Coronavirus pandemic not impacting businesses during holiday

Coronavirus pandemic not impacting businesses during holiday

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Guys, while you might expect rising coronavirus numbers to impact the holiday weekend - today stores in the guntersville area told me they're seeing strong business that may even surpass regular numbers.

Aul & jana ponder - gunersville tackle and outdoor at waterfront "no, it's not lower, it has been a very, very good year."

At gunersville tackle and outdoor, paul and jana ponder supply all the fishing essentials... paul says he think's time spent in quarantine gave people a strong desire get on the water.

"they get to get out there on the boat, they still got their six foot, and so they're just having a good time, they'e making a positive out of a sad situation.

We hear so much negative that finally we're getting a positive."

Ponder told waay 31 that he's seen an increase in general use rods ahead of the weekend.

"and that tells us that a lot of families are getting out, they're learning to fish, they're having fun."

Friday, among his customers was the maxwell family, who traveled nearly six hours from mississippi.

"we came last summer and we caught about 105 - 110 bass in like four days."

The family says they love fishing and couldn't pass up what they called one of the best lakes in the country.

Other local businesses like guntersville outfitters say the holiday weekend isn't generally their busiest -- but the sale of hot items like beach towels, coolers and sandals has been accelerated.

"so we've actually started bring on newer items. and more shoes and sandals and that thing, so those are picking up for us and we're seeing more foot traffic come through the store as well."

With many people out on the water - i reached out to several boat rental stores today -- most said they were to busy to talk as july 4th is their biggest weekend of the year -- even now.

Live in guntersville, max cohan, waay 31