inshore slam

My first attempt at a fishing report… With strong 15-17mph winds coming out of the south east, I was looking for some wind breaks, with shallow to deep water drop offs. I managed to find some good wind current ripping through a popular weekend sandbar spot near the Pineda Bridge. This area is easily accessible from the southern “boat ramp” on the south side / east bound side of the bridge. From this ramp you can launch small skiffs, kayaks, and paddle boards. There is also always plenty of parking available as well.

I had my bay boat out this time and was nestled up against some mangroves casting into the flats and then into the deeper zones. Nothing hit the catch 2000 at first, so I switched to a 1/4 oz bucktail with a gulp shrimp trailer. I managed to catch a nice pre-spawn trout on this combo. After a while I noticed most of the strikes were coming from the middle of the column in the deeper zones with good wind current. I switched the gulp shrimp out to their 3 inch curly tail. That’s when I landed my next catch, which was a small but nice redfish.

As the sun started to set I tried the subsurface Catch 2000 again, and moments later I caught what I thought was a small tarpon, but ended up being a big ladyfish! I don’t care what anyone says, they always put a smile on my face. Ladyfish always seem to be aggressive like jacks, and jump like tarpon. I guess the ol saying applies here, one man’s trash is another man’s inshore slam? I attempted to make a video with all of the catches, tactics, and google map spot dissection. I have pictures as well. Cheers!