kalvinc

Ok so my grandma lives in Florida and I leave for the U.S. Navy on 20100920 so my friend and I got the great idea of "visiting" her before I leave. Yeah sure I want to visit my grandmother but don't I really just want to go fishing? Maybe...

Im from OKLAHOMA...I catch catfish, sand bass, and largemouth...thats the extent of my fishing expertise so don't be too hard on me. My tackle consists of a few ultra light rods (which I assume I would use with sabiki rigs for baitfish), some medium action rods that I bass fish with, and some ultra heavy rods equipped with 80 pound braid for snagging spoonbill.

I want to catch fish and lots of them, (if thats possible). What do I need to have some action going on all day? Do I need a nonresident freshwater AND a nonresident saltwater fishing license? Any other license/permits I should know about? What rods should I bring and equipped with what pound line? I want to get all the reels spooled before I actually get there because when I get there I want to be ready to fish! Any help would be much appreciated

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Redfish

Welcome aboard!! as Far as a license, No if you are only fishing from the Pier, by boat or shore Yes, As far as Line 15-20 is really all you need depending on what you trying to catch, My best advise would be to Call one of our Local tackle Store's and Tell them what you plan on catching and what Kind of Rod and reels you Have and They will Help you out, I get Calls all the time asking the same ?'s Hope this helps and also check out what Jim Posted!! Dwayne

hirotamus

I visited Pensacola last week and fished at the pier as well...if you want to catch as many fish as you can then you can't go wrong with sabiki rig. You will need a 7' pole with 15lb line. Just throw out the line and jig the line. I would stock up the sabiki rig since spanish macks will cut through your hooks like butter if they are biting. There are lots of ladyfish there as well and they are fun to catch. I had 2 poles with me the 15' one where I just put a bait on it and throw it out and let it sit and while waiting I either fished for macks or just anything out there with my sabiki rig. I caught a 3-4' nurse shark with my 15' pole early in the week.

You only pay $7.50 for an all day fishing pass. Bring a cooler if you want to keep the fish. Have fun!

kalvinc

So you are telling me I need absolutely no license whatsoever? Even though I am a non-resident? And I am not sure what kind of fish I am after, although it would be fun to catch a big fish. Here where I am at the biggest fish we catch is spoonbill which dont normally get over 80ish pounds...and we pretty much bowfish those.

Redfish

If your fishing the pier No You Pay to get on the pier so your using thier Licence, if your Fishing from a boat or from shore Yes You Can Get a 3day for $17.50,7day-$30.50 or one year-$ 47.50 which I don't think you need If you would Like You can call Me tomorrow At 850-939-9885,Dwayne

jdhkingfisher

you got all kinds of help. just use live bait and you wont do too bad. just be dillagent

kalvinc

Hey D'wayne I may get a chance to call you tomorrow if thats okay wasn't on yesterday. With my 13' snagging rods what kind of line should I have and what size hook/sinker/leader etc? What are the chances of actually catching a shark? If I were to catch a shark, what would I even do with it? Do you land it or cut the line or what?

kalvinc

Leaving tomorrow at noon, staying the night at my brother's in Arkansas and should be there by noon on Friday. Hope to get some help about what to do if I manage to hook a shark?

captainblack

if you dont have a wire leader and catch a shark chances are it will take care of itself and bite its way off lol

as far as what weight and hooks, it really depends on what youre after, if you are after sharks, have LOTS of line at least 300 yards so it can run, and have line thats strong enough 40# or more, steel leader, search other threads for more info on going after sharks or check google and search texas shark fishing that sites gotta alot of useful info

for other species, it varies alot, just enough weight to hold bottom for bottom fishing, but some fish youll want to be off the bottom for, freelining live bait works for alot of fish, hook size also depends on what youre after, i agree with Redfish just call one of the local tackle shops and have a talk with them and theyll help you out alot more, hook size, best leaders, sinker or no sinker, this stuff will vary ALOT depending on what youre after man

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