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Heartland Tackle Service is CLOSED

Thank you all for your business during the past five years.
It has been my pleasure to serve you.

Jim Johns
June 30, 2008

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.

I have now decided to close the business completely. I will still maintain this website for at least the next year as a reference source. 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
June 30, 2008

I've been asked several time for a source for the parts I formerly sold.
Please contact Matt Little at

matt@biggreenfish.com

 


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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