Hook'd Bait and Tackle

Hook'd Bait and Tackle opened on Mission Gorge Road in Santee in July 2016 (the grand-opening party came that August), near the I-125/SR-52 interchange — the route most San Diego County anglers take east to Lake Jennings, San Vicente, and El Capitan. The shop is family-operated by the Kachi family per California LLC filings; the live-bait counter is the differentiator.

Inventory leans freshwater — live bait alongside fresh and saltwater tackle, plus frozen bait for SD bay anglers — with the trout-plant staples stocked ahead of the East County lake season each fall.

Doors open Tuesday-Friday at 7 a.m. and Saturday-Sunday at 6 a.m. — pre-dawn hours that match the lake-launch window. See the San Diego tackle directory. See also: Slugg Fishing in Poway and Dana Landing Market & Tackle on Mission Bay.