Destin fishing?

[bmac]

I bought a rake two summers ago. Still have not gotten the hang of catching them though. My nephew found a few last year. This summer we are going to keep trying it and I'm going to take your advice and buy a few from a bait shop to get started.

Oh btw what kind of rod/reel do you use to catch pompano? All I have are trout rods and I'm wondering if I need to buy one of those long surf rods instead.

[BananaTom]

Originally Posted by bmac

All I have are trout rods and I'm wondering if I need to buy one of those long surf rods instead.

No, a long surf rod is not needed. A couple of years ago, I used a long surf rod, and a short rod. It seemed to me the shorter always caught more.

The nicest thing about long rods, is the fact that beach combers can walk under the line. To combat that with the shorter rod, I used a longer sand stake. That way the line is high above the head of that passing Bikini.

[BananaTom]

[QUOTE=bmac;586093]I bought a rake two summers ago. Still have not gotten the hang of catching them though. [QUOTE]

You need to look for the fleas first, then dig them.

From a distance you can see the "Vee" the water makes around them, as it rushed back, after a wave.

Once you see them, run up and dig, they will go deep, so you do have to be fast.