Butler Bait Shop

12/13/2025

We have a few more Christmas trees available, come and get them before they’re all gone!

07/18/2024

Sitting on a rocky sand beach in cape cod I cast out my 10' okuma surf rod. Equipped with my hand tied high low rig. Sporting squid on both gamamatzu 1/0 hooks. No wave action, but shallow for a piece so I put on a 3 oz pyramid sinker. A wade out to belly deep and a fling of the rist and my rig is 300 yards from shore. The tide is low, but rising at a slow pace. With a sail boat race in front of me there is action to kill the time, but not enough to keep me from the soul sucking scroll of social media. Thirty minutes had passed. Then to my pleasure I stumbled upon a share from Jim Butler. It was my grand father being interviewed for Kentucky Afield. Listening to his voice filled my mind with memories and my eyes with tears. Towards the middle of the video I noticed something tapping my line ever so subtly. My first thought is crab. No big deal I am mostly fishing for fun. As the video continues and my face is becoming as salty as the water before me the line goes slack. Now I know I have a fish and I contemplate the chances of my grandfather's spirit being involved. As I get my catch in it becomes dead weight. Did I lose it? Is it swimming straight at me? Nope. It's a damn sea turtle. At this point I was certain Frank Butler had a hand and a giggle at this s**t show on a crowded beach of tree huggers.

11/19/2023

We now have youth small to 3x shirts available in shop for $15.

10/09/2023

https://www.floralhillsmemorialgardens.com/obituaries/deborah-malone

View Deborah Ann Malone's obituary, send flowers and find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

04/09/2023

We do have gold fish.

04/08/2023

We are out of minnows until Wednesday. Thank you.

11/29/2021

We have had amazing support, prayers, and fond memories shared from our community in the past week or so and our family truly appreciates each and every one of you. We will continue to help you with your fishing needs with Debbie running the shop. Feel free to share your favorite memories of the man that taught us all so much and continue to support your favorite local bait and tackle shop.

Franklin Edward Butler, age 89, of Walton, KY, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, Wednesday, November 24, 2021, at his home. He was born to the late Frank and Gertrude Butler on July 22, 1932, in Walton, KY. Franklin was a member of St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Mission and a Third Order ...

04/20/2021

We are out of minnows today. We will get some in tomorrow. Thank you.

07/11/2020

Set your DVR, Frank Butler of Butler Bait Shop will be on KY Afield tonight at 8:30 and tomorrow 4:30! IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: https://youtu.be/WyL1ytRZGPs

07/11/2020

Tune into Kentucky Afield tonight at 8:30 or tomorrow at 4:00 to see owner Frank Butler talk with Chad Miles.