Shucks reflect on past, look to the future
Mention the name Shuck’s Bait and Tackle around the Iowa Great Lakes, and you think of the husband-wife team of Charlie and Bev Shuck. For 38 years, they have prided themselves in taking care of their customers and standing behind the fishing and hunting equipment they sold them. After 27 years in the bait shop an offer came to sell giving them the opportunity to branch out into another area of the fishing industry: producing their own line of fishing tackle because as Bev says, “We can’t sit still.” So, over the past 11 years, they have shifted from the 7-day a week, 15-hour days at the bait shop to a work-from-home wholesale/retail fishing business. “That’s what is nice about the Shuck’s Lures business,” Bev continues. “We can do everything from home and work when we want to..” For the past 50 years, Charlie has been part of the fishing world on the Iowa Great Lakes. During that time, people have come to trust him when it comes to fishing advice.
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» Full StoryConditions begin to change
Isn’t it simply amazing how fast snow can go when you get temperatures in the 40s! As I write this column early in the week, there is still some ice fishing going on. Whether it will make it to the weekend depends a lot on how cool it gets at night.
» Full StoryEarly season panfishing tips
The weather is warming, the ice on lakes and ponds is starting to go out: Ice-fishing is over for the season. That means that it won’t be long until the panfish start moving toward the shallows.
» Full StorySights and sounds of Spring
Spring is such a magical time in the outdoors. Even with the harshness of this past winter and the record level of snowfall we’ve received, in the spring everything is given new life.
» Full StoryIn search of redear
You knew I’d have to try it, didn’t you? I mean, what’s a winter warm weather vacation without a day of fishing! So, as my wife and I and our two friends Bill and Diane Elling enjoyed our 10 days at Lake Havasu City in northwest Arizona, Bill and ...
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