Lake tarpon bait stores?

Butchauto

Hello and thanks in advance for any help. I recently moved to the northern end of Lake Tarpon and have access to a dock  Most of my fishing experience has been saltwater and I'm struggling to net any decent live bait. I would like some shiners to catch some nice Bass  but really anything would be fun. I've tried multiple types of artificals with no success. I primarily fish live or dead bait in saltwater so that's what I'm most comfortable with  I  have had no luck finding a local bait shop that carries any fresh water bait.

I'm looking for any tips to maybe chum up some good live bait or a bait shop that will sell freshwater bait. Shiners or otherwise. 

I don't have a boat... Yet. So my spots are limited to the docks and shore line. 
Thanks again for any help! 

capt louie

Hog pellets will draw shiners and bluegill. Scatter about a pound over the area you want to draw them to everyday. May take several days but they will find it. Catfish love it also. 
Small bluegill under a cork will catch bass. It's legal if you catch them with a hook.

Butchauto

Great! I'll start spreading some this weekend. Thanks a lot! 

Alex from GA

We use Purina floating catfish pellets instead of hog pellets.  It's probably the same thing but ours float.

capt louie

Alex from GA said:

We use Purina floating catfish pellets instead of hog pellets.  It's probably the same thing but ours float.

That works but it needs to stay in the area to draw in the bait. Shiner guys use sinking bait for castnetting.