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#1 Post by clayton »

Anybody used these guys for mail order before?
website looks good but just worried about delivery due to the iceland volcano grounding flights?
seems a reasonable place and good delivery prices
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#2 Post by Big Ben »

Postage from GAC is very reasonable but I have had poblems in the past with gear being out of stock and delays with delivery.Veals are a bit more for postage but the order has always arrived within two days.
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#3 Post by husshunter »

good prices in gac but you might have to wait a while delivery isnt as good as veals
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#4 Post by beachcaster »

same as above with gac wouldnot be in any hurry to deal with them again.veals or gerrys of morcambe would be a better bet imho.
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#5 Post by fishermannum1 »

a few years back i got a load of salmon and trout flies from gac, was very disappointed with them, there were of very bad quality. and had to wait well over a week for delivery, have not dealt with them since.
as ole rab c said " see me' see the sea' i love the sea me"
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#6 Post by paddyc »

Never had any probs, good service and postage is cheap enough.
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#7 Post by seanyroche »

I used them before Christmas they were very helpful, had excellent deals, free gifts and £15 post for 4 rods 5 reels and a load of bits and pieces. Some items were out of stock but were posted at their own cost later on one reel was damaged and they sent out a new one no bother.

I used them again about a month ago and they matched the price of a mould from Gerry’s of Morecombe Bay.

Will def be using them again, recommend them to all my friends :D :D :D
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#8 Post by markh »

i have used them a few times now and never had a problem, delivery prices are reasonable and is usually delivered very quickly
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#9 Post by Viper »

Was in their shop a few years back, not far from the centre of glasgow and larger than most Tesco stores over here! well worth the visit, and good value as well.
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#10 Post by AG »

do you all not shop local ? and why ?
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#11 Post by leec »

Ive used them a few times for tackle, theyre pretty good but like the rest have said you can wait for over a week to get gear.

Spotted Dog Tackle is very good for rods and reels....I got a new rod from them, came within a couple of days in massive cylindrical cardboard thing....there was no chance it would get damaged and like I say, were very fast.

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#12 Post by herefishyfishy »

I have used them once and was happy, got a few things the rod they sent was damaged one eye cracked. Rang them straight away and they sent another rod free of charge and told me not to bother resending the other one back. So two for the price of one. I also ordered a luggage set it was out of stock so i was upgraded to the next best luggage set, no extra cost. Had a problem with the rugsack((mustard holdall) it developed a tear within a month, so i rang them and they asked me to send it back. Got mad prices back from couier crowds etc and told them the cost of it they asked for proof of cost and said dont bother and they will replace my bag free of charge. When i recieved the bag it was again upgraded to the next size. Very happy with the service always friendly to me over the phone & email and i know a few shops over here use them to get some gear in too. If the equipment is out of stock they will send on the equipment that is in stock and then resend the equipment at a later date at there own expense. Would recommend them from my own experiance.
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#13 Post by shamoo0804 »

do you all not shop local ? and why ?
Cost & selection I would imagine.

Have to say, they are the main 2 reasons I order stuff from overseas.

I do get a few bits locally, but only when I'm stuck.
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#14 Post by seanyroche »

Viper wrote:Was in their shop a few years back, not far from the centre of glasgow and larger than most Tesco stores over here! well worth the visit, and good value as well.
Seen the show room in sea angler the other month, it looks huge
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#15 Post by seanyroche »

shamoo0804 wrote:
do you all not shop local ? and why ?
Cost & selection I would imagine.

Have to say, they are the main 2 reasons I order stuff from overseas.

I do get a few bits locally, but only when I'm stuck.
Yep Cost and choice
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#16 Post by seanyroche »

leec wrote:Ive used them a few times for tackle, theyre pretty good but like the rest have said you can wait for over a week to get gear.

Spotted Dog Tackle is very good for rods and reels....I got a new rod from them, came within a couple of days in massive cylindrical cardboard thing....there was no chance it would get damaged and like I say, were very fast.

:P
I also used the spottydod for feathers, they had sets with 10 feathers about 3m long ideal for mackerel at different levels off a boat or divided in two from the shore.

The post would rocket if you up the number from what I can remember.
You might get better deal if you rang them.
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#17 Post by stevief54 »

veals and gerrys of morecambe are fairly good to deal with. I have ordered on line from both and have had good service.
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#18 Post by Brenfitz1 »

Glasgow Angling Centre.

I recomend them very highly, I have bought pieces of kit from them for a couple of years now.
Very friendly and knowledgeable.
Returns never any probs send it back or if too dear replace anyway.
A couple of times I ordered stuff that was out of stock and got upgraded FOC or was put on back order.
Once I ordered a reel, it was put on back order they had problems sourcing it so rang me to tell what was going on said it may take a month or so to get, gave me a refund and credited my account with £15 for any inconvience. :P :P
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#19 Post by chrisfeeney30 »

seanyroche wrote:
shamoo0804 wrote:
do you all not shop local ? and why ?
Cost & selection I would imagine.

Have to say, they are the main 2 reasons I order stuff from overseas.

I do get a few bits locally, but only when I'm stuck.
Yep Cost and choice
cost, but the main thing is the extreamly poor selection
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#20 Post by kelvin »

Always found Veals and Gerry's of M much better - price, selection and quality of gear. Glasgow also has a tendency to state a price without VAT added :? .

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