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Anybody heard an actual Grand Opening date for the new Bass Pro Shops store in Brandon? I haven't been able to find anything official online, but I'm sure one of the members here must know somebody with the inside scoop....

I read somewhere it was the July 4th Weekend but I cant verify that.....

Just saw the official Opening is July 29th.....

Anything special planned for this one in Brandon? Our SOTE one is supposed to have a bowling alley, wonder if it'll be fishing themed.

Figures. I post the question one night, and the next day Channel 8 does a quick story on the opening:
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They are going to have an Islamorada Fish Company restaurant and a Ranger Boats sales and service center attached to the store. I have accumulated a few Bass Pro gift cards recently, but haven't made it over to Orlando to use them yet. This new place will be a lot more convenient for me.

You'll be sorry when it happens, first it will be a great place to visit but expensive cause you'll buy lots of new cool stuff most of which you can do without, then slowly most if not all the Mom & Pops bait and tackle shops will shut down, then you'll get very tired of going there and not being able to find what you are looking for unless its a BPS name brand...

Its amazing to me how much stuff they do sell... on a weekend people, for here its a lot of tourist traffic, people just line up and push carts full of stuff through the cash resgisters...