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Common Kansas Summer Pests & How to Stop Them

Kansas summers bring three things you can count on: heat, humidity, and bugs. By July, every yard in Wichita is hosting something. Here’s the rundown on the most common Kansas summer pests, how they get in, and how to stop them before they take over.

The Worst Kansas Summer Pests (And What to Do About Each)

1. Ants

Sugar ants, carpenter ants, pavement ants — they all want the same thing: a crack into your kitchen.

Stop them:

  • Caulk gaps around windows, doors, and foundation cracks
  • Bait stations near entry points work better than sprays (the ants carry poison back to the colony)
  • Keep counters wiped and sweet stuff sealed

2. Mosquitoes

Standing water plus 85° heat equals a mosquito factory.

Stop them:

  • Dump anything holding water — buckets, planter saucers, kid pools, clogged gutters
  • Treat the yard with a perimeter spray every 3–4 weeks during peak season
  • Keep grass cut short and shrubs trimmed (mosquitoes rest in shady cover during the day)

3. Chiggers

The worst part of Kansas summer for anyone going outside. Tiny mites that bite the inside of ankles, behind knees, anywhere clothing fits tight.

Stop them:

  • Spray boots, socks, and pant cuffs with permethrin before going out
  • Avoid sitting in tall grass — chiggers wait there
  • Shower with hot water and soap as soon as you get inside; bites don’t show for 24 hours but the chiggers fall off in the wash

4. Wasps and Hornets

By July, paper wasps are building under eaves, in mailboxes, in patio umbrellas. Bald-faced hornets are bigger and meaner.

Stop them:

  • Spray nests at dawn or dusk when wasps are clustered and slow
  • Don’t try a big nest with a small can — get a jet-stream wasp spray that shoots 20+ feet
  • For repeat problems near doors, hang a fake nest (paper wasps are territorial and won’t build near another colony)

5. Roaches

Mostly German cockroaches indoors, American cockroaches in garages and sheds.

Stop them:

  • Fix leaks — roaches need water more than food
  • Bait gel works better than sprays for indoor populations
  • Vacuum, throw out the bag, repeat

6. Spiders (Brown Recluse Especially)

Most Kansas spiders are harmless. Brown recluses are not. They like dark, dry, undisturbed spots — basements, closets, shoes left in the garage.

Stop them:

  • Shake out shoes before putting them on
  • Knock down webs in basements, garages, and under furniture
  • Sticky traps in corners catch wandering spiders and tell you what you’ve got

Yard-First Defense

The cheapest pest control is the kind that stops bugs at the property line.

  • Cut grass to the right height (3–4 inches for fescue) — bugs hide in tall grass
  • Trim shrubs back at least a foot from the house
  • Keep firewood, mulch, and brush piles 20+ feet from the foundation
  • Clean gutters before summer — clogged gutters breed everything

What We Stock

We carry everything you need to handle Kansas summer pests in our Pests aisle — sprays, bait stations, granules, and traps for indoor and outdoor use.

For bigger problems or recurring infestations, see our Effective Pest Control Solutions page for what works in Kansas.

Hit It Early

The best time to start pest control in Kansas is May. The second best time is right now. Whatever’s in your yard today is breeding for next month — get ahead of it.

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Sunday Soul Food in Wichita: Fat Boyz at Mr. Mc’s Market

If you grew up on real Sunday dinner — collard greens, smoked ribs, mac and cheese, sweet tea — you know what soul food is supposed to taste like. Fat Boyz at Mr. Mc’s Market serves it the way grandma used to, Saturday and Sunday, every weekend.

What Is Fat Boyz Soul Food?

Fat Boyz is the kitchen tucked inside Mr. Mc’s Market. While the store stocks groceries, bait, and tackle out front, the back is firing up Soul Food Saturday and Sunday — the kind of plates you can’t get out of a chain restaurant.

We run a rotating menu but the staples don’t move:

  • Smoked ribs — slow-cooked, fall-off-the-bone
  • Smothered chicken — gravy thick enough to stand a spoon up in
  • Collard greens — slow-simmered with smoked turkey
  • Mac and cheese — the kind that crusts up on top
  • Yams — sweet enough to call dessert
  • Cornbread — buttery and golden
  • Hotlinks — Wichita’s largest selection (more on that below)

Hotlinks — Our Specialty

We stock Wichita’s largest selection of hotlinks. Hot, mild, smoked, jalapeño, garlic — if there’s a hotlink worth eating, we carry it. Grab a few for the grill or get them cooked on a plate at Fat Boyz.

When We’re Open

Soul Food Saturday and Sunday is exactly what it sounds like — weekends only. Check the Fat Boyz Daily Specials page for what’s hot this week.

For midweek meals, Fat Boyz Take-and-Bake lets you grab a tray, warm it at home, and eat like it’s Sunday on a Tuesday.

Why Wichita Picks Us

Three reasons folks keep coming back:

  1. Made the right way. Real meat, real seasoning, real time. No shortcuts, no microwaves.
  2. Portions you can feed a family on. Sunday dinner at Fat Boyz isn’t a small plate. You leave full and you take leftovers.
  3. One stop. Pick up your meal, grab groceries, grab a fishing license — everything’s under one roof.

Come Hungry

Sunday soul food in Wichita doesn’t get more real than this. Pull up to Mr. Mc’s Market on a Saturday or Sunday, follow your nose to the back, and get a plate built the way it was meant to be.

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When Watermelon Season Starts in Kansas (And How to Pick a Good One)

Nothing says Kansas summer like a cold watermelon on a hot day. Here’s when local melons start hitting stands, how to pick one that’s actually ripe, and what to look for at Mr. Mc’s Market when the season’s on.

When Does Watermelon Season Start in Kansas?

Local Kansas watermelons usually start hitting in late June and run strong through early September. The peak is mid-July to mid-August — that’s when local melons are the cheapest, sweetest, and most plentiful.

Before late June, the watermelons in stores are mostly trucked in from Texas, Florida, and Georgia. Those are fine — but a melon grown right here in Kansas, picked ripe, hauled less than a hundred miles? Different sweetness. Different juice.

How to Pick a Good Watermelon

Forget thumping it. Here’s what actually works:

1. Check the Field Spot

Flip the melon over and look for a yellow or cream-colored patch where it sat on the ground. Bright creamy yellow = ripe. White or pale green = picked early. The darker yellow, the longer it stayed on the vine.

2. Check the Weight

A ripe watermelon feels heavy for its size. Lift two melons of the same size and pick the one that pulls your arm down. More water means more sweetness.

3. Check the Tail

The curly tendril where the melon attached to the vine should be dry and brown. Green tendril = picked too early.

4. Check the Skin

Dull, matte skin = ripe. Shiny, waxy skin = under-ripe. Sounds backwards but it’s true.

5. The Thump Test (If You Insist)

A ripe melon sounds hollow and deep when you thump it — like knocking on a wood door. An under-ripe melon sounds dull and dead, like knocking on drywall. An over-ripe melon sounds soft.

What We Stock at Mr. Mc’s Market

We pull in melons from local Kansas growers as soon as the harvest starts. When the season’s running, we usually have:

  • Seeded red watermelons — old-school sweetness, the way summer used to taste
  • Seedless red watermelons — easier to eat, still sweet
  • Yellow watermelons — milder, almost honey-like
  • Orange watermelons — sweetest of the bunch, harder to find

See our seeded, orange, and yellow watermelon lineup and check what’s in stock when the season opens.

How to Store It

Whole watermelon: room temperature on the counter, up to a week. Cold storage stops it from getting sweeter, so don’t refrigerate until you cut it.

Cut watermelon: airtight container, in the fridge, three to five days.

Eat It While You Can

Kansas watermelon season is short and hot. Three months, maybe four. When you see them on the stand, grab one — they’re at their best for a stretch you can count on one hand.

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White Bass Run in Kansas: Where & When to Catch Them

The white bass run is the most fun stretch of the Kansas fishing year. Schools of aggressive fish push upstream to spawn, and for two to three weeks you can catch them until your arm gives out. Here’s how to be on the water when it happens.

When Does the White Bass Run Hit in Kansas?

The Kansas white bass run kicks off when water temperatures hit 55°F to 65°F. In south-central Kansas that’s usually late March through early May. A warm spell can fire it off early. A cold front can stall it.

The run lasts about 2–3 weeks at any one spot. Once they spawn, they slide back to the lakes and the bite gets a lot harder to find.

Where the Run Happens

White bass run UP rivers and creeks from the lakes they live in. Pull a map, find a lake with a feeder river, and the run will stage near the mouth and move upstream until they hit something they can’t cross.

Top Kansas white bass run spots near Wichita:

  • Walnut River above El Dorado Lake — classic run water
  • Ninnescah River above Cheney Reservoir — both forks produce
  • Whitewater River above El Dorado
  • Arkansas River below the Wichita dams — when the water’s right

What to Throw

White bass eat shad. Match it.

  • Roadrunner-style jigs — 1/8 to 1/4 oz, white or chartreuse
  • Small inline spinners — Mepps, Rooster Tails
  • Curly-tail grubs on jigheads — 2-inch white or pearl
  • Live minnows — when the artificial bite slows down

When the school is fired up, almost any flash works. When the bite gets picky, downsize and slow down.

Pick up everything — jigheads, grubs, spinners, and live minnows — in our Bait & Tackle aisle. Live minnows are sold by the pound if you want backup bait.

How to Fish the Run

Find moving water. Look for current breaks behind rocks, eddies on the inside of bends, and slack water below riffles. Cast upstream, let the jig swing through the current, and hold on.

When you catch one, throw right back to the same spot. White bass run in schools — where there’s one, there’s usually fifty.

Tackle and Limits

Light gear works:

  • 6’6″ medium spinning rod
  • 8–10 lb line
  • A bucket — Kansas regulations let you keep a generous daily limit (check the current KDWP regs before you keep)

A run trip done right fills the cooler in an afternoon. Get the kids out, get the freezer stocked, and don’t forget to clean the fish before they get soft.

Don’t Sleep on It

The Kansas white bass run is short. Two weeks, maybe three. Watch the water temp, watch the river levels, and when you hear the bite turned on — drop everything and go.

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How to Use Catfish Stink Bait: Rigs, Tips & Beginner Mistakes

Stink bait catches more channel cats than any other bait — but only if you rig it right and fish it patient. Half the folks who buy a jar lose fish because of one or two simple mistakes. Here’s how to fix that.

What Stink Bait Actually Does

Stink bait works on scent. Channel catfish track scent trails the way a dog tracks game in a field. Real fish oil, real minnows, real protein — that’s what pulls them in from across a hole.

Mr. Mc’s Magical Catfish Stink Bait is built thick and oily on purpose. Thick holds on the hook. Oily disperses scent. Both matter.

The Three Stink Bait Rigs You Need to Know

1. Treble Hook Rig (Punch Bait)

For thick, sticky punch bait.

  • 3/0 to 5/0 treble hook
  • Slip sinker, 1–2 oz
  • Push the bait around the treble with a stick — don’t use your hands unless you want to smell like dead fish for a week
  • Drop, hold tight, wait for a hit

2. Dip Worm Rig (Dip Bait)

For thinner dip bait.

  • Plastic dip worm or dip tube on a single hook
  • Slip sinker, 1–2 oz above a swivel
  • Dip the worm into the jar, twist, lift it out coated
  • Cast and let it sit — the worm holds the bait, the bait builds the scent cloud

3. Spring Hook Rig (Dough Bait)

For soft moldable dough bait.

  • Treble hook with a spring coil above
  • Mold the dough around the coil and treble
  • Slip sinker, 1 oz, with a swivel

Beginner Mistakes That Cost You Fish

1. Setting the hook too early. Cats inhale and run. Let them load the rod before you set. Wait until the tip bends hard.

2. Reeling in to check the bait. If you can still smell it, it’s still working. Leave it down for 20–30 minutes per cast.

3. Casting into dead water. Stink bait works best in current, holes, or below structure. Open mud flats in 90° sun produce nothing.

4. Using light tackle. Channel cats fight hard. A 7-foot medium-heavy rod with 15–20 lb line keeps you in the fight.

5. Letting the jar dry out. Stink bait dries on top in heat. Stir it before each trip and store it tight-lidded out of direct sun.

When to Fish Stink Bait

Stink bait works year-round but shines from late April through October in Kansas. Best bite windows:

  • Two hours before sunset to two hours after dark
  • Right after a rain stirs up the water
  • Warm muddy water above 65°F

Where to Get It

We make Mr. Mc’s Magical Catfish Stink Bait right here in Wichita — small batches, real ingredients, no shortcuts. Pick up a jar plus your treble hooks, dip worms, and weights in our Bait & Tackle aisle.

Run a clean rig, fish patient, let the scent do the work. That’s the whole thing.

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Late-Spring Lawn Care in Kansas: Heat-Ready Grass, Weeds & Watering

By late May, Kansas weather is already swinging into summer. The lawn you have right now is the one going into July. Hit a few things this month and the grass stays green through the heat. Skip them and you’ll watch it brown out by the Fourth.

Mow Tall — Especially in Kansas

The single biggest mistake Kansas homeowners make is mowing too short. Short grass burns. Tall grass shades its own roots and holds water.

  • Tall fescue / Kentucky bluegrass: 3.5 to 4 inches.
  • Bermuda / Zoysia: 1.5 to 2.5 inches.
  • Never cut more than 1/3 of the blade in one pass.
  • Sharp blade only. Dull blades shred grass and brown the tips.

Water Deep, Not Often

Daily watering teaches roots to stay shallow. Shallow roots fry in July.

Soak the yard once or twice a week — about 1 inch of water total, applied early in the morning. Stick a tuna can on the lawn while the sprinkler runs. When it’s full, you’re done.

Late-Spring Weed Knock-Down

May is your last clean shot at broadleaf weeds before the heat. Spot-treat dandelions, clover, and creeping charlie now. Wait too long and post-emergent sprays scorch the lawn.

If crabgrass is already up, you missed the pre-emergent window — but a targeted post-emergent in late May or early June still works. Don’t apply broad weed-and-feed in 85°+ heat. Burns the grass.

Feed Cool-Season Grass Light, Warm-Season Heavy

  • Fescue / bluegrass (cool-season): Light feeding in May. Heavy spring feeding pushes growth right before the heat, and you can’t keep up watering it.
  • Bermuda / zoysia (warm-season): Now’s the time. Hit it with a full nitrogen fertilizer once soil temps are steady above 65°F.

Watch for Grubs and Pests Early

Grubs hatch in late spring. By the time you see brown patches in July, the damage is done. Treat now, before they’re feeding. We carry lawn and garden treatments along with pest control supplies — stop in if you’re not sure what your yard is dealing with.

Walk the Yard This Weekend

Mow tall, water deep, knock back weeds, watch for bugs. That’s the late-spring playbook in Kansas. Everything else is bonus.

For seed, fertilizer, sprayers, weed treatment, grub killer, and pond supplies — we keep it all stocked in our Lawn & Garden section.

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Crappie Fishing in Wichita, KS: Lure Colors, Jig Sizes & Local Spots

Crappie season in Kansas hits hard in spring and runs strong into early summer. Here’s how to put slabs in the bucket — what jig to throw, what color to tie on, and where to drop your line around Wichita.

When Crappie Bite Best Around Wichita

The spring spawn is the big show. Once water temps hit 55°F to 65°F, crappie push shallow into brush, riprap, and standing timber. That’s mid-April through mid-May in most Kansas water.

After the spawn, they slide back out into 8–15 feet of water. Brush piles, bridge pilings, and submerged trees hold fish all summer.

Jig Size — Match the Water and the Fish

Crappie are picky about how a jig falls. Get the weight right or they’ll watch it sink and never touch it.

  • 1/32 oz — clear water, slow fall, finicky fish. Spring spawn go-to.
  • 1/16 oz — most common. Works in stained water and around brush.
  • 1/8 oz — deeper water, windy days, or when you need to punch through current.

We stock all three sizes with hook colors that show up in muddy Kansas water — pick them up in our Bait & Tackle aisle.

Lure Colors That Work in Kansas Water

Most Kansas lakes run stained. Bright wins.

  • Chartreuse / pink — number one in stained water. Always have it on.
  • White / pearl — clearer water, sunny days.
  • Black / blue — overcast, dirty water. Cuts a strong silhouette.
  • Orange / red — pre-spawn, when the fish are aggressive.

We carry the Crappie Terminator lineup — Patrick Star, Charmander, Gryffindor, Jack Frost, Raining Ash, Peppered Gravy, Upside Down — colors built specifically for Kansas crappie water. They go on local jigheads we sharpen before they ever hit the rack.

Pair Jigs With Live Minnows

Best crappie trick we know: tip a jig with a small live minnow. The plastic gives the profile and color. The minnow gives the scent and movement. We sell live minnows by the pound — pick up bait on your way out of town.

Local Spots Worth Your Time

  • El Dorado Lake — brush piles in the bays. Spring slabs.
  • Cheney Reservoir — riprap dam, marina docks.
  • Wilson State Fishing Lake — small water, easy access, decent numbers.
  • Marion Reservoir — drive a bit, but the slabs are worth it.
  • Wichita-area farm ponds — if you’ve got access, ponds turn on first in spring.

Walk In, Walk Out, Get Bit

Stop by Mr. Mc’s, grab a pack of Crappie Terminators, a few jigheads, a scoop of minnows, and a sandwich for the bank. Whole trip in one stop.

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Catfishing in Wichita, KS: Best Bait, Spots & Times for Kansas Catfish

Catfish are the bread and butter of Kansas fishing. Channel cats, blues, flatheads — Wichita’s got water full of all three. Here’s the no-fluff guide to putting fish in the cooler.

Best Time of Year for Catfish in Kansas

Catfish bite year-round in Kansas, but the best stretch runs late April through September. Water warms up, the pre-spawn fires off in May, and they feed hard all summer.

  • Spring (April–May): Pre-spawn channels move shallow. Hit cut bait near the bank.
  • Summer (June–August): Night fishing in 70°+ water — biggest catfish of the year come out after dark.
  • Fall (September–October): Big channels feed heavy before winter. Stink bait season.
  • Winter: Slow but not dead. Tailwater holes below dams stay productive.

Best Bait for Kansas Catfish

Different cats want different bait. Match the fish to the bait or you’re wasting a trip.

Channel Catfish — Stink Bait Wins

For channel cats, nothing beats a real stink bait. Mr. Mc’s Magical Catfish Stink Bait is built from real minnows and real fish oils — more scent, stronger hold, longer in the water. Use a treble hook or a dip worm and let the scent trail do the work.

Blue Catfish — Cut Shad or Live Shad

Blues want flesh. Cut shad, cut skipjack, or live shad on a Carolina rig. Bigger bait, bigger blues.

Flathead Catfish — Live Only

Flatheads eat live bait. Period. Live bluegill, live perch, live bullheads. If it’s dead, a flathead’s not interested.

Best Local Spots Around Wichita

  • Arkansas River — runs right through town. Below the dams downtown produces channel cats year-round.
  • El Dorado Lake — good blue cat water, especially in the river arm.
  • Cheney Reservoir — solid channels and the occasional big blue.
  • Wilson State Fishing Lake — small water, hungry channels.
  • Local farm ponds — best bites are right after a rain stirs the water up.

Tackle That Holds Up

You don’t need fancy. You need strong.

  • 7′ medium-heavy rod
  • 4000-series reel with 20–30 lb braid or 15 lb mono
  • Circle hooks (4/0 to 8/0 depending on bait size)
  • Slip sinkers, 1–3 oz
  • A landing net big enough for what you’re going to catch

We carry the whole rig in our Bait & Tackle section — pick up bait, terminal tackle, and our stink bait on the same trip.

One More Thing — Run Cleared Lines

Kansas catfish don’t care how expensive your gear is. They care about scent, presentation, and patience. Set the rod, run a clean line, give it time. The bite comes.

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Spring Pond Stocking in Kansas: When to Add Catfish, Bass & Bluegill

Got a pond on your property? Want fish in it? Spring is the time, and Kansas weather doesn’t give you a long window. Here’s the straight rundown — when to stock, what to stock, and how to keep what you put in there alive.

When Is the Best Time to Stock a Pond in Kansas?

Stock in spring once the water holds steady between 55°F and 65°F. In south-central Kansas, that usually lands somewhere from mid-April to late May. Cold-snap mornings will swing the temperature back down — wait it out. Stocking into water that’s still cold shocks the fish, and shocked fish don’t make it through the first week.

If you missed spring, fall is your next window — water back down into the 60s, usually mid-September into October. Don’t stock in the dead of summer. Hot water plus low oxygen plus transport stress equals floaters.

What to Stock, and in What Order

Stock in the right order or you’ll wreck your own pond.

1. Bluegill First

Bluegill go in first, and they go in alone for the first year. They breed fast and become the food base for everything else. Without them, your bass starve.

2. Channel Catfish (Same Year Is Fine)

Channel cats can go in the same spring as bluegill. They eat what they find — bugs, scraps, dying fish — and they grow fast on a Kansas summer.

3. Largemouth Bass — Next Year

Wait a full year before adding bass. Let the bluegill spawn at least once. If you put bass in early, they’ll eat every bluegill before they can breed, and your whole pond resets.

How Many Fish per Acre?

Honest answer: depends on your pond. As a Kansas baseline for a typical 1-acre stock pond:

  • Bluegill: 500 per acre
  • Channel catfish: 100 per acre
  • Largemouth bass: 100 per acre (added year two)

Bigger pond, more aeration, more forage? You can push higher. Murky, shallow, no aeration? Stock lighter.

After You Stock — Don’t Forget the Pond

Stocking is step one. Keeping the pond healthy is the rest of it:

  • Feed sinking catfish pellets in summer if you want fast growth.
  • Watch for low oxygen on hot, still nights.
  • Knock back algae and pond weed before they take over.

We carry pond supplies, feed, and treatments in our Pond Section — stop in and we’ll point you to what your pond actually needs.

Stock Now, Fish All Summer

Get the bluegill and catfish in this spring. Sit one year. Add bass next spring. Two years from now, you’re catching fish out of your own water.

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Where to Buy Live Minnows in Wichita, KS

Need live minnows in Wichita? You’re in the right place. Mr. Mc’s Market keeps a tank of live minnows ready to scoop, sold by the pound. Drive up, grab your bait, get on the water.

Live Minnows, Sold by the Pound

We sell live minnows by the pound — not by the dozen, not in some sealed bag from a gas station cooler. Real minnows, kept alive in an aerated tank, scooped the day you buy them.

That matters. Tired minnows don’t move. Minnows that don’t move don’t draw bites. Fresh, lively bait outfishes dead bait every time.

Why Anglers Around Wichita Pick Us Up

  • Open hours that match fishing hours. Stop in before you head to the lake.
  • Sold by weight, not guesswork. You leave with what you paid for.
  • Stocked all season. Spring crappie run, summer catfish, fall walleye — we keep minnows in the tank.
  • Right next to the tackle. Hooks, jigs, sinkers, and our crappie lures are in the same aisle.

What Are You Fishing For?

Live minnows put in work on almost everything that swims in Kansas water:

  • Crappie — small minnows on a 1/16 or 1/32 jighead hold strong and bring in the bites.
  • White Bass & Wipers — bigger minnows on a slip rig drift well in current.
  • Catfish — pair a chunk of cut minnow with a dip of stink bait from our Bait & Tackle aisle and let the scent do the rest.
  • Walleye — minnow under a slip bobber, just off the bottom.

Pick Up Live Minnows + Everything Else You Need

Grab your minnows, then walk one aisle over for hooks, line, jig heads, terminal tackle, and stink bait. One stop. Back on the road. On the water.

Head straight to Live Minnows by the Pound and we’ll have your bait ready.

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Stop by Mr. Mc’s Market — Wichita’s Neighborhood Spot

📍 1901 E 21st St N, Wichita, KS 67214
📞 (316) 265-9930
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🕐 Open 9 AM – 9 PM, 7 days a week

👉 Stop in for live minnows by the pound — call (316) 265-9930 to check stock before you drive out.

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