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Every fish chaser worth their salt knows that a bait and tackle shop has value that goes well beyond equipment. In addition to stocking the necessities – hooks, line and sinkers, rod and reel, lures and live bait – these shops are invaluable for the information that gets traded: Who’s catching what? Where are they biting? What’d he use? How big? That big? No way!
One such spot is the Pier Bait House in St. Petersburg. Housed since 1926 in one of The Pier’s original buildings, the Bait House is the place to gear up, or pick up a snack. Fishing pole rental also is available. The Pier extends to the east into Tampa Bay from 2nd Ave. North in downtown St. Petersburg. It is said that (depending on the season) catches there have included amberjack, shark, snook, flounder and sea bass.
On the southern edge of the Florida’s Beach area is Skyway Fishing Pier State Park. It is the remnant of the old Skyway bridge, sitting in the shadow of the current incarnation, and is open 24 hours a day for fishing. The shop there provides the requisite supplies, snacks and drinks.
On the bait menu at Hubbard’s Bait Shack at John’s Pass in Madeira Beach are pinfish, shrimp, squid and sardines. It’s open seven days a week under the famous boardwalk at John’s Pass.
With everything else that goes on at Clearwater Beach’s Pier 60, it should be no surprise that includes an on-premises bait-and-tackle shop.
Now, as far as separating fact from fiction when it comes to some of that information that gets traded . . . As always, beware a good fish story.
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