Thread: Bait shops lake Tarpon???

Thats not a good sign regarding a bait shop.

Might check with Tony Offfice - Henry Franks used to get his bait somewhere
in St Pete prior to fishing at Tarpon... Henry lives on south side down by the
"bridge"

If they are open --- They are there by 7:00 if not earlier.

They are closed untill Sep. 1............won't have minnows untill after Oct. 1. He said nobody catches any crappie this time of year. Does not open until 7:oo am.

Doesn't look like we will be trying it this Sunday. Going for pompano instead it appears.

Wow, i didn't know that -- thanks for update- Crappie don't bite this time of year,
therefore, as a bait shop we don't carry crappie minnows.

Have heard that sayin before, although, it seems they got to eat to gain weight,
and they can't store that much fat up to extend them over to November - February
time of year when they do bite ??????

Strange thing - wonder if bass also do the same thing?????
As well as mud fish - gar - catfish - bluefill - shellcrackers etc......

I couldn't Google Steves bait and tackle. But I googled the number and it came up as Lake Tarpon Bait And Tackle. That was the shop I called in my original post. That would explain why he said he wasn't open. But he did answer.

Wonder what else they do at the Bait & Tackle shop................
Suppling fishermen i think would be their number one goal......

Being open part time and equipped with needed bait part time really dosen't
send a good message.

People fish Lake Tarpon year round...........day & night........

Makes me want to support their shop

It's hard to support places like that. I travel 20 miles the day before and pick up my bait. There is one shop around here that doesn't open til 8. 8!? I'm hoping to have 10, 12 fish in the boat by that time. Bass fishermen start early also so I don't know what their thinking is.