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Vending machine brings 24/7 bait to Holcombe area

Vending machine brings 24/7 bait to Holcombe area
A vending machine outside the Big Minnow in Holcombe doesn’t carry the normal food and snacks. Instead, passersby will find a 24/7 option for live bait and lures, along with other items for outdoorsmen. Alex Piontek (right), with the help of his dad, Jesse (left), opened the vending machine for business in June. Photo by Julia Wolf
Vending machine brings 24/7 bait to Holcombe area
A vending machine outside the Big Minnow in Holcombe doesn’t carry the normal food and snacks. Instead, passersby will find a 24/7 option for live bait and lures, along with other items for outdoorsmen. Alex Piontek (right), with the help of his dad, Jesse (left), opened the vending machine for business in June. Photo by Julia Wolf
 

At just four years old, Alex Piontek had an idea for his own business. He told his dad he wanted to start his own fishing lure company.

“So, I went out a...

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