Field & Stream/Dick's Sporting Goods Hold Soft Open in Lafayette

You forgot the Acadiana chin strap

Dicks sucks. I've been disappointed every time I've been. They don't have much of an outdoor section, it's all running and golf and crap. Academy blows Dicks away.

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Dicks sucks. I've been disappointed every time I've been. They don't have much of an outdoor section, it's all running and golf and crap. Academy blows Dicks away.

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The Dicks in Auburn sucks so much that no one ever goes there. That's precisely the reason why I stop by there from time to time to fill my rimfire addiction.

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Dicks sucks. I've been disappointed every time I've been. They don't have much of an outdoor section, it's all running and golf and crap. Academy blows Dicks away.

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This X1000. Only thing I've ever bought at Dick's is my Cobra golf clubs and that's only because we didn't have an Academy close by in Huntsville at the time. Now we have an Academy in Madison..I drive across H'ville to shop there instead of Dicks not 3 miles from my house.

Dicks is for the "once-in-a-lifetime" sportsman...and for women looking for fashion running wear.

Can their prices compete with Academy?

A few of my coworkers went. They took pics. Looks nice. I'll check it out in April.

I went last night, and no. Their prices generally won't compete with Academy but they destroy them in selection and quality.

For Price Example:
Rapala Skitter walk at Academy is $7.99. At Field & Stream it is $9.99. They were a few dollars more on some things but bigger things like reels they were equal on.

That being said they have one of the best selection of saltwater baits I have ever seen in a store. Who ever came up with the inventory knows the area well and what people fish with. It will hurt Academy because of their selection for sure. Not to mention it is way nicer and laid out much better.

They also have a very large hunting section also with lots of guns. Didn't check it out too much but it probably had more guns than Lafayette Shooters. A decent kayak selection (nothing like P&P) but they carry Old Town kayaks.

Most Dick's have a crappy hunting and fishing department but with the Field & Stream combined it is really nice. The regional guy told me it is only the 5th location with a Dick's and Field & Stream in essentially the same building.

Overall I was very impressed with Field & Stream. It was very similar to a Bass Pro Shop in there. I didn't spend much time in Dick's to say anything about it other than it looked like any other Dick's I had been to, but just 1 floor because it didn't have any outdoors stuff.

The parking lot was full but the store is really big so it wasn't bad at all. There was people but it wasn't like you were bumping into people every where. The layout helps also

I shop local


Lafayette shooters

Same here, 99% of my outdoor activity is fishing. I'd love to be able to support Pack and Paddle more but with them closing at 6pm and being across town I can rarely get there for tackle. They do carry alot of the stuff that big box stores never have though.