Sailor Mike's Bait & Tackle

Veronica Bostick

Great place to go get your shrimps and title cheap nice

Chris Kelly

Troy was a great help. Made solid recommendations and hooked me up with everything I needed. Also shared some great local knowledge.

James Imhof

Where I buy majority of my shrimp in Tampa. Friendly service.

Gerald Mendez

I called up Sailor Mike's the night before my fishing trip to load up on some shrimp. The gentleman on the phone told me the biggest shrimp they had were selects so I decided to stock up the night before. When I arrived I asked to see what their selects looked like and the gentleman showed me a shrimp I would classify as medium. I drove half an hour after being told they had selects so I decided to still get five dozen medium sized shrimp priced at selects price. After paying and putting the bucket in the truck I noticed a bucket full of small, regular-sized shrimp. I went over to Gandy Bait and asked to see what their regulars looked like and they were the same size as the selects I was just given at Sailor Mike's. I asked if I could get a refund and come back in the morning to get real selects when the shrimp truck delivers a fresh batch but the gentleman told me they don't accepts refunds; he was very straight forward and not rude at all and even told me that depending on what size shrimp they have in, they will change their size grading criteria. To sum it up, Sailor Mike's will sell you small shrimp for the same price as their largest sizes. Bait shops shouldn't skew their sizes and lie to customers. Gandy Bait has told me plenty of times that they do not have any selects in stock and that the largest they have are mediums or regulars; they are always reliable and truthful. You always get what you pay for there. Cody's is another bait shop that is infamous for doing this same exact thing to customers.