After the check in to the hotel, took the boat down to cruise the harbor and check the sites. Now Destin is nice, but this place is seriously hurting for ramps to launch from. We went to a little marina on the bay side pretty close to the bridge that leads to the inlet or harbor. A dinky one lane ramp, and limited turn area. 
So took two rods rigged for Spanish, cause they have been catchin in the Harbor, at least before the cold snap we had about four days ago, cause they were not interested. and 15-20 
. So no fishies this day.Sunday mornin headed to Half Hitch for scrimps, and down to another launch, and much better for sure, 4 lane on the bayside in a canal area. Here we go again, wind is blowin outa the North 10 - 15, OK maybe, so we head outa the canal into the bay, and its a good
chop, but manage to make our way across to the opposite side. So we are givin it a try, even got the wife to give it go, she does not fish very much. Now up that way if there are grass flats I sure would like to know where 
cause there are so many shoals where it gets shallow, but its all sand, and when you move to the darker water thinking there main be grass, its just deeper. All I could manage was two of these nasty critters, but while we were out there we got to watch some of the air show going on at Eglin. 
So we decided to try our luck up in the canals, but ferget it, nota bite, cept and occasional bait stealer. And with the wind and tide could not drift and had to anchor, pull and move, etc. Were fishin this ones guys dock, just drolling pver the Regulator with twinn 300 yamaies..
Very nice.
Monday we head to the beach, but off course its three peet with the wind 15 - 20 blowin in this time
Lots of people there, but not many in the water, this chit was cold. Snaped a couple pics and headed back.
Went back later for a sunset pic, but some clouds were moving in.
Nice couple dayz, cept for the wind. Went down to the boardwalk to checkout the catch of some of the charters, WOW some very nice, some so-so. One boat had 3 nice Cobia to #25, another #40 black Grouper, and a ton other Groupers..
Hey, sorry your trip didn't work out like ya planned. Those sea robins like you caught aren't good for much but maybe commercial cat food. We had a similar trip over at St. Joe Bay a few weeks ago- no bites at all. Isn't Destin more of an offshore type place? Not sure they have grass flats over there. 
Oh, then I wanted to research that fish, and found stuff on some poor sucker whose name was Robin Fish! 
