If you fish, fresh or salt water, Been There, Caught That has what you need. Their selection and inventory allow you to take the time to SEE what you are shopping for BEFORE you buy it, not like with online purchases that don't ever seem to look like what they did in photos. It is amazing how much they can carry in the space that they have!! These are local folks who know how to fish, and fish the same places YOU fish. If they have not got it in stock, they can get it. Don't waste your time at the 'big box' stores who stock what corporate tells them will sell, buy from this local shop who carry it cause IT WORKS!! read more

The motor oil red flake with the size 1 bait holder and 3/4oz bullet was the ticket. Perch PB! read more

Been There Caught That - Hunting & Fishing Supplies Near Me - Santa Maria, California

Sorta New Owners. I didn't know it changed hats.....I haven't been back in over a year. Fair prices and definitely great customer service. I'll be back for more read more

ALWAYS SUPPORT LOCAL. This is a family ran shop and it's Absolutely amazing they carry every product you get absolutely need. Deep sea fishing Surf Rock fishing Shark fishing Waders .. LITERALLY ALL OF IT !!!!! All the bait & tackle in the world AND MOST IMPORTANTLY the owners have knowledge to offer. You MUST understand this is the ONLY local fishing shop in the entire 805 . So yes you're gonna have to be an adult and have patience. Sorry not sorry. They have 2-3 employees who LOVE what they do !! read more

Been There Caught That - Hunting & Fishing Supplies Near Me - Santa Maria, California

Fernando and Feddy are extremely helpful and generous with their time. It is great to get advice from people who have first hand knowledge of Central Coast surf fishing. We are lucky to have a local tackle shop like Been There Caught That! read more

*New Owners* Great service. All items I needed were in stock and easy to find. Like the new layout. They even gave me an Official "Been there Caught that" Hoody. I recommend them for all sport fishing needs! read more

The store has new owners, and since then has been organized and cleaned up well! New owners have positive energy every time I go in and they always have everything I need. I go here now for all my fishing equipment. Support your local community! read more

I go for the live bait. I use the red worms in my planted pots. A 24 count runs a few dollars. They have enough stock that I always browse. One of my favorite long sleeve t-shorts is from here. I'm stopping by in the next fee days and browse again. read more

I have been a customer of there's for over 10 years. But never again will I refer or come back to this place. Yesterday I called them to ask if they had time to put some line on my reels. I drove 30 minutes to get there. When I got there, Mark starting complaining about his health, which I felt bad and told him "I'll just drop them off and come back later". I called them this morning and spoke to Tina, she told me " they are ready". When I got there they couldn't find my reels. I was then surprised with my reels had never been worked on. I am extremely disappointed and dissatisfied of there service. read more

My best friend and I have spent thousands of dollars at this store over the past two years. Personally I've dropped $800 on one setup. My friend recently purchased a $250 Phenix rod from them. After getting it home and putting his reel on, he realized the reel seat was not aligned with the guides. He called, they said come down. Upon arrival he was told there was nothing they could do other than send it back to the factory. They sold a faulty item and refused to exchange it. My friend even offered to cover the difference for an upgrade. We will be taking our business elsewhere from now on. I'd rather drive to Ventura and get legitimate customer service. Ridiculous. read more

I support local tackle shops. If there is anything im looking for ill come here before Wal-Mart, BIG 5 or dicks. Knowledgeable staff, helpful and awesome selections. If you need anything fishing related this is the place. I surf fish so this little shop is my to go to. read more

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Place is a joke! Been a customer for years and every time I return to the business I regret my decision every time! Worst customer service , mark the owner only cares about high dollar sales he'll spend 2 hours with you if you want to buy a reel but make you stand in the corner of his shop for 2 hrs if you want line on your reel! And then get told there's nothing we can do you just have to wait till he's done! Guy can hardly walk or talk let alone run a business never again will I support this place read more

I like this place . I try to stop every time I'm in the area and spend a little cash. They had lug worms the last time I went. The guy that's was there was super nice and helpful read more

HORRIBLE SERVICE, took almost a year to get back my fishing pole & they lost my spool and told me it's my problem !!!!!unable to credit me !!!!after I spent a good amount of money there!!!!really unorganized , don't shop there at all , better to order online and return with no problems, !!!!BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE!!!!! read more

Amazing amount of stock. This little store has everything for literally any kind of fishing. Went in with my son and picked up a pole and reel same day we were going fishing. That were so nice, set me up fast, spooled the reel with ghost line and gave us great advice. We had an epic day casting out past the waves. I read some of these other negative reviews and laugh. This is the epitome of a Mom and Pop shop. I guess some people think if you spend a few dollars in a store they should worship the ground you walk on. Why don't you go open a local fishing store and see how you react servicing the public. Nobody on the central coast has the inventory these guys do, including box stores. This store is the Lighting Joes Guitar Heaven of fishing. We are so lucky to have them available to us. Instead of leaving a bad review, stop in and thank them for being here, then see what kind of service you get! In My Humble Opinion. read more

I should have paid attention to some of these reviews when I visited this store 6 weeks ago. I purchased some items in-store and requested they place an order for an item that was out of stock. They said they would right away, took my number and never called me back. I called them twice to check on the order. Both times they just told me that they have not ordered it yet.... really!!!, Six weeks later and you just don't care about serving a customer who wants to support you as a small business.... pathetic!! Never going back here again!!! Hope you close your doors as this lack of service deserves NO business....lots of other options folks online including free shipping right to my door. read more

Based off my own experience, I had a very informative helpful time in the shop. I am completely new to the world of fishing and Mark helped me out tremendously. I brought in a rod and he helped take the time to set it up for surf fishing. Showing me each step and the knots he made. Gave me some pointers on how to work the beach. He could not have been more helpful. I had a bunch more questions but there were other customers waiting and I didn't want to hold them up. But a great experience. read more

Lots of great gear to choose from. Staff has always been very knowledgeable during my visits. Manuel was a big help today. Don't understand the negative reviews at all. Love keeping business local when possible instead of the big box stores. read more

Love this place, mark is great. He knows what I want better than I do, and that's something you can't get at Walmart... prices are also competitive, better than Amazon for sure read more

I am not at all pleased with the service. At the end of 2018 season 3 months before close I took a reel in for repair needless to say I was told it would be sent out for repairs to " There Guy" whom was supposed to be real good. I waited I called I went in to check on my reel in person the last week before open 2019 got another lie. I followed to the office to check paper work and no luck but low and behold I saw my reel and its claim tag on a desk and pointed it out matching my paperwork then the story turned and nothing had been done not even sent out. I will Never ever go back to this place!!!!! He even threatened me with calling the police when I demanded the reel back. I said call!!! I wish he would have. So my Family And Friends are Done with them. read more

Horrible customer service standard around for 20 minutes before I was even spoke to you and waited another 20 minutes to be told that he wouldn't Spall my real telling me that he does not like to spoil peoples rails that buy them elsewhere just pore Survey read more

I'd like to support a local tackle shop and not order online, but time and time again their horrible customer service pushes me away. Will not be coming back again. read more

I bought a $300 phoenix fishing rod from him in November 2018. Not a year later it splintered whil on a fishing trip. When I took it to him for inspection the owner Mark was so rude from the beginning and ended up saying it's not his stores problem and I need to file a claim directly through Phoenix myself. Never have I had a store owner be so rude. I've spent a lot in that store and I expect better customer service. I'm telling everybody I know what crap service I got there today. My advice is don't buy anything from that store because if it ends up breaking they won't honor the lifetime warranty!! read more

Great service. Exceptional attention to detail. Run by an honest husband and wife team. Willing to take extra time to answer any question you might have. Amazing knowledge on where to fish, how & with what. It is nice to stop by and chit-chat about whats biting where. P.S. I must credit the team at Been There Caught That with all catches included in the review. Thanks guys you rock! read more

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Been There Caught That has what you need for fishing in the local area. If you are going out on a boat for Rockfish, Lingcod, etc. or freshwater, they have the exact rods, reels, jigs, line, weights, you need. They will hook you up. I have not bee able to find the gear I need at Walmart, Dick's, or Big 5 that I need for salt water fishing on the central coast. Been There Caught That has the experience and equipment you are looking for. read more

We came up from San Diego looking for some new gear and the customer service was outstanding!! Mark spent a lot of time with us to make sure we had the right gear. There was never any pressure to buy, only a true concern to make sure we had the right gear for our needs. His prices are outstanding and the rest of the staff were helpful and friendly. I am more than happy to make the trip up from San Diego again for this level of expertise and customer service. read more

Lots of reels in stock what he doesn't have he will order. Always the best price around. Glad to have such a great shop locally. I buy all my rods and reels from him. Would highly recommend to anyone in search of great Tackel at great prices. Don't like buying online help support the locals read more

This place seems nice at first but customer service is terrible. I had to drive 35 miles there and back because mark messed up my order. There was no apology for his mistake. He wasted so much of my time, money on fishing products and gas. When I had a problem with the reel it was terrible. I didn't even want to go back to pick it up. He was so rude and angry when I was talking to him. Never have I had such terrible customer service. On top of that they didn't even address any of the problems and charged $25 for shipping. Terrible shop. They only want to sell and do not care about what comes after. I'm not going back here and I would not recommend this place to anyone. Such a shame because I thought they were pretty nice at first read more

Manuel was super chill and very knowledgeable, and they hooked me up with some mono topshot. Definitely will be spending more money here in the future. Great selection of just about everything! Thanks read more

I have shopped at this store for roughly 8 years or so and I have always had a really great experience. Each employee that I have done business with has always been helpful, professional, down to earth and given me great deals when I hadn't expected them. This is my first choice Tackle shop hands down!! read more

Tackle and line is old and will fail. Same as buying used. Return policy is in store credit only and only if they feel like it. I tried to return a new reel in the box never used can't be returned even for store credit. Don't go to this place, it's junk and junk business practice. read more

owners try there best to get you the best price.as for the guy from ranco cocmonga jone g ...mean post and what kind of fool drives 3 or 4 hours when there are plenty of shop down south..bet none of them had what you wanted or you wouled not have waited 6 weeks and a long drive?? read more

Nice selection of equipment. No hassle on returns. Very quick and reasonable on a recent repair.

Store is dirty, dingy, if there is more than one customer in there they cant handle it. A lot of OLD stock and not a lot of the stuff you would really need. Seem to be only interested in sell HIGH dollar fishing equipment and not the terminal tackle. They look right at you and not acknowledge that you are there. At one time this was a very good place to get tackle, but it has gone downhill and they don't seem to care. read more

On the 9th I ordered a Clarus 7' ML Spinning and paid for 2-day shipping. I noticed the money was taken from my account already and was expecting it. Called today (12th) for a tracking number since I haven't seen it. Lady says, sorry they ran out of that rod and if I would like something comparable...really?? When were they going to notify me?? Money usually get taken when shipped. Of course I want my refund lady!! Disappointed. Do not order from them! read more