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Here's a good place to start...get familiar w/this site and read FORECASTS THOROUGHLY...then find and study all the CHARTS you can of the area you plan to fish...visit local tackle shops and don't be afraid to ask...if you can, fish w/a friend who knows the area and techniques before taking your own boat out...always helpful...tide forecasts as well...yer wise to stay inshore for a while...let someone know the general area you are fishing before you go and make sure your Airslot is FLORIDA LEGAL...take a digital camera and post up some pics of your trips, so we can see 'em

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=pclf1
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Here's a good place to start...get familiar w/this site and read FORECASTS THOROUGHLY...then find and study all the CHARTS you can of the area you plan to fish...visit local tackle shops and don't be afraid to ask...if you can, fish w/a friend who knows the area and techniques before taking your own boat out...always helpful...tide forecasts as well...yer wise to stay inshore for a while...let someone know the general area you are fishing before you go and make sure your Airslot is FLORIDA LEGAL...take a digital camera and post up some pics of your trips, so we can see 'em

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=pclf1
I will be inshore until I get a new boat! Sticking to the bay while I'm in a 16' boat for sure. Thanks for the tip about Florida legal, a few different requirements than Alabama where I live. Where can I pick up some charts from?
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sax, let me know what local info i can provide for you. boat should be plenty for bay cruisin. where are you staying and where are you looking to launch.
http://www.halfhitch.com/ is a good tackle shop for info and supplies. i have been slacking on the fishing in july & aug we go into scallop & crab mode.
i will be glad to help any time

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sax, let me know what local info i can provide for you. boat should be plenty for bay cruisin. where are you staying and where are you looking to launch.
http://www.halfhitch.com/ is a good tackle shop for info and supplies. i have been slacking on the fishing in july & aug we go into scallop & crab mode.
i will be glad to help any time

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That right there is what makes this board AWESOME
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That right there is what makes this board AWESOME


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sax, let me know what local info i can provide for you. boat should be plenty for bay cruisin. where are you staying and where are you looking to launch.
http://www.halfhitch.com/ is a good tackle shop for info and supplies. i have been slacking on the fishing in july & aug we go into scallop & crab mode.
i will be glad to help any time

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Absolutely awesome. Thanks for the link. I haven't picked anywhere in particular to launch from, I was looking at St. Andrews State park to launch, but I am 100% open to suggestions. I live in alabama, but its an hour and a half drive to PCB.

I am super new to saltwater fishing, went deep sea fishing on a charter a few weeks ago and I was instantly in love. I enjoyed it a lot more than bass fishing which I do 2-3 times a week!

I really need some ideas of where/what I should look for in a fishing spot. What kind of fish are the best to eat from the bay? I will visit that tackle shop as soon as I can for some advice on setups. We just grilled up some scamp and trigger fish I caught from the gulf last week and they were amazing.

I also want to find a chart or list of types of fish around there and legal limits for keepers.

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Absolutely awesome. Thanks for the link. I haven't picked anywhere in particular to launch from, I was looking at St. Andrews State park to launch, but I am 100% open to suggestions. I live in alabama, but its an hour and a half drive to PCB.

I am super new to saltwater fishing, went deep sea fishing on a charter a few weeks ago and I was instantly in love. I enjoyed it a lot more than bass fishing which I do 2-3 times a week!

I really need some ideas of where/what I should look for in a fishing spot. What kind of fish are the best to eat from the bay? I will visit that tackle shop as soon as I can for some advice on setups. We just grilled up some scamp and trigger fish I caught from the gulf last week and they were amazing.

I also want to find a chart or list of types of fish around there and legal limits for keepers.
OK..here ya go...this will answer all the size limits, what's out there and how to catch 'em...

http://myfwc.com/

Not to mention licensing and other requirements...sorry...gotta do it...
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OK..here ya go...this will answer all the size limits, what's out there and how to catch 'em...

http://myfwc.com/

Not to mention licensing and other requirements...sorry...gotta do it...
Thankfully I'm military so I can get an annual permit for $20 at a tax collectors office. Just have to find some time this week to go grab one.
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Thankfully I'm military so I can get an annual permit for $20 at a tax collectors office. Just have to find some time this week to go grab one.
Invite yer CO to go fishin w/you....you'll get to go all you want!!...take COLD BEER...

...AND i BET YOU CAN GET THAT PERMIT ONLINE...
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if you are not staying at the beach, i would try to avoid the state park ramp. it is very convienent tothe pass, but cost about $12 every time you use it. i'm guessing you are coming down from ft rucker and the beach is closer than town, but there are no good public ramps at the beach. you can cross the bridge and there is a ramp of the east side with good parking and easy launch. further in town there is the ramp at the st andrews marina, and a good one at the downtown(panama city) marina. either one of those is going to put you about 3 miles from the pass. right now with all the fish closures in the gulf, about all that is going on is trolling for kings. triggers and bee liners are available, but you need gps & bottom machine to get on the structure. the next big bay thing is the fall run of pompano,flounder, & reds starting about mid sept until mid nov.
i would suggest a fl sportsman chart for this area, gives you a nice overview of the bay and has some pretty good info on bay spots

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