Bird's Tackle

Bird's Tackle, fishing tackle and bait shop in Ipswich

Bird's Tackle is a specialist fishing tackle retailer with a physical shop in Ipswich (Suffolk) and online sales. Its catalogue is organised by discipline and covers tackle, bait, clothing and accessories, featuring recognised brands in the sector and new products that the shop adds to its shelves.

Fishing disciplines covered

The range is divided into five main areas: carp, coarse, specialist, predator and sea fishing. Each has its own selection of bait, accessories and specific equipment.

• Carp: bait, bait boats, baiting accessories, barrows and trolleys, bedchairs, bite alarms and indicators, bivvies and shelters, buckets, chairs, clothing and footwear, cookware, gadgets and tech, fish care, nets and accessories, line and braid, lighting, luggage, PVA, ready tied rigs, reels, rods, rod supports, scales, sleeping bags, pillows and covers, spods and spombs, tackle and rig storage, terminal tackle, tools, unhooking mats and cradles, waders and zigs with their accessories.
• Coarse: bait, baiting accessories, barrows and trolleys, buckets and bait boxes, chairs, clothing and footwear, nets and accessories, line and braid, luggage, rod accessories, rod socks, rollers and roosts, rods, whips and spares, ready tied rigs, reels, feeder rods and tips, rod supports, scales, seatboxes and their accessories, tackle and rig storage, terminal tackle, tools, umbrellas and shelters, unhooking mats and cradles, weights and backleads.
• Specialist: bait, baiting accessories, bite alarms and accessories, clothing, chairs, keepnets, landing nets and accessories, line and braid, luggage, rods, terminal tackle, tools, unhooking mats and cradles.
• Predator: bait, fish care, ready tied rigs, rods, terminal tackle, tools, jig heads, landing nets and accessories, line and braid, lures and spinners, luggage, reels, traces and leaders.
• Sea: barrows and trolleys, lighting, line and braid, luggage, lures and spinners, ready tied rigs, reels, rods, rod supports, seatboxes, shelters, tackle boxes, terminal tackle and tools.

Clothing, footwear and bait

The clothing section includes specific carp clothing, the Catchdry line, coarse, sea and specialist clothing, as well as waders. For bait, the shop works with a wide list of brands, including Bait Tech, Baylys Baits, Catfish Pro, CCMoore, Crafty Catcher, Drennan Bait, DNA Baits, Dynamite Baits, Elevate Baits, ESP Bait, Fjuka, Holy Mackerel, Korda, Kiana Goo, Mainline Baits, Mainline Match, Nash Bait, OMC Bait, Ooze, Ringers, RG Baits, Sensas, Sonu Baits, Sticky Baits and Van Den Eynde.

Brands represented

The catalogue brings together an extensive list of manufacturers and brands in the sector, including Akios, Abu Garcia, Anchor, Atomic Tackle, Avid Carp, Berkley, Breakaway, Carp Company, Carp Porter, Carplife, Catchdry, Catfish Pro, Colmic, Copdock Mill, County Ground Baits, Cresta, Daiwa, Delkim, Dennett, Drennan, ESOX, ESP, Evolve Tackle, Flambeau, Fortis, Fox, Gardner Tackle, Gemini Tackle, Guru, Ian Golds, Inova, Jarvis Walker, Kali Kunnan, Kamasan, Korda, Korda Basix, Korum, Leeda, Lew's, LiquirigS, MAP, Matrix, Maver, Mustad, Nash, NGT, Nufish, Nytro, Okuma, One More Cast, Parker Baits, Peg1, Penn, Preston Innovations, Fox Rage, Rapala, Reuben Heaton, Ridgemonkey, Rig Marole, Sakuma, Salmo, Sensas, Shakespeare, Shimano, Solar Tackle, Sonik, Skeater, Speero, Spomb, Summit Tackle, Tails Up, Thinking Anglers, Trakker, Tronixpro/Axia, Vass, VDE, Wolf, Wychwood and Zebco.

New products and featured sections

The shop presents as new products for August 2026 items from Fox, Preston, Korum, Zebco, Matrix and Fox Rage, as well as the additions of NuFish and Salmo. It also maintains clearance sections, with specific areas for clearance items and for the clearance of Catchdry stock, and direct links to categories such as Catfish, Bee Tackle bait boats, Specialist and Carp.

Online shopping and in-store collection

Bird's Tackle operates with online sales and a physical shop. The site informs of free shipping on orders over £50, excluding large items, and same-day dispatch for orders placed before 14:00. Available services include in-store collection, gift cards, finance through iDeal 4 Finance and a loyalty rewards programme. The company is identified as Birds Leisure Limited, with VAT registration 427913048 and registered in England and Wales with number 5185546.

Location and contact

Coal Yard, Gipping Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 0JB · Phone: 01473830683 · Email: hello@birdstackle.com · Opening hours: Monday to Saturday: 08:30-18:00. Sunday: closed.