95g atl
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My son has a birthday next week and also it is their "fall break" for school. He wanted to go to the beach. We usually go to Mexico Beach, however, the hurricane really beat the heck out of that place and the usual places we've stayed are nonexistent (destroyed). Looked at some other options, but the feasible ones are already booked --- only ones left are the 4000 sq ft beach houses that are as much as a down payment for a short vacation. Makes zero sense with just him and I.
First time booking St George Island FL, and first time will be there. Taking a 19 foot center console Carolina Skiff. Definitely not an offshore package and I have little desire to try and go offshore with my limited ocean experience and on a small boat. The boat draft is extremely shallow, though I don't want to destroy my outboard on a sandbar OR oyster bar. What i'm thinking is launch at the St George Island Boat Ramp and tool around Apalachicola Bay. The Bay is HUGE and there is no way with a long weekend we'd be able to explore all of it. Doesn't matter what we catch as we release everything. My son is going to be 9 years old and we've been to Lanier dozens of times and haven't caught anything "large". I'd like to show him that dad can get him some good memories with reeling in some good size fish/shark/rays/ whatever fights. Again, doesn't matter what as i'm releasing it back into the water.
I have saltwater gear already, not as much as a guide or true weekend pro, but enough to get by. I have GULP shrimp, lures, etc., but can definitely go on Amazon today/tomorrow and order what else is needed.
Any folks out there that have experience in Apalachicola Bay and can offer some advice on what we should be doing/going/using/etc....?
I've even thought about one day driving to Indian Pass and launching there, and perhaps going around St Vincent Island. That channel is suppose to have a large shark population, might be interesting. (I have some medium size circle hooks for shark).
Thanks in advance fellas!
First time booking St George Island FL, and first time will be there. Taking a 19 foot center console Carolina Skiff. Definitely not an offshore package and I have little desire to try and go offshore with my limited ocean experience and on a small boat. The boat draft is extremely shallow, though I don't want to destroy my outboard on a sandbar OR oyster bar. What i'm thinking is launch at the St George Island Boat Ramp and tool around Apalachicola Bay. The Bay is HUGE and there is no way with a long weekend we'd be able to explore all of it. Doesn't matter what we catch as we release everything. My son is going to be 9 years old and we've been to Lanier dozens of times and haven't caught anything "large". I'd like to show him that dad can get him some good memories with reeling in some good size fish/shark/rays/ whatever fights. Again, doesn't matter what as i'm releasing it back into the water.
I have saltwater gear already, not as much as a guide or true weekend pro, but enough to get by. I have GULP shrimp, lures, etc., but can definitely go on Amazon today/tomorrow and order what else is needed.
Any folks out there that have experience in Apalachicola Bay and can offer some advice on what we should be doing/going/using/etc....?
I've even thought about one day driving to Indian Pass and launching there, and perhaps going around St Vincent Island. That channel is suppose to have a large shark population, might be interesting. (I have some medium size circle hooks for shark).
Thanks in advance fellas!
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