Bucks Bait 'n Stuff in Story, Arkansas
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- Business name: Bucks Bait 'n Stuff
- Address:
- 1663 Hwy 27 N
Story, Arkansas 71970 - Phone number: 870-867-2548
- Business hours:
- 5:30 am - 8:00 pm - Sunday mornings at church
- Year established: Nearly as old as Lake Ouachita
- Credit cards accepted: No
- Number of employees: N/A
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- Category: Sports & Recreation
- Description:
- Bucks Bait 'n Stuff aims to be wheelchair accessible, family-friendly, and the country lover's convenience store. Located on the west side of Lake Ouachita, 4 miles north of Mount Ida, for many years it was the only bait shop in the area - opening shortly after Lake Oauchita was set up. Customers who are grandparents today remember coming in to "this bait shop" when they were little kids. Buck's wife bought the place in the mid-90's. They both loved to fish and she wanted something to keep him busy. Building a "live bait room" onto the back of the building, the shop was expanded, adding 7 tanks inside for year round availability. Their daughter, Robin, a semi-retired (i.e., "retreaded") university professor, took over the shop, changing its name to Bucks Bait 'n Stuff, expanding products and services. The shop is located at the "front" of 20-plus acres that backs up to the Ouachita National Forest. Popular Products: Lively bait (minnows extra small to extra large), gold fish, crawdads (crayfish, mudbugs), perch (bream), Canadian Nightcrawlers, red wigglers, fat crickets, wax worms, meal worms ... in season, special orders on request. Other Products: Fishing: tackle, lures, and bait, Hunting: expanding Camping: propane cylinders, miscellaneous supplies. Water Fun: Life vests, boat floatation cushions, air mattresses, small inflatable swimming pools Gifts & T-shirts: we try to find and carry unique items generally not available elsewhere in the area Books: various "how-to" type books covering fishing, GPS and trail finding, hunting, cooking wild game, gardening, and canning - and some humor Groceries: ICE ... crushed or block ... especially when everyone else's power goes out ;) Cold drinks Frozen goodies and prepackaged "grab-a-bites" (with microwave and a coffe pot available) Services: Reel re-winding Knife sharpening (call to make appointment) Computers: WiFi access Fax and copy services Tech: Check the weather on DirectTV link in shop DVDs GPS instruction Boat and RV Storage For 2011 Renovations (nearly complete) for the upcoming 2011 season include: WiFi (completed), reel re-winding (completed), rewiring the near 50-year old shop to current standards to meet computer and satellite needs (completed), and adding produce/farmer's market stand (in process) Additional projects in the planning or development stage also include creating a recreational area to host archery or shooting events, chuckwagon style outings, and trail riding for ACTHA.us events; and a "gymbrary" - a small gym with library and computer training/tutoring system. The library will cover health and fitness, how-to books, and educational material. We try to keep costs reasonable by keeping expenses down, not carrying any tobacco products, and not taking any credit cards (or plastic). Your cell phones will work and catch a signal from our driveway - we just ask that you park to one side (not in front of the house or shop), and do not block either end of the pass-through driveway while you talk on the phone. Swing on by when you come visit the lake!
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- Last update: 2010-11-10
- Visits: 1170
