Coney Island Hook & Bait Shop

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Behind the muraled facade, proprietor and fisherman Derek presides over an organized mess of fishing gear. He’s well equipped to get any fisherpeople set up with a rod, a license and a sidewalk lesson — and be sure to let him wax poetic on the surrounding environment, the increasingly cleanliness of the nearby water and what you’ll find swimming in it. Pick up your live bait here before hitting the pier.