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 Keeping up with what's
happening
at Zeiner's Bass Shop
Updates from
Wichita's year 'round tackle store
Notes from
Jim Zeiner
Serving anglers since 1953
Saturday-March
31, 2007 - 9:53 am - We've
been getting good reports on walleye at Cheney and El Dorado
off the dam. This time of the year things heat up for a while
during the pre-spawn and spawning season. Stick baits are the
lure of choice for many of the anglers. We've placed another
order for Vicious
line. In addition
to the 250-yard spools of Flourocarbon, we are adding 550-yard
spools. We hope to receive the order toward the end of next week.
Thursday-March
29, 2007 - 4:55 pm - I
just received an email from Doug Nygren, Fisheries section Chief
of the Kansas department of Wildlife and Parks. At 5:00 today,
the Largemouth Bass Management Plan will be posted on the KDWP
website. There is also a "blog topic" where the public
can post their comments and weigh-in on the plan. Here are the
links to those sites.
http://kdwp.blogspot.com/2007/03/largemouth-bass-management-plan.html
http://kdwp.state.ks.us/kdwp_info/kdwp_blog
He would like
to spread the word. Let others know about this.
Monday-March
26, 2007 - 8:52 pm - The
highways are busy to Oklahoma as anglers head there to snag spoonbill.
I just posted a story and a couple photographs on the Kansas
Angler Reports from Oklahoma Anglers. Click
here to see some nice spoonbill. If you need equipment and supliesosagng, be sure
to drop by. I would venture to say we have the best selection
in town.
Saturday-March
24, 2007 - 11:15 am - I
just posted a story from the state on trout permits being required
for anglers fishing waters the state stocks trout in. Effective
January 1, a trout permit is required even if an angler is not
fishing for trout in those waters. You can read the complete
story by clicking
here. I must have
missed it when I looked at changes in regulations for this year.
It could be bad news if a person wasn't aware of it and got caught
fishing one on the trout stocked waters.
We continue
to receive new merchandise. For those of you that are Gene Larew
fans, we have a number of discontinued colors in the Salt Craws.
We also have a few left of a special run of electric blue with
white claw. We also have some of the 8" hook tail worms
in the same color.
Remember, when
you're looking for something and can't find, to check with us.
We will do our best to find it for you.
Saturday-March
17, 2007 - 6:52 pm - Our
sympathy goes out to Steve White and his family. Steve's wife
Nancy passed away about a week ago and her services were on Wednesday.
Deb and I were unable to attend because Deb had an operation
on Tuesday. Steve and Nancy operated a couple bass tournament
circuits through the 80s and 90s. We had the pleasure to meet
Nancy through our participation in those circuits. She and Steve
worked hard through those years and at the same time raised some
great kids. We always admired their devotion to family and fishing.
What a week
this was. More new merchandise arriving and more people gettng
ready for spring fishing. We received some national publicity
this month in The Fishing Tackle Trade News. That's a trade publication
that goes to fishing tackle stores, manufacturers and others
involved in the fishing tackle industry. We were one of three
independent dealers featured in an article about websites for
small independent dealers. The other two were Brannan's Bass
Shop in Texas and Scott's Bait & Tackle in New Jersy. I asked
the writer how he happened to contact us and he said he had asked
for suggestions from distributors and manufacturers and then
looked at the suggested sites. A couple years ago, we were featued
in in a nice article in the same publication as their independent
dealer of the month.
Saturday-March
10, 2007 - 9:20 pm - After
a couple of special event Saturdays, it was nice to have a little
more relaxed day today. We were still busy, but had more time
to talk with people. Most everyone seems anxious to get started
fishing again. Trout fishing continues to be strong since the
ice cleared. Trout anglers lost a couple months of fishing that
they had last year. We continue to get new merchandise in and
move things around. If you're a crappie angler, come in and check
out the tackle and lures we have for you.
We've added
100 count bags of Swim
Tails to our regular
stock. We decided we should do that because so many of our customers
buy them by the 100s and that used to mean a trip to the backroom
and a lot of counting. Now we have them ready to go. It's always
interesting to talk to Swim Tail customers that buy in large
quantities. Some are crappie anglers, others are after wipers
or walleye. I've caught everything except carp on them. A couple
weeks ago, I talked to a customer that had caught carp on them.
They are a great bait to jig with or to cast and retreive. They
are really effective with a jig spinner added.
If you're a
bass angler that would like to get involved in the BASS Weekend
Series, but you don't have a boat or want to use your boat, we
have a customer that plans to fish the series as a boater. He
would ike to find a non-boater interested in fishing the series.
The dates this year are April 22, June 10, June 24 and July 16
with the Division Championship August 26-27.
You wouldn't
be fishing with him as the non-boater, your name would be drawn
and assigned to another boater. The way the tournament works,
if a boater wants to be sure he is going to be able to compete
as a boater, he has to bring a non-boater. If there are more
boaters than non-boaters, the names of boaters (that did not
bring a non-boater) go into a drawing to determine who will be
boaters and who will have the back of the boat.
If you're interested
in finding out more, contact Mike Combs evenings and weekend
at 942-4595.
Saturday-March
3, 2007 - 9:20 pm - Thanks
to all of you that made it by for our second Special Saturday.
It was pretty much non-stop most of the day. This was probably
one of the best in-store promotion days we've ever had. As the
clock hit 5:00 we had Mike Simpson of Crappie Magic draw for
the winner of the free guided trip with Mike Cook of Four Lake
Guides. Mitchell Johnston of Wichita was the winner. I gave him
a call a little after the drawing. He was pleased to say the
least. I'll bet he and his guest have a great time with Mike.
Last year's winner and his guest had a blast.
Even though
they weren't in the store, we had a good day on internet sales
also, especially on some closeout items we have in stock. You
can see them on our shopping cart by clicking
here. Bookmark
our closeout page and check back once in a while. We will be
using it more this year as we make room for new merchandise this
year.
Friday-March
2, 2007 - 2:40 pm - Remember
to come by tomorrow to visit with Mark Kirkpatrick (a field staffer
for Vicious), Crappie Guide Mike Simpson and vintage lure collector
Bob Wallace. In addition to them, Neal Hall of Classic Destiny
Custom Rods will be in the store talking about his custom made
rods. Also, some of our old time customres called Deb and harassed
her into coming down for the day to visit. We've been having
a number of calls today about tomorrow. Should be a bunch of
people in and out to visit with everyone. Remember to bring your
old lures or tackle to have Bob Wallace look at them and give
you some history or values. Last, but not least, remember to
register for the free guided trip with Wichita Guide Mike Cook
of four lake guides.
Sunday-February
25, 2007 - 9:12 pm - Another
Bassmaster Classic is in the books now. Deb and I were both pretty
excited after the second day and Kevin VanDam was in the lead.
Early in his career he was one of the presenters for BASS University
in Wichita. Deb was the Wichita coordinator for the seminars.
VanDam was a "kid" that talked about spinnerbaits.
He finished in third this time around, but widened his lead over
Denny Brauer as the highest all-time money maker.
Two of the Vicious
Line Elite Team members finished in the top 25. Jason Quinn finished
in ninth and Russ Lane finished in 25th. Vicious is a new line
we started carrying this year that has already outsold all of
our other lines combined this past month.
You can read
about the classic by going to Kansas
Angler Online.
Saturday-February
24, 2007 - 9:56 pm - Thanks
to all of you that made it in today for our first of two "Special
Saturdays." It started a little slow in the early morning.
I was afraid the weather was so nice everyone decided to just
get outdoors and enjoy it. But then around 11:30 it started getting
busy and it stayed that way through the rest of the day. Mike
Cook and Curt Graves both said they enjoyed talking with everyone
and they had a good time. That's what it's all about. We had
a lot of interest in the new Vicious Line. Mark Kirkpatrick (he'll
be in the store next Saturday) took a bunch of the Vicious Line
to Chanute with him and sold out of the Ultimate and nearly out
of the flourocarbon. I'll be calling the factory to get our second
order on the way so we have more in time for next Saturday when
Kirkpatrick (a field staffer for Vicious), Crappie Guide Mike
Simpson and vintage lure collector Bob Wallace will be in the
store. Be sure to mark it on your calendar and come see us. Many
of the customers today said, "See you next Saturday,"
as they were leaving. Come join them then.
Saturday-February
24, 2007 - 9:00 am - Getting
ready for the day with Mike Cook and Curt Graves in the store
from 10 till 4 to visit with people about fishing. If you're
out running around after the rain we got last night, stop by
and say hi. While you're in the store, be sure to register for
the free guided trip with Mike Cook.
Monday-February
19, 2007 - 2:03 pm - Thanks
to all of you that visited us at the Kansas Sports Boat and Travel
Show. We got to talk to a ton of people. It's always fun to visit
with everyone. Remember to mark your calendar for the next couple
Saturdays and save some time to come in and visit with the folks
we will have in the store. Wichita Guide Mike Cook and tournament
angler Curt Graves will be in the store this coming Saturday.
Starting today and running through March 3, we will be registering
people for a drawing for a free guided trip with Cook. The following
Saturday, March 3 we will have crappie guide and the owner of
Crappie Magic Mike Simpson in the store along with Mark Kirkpatrick
and Bob Wallace. Kirkpatrick is a tournament angler and on the
field staff of several companies. He will be talking fishing
and about Vicious line with customers. Bob Wallace is a vintage
tackle collector and will have a display of vintage tackle. He
will also look at tackle you bring in and give you some history
on it and an estimate of its value if you're interested. He also
buys vintage tackle if you have some you are wanting to sell.
Be sure to come see us on the next two Saturdays.
 Saturday-February 17, 2007 - 7:33
am - Day three
of the Kansas Sports Boat and Travel Show is here. I'm about
ready to head that way now. I enjoyed the first two days as I
talked with many of our customers and other people. Antique lure
collecter Bob Wallace will be in our booth (number 42) today
with a display of antique lures. Stop by and chat with him and
take a look. Also remember our wall full of bargins with our
buy one get one free offer. To sweeten the deal even more, if
you buy $10 in Berkley products, you will get a coupon for a
$5 mail in rebate. That's a real deal!!
We have the
new Vicious line in the booth also or you can swing by the store
and see my son Ben today and let him fix you up with some.
Wednesday-February
14, 2007 - 7:46 pm - Just
got back from setting up a booth at the Sports Boat and Travel
Show. We decided to do a booth a few weeks ago. It's been several
years since we've been there, so we decided to head back. Don't
expect anything big like we had back when we were doing 10 booths.
We're just doing a single booth so we can meet folks. If you
want to save some money, come out and see us. We're bringing
in new products this year and need room in the store, so we made
a decision about what to close out and we've taken it to the
show. All the closeout merchandise is buy one and get one free.
That's 50% off. We will have Vicious Line at the show to introduce
it. Stop by and say hi. We are in booth 42. If you are interested
in old lures, come by Saturday. Bob Wallace, a vintage lure collector
and appraiser will be in the booth. He will also be in our store
on Saturday, March 3.
Tuesday-February
13, 2007 - 10:16 am - We
just discovered that some of our emails to zeiners.com were note
being forwarded. When we investigated further, we discovered
that our site was down. We have that corrected and everything
should be working fine now. If you tried emailing us at zeiner.com
and it bounced back, it wasn't you - it was us. I'm sorry for
any inconvenience.
Thursday-February
8, 2007 - 2:48 pm - Just
finished the spring issue of The Kansas Angler. If you're one
of the many people that receive it in the mail, keep your eyes
open for it. It will be mailed Friday so some people will start
receiving it on Saturday. Others will receive it next week. It
will have a coupon that's good for an $8.00 savings when you
buy two adult tickets. If you don't receive The Angler, stop
by the store next week and pick up a copy and use the coupon.
Every coupon that's used helps support The Angler because the
show management monitors the number of coupons they receive.
We may have some copies of The Angler later in the day Friday
if we are able to get out and get them picked up.
We've also received
our first shipment of Vicious Line. This is a new line for us
and I think it will be well received. The flourocarbon line is
very competatively priced. The Ultimate series is in a 660-yard
spool that's packed in a box that serves as a winding station.
It's a neat idea. The box has an opening on one side that the
line can feed through for spooling casting reels and another
hole on the end for spinning reels. Check them out the next time
you're in.
Monday-January
29, 2007 - 7:33 pm - We
have our spring St. Croix order in. Come in and check out one
of the finest rods money can buy. If you've felt like you budget
didn't fit St. Croix rods, be sure to check out the Triump series
they introduced last year. They start at $60 and carry a five-year
warranty. That's hard to beat. Probably the most popular rod
St. Croix builds is the Premier Series. We have a good selection
of casting and spinning. We even have some two-piece models which
are hard to find in a quality rod. New merchandise is arriving
on a regular basis. We should have the new Johnny Morris reels
later this week as well as the full compliment of Extremes, probably
one of the best values in reels today. Match your Extreme reel
up with an extreme rod and you have a combination that you can
be proud of. Other Bass Pro model reels are also on the way.
Come in and see us.
Wednesday-January
24, 2007 - 12:35 pm - Just
finished updating the Kansas fishing reports on The Kansas
Angler Online website.
It should come as no surprise that fishing is a bit slow. Starting
to get a few ice fishing reports. Had a number of calls for ice
fishing equipment and supplies the first couple days of the week.
If you're looking for a power auger, we can still order you one.
I have one on the way for someone now and the distributor still
has a few left. We don't have any augers in stock, but if you
have a hand auger and would like to have a power auger, we have
a low priced alternative for you. Check it out. For not much money, you can save a lot of effort.
Saturday-January
20, 2007 - 10:53 am - Hats
off to Mike Edringtonn of Olathe for his 16th place finish in
the BASS Federation Nation Championship that ended yesterday.
A field of 54 hopeful Classic anglers competed. Royce Dennington
from Oklahoma won the tournament. Central region placed third.
You can read the complete story by clicking
here.
I understand
it's snowing big time in Wichita. We don't have any yet in Cottonwood
Falls, but it's on the way I guess. The nice weather we had Thursday
and Friday was welcome. We were pretty busy at the Wichita store
as people quit staying so close to the fire.
Wednesday-January
17, 2007 - 4:54 pm - Just
finished updating fishing reports on the Kansas Angler Online site. This cold snap has slowed
things down a bit except for anticipation by ice fishing fans.
If you decide to go ice fishing, be sure to test the ice. We
don't need anyone falling through. Remember to come by and check
out the rack of free magazines if you're thinking you may want
to stay in for a while. If you have any old fishing magazines
you don't want any more, bring them by so someone else can enjoy
them. We also have the 2007 Gear Guide from Fly Fish America.
They're free also. Check
out the contents.
Saturday-January
13, 2007 - 12:54 pm - What
a day to stay inside. I'm in Cottonwood Falls today. Called the
Wichita store and talked with Alex. He said people have been
stocking up on things to keep them occupied while they are stuck
inside. If you need something to do, how about making your own
lures? We have what you need. If you're just getting started,
check
out our kits from Do-It. Something
else I'm excited about is some new jig hooks we have in stock
now. If you pour jigs on a 570 style Eagle Claw but wish you
could find a stronger hook, we have them. We have two styles
that should fill the bill for you. Our customers that make football
jigs and roundhead jigs really like them. One is from Gamakatsu
and the other is a Matzou. The Gamakatsu is the traditional round
bend while the Matzou is a sickle bend. Come check them out.
We're open until 5:00 today and closed Sunday.
Tuesday-January
9, 2007 - 10:06 am - A
customer brought in a box full of magazines for our free magazine
rack yesterday afternoon. He had quite a few Bassmasters as well
as catfish and crappie magazines. If you want something to read
this weekend, stop by and pick some out. The price is right,
they're free. If you have any old fishing related magazines you
are thinking of throwing away, bring them by and we'll put them
on the rack for others to enjoy.
Monday-January
8, 2007 - 12:22 pm - We've
received some great kits for people wanting to get started making
their own sinkers or lures. These kits are from Do-It, the leading
manufacturer of lead molds. We have kits for pouring roundhead
jigs, bank sinkers or egg sinkers. Each of these kits include
everything you need to get started and a DVD to show you how.
We also have a kit for making weedless bass jigs and another
for making spinnerbaits. Check
them out.
Wednesday-January
3, 2007 - 5:05 pm - I
hope you had a safe and sane New Year's. Deb and I were married
on January 1, so every New Year's eve, it's wait until midnight
and then try to be the first one to give the other one an anniversary
gift. Problem is, the older you get the harder it is to stay
up until midnight. We closed the store in Cottonwood Falls on
Sunday and took our annual anniversary drive to see some friends
of ours. That was nice.
We had a busy
day at the Wichita store yesterday. We had to play catch-up on
internet orders in addition to helping all the customers that
came into the store. Seems to be a lot of people trout and crappie
fishing.
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