Going to venture into saltwater for the first time

[saxrulez]

Originally Posted by reelapeelin

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?