Helpful and knowledgeable staff especially the manager who went out of his way on Tuesday to help…read moremy husband setting up his line with a leader for red drum ( he just caught his first one today 44 inches long) finally making our fourth ltrip from NJ a success.

Super friendly, helpful staff. They have a lot of gear and offer plenty of recommendations for…read morefishing in the area. It seemed like a lot of local fishermen use this store as welll.

I went into TW's Bait and Tackle looking for just a few things to fish that day. Not only did they…read morehave that but they also had a wide variety of so many different things. From clothes, sunglasses, fishing stuff, and so much more, TW's Bait and Tackle really has it all. The people in this place were also very kind and helpful and found anything for me I was looking for.

We always stop at TWs when we visit the beach! Great selection and prices. Especially like the…read moreYeti collections.

Great tourist souvenir shop and it's kite shop down the small plaza. So many shirts and clothes to…read morechoose from! The kite shop had so many kites and lots of kids toys my little girl loved being there. Bought some Kitty Hawk t shirts and kites and toys. It's more $ then say Super Wings but the quality appears to be much better.

I had purchased swim trunks for my son at the duck location. While trying them on, a grommet fell…read moreout, exposing the fabric to tears. I had already removed the tags. I called the nags head location to ask if they would take them back. The manager, Jake, explained that he would have to see them. That is just fine, so I brought them to him with all the tags and the receipt then when we grab another pair to exchange them with, the Grommet on the new pair was cracked. Jake handled it like a pro and gave us the benefit of the doubt and let us return the shorts so, I ended up spending $200 more, because he was so gracious to us. Jake was a professional and I appreciate it. He does a good job. He should be commended.

I called these guys to see if they had a specific item and they were very helpful. When I went in…read moreto purchase, they came right over to assist with my shopping effort and even picked up my product and carried it to the register. The salesman was very friendly and made us feel welcome.

Weird visit. Love West Marine and visit in about every town I go to because I always need something…read morethey have. This time we needed sailing bibs for my wife because the weather was a real wet the first day of an event in Duck we were running. WE went in and really got no attention. Pretty weird, the woman behind the counter was talking a lot of semi jibberish and not making much sense and the old man behind the counter was not paying attention. I bet we shopped for about 5 to 10 minutes and really thankful I understand West Marine. I partially blame the end of season blues and they were very low on inventory probably for the same reason but really this was just ridiculous. I did find exactly what we were looking for with no help from the staff. All they did was ring up our $100+ sale. And the girl behind the counter continued to ignore us and talk loudly to herself about the store fixtures or layout or.. who knows. Will be back but only because it is West Marine, not because of the staff they have.

It's a bait and tackle shop, and it's pretty great!…read more Shrimp? $5. Nice sized bag. Lasted me an entire night of surf fishing and losing my shrimp to a bunch of bastard crabs too afraid to be dragged from the surf. They knew I'd Old Bay their asses because I hail from Baltimore. They just took the shrimp and ran for the hills...err, sand? Wherever crabs go. The staff didn't mind that I rudely showed up 5 minutes before they closed, and were super fast about ringing me up and getting me out the door so they could close this cool little shop up for the night. Tons of poles, reels, rigs, hooks, etc. Tons of bait choices, including live bait (like worms and minnows).

THEY SELL DEFECTIVE POLES! DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY AT THIS SHOP! I went back to this shop one hour…read moreafter purchasing a $70 fishing pole combo because the anti-reel was not working. They WOULD NOT exchange the clearly defective fishing pole! Instead the worker who sold me the pole 1 hour prior accused me of getting sand in the reel! After going to this bait shop for the past 3 years, I will take my business elsewhere and anyone who wants to have reliable fishing equipment for vacation should to!

Super cute store with lots of clothes and shoes options. I always find lots of cute clothes from…read morebrands like O'Neill, Billabong, and more to try on and often buy! More expensive (like $40-80 if not on sale) but can be worth it if you plan to wear it a lot.

Slightly smallish satellite store in the outer banks. Staff were not mean but not necessarily…read morereceptive, made me feel awkward about being so nostalgic walking into a 17th street, but the woman did warm up after a couple minutes of me being silly about my walk down memory lane. Did get one item I had been looking for which just happened to be a Yeti lid after breaking mine at the beach. They did have a buy one get one half off sale on shirts and hoodies, but I just felt awkward being there and decided to leave, after purchasing the yeti lid.

The Pit has now become a long-time fixture in Kill Devil Hills. I remember when it opened. In the…read morebeginning it was just a club that would let kids under 21 so they had somewhere to go listen to bands, play games, and hang out. Then they expanded to the surf shop and built a separate building. Now they have Boardriders Grill. In the main building you'll find the "hang out" part. Downstairs on the ground floor is a stage and venue for bands and parties. On the main floor, there's a dining area and small bar. On the top floor there's some video games, pool, and chairs to chill in. Sunday is Euronight with electro/house music spinning and Thursday is Mug Night. At The Pit out back the surf shop keeps expanding so I can't even keep track of all that's offered. I will tell you that they keep up to date with all the rad stuff locals and surfers need to keep up with the island image and life. They offer board rentals, surf lessons, lots of cool stuff. One thing that's really cool is that they're home to "Skim City" which is a sick skimboarding brand. My brother used to be sponsored by them and my family was never short on encounteres with the Skim Crew! A boardsport lifestyle comes as naturally as going barefoot on the beach and The Pit acknowledges that. The Boardriders Grill has come a long way to have a following of its own. $1 tacos from 4 to 6pm and all day on Tuesdays always draw a crowd! I don't know how else to describe it but how they do -- a surf-inspired menu. My Mom loves their fish tacos and my friends and I can barely handle their burritos! Spice and gargantuan size with fresh fixin's. I love that you can eat inside or out on the front deck and the service is friendly and fast. You never know you'll run into at The Pit. Steve Pauls and Ben Sproul have done a pretty good job at keeping it up for locals and visitors alike though. Stop in and hang out...you'll have a good time.

I love this place! The new location, just in front of the old location, is so sweet! Missy, the…read moreowner, is wonderful and always so helpful in a non-annoying selling you things way. There is always a huge selection of new and used boards and extra goodies for the beach!