Tampa Bay Day 2

[Mark]

What kind of money/day?

http://www.strikethreekayakfishing.c...s/default.aspx

[Cowpokey]

http://www.strikethreekayakfishing.c...s/default.aspx

Thanks.

[bunnielab]

That looks like a great time guys.


Mark, what brand of jighead is that in the picture below?

[Mark]

That looks like a great time guys.


Mark, what brand of jighead is that in the picture below?

Sorry. I cannot help you there. It was furnished by the guide.

John Veil may know. If so I'm sure he'll reply.

The one in the photo was brown. I used a similarly shaped one there that was red. Both colors worked.

I do know the maker of the plastic. It's a Slam R by 12 Fathoms. I've caught stripers here with the Slam R.

[J.A. Veil]

I just posted in another thread about Mission Fishin jigheads -- the brand shown in Mark's photo. Even in small sizes (and the ones Neil uses are typically 1/8-oz) they have strong hooks. Last spring I caught a 39" blacktip shark on one of those jigheads in 1/8-oz size tipped with a Fat Sam mullet. That fish was powerful, but the jighead held up to the challenge.

[J.A. Veil]

What kind of money/day?

On this trip we shared the costs for the charters, tips, rental car, fuel, and groceries/beverages. For the four days we were there with three days of fishing until we were tired we each contributed under $500. We also paid for the flight (2 hours on Southwest) and our hotel. Including those items, the entire trip was under $900. It was a great mini-vacation.

I have made this trip by myself several times. Without the economies of splitting costs, it becomes somewhat more costly, but is still a great getaway without having to travel too far. I recall one trip in the summer of 2014 when I took the early flight out of BWI. The plane landed in Tampa at about 10:45. I quickly got my luggage, had a rental car already reserved, and met Neil at a launch point 15 mins away. I was paddling off the beach less than an hour after the plane touched the ground. It is hard to beat that.

[bunnielab]

I just posted in another thread about Mission Fishin jigheads -- the brand shown in Mark's photo. Even in small sizes (and the ones Neil uses are typically 1/8-oz) they have strong hooks. Last spring I caught a 39" blacktip shark on one of those jigheads in 1/8-oz size tipped with a Fat Sam mullet. That fish was powerful, but the jighead held up to the challenge.

Thanks for the info! I had some luck using 3" paddle tails for LMBs this fall, but never found a short shank jighead that I really liked.