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Keys Maritime Bait Shop and Seafood Market Marathon

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Buy live bait, frozen bait, and fresh local seafood in a classical keys setting!

Welcome to the homepage of Keys Maritime Specialty Bait Shop and Seafood Market. Keys Maritime is Marathon Florida’s number one choice for the widest variety of live, frozen and fresh brined baits. As if that wasn’t enough, we only stock freshly caught local seafood straight from our own docks. We know you’ll love our selection!

Looking for a bait and tackle shop in the middle keys to buy live lobster, live shrimp, live pinfish, live pilchards, and live mullet? What about a seafood market that stocks the island’s catch- all in a classic keys setting? Look no further, Keys Maritime is the best bait shop and seafood market near you!

Buy live bait, frozen bait, and fresh local seafood in a classical keys setting!

Welcome to the homepage of Keys Maritime Specialty Bait Shop and Seafood Market. Keys Maritime is Marathon Florida’s number one choice for the widest variety of live, frozen and fresh brined baits. As if that wasn’t enough, we only stock freshly caught local seafood straight from our own docks. We know you’ll love our selection!

Looking for a bait and tackle shop in the middle keys to buy live lobster, live shrimp, live pinfish, live pilchards, and live mullet? What about a seafood market that stocks the island’s catch- all in a classic keys setting? Look no further, Keys Maritime is the best bait shop and seafood market near you!

The Bait and Tackle Shop

The bait shop dock is home to a variety of commercial lobster, stone crab, and yellowtail vessels. That means there’s ample room, and depth for your vessel too. That’s right- where we’re at, it literally couldn’t get any fresher. Bow up to our dock, accessible from Sister’s Creek Channel, fill up your live-wells, and get right on the water.

By land or by sea

If you’re visiting us by land, stop by with the family to see the ducks and cats that traverse the grounds- then have a bite down the street at one of the two popular waterfront restaurants! If you want to get right to it, but don’t know where to start, the Fishing Guide is a great place. Check out our new Species Targeting Section, to go after the big one!

The Bait and Tackle Shop

The bait shop dock homes a variety of commercial lobster, stone crab, and yellowtail snapper vessels. That means there’s ample room, and depth for most boats. That’s right- where we’re at, it couldn’t get any fresher. Bow up to our dock, accessible from Sister’s Creek Channel, fill up your live-wells, and get right on the water!

By land or by sea

If you’re visiting us by land, stop by with the family to see the ducks and cats that traverse the grounds- then have a bite down the street at one of the two popular waterfront restaurants! If you want to get right to it, but don’t know where to start, the Fishing Guide is a great place. Check out our new Species Targeting Section, to go after the big one!

Marathon Bait Shop
bait store at night
Marathon Bait Shop
bait store at night

Live Bait, Handled Correctly

A Keys Maritime Team promise

We know fishing, and fish, are important to you. Keys Maritime houses its fish in large aerated tanks and pens, feeding them daily and handling them minimally, so they’re fresh for your line. We know you take fishing seriously, we do too. It’s our goal to provide you with the highest quality customer service, and the best deals in the area, so you can spend more time on the water.

Special baits for a special catch

We’re known around the Marathon area for maintaining a variety of live baits, and always stocking pilchards! In fact, it’s kind of our specialty. We carry most major types of frozen bait and several brands of chum, even specialty items like chum balls, oats, and pre-rigged ballyhoo and squid! Check out our bait shop menu for an incomplete list. For any question you might have on our selection, feel free to give us a call at 305-393-4245

Spend more time fishing

bait shop dock
Less time shopping

The Keys Maritime Tackle shop has everything you need to get fishing right from the water- bubblers, buckets, a great variety of hooks and weights, leader, fishing line, and much, much, more! See for yourself! In the keys for a while and realize we’re missing something? Just let someone know, and we’ll try and stock it!

Live Bait, Handled Correctly

A Keys Maritime Team promise

We know fishing, and fish, are important to you. Keys Maritime houses its fish in large aerated tanks and pens, feeding them daily and handling them minimally, so they’re fresh for your line. We know you take fishing seriously, we do too. It’s our goal to provide you with the highest quality customer service, and the best deals in the area, so you can spend more time on the water.

Special baits for a special catch

We’re known around the Marathon area for maintaining a variety of live baits, and always stocking pilchards! In fact, it’s kind of our specialty. We carry most major types of frozen bait and several brands of chum, even specialty items like chum balls, oats, and pre-rigged ballyhoo and squid! Check out our bait shop menu for an incomplete list. For any question you might have on our selection, feel free to give us a call at 305-393-4245

bait shop dock

Spend more time fishing

Less time shopping

The Keys Maritime Tackle shop has everything you need to get fishing right from the water- bubblers, buckets, a great variety of hooks and weights, leader, fishing line, and much, much, more! See for yourself! In the keys for a while and realize we’re missing something? Just let someone know, and we’ll try and stock it!

The Fish and Seafood Market

Our Seafood Market is located in the15th St fishery, so we have our pick of the freshest seafood in the Middle Keys area. Keys Maritime Seafood Market in Marathon is the best place to buy live lobster, stone crab claws, large Key West pink shrimp and more!

Unlike many of our competitors, we buy our seafood exclusively from the Middle and Lower Keys so you can support local fisherman, and get a real taste for the area! Do to the constant fluctuation of seafood prices it is difficult to post prices on the website. We try! Call our shop at 305-393-4245 for any questions or more info.

Seafood Market Case

Unlike many of our competitors, we buy our seafood exclusively from the Middle and Lower Keys so you can support local fisherman, and get a real taste for the area! Do to the constant fluctuation of seafood prices it is difficult to post prices on the website. We try! Call our shop at 305-393-4245 for any questions or more info.

Stone Crab Claws
lionfish
Yellowtail snapper

Fishing Guide

Need some help figuring out Where to fish? Looking for a little info on the Types of fish or how to target a specific species? We know fishing isn’t easy sometimes, enjoy our Growing Guide to Saltwater Fishing in Florida. Make sure you’re ready to go by purchasing your fishing license!

Seafood Market

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Bait List

bait shop list link

Species Targeting

species targeting guide

Fishing Guide

fishin guide

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the Bait shop hours?

Our bait and tackle store is open from 7AM-7PM Monday to Sunday, along with the seafood market.

What kinds of chum do you have?

We stock tournament master, killer bait 25 lb blocks, even just rite! For a menu of our bait, check out the bait list page.

What kind’s of live bait do you have?

We try to always stock shrimp, pilchards, pinfish, mullet, and crab, as well as some blue runners and goggle eye whenever possible.

Do you have live shrimp?

Probably! Sometimes they’re hard to come by, especially in the summers. Call our shop at 305-393-4245 if you’re worried!

Do you have live lobster?

Keys Maritime always stock live spiny lobster in season!

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About the Keys Maritime Bait Store Team

Keys Maritime Specialty Bait Shop and Seafood Market is a locally owned and operated company. Based out of Marathon, Florida, we originated as a live bait mobil vendor, in 2009. We’ve had some time to perfect our craft, and get in touch with areas bait scene. That is to say, we truly know just about everything about catching bait. Check out our bait and tackle shop to find everything you need to go shark fishing, snapper fishing, or out trolling for the big one. Or, to find out more about our operation, click the link!

Above all, we truly hope you enjoy our products and services, and want to thank you for taking the time to learn about our business!

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For more information about our products or services call 305-393-4245 or visit us at
890 15th St. Ocean, Lot 3, Marathon, FL   
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