j_purdy

Whew! No pressure! My favorite conditions are an incoming tide in the morning with a little chop to the waves. I fell the incoming tide brings the fish a little closer while a falling tide pushes the fish to the backside of the bar more often. If the wind is from the N, it tends to lay the waves flat, but thats okay. Smooth water is pretty easy to read so use that to your advantage. Spend some time and find a nice washout, hole in the bar , dropoff, etc. That way when the waves do pick up a little(after the suns comes up and the winds shift), the spot you've found should really produce. Also, if you're just wanting to show your "Yankee" visitors a little more action,fish a rod or two with some fresh cut mullet, finger mullet, or pinfish. IfI were close to a point I'd wade one of those rods out and cast it WAY OUT. Fish the 2nd rod where you're fishing for pomps. Blues, maybe a big red or two should find the baits. If you guys go out in the afternoon, again, spend a little time looking at the water. Check a few places to see what's the best.The best spotmay be the first placeyou stopped, but you won't know that unless you look around. Better to lose 10-15 minutes of fishing time and still end up in amore productive spot, than to stop straight away and only have a fish or two to show for the effort. If you can find a good looking spot in conjunction with a little tidal movement, then there should be some fish feeding rightpast the sunset and into the night. As for beaches Navarre is the big producer right now, with the beaches past portofino coming in 2nd. I haven't heard of any consistent numbers coming down by Pickens yet, and I haven't been to Johnson's Bch in more than a month soI can't really say. With these warm days ahead it should help the bite all over the coast. One last thing, FRESH bait, FLOUROCARBON, never the store bought rigs with crimps and a ton of beads(too much for the fish to see), try painting your weights with a little flourescent pink or yellow nail polish(you might be suprised), and HANDS DOWN THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR ANY FISHING TRIP...HAVE FUN. Tight lines.

-Jason