Fred's Bait & Tackle
2001 Highway 35
South Amboy, NJ 08879
(732) 721-4747
"The Friendly Bait Shop"
You will find everything you need for an
enjoyable day of fishing, including fresh
bait, fine equipment and friendly service!
NOW RUNNING!!!
as of 7/1/09
Fred's Bait & Tackle
Welcome to Fred's Bait & Tackle!
Fluke - Limit 6 fish at 18”.  Underneath sailboats at Perth
Amboy, South Amboy 3 & 5 Buoy, Keansburg hole, Belford
flats,  Triangle Buoy 53, Sandy Hook Channel Buoy #13 &
14, Ambrose Channel, and Sea Bright  through Long
Beach.  Use spearing, squid, Peruvian spearing, sand eels,
mullets, and killies for bait.

Striped Bass - Carteret pier, Perth Amboy pier, and South
Amboy after sunset, and in the channels during daylight.
Ocean side from Sandy=2 0Hook to Long Branch, Belmar
and Brielle.  Use fresh clams, worms and bunker chunks.  
Troll Stretch 25 and bunker spoons between Buoy #19 of
dental Works, and #1 of Keyport.

Bluefish - All local beaches.  Use bunker chunks,  mackerel
chunks or finger mullets.  Also cast out metals on steel
leaders.

Porgy - All rock piles and light houses, chum with clam
chum log and bait with blood and sandworms and pieces
of clam and squid.

King Fish - Large ones at Keansburg and Belford flats.  Use
hook size 4 or 6.  Also use artificial worms called “Fish
Bite”, and sand and bloodworms.

Sea Bass - Use squid strip and mackerel strip combo at
Scotland Lights and Shrewsbury rocks.

Trout - Use night crawlers, dillies, or mealworms.