I find that stores usually have way to much of what I don't want/like and not enough of what I do like/want.
I suspect this to be the case with most serious experienced outdoorsman.
I don't really require that much equipment but when I do I for the most part know exactly what I want and they usually don't have it.
I order it online.
Least favorite part: Sifting through a bunch of gimmicky junk only to find out they don't have what I want.
There are some exceptions that the stores carry and I will just go get.
One example this time of year is crappie jigs. I don't want to buy packages of 5 with the wrong sized hooks and packages of 5 tubes.
I want 100 unpainted jigs with the right sized hooks......not 5 with the wrong hooks.