Your Source on LBI for Quality Bait and Tackle!

           Open Daily for the 2023 Fall Fishing Season

                                                      Updated Store Hours December 01, 2023

Monday through Saturday 6:00 am to 5:00 pm

Sunday 7:00 am to 4:00 pm

We will be closed December 11 thru December 19 - re-opening December 20

Please click on Current Info. (above) or read our Blog Post (below) for more detailed fishing information! 

WE SHIP! 

Can't make it into the shop? Call us at (609) 494-2333 or send us an e-mail at info@surfcitybaitandtackle.com and we will be glad to ship you anything you might need (except bait and rods)

 BAIT! As available we are carrying  Live Green Crabs, Sand Fleas, Surf Clams, Fresh Bunker and Bloodworms (when available) also Frozen Bunker and a variety of other frozen bait! Call ahead to check and see what we have - availability depends on supply.

Welcome to Surf City Bait and Tackle - formerly Bruce and Pat's Bait and Tackle and before that Sandy's Bait and Tackle - our shop has been a bait and tackle shop providing quality bait and gear for fishing and crabbing on Long Beach Island for many years.  Our staff are all avid anglers and are glad to provide you with advice, information and share their knowledge to assist you in having the most fun and success on your fishing and crabbing trips.

It is Fall Fishing Tournament Season. Stop by to sign up for the Long Beach Island 69th Fall Classic Surf Fishing Tournament or our In Store Tournaments for Blackfish, Striped Bass and Bluefish!

We carry a wide variety of fresh and frozen bait for fishing and crabbing. We take great pride in processing high quality bait to give you the best chance for success. Call the shop (609) 494-2333 or send us an e-mail: info@surfcitybaitandtackle.com to check our current supply and availability as many baits become available by season.

            Fresh and Frozen Bait (Availability Varies Check With Us!)

•  FRESH BUNKER (as available in season)
• Frozen BUNKER - many choices: Vacuum sealed (within 24 hours of harvest); Cut and Salted, Filets, Whole Peanut Bunker
• CLAMS
• CRABBING Bait: Various baits available
• CHUM - Bunker, Fish and Clam
• MACKEREL (Whole and Filets)
• MULLET
• SMELTS
• SPEARING
• SQUID: Bits, Strips (Plain and Shedder), Boxes and Tube
• SAND EELS
• LIVE Minnows
• LIVE Eels
• LIVE Sand Fleas
• LIVE Green Crabs
• Bloodworms
• Sandworms