Hialeah · 1795 W 8th Ave · Open 7 days

Baiting South Florida Since 1970.

Live shiners, shrimp and pinfish. Tackle, rod and reel repair, and straight answers on where they're biting.

Call (305) 805-3366 See today's bait

Mon–Thu 7–7 · Fri 7–8 · Sat 6:30–7 · Sun 7–4 · Directions

In the tank today

Live bait changes every day. Check the board, then call to be sure before you drive. (305) 805-3366

Shiners
Call to checkFreshwater. FWC's top bait for peacock bass.
Shrimp
Call to checkLive shrimp for canal and inshore fishing.
Pinfish
Call to checkHardy saltwater live bait.

Bait photos: Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, backgrounds removed, CC BY 2.0 (shiner, pink shrimp, pinfish).

Peacock bass, the Miami canal way.

Reviewers say they walked in with no peacock bass experience and had one on the line the same day. Ask at the counter where they're biting, and start with the state's own advice.

Ask where they're biting Read the peacock bass guide

Live shiners are the best bait for peacock bass.
They feed only in daylight, never at night.
More than 300 miles of Miami-Dade and Broward canals hold them.
Keep 2 a day, only one 17 inches or longer. FWC encourages releasing them.

Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). FWC peacock bass tips · FWC bag limits

Everything on the shelf.

Live bait in the tanks, chum, squid and ballyhoo in the freezer, and rods, reels, line and lures for fresh and salt water. See the whole list before you come in.

Browse the shop

Live bait
- Shiners
- Shrimp
- Pinfish
Frozen and fresh bait
- Chum
- Glass minnows
- Threadfin
- Squid
- Ballyhoo
Tackle
- Rods and reels
- Fishing line and leader
- Hooks, sinkers and terminal tackle
- Lures, jigs and soft plastics

Rod and reel repair.

Bring your rod or reel to the counter. Most repairs take a few hours to a few days, depending on what it needs.

How reel repair works