Great guys at bait box. Purchased some bait and we caught two nice snook . Gave my 8 year a cool…read moresnook keychain . Good experience .

Great service with solid recommendations. A must stop if you're new to the area for the tips & any…read moreof your needs or if you're a regular to catch up with the staff & find out the current hot spots

Strategically positioned at the point of Matlacha with a free boat ramp with an optional $15 per…read moreday fee if you leave your trailer in the lot. This shop was packed to the rim with live bait offering every boating and fishing apparatus needed for a great day on the Gulf of Mexico. Bought two frozen bricks of chum to unload into the water to stir up the fish. A decent variety of beer and soft drinks and pre-made quick grab sandwiches. Styrofoam coolers and bags of ice are also available.

We are not locals. We've been in bait shops all up and down the Gulf shore. I have to say this is…read moreone of the most helpful and friendly bait & tackle stores we've been in. They went above and beyond, helping us with our live bait and information for local fishing. Knowledgeable about all the local areas and what's hitting on what. And their bait is lively and lasts a long time. They'll even help set you up so that your bait lives longer. They're a good helpful humorous bunch! We were there four times on this trip and every time they helped us in a different way. As a former business owner, I highly recommend this group. Great fishing and tackle information and professional. And just good old, plain, friendly! When we're back in the area, I would definitely be back here.

The shop is under new ownership and takes a much more helpful and available role. Stopped in…read moretowards the evening and manager Keith was great to work with and had some local insight... please revisit this family owned business.

We've been kayaking here for almost 3 years now and it's great.. the area is beautiful lots of…read moredifferent places to paddle to. I love the bait shop ! plenty of beverages to choose from, sunscreen or hats , shirts if you need protection and other odds and ends incase you forget something. I think I've bought tums and tampons there before. There's bait vending machine in the event no one is there and you need bait. We don't fish we paddle and drink but if you fish there's all kinds of stuff for that . There's also bars and restaurants on either side for after your finished and probably really hungry. Chris is always a joy to deal with and has been very helpful every time we've been there. There are a ton of kayaks too if you are a big group singles and double one

Matlacha is a small fishing village so the ratio of bait & tackle shops to residents is probably…read moredisproportionately higher than any average town! This bait and tackle shop however was heads and tails above the rest! It has whatever one needs (and does not need) to fish: Rods, reels, bait, clothing, lots of snacks, including ice cream! They had a selection of really nice fishing shirts and we bought a couple for our boys. There is even a table where you can eat! The shop is open late, closing at 9pm the night we were there. By then they did not have live shrimp, but they did have frozen shrimp for sale. The guys who worked there were very friendly and helpful. As a non fishing person, I had plenty of items to browse while my men were getting their bait!

Small little place, but have anything you need to fish for anything. Nets, rods, any type of bait,…read moreshirts, hats, sunglasses etc. not to mention beer for purchase, sodas and snacks. We went for live bait. They had crabs, silver fish, and shrimp at the time. The guy working was very knowledgeable about what we needed to fish where we staying on the canal. You can get anything you need here to have a good, successful time fishing.

This is our hometown dive shop. We've found them to be honest and fair. They sell gear and…read moreequipment, provide training (NAUI), service equipment and provide air fills. We were informed of upcoming sales prior to our equipment investments and they allowed us to try items before buying them to help us make decisions. They have an indoor pool and offered more than once for us to get in and check things out, which was very appreciated. There is a no cash return policy clearly stated at the register, which simply means that if something isn't right they will exchange the item or, if necessary, give store credit. We haven't needed to do either but are very comfortable with their policy. When considering training, decide if you would like to take the traditional group class or would like to pay a bit more for private training. My husband did his Open Water training here. Following that, we both took the Nitrox class with Charlie. We both agreed that Charlie explained information well, was thorough and kept the class moving forward at a good pace.

We have been diving for 20 years but had never purchased dive gear. We have been diving more…read morefrequently the past 5 or so years and so we decided to finally buy BCS and regs. We were vacationing im FL and stopped in to ScubaQuest to see what they had in their shop. Brandon greeted us and was super helpful showing us the travel BCs they had and the pros and cons of each. We decided on the Oceanic Biolites due to their compact size and Brandon had both of the ones we wanted in stock. They were offering a couple of different package deals with BC, regulator, etc. Brandon went over each with us and explained the differences. We settled on the Aqualung due to the lifetime parts guarantee. The dive shop has a pool on site but it was being renovated. Brandon told us that typically customers can try out all gear in the pool before buying it. We didn't get to try out our new gear but Brandon assured us that if we had any issues, he'd help us out. We really liked this shop and would definitely go back in the future.

Great captain. We had a fantastic time, spent two days fishing and he had us on fish the whole…read moretime. Very knowledgeable and on point.

We did a 1/2 fishing trip with Capt. Chris. We had a great time and caught a lot of types of fish…read more Don't let his young age fool you. He was extremely knowledgeable about the fish, the water and everything that goes along with that. We caught non-stop the entire trip - shark, red fish, snook, blue runners and the awesome permit fish. Would definitely recommend him anyone looking to fish in the Ft. Myers, FL area.

Happy Happy Fish.. They all look healthy and happy. Swimming around with pep. Not like they're "in…read morejail" which is how a lot of fish stores look to me. So that's really important to me.

When I lived in St Pete I went to my usual fish store to get my saltwater for my tanks. (I have two…read moresaltwater fish tanks that I've been very successful with.) Before I moved to fort myers I got saltwater from my usual pet store to use when I got down here. Tanks were reset back up. Everything looked great and thriving and happy. I do my water changes regularly for these tanks to maintain the happy environment for my corals and fish. I recently went to Boardroom Aquatics to get my saltwater on 7/19/2024. I did my normal water change as I regularly do. The following day I noticed my octospawn, anemones, and mushroom were all acting weird. I started to do my water tests to see if any of my levels were high to resolve the issue. All tests came back excellent and no levels spiked to cause my corals to start acting weird. The last thing was for me to check the salinity of the saltwater that I just put into the tank. I checked the salinity of my tank and it was WAY too high. The salinity of my tanks sit at 1.024-1.026, the test results were sitting at 1.031. It may not seem like a drastic difference, but it is. I tested the saltwater that they sold me and it was sitting at 1.030 when they GUARANTEED that their salinity sits at 1.024 (hence why I went there). I called Boardroom Aquatics and informed them that the water they sold me was high in salinity and caused my corals to melt away and die. Once again I was told they keep their salinity at 1.024 and that I was doing the test wrong and getting false readings. They informed me to bring in a water sample into the store for them to test. So I did. ‍ MARK started doing his test that I had done prior and got the SAME results as I did INCLUDING the high salinity level. He kept telling me that he was at a loss cause he doesn't know what was going on in my tank to figure out why my corals have died. He told me there was room for human error, when I did the same I've always done when doing water changes and NEVER had any casualties. After going back and forth with the man, I walked out cause I just lost over $700 worth of corals in ONE tank. Mark was talking at me and not to me, he wasn't willing to accept that HIS business had made a mistake and wasn't willing to do anything to make it right. He kept trying to push the issue back onto me, when my boyfriends a marine biologist and has told me what to do when it comes to the tanks to make sure they stay happy and healthy. My boyfriends also had MANY saltwater tanks and has even had a saltwater fish business. The level on unprofessionalism that happened today was not cute, cool, or even remotely acceptable. No accountably on his end what's so ever. Needless to say, I will never step into that store again. I will never recommend that establishment nor will I ever give them a penny. If you know anything about saltwater tanks; corals, fish, invertebrates are NOT cheap. The two anemones that melted and died due to this equal $600. Not to mention the other corals that I've lost. Terrible business ethics and unprofessionalism endured. If I could leave 0 stars I would

Love Captain Clif. We have been fishing with him for years and years and yesterday was just as…read moreamazing! Don't go anywhere else! He is the best and super knowledgeable. Can't wait to fish with him again next year!

You are not going to find a better person than Captian Cliff. He had a family emergency come up…read moreand instead of canceling our trip, he moved us to his day off. He was fun, knowledgeable and really took the time to help my son fish. We may not have caught a crazy amount of fish, but that is never guaranteed. I'd rather have been on the boat with Cliff, then a snooty Captain and a lot of fish. Thank you for making my son's first experience fishing on the ocean a great one. Even if I was only here for Lucy (I did catch the biggest fish though hahaha) Thank you so much!