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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
Informational Video about Zeiner's Bass Shop
Video and instructions
to help prevent the spread of Zebra Mussels
Saturdayday - January 30, 2010 - 2:07 pm - White seemed to be the rule for January as we started and ended the month with snow. Ice fishing fans had a chance to enjoy getting out. Many of them had good results.
As we near February, we're starting to get in new items for the fast approaching season. We just received our first order of Abu-Garcia's new Vendetta rods.
Crappie anglers will be glad to hear we have all the colors of the hard-to-find Slab Busters.
We are working on orders for Gene Larew, Lake Fork Tackle, Yamamoto, Pradco and other manufacturers. If you have any special requests, stop by or give us a call so we can be sure to have what you want.
Thanks to all of our in-store and internet shoppers. We had a great year in 2009 and 2010 promises to be even better if January is any indicator.
Stop by and see us.
Tuesday - January 5, 2010 - 09:25 pm - Well as you may have noticed some new things on the site this past week. We have been working on joining the social networking sites.
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We have set up a Fan page on Facebook along with a Twitter page. These will be yet another way for you to stay up with the latest that is going on with Zeiner's Bass Shop. We will also periodically run specials on these social networks so keep your eyes open and you may just catch a great deal. We look forward to seeing you become a Fan on Facebook and following us on Twitter.
Thursday - December 24, 2009 - 12:24 pm - Looks as though we will have a white Christmas. We will close at 3:00 today unless it's looking real bad, then we might bump it up to 2:00. We will reopen Saturday at 9:00. I hope everyone has a nice Christmas and Santa brings you what you want. Thanks to all of you that have made this a good year for us. We appreciate it.
Friday - December 18, 2009 - 12:44 pm - First it was zebra mussels, now it's Crocs. My daughter just emailed me a photo of a Croc taken at El Dorado. What's next? If you are interested in seeing it, click here. I can't verify that it was taken at El Dorado, I assume it was. We all need to work together to be sure the lake doesn't get more of them.
As we draw closer to Christmas, please remember us for those stocking stuffers. Gift certificates are always practical. We can make you one for any amount you like.
Come see us. We will close early Christmas Eve, be closed Christmas day and open Saturday our normal hours.
Monday - November 30, 2009 - 7:59 pm - Thanks to all of you for another great month. We beat November of 2009 by almost 40% and nearly had our best November on record. It's only with great customers and their loyalty that we could be in business.
As people start trying to get hints from you about what you would like for Christmas, how about suggesting a Zeiner's Bass Shop gift certificate? Your out-of-town friends and relatives can order them online by going to http://www.zeiners.com/giftcertificates/index.html. We will mail it free. With a gift certificate from Zeiner's, you will be able to select from our wide selection in the store or you can order from the Bass Pro Shop catalog. We can order almost anything for you from the catalog, but there are a few things we can't get. If you have any questions about what they may be, just give us a call. An example would be Columbia Sportswear. They and a few other manufacturers will not let Bass Pro sell to independent dealers. Also, you don't need to use your complete gift certificate in one visit, you can get what you need and save the rest of the certificate for later.
I've noticed a number of price increases for the 2010 season. If you need some things for next year, it might be a good idea to get them now before they go up. Not everything is going up, but I have noticed that a number of items have.
Come see Alex, Ben, Del, Tom or me and say hi. There's no need to buy anything, just come in and look around if you would like to. While you're in the store check out the new molds from Do-It. We stock over 300 different molds and can order any others you may want.
Sunday - November 15, 2009 - 1:48 pm - I had a big surprise last night. Yesterday was my 65th birthday and Deb (wife) said she was taking me out to eat. She took me by surprise when she said she had to run by the Cottonwood Falls Community Building to check on something for a reception being held there. When we got there and went in, the place was filled with family and friends to surprise me for my birthday. I guess she had been working on it for several weeks. I had no idea. She hit on an idea to suggest that people bring toys that could be donated to our local Christmas tree for kids Santa needs a little help with.
It was a double birthday. We opened Cottonwood Mercantile in Cottonwood Falls on my 60th birthday. It is five years old now.
Sixty-five isn't so bad. I think I'm just getting started on life. The lord has been good to me and kept me healthy and motivated.
Thursday - November 5, 2009 - 5:10 pm - Thanks to all of our customers for making October our best one on record. People are fishing and making lures.
We continue to receive merchandise. If you're one of the avid trout anglers in the Wichita area, stop by and see us for your tackle and other needs.
Those of you that have been needing more of the great new line from Lake Fork tackle will be glad to know we have all the weights in stock again.
As Christmas starts getting on more people's minds, it's not too early to start giving hints about Zeiner's Bass Shop gift certificates. One of our certificates will let you buy anything in the store or anything on a special order from Bass Pro Shop. (There are a few items we are unable to order. Give us a call if you have something in mind that you want to be sure about.)
If you like making your own lures or sinkers, come by and check out our selection of Do-It molds. We stock over 300 different models of Do-It molds. If we don't have the one you want, we can order for you and have it in just a few days. We order at least once a week from them and often twice a week.
Come by and see us.
Thursday - October 15, 2009 - 9:18 am - Trout are being stocked today and before long anglers will be having some fun and some good eating. One important thing to remember if you're not a trout angler with a trout stamp, areas stocked with trout require a trout stamp even if you're not fishing for trout.
Tuesday was an active day helping customers get ready for trout. I enjoyed being able to get out in the store and help people. Usually, I'm stuck in the backroom.
Warmer temps are supposed to creep back in for the weekend I guess. That will make it a great time to get out and do some fishing. I just posted a story from Kansas Wildlife and Parks about fall fishing. You can read it by clicking here.
Saturday - October 10, 2009 - 3:31 pm - Whoa, did it get cool, make that cold, or what? I always have a hard time adjusting to the first few days of temperatures like we're having now. Wait a few months and this will seem like spring.
It keeps getting worse, Zebra Mussels have been confirmed in Wilson reservoir. Wilson is the westernmost reservoir to become infested in Kansas. That spells trouble for Milford which is downstream from Wilson. Because of its location in respect to other infested waters, it's nearly a sure bet that they got there by being transported in by lake users. You can read more about this by clicking here.
Kansas Wildlife and Parks will be having a commission meeting in Sedan on October 15. You can find out more about the meeting by clicking here. There are several items related to fishing on the agenda.
Thanks to all of our customers for a great September. It was our best September on record.
Changing topics a bit, I'm curious about how many of our customers are Facebook or Twitter fans. I attended a conference last Sunday - Tuesday and one of the workshops was on social networking. I didn't attend it, but one of the people with us did and he got me wondering if one or both of them might be a good idea for the bass shop.
If you have any thoughts about Facebook or Twitter and if they would be a good idea for us or if you think they might be a passing fad, I'd like to hear from you about it. You can email me by clicking here.
Thursday - October 1, 2009 - 3:31 pm - We just received a new shipment of tackle and are in good shape with a wide selection of Power Worms in both 7- and 10-inch with a number of hard to find colors. Speaking of hard-to-find colors, we have access to a large number of special run colors from Zoom. If you're looking for something special in Zoom, stop by and check the color chart for available colors. It's updated weekly, so if you don't see what you need one time, it may show up later.
Trout season is drawing near. Are you ready for it? If not, better come in and get what you need. Catfishing continues to be good.
Tuesday - September 8, 2009 - 4:24 am - I hope you had a good weekend as we draw close to closing out summer. While summer is fading fast, fishing isn't. It won't be long until fall fishing patterns set in and anglers that have been busy during the summer start getting out.
This has to be one of the best years for catfishing in some time. We've been going through Sonny's, Cat Tracker and Team Catfish baits like mad. They all are having a hard time keeping up with demand. We still in pretty good shape on all of them except for Wicked Stickey original formula. We hope to have more of it soon.
Thanks to all of our customers, both old and new, for making this a great year for us. Every month has been significantly better than the same month last year. We appreciate your business and will continue to do our best to have the things you need or to get them for you if we don't have them.
Come by and see us.
Wednesday - August 26, 2009 -
5:04 pm - For the 30th year, members of Air Capital Bassmasters will be sponsoring the Sunshine Kids Fishing Derby. This event, held at the Quivira Scout Ranch near Sedan, brings bass anglers and kids together for a day of fishing and fun. The kids in the event have either physical, hearing or vision problems or have cancer or have had cancer.
The club always has more kids than the club members can take out so each year, the club seeks other boaters to act as guides for the kids. Boats must be 17 feet or longer. Boaters must check in before 10:oo am and obtain launching pass at boathouse prior to launching. The fishing time is from 11:30 am to 4:00 pm. Bait is provided for the kids.
Lunch and dinner will be provided for all participants Saturday. Sunday is open fishing until noon for boaters who take children fishing Saturday. This is a great way for boaters to have an opportunity to help someone and at the same time, get to fish the Quivira Scout Ranch. Most people know the ranch for some great fishing, but access to it is limited.
The club will also accept tax deductible contributions to help offset the cost of the event.
If you would like to volunteer as a boater, contact Scott Bong, Air Capital Bassmasters at 316-304-7949 or Gary Wilderson, Air Capital Bassmasters at 316-644-3555.
Saturday - August 12, 2009 -
10:26 pm - My daughter called this afternoon and reminded me it's been a while since I updated my blog. This time of the year should let me update on a regular basis, but it seems that I don't have enough hours in the day to do everything I need to do.
We continue to be busy at the store. I glad to see Tom get back to work. Last Monday was his first day for over a month. Tom suffered a heart attack early one day before coming to work. The trooper he is, he called me from intensive care that morning to let me know he wouldn't be in. He's back to normal now and glad to be back. Come in Monday and tell him hi.
We are still receiving merchandise as we add new items and replace items we've ran out of this year. We just received a new shipment of Snack Daddy baits. We also recently received more Vicious Flourocarbon line and a large number of original Thundersticks. We also have a good supply of Team Catfish Lucky 7 again as well as move of the Junnies Wicked Sticky. We also have a good inventory of Sonny's in stock again.
Come by and see us and check out what we have for you.
Thanks for a great year, each month continues to beat the same month last year by big amounts. We appreciate your business.
Saturday - July 24, 2009 -
10:29 am - Well it had to happen (it didn't really if someone hadn't made it happen) sooner or later. White perch have been confirmed at El Dorado Reservoir. You can read a story on it by clicking here.
Tuesday - July 21, 2009 -
3:59 pm - My dad would be proud. My grandson James, his great-grandson ate his first night crawler last Tuesday. For those of you that don't know about it, my dad was known for eating night crawlers when someone would egg him on. As I understand it, Channel 12 had it on tape and used to play it at their Christmas parties.
James has been working at the store this summer and several of our regulars have been teasing James about eating a night crawler for the last couple weeks. He finally took the bait (literally) and after thinking about it and getting up the nerve for 15 or 20 minutes, he made the plunge and ate a nice juicy night crawler. He said it was the worst thing he ever tasted. He actually chewed it. I told him later that I always thought his great-grandad swallowed them whole.
They've been trying to get him to do it again today, but he says one's enough.
Friday - June 26, 2009 -
8:251 pm - A Kansan has won the BASS Federation Central Region tournament. Too bad he was fishing for a Nebraska club. The good news is that two Kansans will be fishing the national championship. Richard Risewick of Norton was the winner of the event while Mark Warner was the top finisher of the anglers fishing for Kansas. You can read the complete story by clicking here.
July 1 marks the start of two seasons you might be interested in. The first is one that's always popular, bullfrog season. You can read about it by clicking here.
The second one is new this year. Kansans can now fish with float lines. Most people call it jug fishing. It's limited to certain lakes, so be sure to read the complete story to find out where and when it's legal.
Anglers are still catching catfish. Those of you waiting on us to receive more of the Junnie's Cat Tracker Wicked Sticky will be glad to know we've received another shipment. We have jars and tubs of both the original Wicked Sticky and the new Wicked Sticky Sewer Bait. We will soon have the newest member of the Wicked Sticky family of baits, Blooded.
If you're a Team Catfish fan and waiting on the Secret Seven, I talked with Jeff Williams of Team Catfish yesterday and he assured me our order would be shipped today or Monday. That means we should have it by mid-week, just in time for the July 4 weekend.
With the hot weather approaching, you bass anglers may want to come check out our new shipment of 10" Lake Fork worms and Lake Fork's new PowerSilk line. We also have a great selection of their eight inch worms, Ring Fry and Baby Ring Fry and the Magic Shad.
Speaking of July 4, I wanted to remind you that we will be closed on Saturday, July 4.
Thanks to all of you for making this year such a busy year. We've hired more help to try to keep up on stocking new merchandise and to take care of you. Stop by and say hi to our new staffers; John, James (my grandson) and Mary as well as the rest of us; Alex, Tom, Ben and me.
Sunday - June 21, 2009 -
9:01 pm - I don't know where the last three weeks went since I last posted to this blog. I do know we have been really busy. Fishing has been good and we're seeing a number of new customers. We are thankful for that.
We continue to receive merchandise including a new shipment of Lake Fork line and 10" worms. We recently received a new order of Yamamoto and Wapsi materials also.
On a personal note, my grandson James is helping out this summer. Come in and say hi to him on Tuesdays or Thursdays. He is the fifth generation of the family to help people with their fishing needs.
Come by and see us.
Monday - June 1, 2009 -
4:31 am - Looks like fishing was pretty good
at Cheney over the weekend. I just finished posting a couple
reports on the Kansas Angler website. You can read them by clicking
here.
Saturday
- May 30, 2009 - 4:52 pm -
If you haven't
had a chance to get out yet this year, the state wants to help
encourage you. Next Saturday and Sunday, June 6-7, you can fish
without a license. It doesn't get much better than that. You
can read about it by clicking
here. If you want
to travel a little ways and have some fun, you might consider
the Multi-Species
fishing tournament set for June 5-7, 2009. I'm guessing you might be able to fish it the last
two days with your free fishing privileges. Contact info for
the tournament is in the article along with their website link.
Saturday
- May 23, 2009 - 11:59 am -
I hope you all
have a chance to get out over the Memorial Day weekend. So far
the weather is cooperating. We will be closed for Memorial Day
Monday and will reopen with our regular hours Tuesday. If you
haven't been by in a while, stop in and see us today or next
week. We have a number of new items you might want to check out.
I also wanted
to remind you about our special order service from Bass Pro Shops.
You can place your order through us by calling, emailing or coming
in and then pick it up in the store after it arrives. It is the
same price as catalog and there is no shipping or handling charges.
We are unable to order a few of their items, such as closeouts
or lines like Columbia Sportswear and Loomis.
Sunday -
May 10, 2009 - 7:45 am -
After starting
in 72nd place, Brent Chapman improved his position the second
and third days of the Bassmaster Elite event on Lake Guntersville
to finish in 26th place. The top 12 anglers will fish for the
top spot today in a tournament that has seen some heavy catches
weighed in. You can read the complete story on day three by clicking
here.
In another item,
in case you missed it, the state record rainbow trout has been
replaced by a Gardner man. The previous record had stood for
27 years. You can read the complete story by clicking
here.
The recent heavy
rains have really given flathead fishing a shot in the arm around
the state. The dam at Cottonwood Falls has produced quite a few
over the past several days.
We wrapped up
another busy week yesterday. Come in and see us to get stocked
up on what you need for any type of fishing.
Thursday
- May 7, 2009 - 10:28 am -
It's been a while
since I've had a chance to post anything. It's been pretty busy
and I just never seem to have a chance to get it done. I received
an email the other day suggesting that I remind people that the
KDWP aquarium will be at River Fest the weekend of May 15, 16
at the intersection of Douglas and the Arkansas River. You can
learn more about it by clicking
here.
Remember to
stop by and see us for all types of fishing.
Sunday -
April 19, 2009 - 2:18 pm -
Another Kansas
trout season has come and gone. Many of our customers reported
doing well this past season. The weather played with us some,
but all-in-all I think the season went well. A milder winter
gave more people a chance to get out.
Walleye provided
some good action during the spawn, but now reports show that
they're moving into deeper water and anglers are having to adjust
their techniques.
The state program
for stocking catfish has started again and anglers are starting
to reap some benefits from the program. If you think about it,
buying a fishing license is like buying a membership to a large
number of lakes with regular stocking. We all need to look at
the cost of the license as an investment instead of an expense.
We've finally
received our first order of the year from Lake Fork Tackle. Part
of that order was their new PowerSilk line. We ordered all the
sizes and received all of them except 28 lb test. We will be
getting it as soon as they receive more. Lake Fork Tackle continues
to produce some of the best soft plastic baits and related tackle
on the market. We don't stock all of it, but we can sure order
you anything we don't stock.
Things continue
to be really busy around here and we've added some new members
to our staff. Stop by and meet Mary and Landon when you're in
the area. We're training them to help us with the internet business
and merchandising in the store as well as helping with customers.
Saturday-April
11, 2009 - 8:09 pm -
What a great day
of weather today. Now I guess it's headed back to more rain starting
tomorrow in much of the state. I hope you had a chance to do
some fishing today. There's not much time left in trout season,
better get out and catch some of the stragglers while you still
have a chance.
A friend of
mine sent me a link to some amazing photography involving catching
trout. It's a slide show with 35 photos. It will run itself but
it keeps looping after the last photo, so watch for when it starts
over. This is great and worth the time if you like to see how
mother nature works in the food chain. Click
here to see what I mean.
Wednesday-April
8, 2009 - 4:46 pm -
We just posted
a listing on our Customer Bulletin Board I wanted to mention
in case you don't check it out very often. Following is the message:
"I have a great lease in the Mulvane area that has 60 acres
of surface and is 40 feet deep. Do you know anyone or a group
that would be interested in discussing the possibilities of a
catch and release trophy bass lease. Thanks, Steve"
Use the link
below to contact him if you have any interest. This might be
a neat deal for the right person.
Click
here to contact by email
Tuesday-April
7, 2009 - 4:51 am -
Remember how windy
and cool it was Saturday? Good day for fishing, right? Anglers
in the ABA Division 66 didn't let a little wind and cool temperatures
keep them from fishing their tournament at El Dorado. Marty Hole
finished the event in first as well as claiming big bass honors.
Ryan Tauer finished second. His dad Robert was in the store yesterday
and told me about it. It doesn't seem like long ago that Ryan
was fishing the Junior Bass Club sponsored by Flint Hills Bass
Club. Problem is is was a couple decades ago when he, our three
kids and a bunch of others were having fun competing once a month.
You can read the complete story by clicking
here.
Sunday-April
5, 2009 - 8:58 pm -
Kansan Brent Chapman
caught the second heaviest stringer and jumped from 14th to a
fourth place finish in the Bassmaster Elite event held on Lake
Wheeler this weekend. It had to be a bit satisfying for him after
he saw a first lead slip away from him in the previous Elite
tournament and finish way down in the pack. His fourth place
finish helped him climb to eighth in the Angler of the Year standings
which says a lot for his consistency in tournaments. You can
read the complete story by clicking
here.
Sunday-April
5, 2009 - 4:03 pm -
If this is spring,
maybe I'll take my chances with winter. As I write this, I can
hear the wind blowing and I'm about to freeze in my office in
the Cottonwood Falls store. In a moment of weakness several weeks
ago I decided to take my space heater home to the garage until
next winter. Boy was that a mistake.
Two Emporia
anglers recently placed second in the Fishers of Men national
tournament in Alabama and brought home over $10,000. You can
read that story by clicking
here. On of them,
Chuck Gardner, stopped by a little while ago. We chatted about
a new Kansas bass tournament circuit that will be holding its
first tournament on April 19. You can see the complete schedule
of all Kansas lakes and get contact information by clicking
here.
While he was
here, he also told me about a multi-species tournament being
held on June 5-7. It's an interesting event. It starts at Melvern,
but anglers can actually fish anywhere. If they have enough teams
entered, they will be paying $500 for first place. The event
is being sponsored by Hunt 4 Hunger. That's an organization that
sponsors a hunting contest much like this fishing contest and
donates the game to the Salvation Army in Emporia. You can learn
more about the fishing tournament by clicking
here. The link
to their website is there also.
One last thing,
we want to thank all of you for making March another great month
for us in the store and online.
tth
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