. He said the told him pay new the fee or it was now their rifle. If that is how they did business they deserve to shut down.

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