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, Newell, Tica, Penn, US Reel,
Quantum and Pro Gear.
Rods - Tica, Tsunami, Fenwick, Shimano, Daiwa, 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, crab tongs and scoop nets.
Sinkers - Different varieties, including hard to find egg, trolling, Sputnik and
Hetteras sinkers.
Sinker Molds - Variety of styles and sizes.

Nets - Landing nets, crab 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, folding chairs, coolers, Styrofoam coolers, beach
umbrellas, suntan lotions and bug sprays.

Special orders are welcomed.  We can usually get them in three days.

Live/Fresh Bait (in season):  sand worms, blood worms, night crawlers, baby night
crawlers, earthworms, mealworms, fat head minnows, killies, rosie reds, shiners,
eels, fresh clams, bunkers, green crabs, squid and salted clams (pints and quarts).

Frozen Bait:  clam chum logs, clam bellies (2 and 4 gallons), bunker chum (2 and 4
gallons), local spearing, Peruvian spearing, finger mullet, whole squid, cut squid,
butterfish, shucked clams, bunkers, mackerel, herring, peanut bunkers, sardines,
mussels and ballyhoo.

Ice:  7 pound bags and sleeves
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