Couple year old thread. I happen in once in a while and there are some good deals there, sometimes.
I've found there's a guys working in the fly section that was really able to help me out.
I wanted to get into Coho on the fly, and he put together a combo that (1) looked great, (2) felt great, and (3) Caught Fish!!!!
Liked it so much I went back and got another of the same just opposite hand reel.
I had kinda been looking all over, and I was surprised at the level of detail and customer service in a big box store.