What Should I Use To Go Fishing On A Beach In Florida?
This week im going to a hotel in Florida around the pan handel on a beach, I want to fishing of the shore and i’m borrowing my Friends deep sea fishing pole but i dont know what to buy. I want to catch pretty big fish. But idon’tt know what to bring. And i do want to catch like 1 baby shark and other big fish. I need some stuff but idon’tt know what to bring.
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There are many fish you can catch from the beach here in NW Florida. You probably shouldn’t use a deep sea pole though because you will need to cast out pretty far.
Also, you will need to buy a fishing license from Wal-Mart or a tackle shop because fishing without one can gain you some hefty fines.
Check out the forum in the source section for a lot of good info on surf fishing in the Panhandle.
If you are targeting sharks you will need large circle hooks at least 4/0 but probably bigger and some serious wire leader.
For bait anything bloody will work for sharks. Chunks cut up or whole fish, live hardtails (blue runner), or any med sized injured fish will work.
Early morning, at dusk, or at night are the best times for shark fishing.
Do not fish for sharks around heavily frequented swiming access points unless its at night.
If you want to try your luck for some redfish, whiting, trout, ladyfish, jack creavele or bluefish all you will need is some 20-30lb test line, flourocarbon leader 30-40lb, some 2/0 – 3/0 hooks, 1-4oz pyramid weights(depending on surf) and for bait live baitfish (pinfish,cigar minows, hardtail), shrimp, cut bait (cut up fish) and fish it on the bottom.
Id advise against using the “Deep Sea pole” unless fishing on the bottom streight down from a fishing pier. I would get a Med Heavy spinning setup if you can.
You will want to go to Wal-Mart and get some pole holders (pvc pipe that you stick your poles in so they dont get sand in them) dig the poles into the sand pretty deep and set your drag realy light. last thing you want is a monster shark or fish pulling all your gear out to sea.
You will want to cast your bait into the guts (deeper, darker colored water that runs paralel to the beach about 30-40 yeards from the shore) these are the “fish highways” they use to cruise up and down the beach looking for food.
This is just basic info but to have the best chance to catch “the big one” I would read some of the posts on the forum I gave at the bottom. The members are experienced panhandle fisherman and can lead you in the right direction. Dont be afraid to join and ask questions the members are more than willing to help out short of telling you their hoiney holes.
Good luck and enjoy our beautiful beaches!
well first off, is your deep sea fishing combo a spinning combo, or your conventional offshore combo? if its a spinning reel you will have a lot more options in terms of baits to use. if you want more action i would recomend using real bait, if you can catch the bait live it will be better. you can catch them on small spoons or any small tube or your convential crankbait or top water plug. the bait fish you should look for are the ballyhoo, the blue runner, mullet, sand perch, and pinfish. if rigged corectly these baits should trigger reaction strikes off the sharks and other ocean dewling creaters, such as baracuda, many species of shark, an occasional black fin tuna etc.
If you buy the local paper and look in the sports section they should tell you when the tides are high or low, what kind of fish you can catch, and most importantly what you can use. It helps big time. Good Luck
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If that’s a short, strong rod with a large reel, you need to fish on the pier. You can’t cast far with those things. Try squid, live pin fish or shrimp.