| Retired couples may wish to find a sideline that can | | | | evening, you could profit by giving them a place to |
| keep them busy and provide some income for their | | | | stop in, show off their catches for the day and grab |
| later years. Opening a tackle shop may be just the | | | | a cool pint before heading home for the night. |
| answer they are looking for. Good bait shops are | | | | Local fishermen will count on your tackle shop to |
| needed in every area that has access to fishing in | | | | provide them with minnows, earthworms, maggots |
| rivers or lakes, and even coastal towns. | | | | and other live bait. They may also look for artificial |
| The best kind of bait shop to open is the kind that | | | | bait. A selection of quality tackle will be important as |
| becomes a hangout of sorts for the local fishermen. | | | | well. You will need rods, reels, fishing line, floats, lures |
| Small towns where everyone knows everybody else | | | | and sinkers. |
| are the perfect place for this kind of shop. It | | | | Be sure that the fishermen in your area can get a |
| provides a place for the fishermen to start their day | | | | fishing license from you, as well as boat registrations |
| and end it as well. | | | | and hunting licenses. You may also want to get |
| If a fishing tackle shop is the type of business that | | | | certified to be a hunting check station. Catering to |
| you choose to open, then in addition to the obvious | | | | the local fishing hunting enthusiasts will increase |
| fishing tackle and bait that you will need to stock, | | | | revenue. |
| you should also consider installing a kitchen and | | | | Your bait and tackle shop will be successful if you |
| acquiring a liquor license. For those fishermen who | | | | learn the value of variety and change. You should |
| wish to meet up before heading out to the lake in | | | | rotate your stock to match the season and the |
| the morning, you could profit greatly by providing | | | | activity that is occurring during that particular time of |
| them a place to grab some breakfast and coffee and | | | | year. You must be willing to keep your store open |
| socialize before setting out. | | | | for long hours if you expect to make any kind of a |
| The liquor license would come in handy in two ways. | | | | profit from it. Opening before dawn when the |
| Number one, many fishermen feel that there is | | | | fishermen are just starting out, and closing after dark |
| nothing better than grabbing a case of beer and | | | | once the fishermen have returned will be the key to |
| heading for the lake for some fishing and fun. | | | | a successful tackle store operation. |
| Number two, when the fishermen come back in the | | | | |