Lew's closing Strike King? 2025
WRB reply :
Rumors are circulating Lew's is closing the Strike King company and moving to Lew's SpringField center?
Tom
tander reply :
Haven't heard that but it wouldn't surprise me at all.
stratoliner92 reply :
That really would be something, Strike King Lures is hanging in many retail stores and definitely a very recognized brand.
YoTone reply :
that sucks for those long time workers at SK.
craww reply :
Sure hope not, don't think a red eye shad with those obnoxious winn grips will have that same shimmy on the fall.
JediAmoeba reply :
Found this article.
https://dailymemphian.com/article/8029/Strike-King-Lure-Co-in-Collierville-files-notice-of-layoffs
I dont think the strike king brand is going under - probably just moving their facility somewhere cheaper to produce.
GReb reply :
Hate it for the long time employees. From the consumer side of it I doubt we will notice a difference.
Jrob78 reply :
On 10/29/2019 at 8:44 AM, WRB said:Rumors are circulating Lew's is closing the Strike King company and moving to Lew's SpringField center?
Tom
You're saying two different things here, "closing" and "moving". They might be moving the headquarters and/or production facility but I can promise you they aren't closing the company. SK is probably the most profitable bait company in the country and Lew's didn't buy it to shut it down.
bowhunter63 reply :
I live a mile from there I shop there often I will go check it out to see what’s up.
FishTank reply :
On 10/29/2019 at 11:06 AM, JediAmoeba said:Found this article.
https://dailymemphian.com/article/8029/Strike-King-Lure-Co-in-Collierville-files-notice-of-layoffs
I dont think the strike king brand is going under - probably just moving their facility somewhere cheaper to produce.
I would be surprised if they went under too. Over half the crankbaits on the shelves at my local Cabelas are Stirke King and the other half are BPS/Cableas brand. I miss the days when there was an endless selection of baits. It seems most places stopped stocking a lot of the name brands I like. It has just forced me to buy online.
frogflogger reply :
Haven't bought a strike king lure for years - try to use small company lures.
Jig Man reply :
We do have a new Lew’s distribution center in a ginormous building just north of Republic in our industrial complex. I talked to a guy at Lew’s Sportsmans Factory Outlet last week. His indication was it would only be distribution and not manufacturing.
J Francho reply :
Just in time for the holidays. Sucks for those 18 people.
Tennessee Boy reply :
I'm sure Strike King will continue to be one of the top fishing lure brands. It's always sad to me when a once great company is reduced to being just another brand within another company. Strike King has a great history in Tennessee. Bill Dance wouldn't be where he is today without Strike King.
WRB reply :
Acquisition is all about profit, streamlining by eliminating duplicated personnel and facility cost is always the 1st step.
You could say Strike King isn't where it's at without Bill Dance....
Sad day for those hard working local folks who helped make Srike King the company it is.
Tom
Munkin reply :
Who are they laying off? SK lures are made in Costa Rico.
Allen
J Francho reply :
Read the article linked above. 18 people that work Collierville, TN.
Drew03cmc reply :
On 10/29/2019 at 10:59 PM, Tennessee Boy said:I'm sure Strike King will continue to be one of the top fishing lure brands. It's always sad to me when a once great company is reduced to being just another brand within another company. Strike King has a great history in Tennessee. Bill Dance wouldn't be where he is today without Strike King.
Hardly. Stren, Quantum, Excalibur, Heddon...seems to me he did just fine. Strike King is a new kid on the block for him.
ike8120 reply :
On 10/29/2019 at 8:44 AM, WRB said:Rumors are circulating Lew's is closing the Strike King company and moving to Lew's SpringField center?
Tom
It is not a rumor
https://dailymemphian.com/article/8029/Strike-King-Lure-Co-in-Collierville-files-notice-of-layoffs
TnRiver46 reply :
On 10/30/2019 at 1:11 AM, J Francho said:Read the article linked above. 18 people that work Collierville, TN.
My buddys mom is one of them. Ill text him and see if i can get anymore details.
Update: she took early retirement upon hearing about the move
Tennessee Boy reply :
On 10/30/2019 at 1:34 AM, Drew03cmc said:Hardly. Stren, Quantum, Excalibur, Heddon...seems to me he did just fine. Strike King is a new kid on the block for him.
@WRB is correct in suggesting that Bill Dance did more for Strike King than it did for him. Ray Scott's first bass tournament in 1967 was won by a guy from Tennessee named Stan Sloan. Bill Dance is credited with catching the first fish in that tournament. There was another guy from Tennessee in that tournament named Charles Spence . Charles Spence was the founder of Strike King. Bill Dance was an early partner with him in the company but left the partnership after a few months. That was probably a big mistake. In my mind, Strike King and Bill Dance will always be tightly linked. He sold a lot of lures for them on his TV show over the years. They were an important sponsor for him. It's very sad that Strike King is leaving Collierville, it's home since 1987 and the home of Bill Dance.
redbirdsfan44 reply :
It’s a business move. I live in Springfield and I suspected the move since they were both acquired by the same company. Especially now that KVD made the jump to Lews this year.
NYWayfarer reply :
It’s business, nothing personal. That’s what they told me when my company merged with another and their book of business was better than ours. I survived 3 other mergers until that point so now that my number was up I didn’t complain.
Sucks all the same...
My heart goes out to the employees that lost their jobs. I hope they land on their feet in a better place than they were.
greentrout reply :
kvd moving to lew's did 'em in ... things change ...
tennessee's economy is good according to the stats ... another job should be on the table ...
been there done that ...
good fishing ...
rtwvumtneer6 reply :
On 10/29/2019 at 10:18 PM, J Francho said:Just in time for the holidays. Sucks for those 18 people.
I've dealt with their customer service via phone and snail mail. Figured I would be passed around and transferred a few times but I'm pretty sure they just cupped the phone with their hand and yelled across the room for the person I needed. Looked it up on Google (yeah a little creepy) and was shocked with what I found. 18 people sounds about right. Nice people (that I talked to). Very helpful. Hope it all works out.
Sam reply :
One thing many people don't like is change.
Change is stressful and uncomfortable.
When a company changes the package size, shape or color, some people freak out.
When we see Strike King products we know they are good although there are many others equal or better in the marketplace.
So when we read things like "Lews to close Strike King" we become concerned as we know the look of Strike King products without even noticing the name.
If Lews does in fact close out Strike King and start marketing the same baits under the Lews name it is going to take a few months for me to become used to it and get my confidence level up to where it is for Strike King products.
GReb reply :
On 10/30/2019 at 1:34 AM, Drew03cmc said:Hardly. Stren, Quantum, Excalibur, Heddon...seems to me he did just fine. Strike King is a new kid on the block for him.
I caught a lot of fish on Excalibur lures. Actually found one of my old cranks about a month ago rummaging through an old tackle box
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