Roy’s Bait and Tackle, a popular fishing store is celebrating 50 years in the business. Owner Roy Guerra along with his wife, Esmeralda started the business in the back of their home, and like ...

“We wanted our store to be a little different,” Proehl said. “Usually when you walk into a bait and tackle shop, it smells like dead fish and everything else, it’s got a horrible odor to it.

In September, Palmetto Bait and Tackle opened at 708 Eighth Ave. W., but not many were aware of its new presence in the area. “I had a hard time trying to advertise the business when things were ...