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The Bait Station
1279 Lavin Ln, North Fort Myers, FL 33917, United States
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The Bait Station
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Ja
Review №1

So I knew my universe was lining up on my trip because I went into this guys shop and told him that I feel like when Im in Florida that Im catching fish not fishing. And then he revealed this shirt to me that Im currently wearing. Thank you!

Th
Review №2

Was on vacation stopped here for some bait . Down to earth people, got a chill vibe from the place. Very knowledgeable about the area and great suggestions on bait . Will absolutely be my go to bait shot when in the area . Thanks again

Ja
Review №3

Great lil bait shop, also have canoe and kayak rentals also. Great selection great services and prices. Well done guys!!!

Ba
Review №4

Friendly place, didnt have any frozen shrimp yet. He gladly scooped out some fresh dead ones for me. Wasnt a great day, or tide for fishing, but I caught a couple. Lol Back to Georgia I go. Thanks Bait station!

St
Review №5

Nice lively shrimp, they have a great selection of fresh or frozen bait. All the tackle you will need, and rods and reels to keep you fishing. Very friendly folks who want you to be successful.

Mi
Review №6

Love this bait shop. The shrimp are great size and lively. Customer service is amazing.

Ch
Review №7

Always a great choice.Open and close times are great, customer service is awesome, and they have a little of EVERYTHING to make sure your fishing trip is on point.Even recommends places if you cant decide. Two thumbs up and would definitely recommended.

Fa
Review №8

Perfect for Live Bait, exclusive Rods and Clothes. A German Bait Store called Haihappen opens in October.

To
Review №9

Great service and selection! Only place in the Fort Myers area that I could find live minnows and a reasonable price as well.

Mi
Review №10

Recently bought a electric canoe here. Id recommend them for their knowledge alone.

Be
Review №11

Great shop. They are helpful with whats going on and what bait, tackle and setup to use.

Jo
Review №12

Its a nice place I stopped in to ask for advice on where to go fishing being from out of town they were very helpful very friendly.

da
Review №13

I come in constantly with a new question each time and they couldnt be happier to answer.

Ne
Review №14

Excellent customer service. Dealer for Nirvana Kayaks and Zero kayak

Ti
Review №15

BEST SHRIMP (PERIOD)We have vacationed in Ft Myers and Ft Myers Beach for 50 years. We fish ALOT. We have bought live shrimp EVERYWHERE over the years.The last couple years we have bought our live shrimp at the BAIT STATION.The BAIT STATION always gives us more shrimp for the $$. Than anyplace.The BAIT STATION shrimp are ALWAYS good sized, fresh, firm and most lively shrimp.We highly recommend the BAIT STATION for BAIT and tackle🐟🐠🐡

Ai
Review №16

Very knowledgeable and helpful people! Set us up with some good locations and great bait!

Wi
Review №17

I recently bought a 2018 Vibe kayak from the bait station and I could not be happier with the service or the product. Rick was patient, answered all my questions, and even loaded the kayak on my truck. I highly recommend these guys and I will certainly be back. Great people!

Ma
Review №18

Great customer service!!! Thanks!! Will definetly come back!

Ba
Review №19

Good prices, well equipped great service and very knowledgeable staff

Br
Review №20

This is the only bait shop my husband will go to. Bait is nice and healthy and prices are great.

Ga
Review №21

Best bait in town . Fresh and salt water. The couple who own the place work hard to keep the bait fresh and big. Dont waste your money elsewhere

Jo
Review №22

Great service! Very helpful with recommending local places to fish for those of us who are from out of town.

Gu
Review №23

Place is a wonderful bait shop...Rick & his wife are lovely people..unbeatable prices!!! I have sent friends there for their equipment to get fixed ... their live bait r always good... n plenty.. awesome bait shop

Fr
Review №24

After just moving to SW Florida from Pennsylvania I was full of questions which the owner was more than helpful in answering. From rod/reel needs to which tackle and baits work best, this gentleman gave good, sound advice. Great place for all your needs with unbeatable service!!!

Ja
Review №25

Super nice people definitely recommend. Very knowledgeable and willing to help you. Will be going here from now one for my live bait.

Ro
Review №26

The person was very knowledgeable about the area and he also gave some fishing tips to two out of towners, very friendly

Mi
Review №27

Every tine I go here im treated well and I had them do a few eyes on my pole and it was flawless good job guys....

fh
Review №28

Very good would recommend

Na
Review №29

Owners were super nice and helpful. Nice bait shop. Good selection of fishing equipment and bait. Went in to buy a kayak and walked out with a new pole as well. My new favourite bait shop! Highly recommend!

De
Review №30

Great prices for all kinds of live bait and gear.

Ro
Review №31

Love them,thanks for everything.

Review №32

Good selection of equipment and bait. Theyre very helpful and friendly. Their live shrimps are pretty big. They are pretty quick in their service

Lo
Review №33

Nice sized shrimp. Clothes too. Fishing poles and supplies.

Ka
Review №34

Its no longer at that location ots off old 41. Best and biggest shrimp. I think they are factory trained lol 😆

Br
Review №35

Its a dive. If you drive to fast and your not paying attention your going to miss it. The staff is amazing and the bait was super fresh and very reasonable over all. If youre in the area go here!

jo
Review №36

Loved this place. The gentlemen who owns the place was very informative. He seemed genuinely concerned with getting us catching fish rather than trying to make a sale. Great fresh bait, takes time to show us amateurs how to hook certain baits, and rig the different types of bait rigs. Got us the equipment and bait and fed us the knowledge to find the fish. Awesome place. Highly recommend to anyone looking to go fishing.

H
Review №37

Very good selection of items and their service is awesome. Very friendly and helpful. Their live shrimps are some of the biggest Ive found so far.

Ur
Review №38

Prices are the best in the area. Their shrimp are the biggest around . They offer gear for the novice at great prices up to the professional. If Rick dont have it hell order it. Very client oriented. Miss Carol is the best Ive seen in Florida with custom rods and repairing guides and tips.

Bl
Review №39

I absolutely love the bait and tackle selection. I went in there with a pole that I bought from bass pro that I couldnt use and he gave me a great trade in on a rod and reel combo lined and ready to roll. Love the atmosphere and the staff is extremely knowledgeable and helped. Thank you for everything and I will make sure I pass along the word.

Ke
Review №40

Very nice bait shop. Had a nice selection of tackle. Owner was very friendly and helpful. They had awesome fiddlers and shrimp.

Lu
Review №41

Just by chance I was driving by and a stop to visit this fishing store.... Im so glad I stopped at the store... Then realized what an awesome! place to buy all your fishing... very affordable prices for all his new items... I meet the owner he was very pleasant and knowledgeable about fishing and his staff extremely courteous and helpful most of all the prices are awesome truly highly recommend this place for anyone who loves to fish... ( He also helps underprivileged kids who love to fish please visit his store and get to know more..... )

jo
Review №42

Great shop. Rick and his family are super nice and always give myself and friends excellent service. I honestly cannot imagine someone having a bad experience here. Shrimp, shiners, pins and crabs are always in great shape. They go above and beyond to make us happy.

MI
Review №43

I went there a few days ago with my son and a friend of his to pick up some live bait, we are greeted by the owner who was very friendly and knowledgeable.I started looking at the fishing rods that they have in there and they seem to be very good quality and the price was extremely reasonable, we ended up getting apart from the bait, two additional fishing rods for an extremely reasonable price. I can pretty much say that from now on this will probably be the place that I go get my fishing gear and bait.

Ad
Review №44

I just went in this bait store and the only guy that has a big beard that works there attended me he has no customer service at allllll like he is so rude he don’t even know how to attend customers right. I mean there is a kid (like a kid kid) that works there and he has better customer service than that guy. The man always gives me tiny little shrimps like smallest as it can be I never have this problem with anyone else but with that guy..

Ti
Review №45

1st time friendly people, live bait selection was low because we visited just before closing. Nice place, Ill be back.

Jo
Review №46

Other local shops are twice the price and their bait isnt as lively. So far Ive only bought live bait, but the owner was awesome. Helped me fix my aerator and gave me a ton of water to get my bait to the boat. Gotta say we have needed a good live bait place in NFM and this is it. Again the prices are great and they do not skimp on the counts either. If they keep this up Im sure they will be successful and have a bunch of loyal customers.

me
Review №47

Great selection of products! Shrimp were great size for summertime. Even the frozen bait is excellent quality!

du
Review №48

Incredibly helpful! Great prices! Would highly recommend getting your bait and tackle here. Very friendly with great service. Knowledgeable of the local fishing spots. Thanks to a tip, hooked up on a few bid redfish. I will be shopping here again!

Da
Review №49

Awesome place

Br
Review №50

Good bait and low prices

Ch
Review №51

Great Prices! Shrimp, Shiners, Worms, Crickets, soon to have Crabs. Poles, cast nets, tackle. They will repair poles and reels. Friendly staff, very knowledgeable. Retail and wholesale sales. And the PRICES! The prices speak for themselves! Have to check it out!!!

Ja
Review №52

Great place for bait

Ja
Review №53

We were looking for live bait and just happened to stumble upon this place after being told we had to go to Cape Coral to find some. The owners are very knowledgeable, friendly and gave us some great tips!! Won’t ever go anywhere else for bait but The Bait Station!!!

Fi
Review №54

Great place to buy bait and a kayak.

vi
Review №55

Very nice selection. Shrimp, blue crabs and pin fish.... Lots of cool stuff onside from rods to reels shirts and more everything you need for a day on the water.

Br
Review №56

Biggest shrimp in SWFL. Very knowledgeable staff and great prices. Huge selection.

Jo
Review №57

Worst shop in SW Florida. On my last visit they showed me the regular shrimp tank that had a good size selection so I ordered 50. While my back was turned they picked out every small shrimp in the net and put it in my bucket. The bucket was 100% small and when I saw what they did I told them to put them back and I was taking my business elsewhere. Rather than apologize they decided to 86 me. I was a regular customer and that is how they treat repeat business. Greedy scammers don’t deserve your money.

Ju
Review №58

Very friendly staff. I went there to get shrimp alot. And bought a few good poles there

Er
Review №59

Little home Towne bait shop. That is very family oriented.

Ka
Review №60

Awesome staff!! Store is organized with tons of different options. ❤❤ love the bait station

jo
Review №61

It’s a great store the owners are awesome people employees are awesome people you always get treated like a friend and not like just some Joe Schmoe walking into tackle shop

Li
Review №62

Great local bait shop and very knowledgeable!! Also a nice selection of rods and reels, new and lightly used, and good live bait selection.

Ti
Review №63

Expensive

To
Review №64

Great hand picked shrimp.Caught this big black drum with them.Very lively. Also caught it on a light tackle rod purchased there.What a fight

Fe
Review №65

Great place great service AND GREAT SELECTION of baits 👍👍👍👍 😁

Co
Review №66

Awesome customer service. Beautiful layout. 20 Stars

Ro
Review №67

Convenient just a great place to get bait

He
Review №68

Great place to get ur bait and at a good price too and has a great variety of tackle and used reels

Et
Review №69

I love this place he has great deals and gives great advice on what lures and setups to use in the area.

br
Review №70

Very friendly staff easily can get what you need and want

Lo
Review №71

Great shop, great people, great prices. Lots of terminal tackle and gear as well. I dont go anywhere else.

Ma
Review №72

Great place for everything you need to fish

Me
Review №73

Great place to get shrimp. Biggest ones around!

Ry
Review №74

Good price for live and frozen bait

Da
Review №75

They are not a Vibe dealer like stated. They carry Vibe but they get them from a dealer but they do not hold a contract with Vibe. Vibe has them listed on the website but Vibe said the sister store holds a contract and The Bait Station just get them from them. What this means for you is if you get them here Vibe cannot help you. I was told if I purchased four Kayaks Rick would give me some extra stuff. I went in to order (on 5-23) and Rick was not there and Pete said he could take the order but I would have to get with Rick regarding the extra stuff. The four units were supposed to be in on the 5-30. I call and they said it would be 6-6. I said that would be ok as I did not have a trip planned. The 6th came and I received excuses but was told I would have them for the 13th. I told them it was ok but I had a trip plan on the 16th for Father’s Day. They said it would be no problem. The 13th came with more excuses. I told them if I was not getting them so I would be canceling the order. They told me I would definitely have them on the 20th. They were no longer taking my calls so I had been speaking with Vibe and Vibe stepped in to make sure they were there on the 20th. This is when I was told that the Bait station is not an actual dealer and Vibe was very limited to how they can help. Without Vibe’s help the kayaks would not have arrived. I go to pick them up and they are in a pile outside the store. They had a little bit of road rash and scuffs. These are things that you would get after a couple of uses but you should not be getting as a new unit. Rick has not returned any of my calls about the poor service or extra stuff I was promised. This was a terrible experience and especially at the cost of four Kayaks. I WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND THIS PLACE.

Lo
Review №76

Awesome shop. Bait is lively and always in stock

Ma
Review №77

This is the best bait shop around here cheapest and the live bait is the best around

Ph
Review №78

Great prices and service. My favorite place

Al
Review №79

Top notch live bait and lovely owners!

LP
Review №80

Very nice ppl good price

D
Review №81

The guy was very rude. Over priced bait . I will not come back ever again.

Da
Review №82

Very willing to share fish info

To
Review №83

Great place, well stocked with bait, rods, reels and tackle. Friendly owner.

Mi
Review №84

Good prices. Friendly people.

Du
Review №85

Love it;)

Ta
Review №86

Biggest shrimp around.. best little bait store around.

Mu
Review №87

Good bait

Br
Review №88

Always very good and lively bait!!

Bo
Review №89

They had what I was looking for. Other places didnt. Will go there again.

Am
Review №90

Great customer service

Is
Review №91

Awesome place cool people variety of bait

Al
Review №92

Very good place 👍

Ba
Review №93

Best shiners anywhere

Se
Review №94

Excelente staff

Du
Review №95

Used reels,new reels and bait, they have it all!

Ka
Review №96

Great staff

Ha
Review №97

Second time we came for bait and the second time we were shorted.

jo
Review №98

Great bait

Sa
Review №99

OK

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  • Address:1279 Lavin Ln, North Fort Myers, FL 33917, United States
  • Site:http://thebaitstation.com/
  • Phone:+1 239-800-3672
Categories
  • Bait shop
Working hours
  • Monday:6AM–7PM
  • Tuesday:6AM–7PM
  • Wednesday:6AM–7PM
  • Thursday:6AM–7PM
  • Friday:6AM–7PM
  • Saturday:6AM–7PM
  • Sunday:6AM–7PM
Service options
  • In-store shopping:Yes
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible entrance:Yes
Planning
  • Quick visit:Yes
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