Stock Your Store with Premium Wholesale Fishing Gear

Since 1954, Wilcox Bait and Tackle has been trusted by anglers across Coastal Virginia and beyond. What started as a family-owned bait and tackle shop in Newport News has grown into a reliable wholesale partner for fishing and outdoor businesses along the East Coast. We know what it takes to keep fishermen supplied with the right gear, which is why we make it easy for retailers, marinas, and outfitters to stock up on live bait, premium tackle, and proven fishing equipment.

Our wholesale program gives your business access to cost-saving bulk options without sacrificing quality. With convenient shipping available up and down the coast, you can count on Wilcox Bait and Tackle to keep your shelves full of the products your customers ask for most. One call to our wholesale team is all it takes to place an order and keep your inventory flowing.

Our wholesale bait is carefully sourced to maintain freshness and reliability, ensuring that your customers always leave with bait they can trust to bring in their catch. Keep your shop fully stocked with a variety of high-quality freshwater bait that anglers rely on. From crappie and bass minnows to nightcrawlers, red worms, mealworms, and superworms, our bulk bait selection ensures your customers have everything they need for a successful day on the water. Each batch is carefully sourced to maintain freshness, so your anglers always get the best catch.

From inshore species to offshore game fish, our wholesale bait program ensures your customers have what they need for every saltwater trip. Provide your customers with dependable saltwater bait for trips along the East Coast. We offer shrimp, clams, peeler crabs, silversides, ballyhoo, finger mullet, and more, all available in bulk for wholesale clients. Our saltwater bait is handled with care to preserve quality and freshness, helping your business maintain a reputation for providing premium supplies for inshore and offshore anglers alike.

We carry top brands trusted by fishermen across the region, giving your customers the confidence that comes from using proven, high-quality equipment. Beyond bait, your shop can carry top-quality fishing gear at wholesale prices. Stock rods, reels, tackle boxes, hooks, lures, lines, nets, waders, gaffs, and spears to meet every angler’s needs. By offering trusted brands and dependable equipment in bulk, you ensure your customers leave prepared and satisfied, boosting repeat business and loyalty to your store.

Can’t find what you’re looking for? Simply call our friendly staff on 757-595-5537.