ORIGINAL: live2hunt009
Beautiful looken place. Im getten pumped up to get to the peir and fish. I love fishen saltwater theres jus sumthin about not known whats on your hook that its jus GREAT. Whats the biggest fish you have landed off a pier or in general?
Back in the 70's they use to let you fish for Jew Fish and now there's a ban on them. Jew Fish get up to 3 to 400 pds. We used chain as a leader, Shark Hook and 1/2" nylon rope for line.
Now is spanish mackerl, ponpano, jacks, trout, Blue runner (bonito) and plenty of snook at night when in season. There's another pier close to the city pier (Rod & Reel) and they catch plenty of fish also.
I forgot to mention about the two piers atFort Desoto in St.Petersburg. They are across the bayfrom the Anna Maria Pier. Edmont Key is in the middle between both of them.
In 1970 my partner and I caught 12 large Red Fish from this pier and Channel 8 put us on the evening sports news. We were using Shedder BlueCrab as bait.