Retail Stores
A Bass Pro Shops store ranges from 42,000 square feet (3,900 m2) up to 300,000 square feet (28,000 m2). The largest flagship stores are known as Outdoor World stores. The decor of the stores includes taxidermy mounts native to the local area. All stores have an indoor water feature that showcase fish species that are indigenous to the area. The fish in their tanks are game fish of great size. In some of these aquariums, professional anglers and store pro-staff hold demonstrations showing the use of an artificial bait. They catch the fish in these tanks to show how well the bait works. Bass Pro Shops is also known for its Outdoor Skills Workshops, teaching skills as varied as fly fishing, Dutch oven cooking, archery hunting with an archery range in the store, and GPS navigation. They hold many skills workshops with the top names in the outdoor world.
The Rancho Cucamonga, California Outdoor World store is used for the exterior shots of the fictional Outdoor Man store in the ABC sitcom Last Man Standing, starring Tim Allen. Camera crews have also visited the store several times to film interior shots.
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