About ninety percent of our regular customers arrive by boat, expecting quick and efficient service, because after all, they on a serious mission, heading into the calm, pristine waters of Florida Bay on a quest seeking bonefish, tarpon, permit, redfish, trout, ladyfish, big jack crevelles, snapper, grouper, tripletail and sometimes shark. The water is taken from a deep channel, right at our front dock, which keeps our bait healthier and friskier than many of the other stores. And, here is where almost all of Islamorada's professional backcountry fishing guides, even from other marinas, acquire their bait on a daily basis. Our product lines are geared purely for backcountry saltwater fishing including the great wall of jigs behind our counter. This legendary fishing guide wanted to create the ultimate artificial, and did.
Hank personally inspects each bucktail, insuring they are properly tied.
Using vibrant colors and a process containing three coats of baked-on vinyl enamel, the product is virtually indestructible. Both fish and angler respond favorably to the attractive, high-quality product. Another South Florida tournament-winning captain, Paul Tejera, has successfully gained widespread acceptance for his line of weedless bucktails called BackBone Lures. Finally, Millie's Bucktails have been a proven standard for the last four decades in the Florida Keys. Generally they are purchased by the half dozen or a dozen at a time by the professional backcountry guides and there are about 75 styles and sizes to choose from.