Welcome to the Heartland Tackle Service website.

My name is Jim Johns and I work as a Computer Systems Analyst with a major aerospace company to pay the bills. I opened Heartland Tackle Service in April of 2002 as a way to fill some spare time and make a few bucks to help fund my fishing hobby. For several years, I provided "The Best Reel Service in the Heartland", specializing in Shimano and Abu Garcia baitcasting reels. I repaired an average of 300 reels per year during that time. Unfortuantely, every winter the reel repair business turned into a second full time job. In April of 2007, I decided I needed a break and I closed the reel repair part of the business at that time. Not wanting to get completely away from the business and the many friends I'd made, I decided to continue to offer parts and advice.

Here is a list of some the fine products I sell. These are all products that I used when I repaired reels and that I use on my personal reels.

Factory replacement parts for Shimano and Abu Garcia reels.
 

If you don't see the part you want listed, call me.
I have far too many to put them all online.
ABEC7 spec Stainless Steel Replacement bearings
TG's Rocket Fuel oil
TG's Rocket Bearings - ABEC7 spec Ceramic bearings.
Super Lube 100% Synthetic reel grease
Shimano Drag Grease
Smooth Drag replacement drag washers
  Smoothies
  Xtreme Smoothies
  Carbontex Carbon Fiber
Upgrade Handles for JDM Shimano Reels like the Scorpion 1000
Wiffle spools for Shimano Curado 100B and Citica 100DSV
Metal Levelwind Pawl Caps replacements for Curado 200B and Calcutta 100-400
C5 Dual Ball Bearing Levelwnd Upgrade kits for Abu Garcia 4000, 5000, and 6000 series reels

I have an extensive cross reference of bearing part numbers to sizes for Shimano, Daiwa, Abu Garcia, and Quantum reels.

Please call me at (316) 250-9349 with any questions you may have. If you have any suggestions for articles that would be helpful to you, please let me know.

Thanks -- Jim Johns, ReelDoc/KS

 


My wife and I plan to retire to this lovely little home in northeastern Alabama in 2009.
Both fish below were both caught within 7 miles of our front door on Lake Guntersville.

 

October 5, 2004

September 6, 2007

 

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April 19 - 20, 2008 on beautiful Lakes of the Ozarks in central Missouri.
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Ph (316) 250-9349

Heartland Tackle Service
2250 North Rock Road, Suite 118-111
Wichita, KS  67226

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