WE’VE BEEN PAINTING, SCRUBBING, AND STOCKING THIS STORE WITH ICE TACKLE, AND IT’S ALREADY NOVEMBER. WE HAVE A GREAT DISPLAY OF SWEDISH PIMPLES, JIGGING RAPALAS, BUCKSHOTS,  AND OTHER GREAT ICE FISHING LURES. WE HAVE A VARIETY OF TIPUPS, AND LOTS OF THEM, WE HAVE ICE RODS AND ALL OF THESE ITEMS ARE PRICED BELOW SRP. IMAGINE A GREAT BERKLEY COMBO, READY TO FISH FOR LESS THAN $18.00. [ A COMBO, ROD AND REEL, MANY HAVE LINE ON THEM] OUR ICE AUGERS, SLEDS, AND DIPPERS ARE WAITING FOR YOU AND YOU ONLY HAVE A MATTER OF A FEW WEEKS LEFT.

THE MINNOW TANKS ARE FULL OF FRESH COLD WATER, AND WILL BE FULL OF BLUES AND GREYS. AND THE LAKES HERE ARE STOCKED FOR YOUR FISHING PLEASURE.

IF ALL THIS DOESN’T EXCITE YOU A LOT, THEN YOU MUST NOT BE INTO ICE FISHING. BUT IF YOU ARE,YOU’LL BE VERY HAPPY WITH THE FULL LINE OF ICE FISHING TACKLE AVAILABLE HERE AT BUCK’S.

WE’VE BEEN ASKED BY A LOT OF FOLKS ALREADY, ABOUT UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS FOR ICE FISHING. THERE WILL BE FOUR THIS YEAR, AS FAR AS WE KNOW SO FAR. THERE IS GOING TO BE ONE PUT ON BY THE RIVER FEST FOLKS, WHO WILL HAVE A CONTEST ON LONG LAKE, TIME TO BE ANNOUNCED. THE GRAND LAKE ASSOCIATION WILL HAVE THEIR DERBY PROBABLY THE THIRD SATURDAY OF FEBRUARY.

THE BIG TOURNAMENTS, THE ONES YOU CAN ACTUALLY WALK AWAY FROM WITH ONE TO THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS, THAT’S $1,000.00 TO $3,000.00, WILL BE HELD BY US; BUCK’S BAIT AND TACKLE. WE WILL HAVE TWO CONTESTS, AND WILL ALLOW FISH FROM LONG, GRAND, ESAU, AND THE NARROWS AGAIN, JUST LIKE LAST WINTER. WE DO NOT HAVE DATES SET YET, AND WON’T KNOW UNTIL THE ICE IS SET, AND SAFE, BUT PROBABLY EARLY JANUARY, AND FEBRUARY. STAY TUNED FOR IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON THESE GARGANTUAN TOURNAMENTS.

AND JUST TO EXCITE YOU A LITTLE MORE, THERE WAS ICE ON THE THUNDER BAY RIVER WEDNESDAY, BY THE ISLAND IN TOWN. NOW YOU WON’T SEE THAT IN LAS VEGAS.

WELL, HOPE YOU FOLKS HAD A GREAT HALLOWEEN, AND I HOPE YOU “CATCH” A DEER AS MY DAUGHTER DELINDA WOULD SAY. [ LORIE’S TWIN]. WHEN YOU GET DONE WITH EATING ALL THAT CANDY, HUNTING, AND  HAVE A GREAT THANKSGIVING, WE’LL OPEN UP AND GET YOU OUT THERE AGAIN.

WE HAVE A NEW FEATURE ON THIS WEB SITE, A PHOTO ALBUM OF GREAT FISHING ADVENTURES, CURRENT AND OLDIES. MY SON JOE TAKES CARE OF THIS WEB SITE. HE HAS CREATED IT AND IMPROVED IT MANY TIMES. PLEASE VISIT THE PHOTO ALBUM, YOUR PICTURE MAY BE ON IT. THERE ARE OVER A HUNDRED MEMORIES THERE.

WOW, I’M SO EXCITED I BETTER TAKE A BREAK, BUT WELL SEE YOU ALL SOON, I HOPE. AFTER NOVEMBER 29.

BUDD AND LORIE

WE’RE THINKING BLACK BASS BAY AT THE NORTH END OF GRAND LAKE WILL PROBABLY BE PRODUCTIVE WITH PERCH, EVEN BEFORE THE ICE SETS IN. THE FARMER’S ALMANAC SHOWS A LOT OF COLD WEATHER, AND SNOW FOR THIS AREA IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER. SOUNDS LIKE OUR KIND OF WEATHER.