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30A beach fishing
Posted on 7/23/25 at 4:19 pm
Posted on 7/23/25 at 4:19 pm
Going to be staying over on Seacrest Beach for five days. Does anyone have any experience with early morning surf fishing in the area? I was thinking about bringing some rides with me, but wasn’t sure if it would be worth my while.
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Posted on 7/23/25 at 5:12 pm to ctb504
I saw a 12lb redfish and small shark get caught from shore last week. Also, a lady got tagged by a sting ray.
Posted on 7/23/25 at 6:15 pm to ctb504
Imma be fishing there next week. I just go pompano rig with fish bite and shrimp. Something has to hit it
Posted on 7/23/25 at 6:48 pm to ctb504
Half Hitch Tackle posts weekly fishing reports for Destin and PCB covering beach and pier fishing
Posted on 7/23/25 at 7:06 pm to rattlebucket
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I just go pompano rig with fish bite and shrimp.
This with some 1-3 oz weights
Bring a small net to catch sandfleas and use them as bait
Posted on 7/23/25 at 7:39 pm to ctb504
My son and his buddies when they were young would do it every year when we would go.
Pretty much only catch the following.
Small sharks on cut bait thrown out as far as they could cast at sunrise or after dark.
Pompano/jack crevel/ white trout/lady fish and needle nose on pompano jigs or sabiki rigs tipped with shrimp.
But they would fish for hours, that was before they were 15-16 and started noticing girls in bikinis.
Pretty much only catch the following.
Small sharks on cut bait thrown out as far as they could cast at sunrise or after dark.
Pompano/jack crevel/ white trout/lady fish and needle nose on pompano jigs or sabiki rigs tipped with shrimp.
But they would fish for hours, that was before they were 15-16 and started noticing girls in bikinis.
This post was edited on 7/23/25 at 7:42 pm
Posted on 7/23/25 at 8:58 pm to Disco Ball
Nice! I might try this.
Posted on 7/24/25 at 7:18 am to rattlebucket
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Imma be fishing there next week. I just go pompano rig with fish bite and shrimp. Something has to hit it
This is the way. Throw it out, let it soak.
Posted on 7/24/25 at 9:23 am to NewIberiaHaircut
August in the gulf is breeding season for stingrays. Some years it can get bad.
Posted on 7/24/25 at 9:37 am to ctb504
If you can get up, a big top water or spoon in the surf at day break will always get some action. Once the sun comes up it's over
Later catch sand fleas on the beach then rig them on a Carolina rig.
Later catch sand fleas on the beach then rig them on a Carolina rig.
Posted on 7/24/25 at 9:49 am to bayouvette
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August in the gulf is breeding season for stingrays. Some years it can get bad.
We just got back last week. We always bring a fly rod (because it breaks down and is easy to pack). We usually catch some decent size lady fish (baby tarpon) in the surf which is fun.
This year saw a ton of small Spanish mackerel in the surf which kept cutting our leaders.
Also saw a lot of stingrays, which we usually don't see and had our fair share of small sharks come in on us.
Posted on 7/24/25 at 10:03 am to No Colors
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Half Hitch Tackle posts weekly fishing reports for Destin and PCB covering beach and pier fishing
lemme guess, fishing varies from "really good" to "excellent"
Posted on 7/24/25 at 10:32 am to Turnblad85
Find a deeper cut that that has a rip current. Throw where the out flow is past the bar. The rip current flushes bait out through the rip. Predator fish hang out there.
Posted on 7/24/25 at 12:10 pm to ctb504
Ladyfish at sunrise and sunset is a blast. They will damn near bite a bare hook when they start running the beach and popping on top.
Fun as hell on a fly rod.
Fun as hell on a fly rod.
Posted on 7/24/25 at 3:12 pm to The Torch
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If you can get up, a big top water or spoon in the surf at day break will always get some action. Once the sun comes up it's over
Later catch sand fleas on the beach then rig them on a Carolina rig.
Sound advice. A 1 oz or so Kastmaster on about a foot of wire will catch spanish, jacks, trout, redfish, flounder, ladyfish...just about everything. Fish the first ditch, parallel to the shore and try to find a cut to the second ditch. If they ain't hitting with the wire get rid of it but usually its a reaction bite and they don't mind.
Posted on 7/24/25 at 3:14 pm to TopWaterTiger
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We just got back last week. We always bring a fly rod (because it breaks down and is easy to pack). We usually catch some decent size lady fish (baby tarpon) in the surf which is fun.
There are also a lot of rat reds in the surf early....it can be a lot of fun catching 2 pound redfish on a 5 weight rod.
Posted on 7/24/25 at 3:15 pm to Polar Pop
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Ladyfish at sunrise and sunset is a blast. They will damn near bite a bare hook when they start running the beach and popping on top.
Fun as hell on a fly rod.
Amen. Also will eat a bubble float and straw rig with abandon if you don't fly fish...but anyone can handle a fly rod well enough to catch ladyfish in the surf....
Posted on 7/24/25 at 3:22 pm to ctb504
Just go early and try them out. You can always throw a gold spoon or a chrome rattle trap and catch something. Lady fish bluefish whatever. Not fit to eat, but fun to reel in.
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