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.
Specialties
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. We also stock several types of chum pails and clam chum logs. We have one of the largest selections of rods, reels and general fishing tackle in the Jamaica Bay area. We believe we are the best stocked fishing tackle shop in the area. We provide services in re-stringing reels, fixing rods. We carry Allen brand waders, 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, fishing tools by quality brands like 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.