Stopulos Bait and Tackle:

Notre Dame Fan's Passion for Fishing Ignites a Unique Business

The Golden Catch

Touchdown Tackle

$25

Football Fisherman

$25

Bobbers and Touchdowns

$25

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The Lucky Lure: A Notre
Dame Fan's Dream

Dive into the tale of a business that merges two great loves - fishing and football. You're in for a touchdown of a story.

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Customer Reviews

Touchdown Trout

“I hope they get well soon and back to the Shop. The place is starting to smell like fish.”

Bass of the Bend

"This is the only place where live bait and rosaries are sold side by side. We will pray the Rosary for Mike and Mary Fran."

Touchdown Troller

"There were hooks, beer, and mild theological debates. They need to make a full recovery and focus on the hooks and beer only."

Holy Mackerel

“The Stopulos’ are the nicest people, but they really don’t seem to know the difference between a bobber and a golf ball.”

Riverboat Leprechaun

“Every Friday during Lent: catch-and-release only. That doesn’t make much sense. I think Mary Fran needs to take over the marketing.”

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The Eucharistic Eel Society

"I bought a ‘We Wear Blue & Goldfish’ shirt for Mike. Though I think he looks best in plaid. I can’t wait to see him back at the shop and wearing it."

Pam Porter

“Really nice Bait…Not so much Tackle”

John Harris

"I didn't think I'd find fishhooks and Hail Marys in one spot, but here we are!"

John Lutz

"Their shamrock bobbers are the luckiest. My catch rate has doubled! Golf game still stinks."

Bernie Buescher

"They don’t have any caviar or lobster.  What kind of restaurant is this?"

Kyle Lynne Veltri

“Skip the counter and just steal minnows from the zebrafish facility in Galvin.”

Kim Biagini

“They don’t ship to Jersey? No thanks.”

Anonymous

"I know how to sandbag in golf, but how do you do that while fishing???”

Anonymous

“Where can I buy a Newspaper Pirate Hat?”

Mike Parseghian

“I thought there would be gold fish???”

Cindy Parseghian:

“You can never get shopping done because they only play the ‘Notre Dame, Our Mother’ song over and over. And people just stand their swaying back and forth with their arms around each other.”

Joe Donovan

"Bought a 'Fighting Irish' lure here—now my fish put up as much of a fight as Notre Dame does on game day!"

Jean Gorman

“Is there anything in red?”

Randy Biagini

“I had a hole-in-one once. Wrong sport?”

Kyle Demeter

"Now I can teach my son how to fish and golf…but forget about reading.”