Seafood Shack sale may eliminate Annie’s

Annie’s Bait and Tackle is part of the parcel for sale that includes the Seafood Shack.

BY LESLIE LAKE SUN CORRESPONDENT | llake@amisun.com

CORTEZ – A very unique bit of old Florida may soon be gone.

Annie’s Bait and Tackle, 4334 127th St. W., is part of a parcel including the Seafood Shack restaurant and marina that is for sale at an asking price of $15 million.

“I heard about this through the rumor mill,” said Bruce Shearer, Annie’s co-owner with Kim Shepherd. “I heard secondhand there are six people interested in it, and four would like to keep things the way they are. I hope whoever buys it keeps things the way they are.”

Annie’s, which has been serving fishermen since 1957 and has been owned by Shearer and Shepherd for more than 20 years, is a