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Arlington Bait & Tackle

4.8 (31 reviews)
Open 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

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Eric S.

Great bait shop everything you need great advice prices were great on fresh bait lures and plastics were also good people working there are well informed and helpful one of the only really great bait and tackle places left in the Boston area.

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Doug A.

Hey, moms, dads, take your kid fishing in the middle of freaking surburban Arlington. Seriously. This is what you do... Go to Arlington Bait and Tackle -- it's a little storefront on Mass Ave in East Arlington, next to a pizza place (wonder where they get their anchovies? Just kidding.) Don't be put off by the hole-in-the-wall atmosphere. Ask them for a kid's combo. They'll sell you a nice rod and reel, some hooks, leaders, sinkers, and bobbers, all for under $40. They set up everything for you right there, while you wait. Tell them you want to fish Menotomy Pond. Ask for a dozen shiners, which are little minnows who shall lay down their lives in the service of feeding larger fish and entertaining you and yours. BYOB (bring your own bucket, unless you want to buy a spiffy bucket of your own to hold the bait). Then get yourself up to the pond at Menotomy rocks and catch little bass and sunfish, photograph yourself holding them with true champion angler swagger, and toss them back. It's an awesome way to introduce your kid (or yourself) to fishing. Our first day our, we caught 4 bass in 30 minutes, or maybe the same bass four times. You don't need a license to teach a kid to fish, but be prepared to buy a $22 license for yourself if you're "hooked" after the first time, like I was!

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Great selection. Owner is a great guy. Definitely the best place in the area for all your bait and tackle needs. Great value as well

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Friendly staff, not intimidating to rookies, very helpful!

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4.4(40 reviews)
1.6 mi
$$$

It's been more than a decade since my first wonderful experience at this fantastic bike store, and…read moreonce again it did not disappoint! From the easy to use website with up to date information, to the person answering the phones who knew exactly what was in stock and had the bike I was interested in locked up outside ready for me to ride, it was an absolute pleasure to buy a new bike with zero snags. The selection in this store is much bigger than it might first appear- they're known for cargo bikes and an increasingly large supply of electric cargos, but they have kid's balance bikes and the lovely step through commuter bike in the pic, too. Their website is very easy to search for what you want in advance. You can also get all the things you need to put your new bike in use from racks, bags, baskets, bells, gear, and safety supplies. It was fast and easy to select high quality items and they attached it all so my bike was done and ready to take home that day. Another huge advantage over the first time I bought a perfect bike- bike lanes! You can try your new bike in a safe bike lane before cutting back to the store on a side street then a less well traveled road. Gives you a little descent, little bumpiness, and a little ascent so you can get a real feel for the bike. I love that there's no pressure, just a plan to help you find what works best for you. So happy with my purchase!

I took my commuter bike in for major maintenance about one year ago…read more in retrospect I am not pleased with the parts that were chosen, how they were installed, and how the results relate to the description that was given to me. folks were friendly, the place is super cute and trendy, but in the end neither cheap nor reliable

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Woodway Darts & Supplies Inc. - The new Blade 5

Woodway Darts & Supplies Inc.

3.7(18 reviews)
0.5 miTeele Square
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Been here several times the past few years. Service is always great and they've got anything you…read morewould need. Don't understand the negative views regarding waiting for service, but with the comments concerning political views I'm assuming it's a review posted out of spite. If you don't agree, engage in a conversation...oh wait, that never happens. No class, just don't go there . It's not an airport, you don't have to announce your departure.

We entered seeking simple items: A new set of darts, perhaps some cool flights. What we found…read moreinstead was a scene crafted by Kafka, curated by Orwell, and hosted by a woman welded to her computer screen. At the door, a hand-scrawled sign barked, "STOP! Do not enter until we tell you," or something to that effect. We obeyed, standing there like travelers denied entry at the gates of some peculiar limbo. We waited. She typed. We waited more. She typed still. Silence stretched long enough for us to wonder if this was a store or some social experiment in neglect. No acknowledgment. No welcome. Just silence, save for the quiet hum of our growing discomfort. Then, amidst the dim glow of cheap fluorescents, we saw it: a shoddily printed manifesto of political grievances, plastered like a relic from the darker corners of the internet. A tirade of slogans, grievances, and conspiracies best left to social media echo chambers, somehow now a fixture cheaply typed in poor grammar on a blank Microsoft Word document. "Democrats hate America, Trump is our savior!" On and on, a stew of QAnon lunacy that had no place anywhere, let alone a darts shop. Poorly written, barely coherent, and more desperate than persuasive. In that moment, the choice became clear. We left. Not just because of the lack of service, but because no business that alienates half the country with tinfoil-hat propaganda deserves our time or money. If you're looking for darts, try anywhere else. If you're looking for a glimpse into paranoia and poor customer service, you've found your spot. This store may sell darts, but its sharpest points are reserved for imaginary enemies.

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Radical Adventures - Boston - E-Bike Store. Sales, Rentals and Repairs.

Radical Adventures - Boston

4.2(5 reviews)
5.2 mi

This bike shop and family owner Steve and son Charlie are amazing - 4 fat tire beast bikes out the…read moredoor for 3 days stored them every night and charged them ready for pick up - THE ONLY WAY TO SEE BOSTON I PROMISE YOU WAS AN ABSOLUTE BLAST - Steve and Charlie thank you so much took care of entire family with class appreciate your kindness and TIRELESS efforts - CHEERS

Visited this place in October with a coworker we both bought Segway scooters for our commute to…read morework. My coworker took his right on the spot. Mine wasn't ready. I was told to come back tomorrow. I tried calling the next day, but nobody answered the phone so I showed up they didn't remember me. I told him I had purchased a scooter yesterday with my coworker, and then they went to look for it and they said it still wasn't ready and they needed to charge it . I came back the following day called again. No answer showed up didn't know who I was again reminded him an went to get my scooter ready for me to take one problem, though there was no charger with the brand new scooter. He could not find it. So he gave me a charger from behind the counter fast forward to today, May 5, 2026. I tried calling again no answer so I drove in. Doors were locked. Lights are on went to the front and back entrance. No sign of anyone one last check I see the guy who sold me the scooter in the window. I motion to him to come over. He comes over. he lets me in. I tell him about my scooter, he tells me to bring it in. I told him the back brake is no longer working, and my rear tire was making a grinding noise. He told me I could leave it to fill out my information before leaving. I asked him when he thought somebody would be able to take a look at it and he told me about a month. He stated the technician wasn't in today and that they had a backlog of scooters that needed to be repaired, which he pointed to in the corner and then told me there was multiple down in the basement of the same model. I told him that wasn't an option for me to wait over a month and that the scooter is still under warranty for another five months he tried to refer me to a scooter shop in Cambridge, which I live nowhere near and not paying for something that was under warranty. I then asked him what to do and he told me to call Segway the scooter company. And then again referred me to the scooter shop in Cambridge, which I had to reiterate that was not an option and I am not paying for something that is still under warranty. I asked him for Segway's number which he told me he did not have and to "Google it". My only dealings with this place twice have not been good and not the best customer service to say the least. Scooters were $1100 with tax and are under warranty for another five months and they are telling me I have to wait over a month to even get it looked at. Unacceptable!

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