Surf fishing Padre Island surf - FLORIDA POMPANO is the target. One of the best inshore species on the table - which includes and rivals flounder. Run and cast the strand, long casting true surf tackle. A passion of mine and basically what I've done my entire life.
Tackle - some custom surf rods I've built, fully capable of popping 150 - 180 yard casts with 3 - 5 ounces of lead. For Florida Pompano, you need distance to cover the bar zones from 3rd to 2nd.
Couple of weeks ago - fished off color water, 2 - 3ft surf and found a pattern around Big Shell.
Tackle are custom made Pompano leaders with various colored FishBites - artificial bait.
Two sticks on heavier rigs to hold and one stick casting 3 ounces to drift and cover ground. If I don't pick something up in 20 minutes, I roll looking for coquina shells, ghost shrimp holes and shore birds that specifically feed on surf side coquina clams.
Largest this year went 23"
Oh goodness Pomps are unbelievable!
Custom made specifically for Pompano - POMP GUN
Tackle - some custom surf rods I've built, fully capable of popping 150 - 180 yard casts with 3 - 5 ounces of lead. For Florida Pompano, you need distance to cover the bar zones from 3rd to 2nd.
Couple of weeks ago - fished off color water, 2 - 3ft surf and found a pattern around Big Shell.
Tackle are custom made Pompano leaders with various colored FishBites - artificial bait.
Two sticks on heavier rigs to hold and one stick casting 3 ounces to drift and cover ground. If I don't pick something up in 20 minutes, I roll looking for coquina shells, ghost shrimp holes and shore birds that specifically feed on surf side coquina clams.
Largest this year went 23"
Oh goodness Pomps are unbelievable!
Custom made specifically for Pompano - POMP GUN
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