Panama City, FL Light Tackle Inshore and Offshore

INSHORE Capt. Rob and myself have been catching lots of keeper Trout, Reds, Spanish, and Ladyfish in both East Bay and West Bay. We have been starting our inshore trips pretty early,usually leaving the dock at daylight or a little before. The topwater action has been on Fire the last week or so! The lures of choice have been Skitter walks and Super Spook Jr. Once the sun comes up we have been switching to Miradines and Cajun Thunder Popping corks with Gulp shrimp and a 1/4 oz. jighead. OFFSHORE I have been doing some trolling and getting lots of Kings, Bonito,Chicken Dolfin and Spanish. We have also been drifting live cigar minnows and threadfin over live bottom and wrecks and catching Kings,Bonitio and a few Blackfin Tuna. The tackle we have been using for this is 7ft. medium heavy spinning rods and 4000 series reels. They are loaded with 200yds of Power Pro 30# braided line a short piece of wire and a Gamakatsu hook. For more info and pictures check out our website at www.backbayadventures.com Good luck on the water, Capt. Todd Jones Capt. Rob Womble