Welcome to Gator Jim’s Bait & Tackle!

Whether you’re a seasoned angler or just starting out, Gator Jim’s Bait & Tackle is your ultimate destination! Serving the community for 9 years, we offer everything you need for a successful and enjoyable fishing trip. From fishing tackle, rods, reels, clothing, hats, sunglasses, bait, ice, hooks, terminal tackle, and more – if you need it, we have it! And if we don’t, you probably don’t need it! We stock top-tier products alongside hundreds of discounted wholesale items, catering to everyone from the most experienced anglers to beginners. With over a hundred brands, including Penn, Accurate, Shimano, Daiwa, Fin-Nor, NLBN – No Live bait Needed, Quantum, Tsunami, and Van Staal, and more, we’re sure to have what you need! Conveniently located off I-275 South at exit 16, right across from Maximo Park.

Our knowledgeable staff, with over 30 years of experience, are here to assist you with everything you need for a great day of fishing!

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Always In Stock!

Some brands include:

  • Accurate
  • BKK
  • Bimini Bay
  • Bull BayRods
  • Butterfly Jigs
  • Calusa
  • Captain Chappy Hogballs
  • Costa
  • Cracker
  • Daiwa
  • Danco
  • DOA
  • Eagle Claw
  • Evolution
  • Fenwick
  • Fin-Nor
  • Fins Braid
  • Fishbites
  • Fitec
  • Frogg Toggs
  • Gillz
  • Gloomis
  • Gulp
  • Guy Harvey
  • Mirrolure
  • Moonlighter
  • Maui Jims
  • Mustad
  • NaCL H2O Sports
  • NLBN – No Live bait Needed
  • Nomad
  • Okuma
  • Owner
  • Penn
  • Plano
  • Pompano Jigs
  • Power Pro
  • Quantum
  • Savage Gear
  • Seaguar
  • Shimano
  • Slow Pitch Jigs
  • Spiderwire
  • St. Croix
  • Star
  • Trokar
  • Tsunami
  • Ugly Stik
  • Under Armour
  • Van Staal
  • Yo Zuri
  • Zman

Our Brands

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Specials Nov & Dec 2024

While supplies last!
  • Star Rods 6′ 30-80lb conventional rod BOGO $79.99
  • Fin-Nor Surge Rod 7′ 20-40lb BOGO $99.99
  • Fin-Nor Tidal Spinning Rod 7′ 6″ 6-12lb BOGO $129.99
  • Live target lures 50%

Come Visit our Bait Shop at St. Pete Pier

We have hooks, weights, lures, and frozen bait. We also have drinks, hot dogs, corn dogs, snow cones, lemonades, popcorn, and ice cream.

Pier Shop:
800 2nd Ave NE Ground Floor, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

Pier Shop Hours are 2 days a week, 10am-8pm

727-289-8499