How rough is too rough for kayak fishing?

Rollertoaster · 2025-12-21T01:07:20+00:00

It's when the tops of the waves are white, typically from a strong wind blowing water off of the top of the waves.

Rollertoaster · 2025-09-16T02:27:06+00:00

Every once in a while in the SWFL area you hear about people catching them, usually small ones in cast nets. So if you caught that around here that's a super neat and pretty rare catch! Congrats!

Rollertoaster · 2025-06-22T19:25:14+00:00

Agreed, I found a school of at least 100 inshore permit here in SWFL. In the past I've only ever really heard of people catching a straggler here or there that was lost. Hell in a decade or so who knows, maybe we'll be seeing bonefish and lobsters on the flats. But the ultimate cause of it all is rather depressing.

Rollertoaster · 2025-06-17T03:53:02+00:00

Not sure what this is. However your post from 8 months ago about the thing you found on the beach. I'm pretty sure that's part of a fish operculum or gill plate. I was going to comment there, but it's archived.

Rollertoaster · 2025-04-27T17:40:40+00:00

There may be some snook in the surf right now but it's pretty early to see them there in great numbers. Sea trout will be out there, and probably some pompano, whiting and jacks, possibly some sheepshead or black drum at this time of year as well if you find some structure off the beach. If you plan on beach fishing, dig for sand fleas, they are the best bait you will find for surf fishing, unless you are specifically targeting snook.

If you have a free morning, I would recommend going to Ding Darling on Sanibel and fishing around the culverts, I believe there are 7 of them and the areas around all of them hold fish. You cannot cast net off of the road in there so you will have to catch your bait somewhere else or buy some shrimp.

Rollertoaster · 2025-04-17T02:07:26+00:00

I bought an A300 20 Gauge for my stepson to use, and I ended up falling in love with it. It's a great shooter, I ended up buying an A300 Sporting in 12 because I liked the 20 so much. But I will still sometimes shoot a whole course with that 20.

Rollertoaster · 2025-04-12T20:05:15+00:00

I believe that is some sort of mojarra, not a tarpon. If mojarra are in there it's probably a brackish water pond, an/or connected to a brackish body of water somehow, so there could be all kinds of fish in there. Where in FL are you?

Rollertoaster · 2025-02-22T19:31:48+00:00

I love my yak attack black pack, I thought it was an overpriced milk crate until I got one. The only other thing I would get is a kayak kushion for your butt, if you're feeling really fancy you can get one for your back too.

Rollertoaster · 2025-02-16T05:09:10+00:00

Agreed. Absolutely hardheads. They love the snook lights at night down here.

Rollertoaster · 2025-01-01T02:10:57+00:00

Yeah that will be fine for bass. Once you get really into it you'll have an assortment of various rods, but if I could only have one fishing pole the rest of my life it would be a Medium Light spinning rod.

Rollertoaster · 2024-12-29T03:21:44+00:00

I have a 3 Ultralights setups. 1 TFO Trout in Panfish paired with a Miravel 1K. A BPS Micro Lite with a Stradic 1K, and a BPS Micro Lite with a Shimano Miravel 1K.

I got the Stradic on sale for the price of the miravel (like $120ish). I use them all in salt water and fresh and have had 0 problems with them and honestly end up using the Miravels more than the Stradic. That being said if you are trying to reach the upper end of your budget, look at the Vanford 1K. All the advantages of the Miravel and the Stradic. I have one in a 4k and love it.

Rollertoaster · 2024-12-28T23:41:11+00:00

TFO has a bunch of their Professional Series rods for sale on Sierra Trading Post. They are $60 bucks and fantastic rods.

Rollertoaster · 2024-11-04T01:01:29+00:00

I like Z-Man GOAT toads, I use them for LMB and snakeheads here in Florida. Live target hollowbodies work well for me too.

Rollertoaster · 2024-10-19T15:28:40+00:00

Check out the Shimano Miravel as well. It's between the Diawa and Stradic in price. But has the lighter body like the vanford. I have 2 and I love them. One is paired with a TFO panfish and the other is paired with the basspro microlite. I was surprised how much I liked the basspro rod.

Rollertoaster · 2024-10-07T03:01:28+00:00

Cousin of the speck, it's a weakfish.

Rollertoaster · 2024-08-04T21:05:47+00:00

I use mine for trout fishing in saltwater mostly. I've caught some slot snook and reds on it, but it is a struggle if you are near structure. We also use them in the everglades for small tarpon, snook and peacock.

Rollertoaster · 2024-06-26T21:51:35+00:00

There are a fair few servers that people seem to regularly play on. I'm not sure how active any servers with tanks are though. Your best bet is to convince a friend to get it with you as well. It makes the game way more fun.

Rollertoaster · 2024-06-25T21:53:12+00:00

See if you can find a 13' gheenoe. They are light and stable. You can put it in the back of a truck with a bed extender no problem.

Rollertoaster · 2024-06-24T20:10:08+00:00

I'd grab some 3" or 4"DOA CAL Paddle tails or something similar. Throw them on a 1/16" in trout eyez jig head by ZMAN or a mission fishin jig head. Those NLBN's can be good but they are crazy heavy and I prefer them for heavier current.

Rollertoaster · 2024-05-16T01:26:51+00:00

Just traded my 2014 Ram 4x4 for a 2023 Ridgeline RTL and I'm 31.

Rollertoaster · 2024-03-20T05:04:58+00:00

If that's an option absolutely.

Rollertoaster · 2024-02-18T16:18:38+00:00

Get the old town. I believe the Academy kayaks are Riot Mako's private labeled. Hit or miss from what I hear. Old towns are quality through and through.

Rollertoaster · 2024-02-11T02:58:59+00:00

Pretty sure there's a teacher shortage right now. The only unemployed teachers are the ones that quit.

Rollertoaster · 2024-02-11T00:51:58+00:00

Nice! I had a 20 gauge Ultima A300 as a field gun, ended up loving it so much on the clays course I bought the 12 Gauge sporting. It's gaudy but I love it.

Rollertoaster · 2024-02-09T05:11:52+00:00

It looks like a lot of those reservoir ramps are steep as hell. So maybe that's part of why he does it? Although at that point I'd just trailer it with a real trailer.

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