Capitol Tackle

[NMurray]

Does anyone know if Capitol Tackle in Manhattan is still open? I tried calling and their phone is "temporarily disconnected"

[Crackers]

I havent been there in about a year. Would be a shame if they closed.

[NMurray]

Well maybe if you'd shop there more often they wouldn't have closed. (kidding) Ha!

[Crackers]

A lot of their business probably came from commuters and now there are not nearly as many commuters coming into the city every day. 

[NMurray]

Yeah. That makes sense. I hope they're still open.

[ReyAztecaNY]

They shut down in the early Fall. I understand they were opening at a new location in Freeport. 

[flyrad10]

Sad, they were the best when in the Chelsea Hotel, give or take thirty years ago and then moved near there recently but it was a step downhill. The close out deals I scored in the old store were frightening. Salt water Rapalas for a buck and Diawa graphite fly rods for 10. Ok the Rapalas don’t cast like SP minnows but still what the heck. Fly rods continue casting like champs. Long live local business but sadly those days are long gone.

[Bergallmaster]

3 hours ago, ReyAztecaNY said:

They shut down in the early Fall. I understand they were opening at a new location in Freeport. 

Dosent surprise me. After donart and sea isle closed, seems like theres room.

[surfcaster1]

I had read, just before Sea aisle closed, that Capital would be moving and reopening in Sea Isle’s location in Freeport. 

 

That was months ago. Since then I have not heard or read anything else on the subject.

[CWitek]

On 3/8/2022 at 6:35 AM, ReyAztecaNY said:

They shut down in the early Fall. I understand they were opening at a new location in Freeport. 

I just heard last night that they're moving into the location in Freeport that had long been occupied by Sea Isle Tackle, which shut down a while ago.

[ReyAztecaNY]

1 min ago, CWitek said:

I just heard last night that they're moving into the location in Freeport that had long been occupied by Sea Isle Tackle, which shut down a while ago.

Yup. I passed by Freeport location few weeks ago and it looked like they were fixing up the shop. 

[Brim Gribley]

Definitely some sad stuff. if downtown and need tackle pacific aquarium can cover you in a pinch.

[MaxKatt]

On 3/8/2022 at 8:27 AM, flyrad10 said:

Sad, they were the best when in the Chelsea Hotel, give or take thirty years ago and then moved near there recently but it was a step downhill. The close out deals I scored in the old store were frightening. Salt water Rapalas for a buck and Diawa graphite fly rods for 10. Ok the Rapalas don’t cast like SP minnows but still what the heck. Fly rods continue casting like champs. Long live local business but sadly those days are long gone.

I used to visit them there next to the Chelsea Hotel when I lived in the city in the 90’s.  Loved them.

[Al Goldberg]

I was shopping at Capitol in the late 1960's just living a block away on 22nd Street.  I bought my first Abu 6000 there for plugging for stripers in Montauk. What a candy store.

[LB]

l made many a trip in the 60s to Capitol from Coney Island to NYC two busses two trains 40 cents total round trip.