Bait Shanty

06/07/2026

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Do Artificial Lures
Actually Catch Anything ?
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Know your Prey . . .

Choose something that will attract them, or catch their interest . . .

Make Sure the Bait . . . Matches the Situation . . .

Present it in a Way that will catch your target in an unexpected manor at their periferal line of sight . . .
. . FLASH . . . RATTLE . . . POP . . . OR ODD MOVEMENT WILL ALWAYS GAIN CURIOSITY . . .

PRESENT SLOWLY TO SEPERATE IN-ACTIVE TARGETS FROM THE ACTIVE ONES . . .
. . AND WAIT . . . TO SEE HOW THEY RESPOND . . .

THEN YOU GOT EM ' !!!!

BAIT SHANTY
2200 E. Algonquin Rd.
Algonquin, Ill.

06/06/2026

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BAIT SHANTY'S
WORDS OF WISDOM
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" BIG RESULTS . . . CAN COME IN SMALL PACKAGES ! ! ! "
. . Just LIKE OUR STORE . . .

BAIT SHANTY
2200 E. ALGONQUIN RD.
ALGONQUIN ILL

06/06/2026

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BACK-IN ! ! !
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Ernie's Method Mix, STRAWBERRY FLAVORED CARP MIX.

Local (and National) Favorite !!!

@
BAIT SHANTY
2200 E. ALGONQUIN RD.
ALGONQUIN, ILL.

(sweet corn, Tutti-Frutti, PineApple, 4-Season, Tiger-Nut, Banana, and H**p Seed Flavors available as well. )

06/04/2026

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BAIT SHANTY
REPORT 6/4/26
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" IT'S ALL YOU JIM . . . "

As much as I have helped people catch fish, what I learn from them is equally important . . . In this case . . . Its perseverance . . . And that the Fish reward those . . . THAT ACTUALLY GO FISH !!!

*** Alot of a Folks come through the Shop and ask For Help, info, what to use, when to go, how to fish, where to fish from on a given water . . .

After 12 Years of the BAIT SHANTY being here in Algonquin, One of the most Frequent people to do this is the Feature of Today's post . . . And It makes it worth being here to see when Customers we have helped along the way . . . Learn new things and try to Target a wider Spectrum of Fish . . . And to see them improve and come in to their Own in the Sport of Fishing . . .

NICE PIC'S JIM !!!

Hour or so of Fishing after work and a Dozen of BAIT SHANTY'S Minnows . . . Followed by Pics from a couple days earlier and another Dozen Minnows.

Again,

Nice Job Jim !!!

05/30/2026

" ALL GREAT FISHING STORIES START WITH A LITTLE "B / S " . . .

. . . BAIT SHANTY . . .

. . . STOP IN . . . AND START YOUR STORY !!!

05/29/2026

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BAIT SHANTY
REPORT 5/29/26
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" THINGS HEAT UP . . . '

Water temp., Fishing, Activity, are all starting to happen at once here . . . So plan on trying out New Spots and New Approaches.

Fish are biting with Channel Cats the most improved, Carp and Largemouth Bass holding their own. Walleye and Smallies are looking for Cooler/Shaded Spots . . . Pike are all ready . . . in those Spots. Gills and Big Gills are Biting and Crappie and Perch can be Found . . . But the Schools are moving around . . .

☆ LIVE BAIT IS IN ☆

Lake Michigan Shore Anglers are seeing a Mixed Bag and In-Shore Species too, and Alot of the Open Water Boats are Seeing LIMITS Now.
. . Southern Wisconsin is seeing Travlers . . . Far Enough to get away and Close Enough to travel to at the same time . . .

If your Putting in the Chain, Fox, Bangs, Geneva, Delavan and etc. . . . . . You will See Pleasure Boaters and Jet Ski's . . .

BAIT SHANTY
2200 E. ALGONQUIN RD.
ALGONQUIN, ILL.

05/25/2026

05/24/2026

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BAIT SHANTY
MEMORIAL DAY HOURS
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We will be OPEN on Memorial Day from . . .

7 AM TO 4 PM

We are Loaded with Tackle and We Have Fresh Live Bait and Frozen Too !!!

But, Please bare in mind we have someone running for additional Bait as we will be Limited on Roaches first thing . . . We plan to be OPEN to get you out there Fishing . . . And will follow up Post when the Added Bait is in . . . Just want to give you the Heads-Up!!!

05/24/2026

"IF YOU DON'T KNOW" . . .
. . STOP IN AND WE'LL CLUE YOU IN . . . SO THAT NEXT TIME . . . . . EVERYTHING GOES . . .

○ SWIMMING-LY ○

05/23/2026

" BOB " - " BOB " - " BOB "

" BOB " - "BOB " . . .

YOUR BOBBERS DOWN !!

If your hankerin' . . . for a Yankerin' . . . GET ON INTO THE BAIT SHANTY well set you up with THE TACKLE YOU NEED, and the FRESHEST LIVE BAIT to Get you CATCHIN" this Holiday Weekend !!!

BAIT SHANTY
2200 E. ALGONQUIN RD
ALGONQUIN, ILLINOIS