Business Services Industry

Chapman, Kan., Store Supplies Area with Fishing Gear.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, November, 2003

By Tim Unruh, The Salina Journal, Kan. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Nov. 3--CHAPMAN, Kan.--The vending machines in front offer the first clue there's something different about Dave McPhail's business.

Instead of the sports star photographed with a soft drink, his pop machine-like contraptions bear the image of a largemouth bass and a walleye, tantalizing anglers and angler wannabes who frequent Chapman Creek Fly & Tackle and serve up live bait.

Opened June 1 in a remodeled Texaco service station, Chapman Creek offers McPhail the chance to work for himself while practicing his passion for fishing.

"Being able to live out my dreams is something I've longed to do for a long time," he said. "I've always liked retail...

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