Brief History
Crossbay Bait 'n' Tackle was established by two teenage brothers in a small garage and their parent’s property in 1956. As the Jamaica Bay fishing grounds grew, so did their business. In 1991 they constructed a new 2200 square foot space at their original location. In 2013, after being hit hard by Hurricane Sandy, a new family took over the business & continue to run it the same way it has since day one. Conveniently located just one block north of the North Channel Bridge, the bait shop supplies local anglers with a variety of fishing tackle and fresh bait on a daily basis. We are currently the 4-time current reigning, defending champion of the Best of the Boro Best Sporting Goods Store in Queens!
Mission
Our goal is to provide everything needed to have the best fishing experience for you and your family. We will greet you with a smile and give any helpful hints and advice to make your day a better one!
Bait
We pride ourselves on carrying the freshest bait available. We carry blood worms, sand worms, fresh shucked skimmer clams, eel, and of course daily fresh bunker. Our bunker is delivered daily and we brine and ice our bunker immediately to keep its freshness.
In early spring we have fresh muscles for the flounder season start up. Live eels are available thought-out the entire years to entice those large trophy stripers.
In the fall we carry live green crabs and asian crabs for blackfish season.
In addition to fresh and live bait we carry full selection of frozen bait. Some baits are: spearing (large and small), local, jumbo, and California squid, Peruvian smelts, baby bunker, butterfish, sand eels, mackerel, bluefish, herring, frozen bunker and clams. We also stock several types of chum pails and clam chum logs.
Tackle Shop
We have one of the largest selections of rods, reels and general fishing tackle in the Jamaica Bay area. We are also an official licensing agent of the D.E.C. for the salt water registry (as well as fresh water fishing, hunting, and trapping).
Some of the rods: Penn, Maxel, Diawa, Tsunami, Tica, Seeker, Shimano (and Shimano Top Shelf), Okuma, Shakespeare, Ugly Stick, Pinnacle, St. Croix, and selection of custom built rods made with St. Croix blanks..
Some Reels: Both spinning and conventional versions of: Penn, Shimano, Diawa, Okuma, Abu Garcia, Tsunami, Avet, Maxel and Quantum.
We believe we are the best stocked fishing tackle shop in the area. We provide services in re-stringing reels, fixing rods, servicing reels. We carry Allen brand waders, Grundens bibs, several types of filet knives, hooks and hook rigs hand tied for all species of fish. We have all lead weights, tackle boxes and Plano brand inserts, Power pro line, Gamakatzu hooks, a plethora of diamond jigs, Super Strike lures, fishing tools by quality brands like Tsunami, Cuda, and Quantum, and of course Captain Joe's Custom Tackle which includes fluke rigs, snelled hooks of all kinds, all kinds of high-low rigs, and in-store created bucktail rigs and custom creations.
Crossbay Bait 'n' Tackle was established by two teenage brothers in a small garage and their parent’s property in 1956. As the Jamaica Bay fishing grounds grew, so did their business. In 1991 they constructed a new 2200 square foot space at their original location. In 2013, after being hit hard by Hurricane Sandy, a new family took over the business & continue to run it the same way it has since day one. Conveniently located just one block north of the North Channel Bridge, the bait shop supplies local anglers with a variety of fishing tackle and fresh bait on a daily basis. We are currently the 4-time current reigning, defending champion of the Best of the Boro Best Sporting Goods Store in Queens!
Mission
Our goal is to provide everything needed to have the best fishing experience for you and your family. We will greet you with a smile and give any helpful hints and advice to make your day a better one!
Bait
We pride ourselves on carrying the freshest bait available. We carry blood worms, sand worms, fresh shucked skimmer clams, eel, and of course daily fresh bunker. Our bunker is delivered daily and we brine and ice our bunker immediately to keep its freshness.
In early spring we have fresh muscles for the flounder season start up. Live eels are available thought-out the entire years to entice those large trophy stripers.
In the fall we carry live green crabs and asian crabs for blackfish season.
In addition to fresh and live bait we carry full selection of frozen bait. Some baits are: spearing (large and small), local, jumbo, and California squid, Peruvian smelts, baby bunker, butterfish, sand eels, mackerel, bluefish, herring, frozen bunker and clams. We also stock several types of chum pails and clam chum logs.
Tackle Shop
We have one of the largest selections of rods, reels and general fishing tackle in the Jamaica Bay area. We are also an official licensing agent of the D.E.C. for the salt water registry (as well as fresh water fishing, hunting, and trapping).
Some of the rods: Penn, Maxel, Diawa, Tsunami, Tica, Seeker, Shimano (and Shimano Top Shelf), Okuma, Shakespeare, Ugly Stick, Pinnacle, St. Croix, and selection of custom built rods made with St. Croix blanks..
Some Reels: Both spinning and conventional versions of: Penn, Shimano, Diawa, Okuma, Abu Garcia, Tsunami, Avet, Maxel and Quantum.
We believe we are the best stocked fishing tackle shop in the area. We provide services in re-stringing reels, fixing rods, servicing reels. We carry Allen brand waders, Grundens bibs, several types of filet knives, hooks and hook rigs hand tied for all species of fish. We have all lead weights, tackle boxes and Plano brand inserts, Power pro line, Gamakatzu hooks, a plethora of diamond jigs, Super Strike lures, fishing tools by quality brands like Tsunami, Cuda, and Quantum, and of course Captain Joe's Custom Tackle which includes fluke rigs, snelled hooks of all kinds, all kinds of high-low rigs, and in-store created bucktail rigs and custom creations.