Master Bait & Tackle

Master Bait & Tackle Master Bait and Tackle is a family-owned, full-service bait and tackle shop located in Bonita Springs, FL – a vacation town with a serious fishing problem.
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We offer live and frozen bait, tackle, and plenty of humorous t-shirts and hats! We’ve been helping locals and snow birds catch bigger fish since 1994. We hope our humorous shirts and hats provide a few laughs, protection from the sun, and a reminder of great memories spent fishing or on the beach. Bonita Springs is conveniently located between Naples and Fort Myers. If you’re visiting Southwest F

lorida, we hope you stop in and share a fish story with us. We’re committed to selling world-class bait and tackle with fast and friendly service. If one of our employees gives you their “honey hole”, don’t trust em! Looking for a charter? Call the shop and let us know when you’ll be here, what you want to catch, and how many people will be fishing. We’ll put you in touch with one of our captains for the trip of a lifetime – fishing licenses, waters, and sun burns are provided free of charge. Below is a brief description of the products and services we offer in-store:
Live Bait
 Shrimp
 Pinfish (call for availability)
 Blue Crabs (call for availability)

Frozen Bait
 Shrimp
 Squid
 Bonita
 Mullet
 Ladyfish
 Threadfins
 Sardines
 Chum
 Octopus
 Ballyhoo
 Sandfleas

Tackle
We offer a full line of lures, rods, reels and accessories from light duty fishing off your dock to heavy offshore equipment. We offer Penn, Diawa, and Shimano reels and combos as well as Penn, Star, Ugly Stik and Key Largo Rods. Our lures and terminal tackle include Yozuri, Gulp, Vudu, DOA, WyzeGuyz, Heddon, and Rapala. Our employees will be more than happy to spool your reels with PowerPro braid or Trilene monofilament and offer a collection of fluorocarbon leader to land the meanest of fish. Buckets, pliers, tackle boxes and other fishing essentials are all here – come on by and let’s get you fishing! Rod Repair
Rod tips can be repaired instore. Any additional rod repair services are outsourced and take approximately 1 week.

“Hey babe throw all of our fast food trash in this bag so I can dump it in the parking lot before we leave…” On today’s ...
05/04/2026

“Hey babe throw all of our fast food trash in this bag so I can dump it in the parking lot before we leave…” On today’s episode of Why are People Like This? Don’t worry pal, we’ll clean it up for you.

Well we listened to your advice from our last video and took a few casts under the neighbors dock today… 💥 The big snook...
03/02/2026

Well we listened to your advice from our last video and took a few casts under the neighbors dock today… 💥 The big snook and residential juvenile tarpon are starting to get active - go stick one!

Little Battle 2500, 25lbs leader and the trusty CAL 3” got it done. Stop in and we can get you setup.



Are you casting a line at these mega’s or enjoying the moment and let em cruise by…
02/25/2026

Are you casting a line at these mega’s or enjoying the moment and let em cruise by…

A Guides Day Off - a few weeks back when the water was glass with temperatures in the 80’s, schools of world-class permi...
02/10/2026

A Guides Day Off - a few weeks back when the water was glass with temperatures in the 80’s, schools of world-class permit could be found frothing on top of the water. After multiple double ups and sight casting close to 30lb’rs, the boys decided we need to take more days off! Love seeing our fishery do its thing 🎣





As we climb out of this cold front, today provided a breath of fresh air with large breeder snook sunning themselves and...
02/05/2026

As we climb out of this cold front, today provided a breath of fresh air with large breeder snook sunning themselves and looking hearty, .0 releasing upper-slot redfish, and catching a mini-slam and over 70+ fish this afternoon. Looking forward to warmer weather and a healthy Estero Bay this spring 🎣

We want to wish a very Merry Christmas to locals and snowbirds alike that have made this year one of our best. We apprec...
12/21/2025

We want to wish a very Merry Christmas to locals and snowbirds alike that have made this year one of our best. We appreciate you all and look forward to fishy new year - big shoutout to everyone that supported the toy drive as there are hundreds of local families that will be opening some amazing presents from our local Santa’s this week 🎅🎣

How many spots can you count on this rare beauty?!Our good friend .krozi and his buddy Luis went out with  and caught th...
11/16/2025

How many spots can you count on this rare beauty?!

Our good friend .krozi and his buddy Luis went out with and caught this beautiful Leopard Redfish 😍


















To all our veterans, thank you for your service and for your sacrifice. We are forever grateful for what you have done t...
11/11/2025

To all our veterans, thank you for your service and for your sacrifice. We are forever grateful for what you have done to keep our country safe and free.

To our close friends and co-workers, Jemel Maloney and Charles Lammert, your courage and commitment to this country is an inspiration. Thank you for protecting our freedom - love y’all! 🇺🇸

What is wrong with people? Hard to understand.. Our 16 year old employee received a $5 tip before heading to lunch, when...
08/11/2025

What is wrong with people? Hard to understand.. Our 16 year old employee received a $5 tip before heading to lunch, when he returned he immediately noticed it was gone. After checking the cameras… we see why.

This thief decided to put away a wad of cash in his pocket and sn**ch our employees tips from the jar to pay for his shrimp. Unbelievable.

Feel free to share and if you recognize this man, don’t be shy. White Sox hat, drives a white Kia Sportage, and likes stealing from small business employees.

Time flies when you’re slanging bait - this week marks 16 years of Jemel helping snowbirds and locals alike catch more f...
06/17/2025

Time flies when you’re slanging bait - this week marks 16 years of Jemel helping snowbirds and locals alike catch more fish. We are lucky to have him at the shop and luckier to call him our friend. Cheers to more years of him putting up with us 🍻🎣

Address

4465 Bonita Beach Road
Bonita Springs, FL
34134

Opening Hours

Monday 7am - 6pm
Tuesday 7am - 6pm
Wednesday 7am - 6pm
Thursday 7am - 6pm
Friday 7am - 6pm
Saturday 7am - 6pm
Sunday 7am - 6pm

Telephone

+12399922553

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