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Post by nickpc on May 8, 2010 17:41:18 GMT -5
Hi, I am coming down May 19-23 and going to be fishing off the skyway bridge is there any tips or suggestions. I have fished off piers before but as far as bait does ciggar minnows work it looks on the boards that people use pinfish and a lot of cutbait. I am also big on Kingfishing so what side of the bridge would be my best bet, or does it all depend on the water flow and wind? Any help would be great.
Thank You,
Nick
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Post by BigDawg71 on May 8, 2010 17:43:56 GMT -5
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Post by nickpc on May 8, 2010 19:17:34 GMT -5
Why is it that most the pictures of the fish from the bridge are not gaffed, besides like the sharks etc.. Is the water not far down from the bridge?
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Post by BigDawg71 on May 8, 2010 19:49:53 GMT -5
Either bridge nets or the "skyway flip"
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Post by havetofish on May 8, 2010 19:56:24 GMT -5
In the case of grouper, we normally use heavy enough tackle to reel them up and then like Bigdawg say's flip them over the rail or use a drop net. You don't want to be gaffing possibly short grouper. For Kings, Macks etc, you can use a bridge gaff if you know they'll be legal. My guess is that its 10' from your feet to the water
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Post by nickpc on May 9, 2010 9:37:58 GMT -5
Are you allowed to use trebble hooks there. When I go I plan on fishing for kings and Spanish. I might do some bottom fishing but from the sound of it, skyway is loaded with shorties.
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Post by goindeep on May 9, 2010 10:09:53 GMT -5
Yeah you can use trebles. The rocks are loaded with short grouper, but if you fish a nice outgoing and can get your bait out there a ways...and use BIG baits, youll have a better chance of getting a keeper...The wind wouldnt let us freeline yesterday so we had to settle for nothing but shorts...its still better catching shorts than nothing at all though.
Good luck!
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Post by nickpc on May 9, 2010 12:11:51 GMT -5
So it sounds like thats all that you catch is grooper is there a certain spot for kings and spanish or it's just what shows up?
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Post by montylfl on May 11, 2010 21:47:57 GMT -5
Yeah you can use trebles. The rocks are loaded with short grouper, but if you fish a nice outgoing and can get your bait out there a ways...and use BIG baits, youll have a better chance of getting a keeper...The wind wouldnt let us freeline yesterday so we had to settle for nothing but shorts...its still better catching shorts than nothing at all though. Good luck! Are you 100% sure about that? I know for Redfish and snook Treble hooks and bait is a No No. ( It is ok on hard plastic lure). RED DRUM (REDFISH), CH 46-22, F.A.C. (Effective February 12, 1987)18 inches total length minimum size limit extended to all state waters Establishes March and April as closed season to all harvest in state waters Must be landed in whole condition (head and tail intact) Prohibits use of treble hooks while fishing with natural bait Prohibits snatch hooking SNOOK, CH 46-21, F.A.C. (Effective July 9, 1987)Extends management to include all fish of genus Centropomus Adds month of August to closed season permanently Requires that snook be landed in whole condition (heads and tails intact) Prohibits use of treble hooks with natural bait while harvesting snook www.myfwc.com/RULESANDREGS/SaltwaterRules_history.htm |
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