What to bring
Tackle for Sparta
Three picks from the largemouth bass checklist that work for the fish here. Affiliate links: buying through them pays this site a small commission at no extra cost to you.
RodUgly Stik GX2 7 ft medium-heavy casting rodStiff enough to set a hook in grass, tough enough to live in a truck bed.Shop on Amazon →Why it is on the list
ReelAbu Garcia Black Max baitcasting reelAn inexpensive baitcaster that casts cleanly once the brakes are set.Shop on Amazon →Why it is on the list
Soft plasticZoom Trick WormThe Tennessee standard on a Texas rig or weightless along docks and grass edges.Shop on Amazon →Why it is on the list
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Bait and tackle shops near Sparta
The nearest bait, tackle and marina stores to Sparta, each with its own page, directions and phone number.
Zorro Bait CoLive bait, so this is the stop for minnows, crickets and nightcrawlers.Directions and phone →Meadow Park Lake park officeLive bait, so this is the stop for minnows, crickets and nightcrawlers.Directions and phone →Walmart SupercenterOpen late, sells licences at the counter, and carries terminal tackle and line.Directions and phone →Outdoor Shop IncSporting goods. Rods, reels, line and a licence counter.Directions and phone →Center Hill MarinaMarina store. Fuel, ice, terminal tackle and live bait when the lake is running.Directions and phone →Wildwood Resort and MarinaMarina store. Fuel, ice, terminal tackle and live bait when the lake is running.Directions and phone →Granville MarinaMarina store. Fuel, ice, terminal tackle and live bait when the lake is running.Directions and phone →
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Marinas and bait near Sparta
Access points within reach of Sparta that TWRA records as carrying bait, rentals or marina services.
Fee not listed1 out of 5facilitiesCookeville Boat DockCenter Hill Lake · 12 mi from SpartaDirections and detail →36.00098, -85.65218Launch fee4 out of 5facilitiesCotten’s MarinaCaney Fork River · 12 mi from Sparta1 ramp, 1 lanerestroomsDirections and detail →35.80279, -85.60877Launch fee4 out of 5facilitiesPates Ford MarinaCenter Hill Lake · 12 mi from Sparta1 ramp, 1 lanerestroomsrentalsDirections and detail →35.88300, -85.67310Fee not listed1 out of 5facilitiesUnnamed marinaCenter Hill Lake · 13 mi from SpartaDirections and detail →35.94111, -85.70153Free3 out of 5facilitiesHorseshoe Bend MarinaCenter Hill Lake · 14 mi from SpartaWebbs Camp Road to end at ramp1 ramp, 1 lanecanoe / kayak landingrestroomsrentalsDirections and detail →35.82510, -85.67740Launch fee3.5 out of 5facilitiesSligo MarinaCenter Hill Lake · 14 mi from Spartarestroomsrentalsaccessible parkingDirections and detail →35.96700, -85.71720Launch fee4.5 out of 5facilitiesHurricane MarinaCenter Hill Lake · 18 mi from Sparta1 ramp, 3 lanesrestroomsrentalsaccessible parkingDirections and detail →36.03930, -85.75950Launch fee4.5 out of 5facilitiesHidden Harbor MarinaCenter Hill Lake · 21 mi from Sparta1 ramp, 1 lanerestroomsrentalsaccessible parkingDirections and detail →36.00180, -85.82660
What it looks like
The water around Sparta
What you are buying gear for. Drag or swipe through. Every picture opens that water’s own page.
Center Hill LakeOpen the Center Hill Lake page →Tyler White / Public domain
Collins RiverOpen the Collins River page →Brian Stansberry / CC BY 3.0
Caney Fork RiverOpen the Caney Fork River page →U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, photographer not s / Public domain
Barren Fork RiverOpen the Barren Fork River page →Brian Stansberry / CC BY 3.0
Center Hill LakeOpen the Center Hill Lake page →U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, photographer not s / Public domain
Collins RiverOpen the Collins River page →Brian Stansberry / CC BY 3.04 public boat launches in White County, counted from TWRA’s own access database.