
Fred's Bait & Tackle opened at this location in 1957. We are open 7 days a week - May 1st through Labor Day. At other times of the year, operating hours vary. Please check out website or call us. Our phone is always answered by someone during operating hours, as we do not have an answering machine or pre-recorded information. Following are some of items we carry: Reels - Shimano, Okuma, Daiwa, Avet, Abu Garcia, Penn and Pro Gear. Rods - Tica, Tsunami, Fenwick, Shakespeare, Seeker, Penn and Crowder. Rod and Reel Combos - For children (especially pink combos, character combos and light-up combos), fresh water, surf, bait casting and trolling. Rigs - All custom made. Striped bass, porgy, sea bass, flounder, fluke, blackfish, bluefish, weakfish, cod, ling, kingfish, shark and more. Hooks - Packages and individual. Mustad, Gamakatzu, Owner and Eagle Claw. Lures and Jigs - Including striped bass trolling lures, umbrella rigs, metals for bluefish, Norwegian cod jigs and tuna lures. Crabbing Needs - Maryland crab traps in 3 different sizes, weekenders, folding crab traps, drop lines and crab nets. Sinkers - Different varieties, including hard to find egg, trolling, Sputnik and Hetteras sinkers. Sinker Molds - Variety of styles and sizes. Nets - Landing nets, seine nets, cast nets, bait nets and umbrella nets. Waders, fishing boots, life vests, rain gears, fishing gloves and fishing hats. Tackle boxes, sand spikes, beach carts, Dexter Russel knives, clam knives, pliers, hook-outs, killie buckets and anchors. Special orders are welcomed. We can usually get them in three days. Live/Fresh Bait (in season): sand worms, bloodworms, night crawlers, baby night crawlers, earthworms, mealworms, fat head minnows, killies, shiners, eels, fresh clams, bunkers, squid and salted clams. Frozen Bait: clam chum logs, clam bellies (2and 4 gallons), bunker chum (2 and 4 gallons), mackerel chum, local spearing, Peruvian spearing, finger mullet, whole squid, cut squid, sand ells, butterfish, shucked clams, bunkers, mackerel, herring, peanut bunkers, sardines, mussels and ballyhoo. |



