Posted: February 16th, 2005, 10:37 pm
Welcome -- might as well put my .02 in a couple of days late.
I've caught pompano off the end of the Mexico Beach pier and the beach at First Street (the east end near the county line). There's a little dip in the sandbar there that they seem to like. Or at least there was one a couple of years ago.
I've had more luck with the two-drop pompano rig they sell in tackle shops than I have with jigs. Live shrimp have worked for me, but most folks swear by sand fleas. I'm eager to try some of the artificial ones they have now.
I like a medium-length surf rod, not too stiff so you can enjoy the fight. I'll have to second what dbplug said; pompano seem to run in the clear water where the waves break, just at the top of the bar
Howell Tackle in St. Joe Beach is a good place for info and gear. They had a pompano seminar there last April.
Good luck.
I've caught pompano off the end of the Mexico Beach pier and the beach at First Street (the east end near the county line). There's a little dip in the sandbar there that they seem to like. Or at least there was one a couple of years ago.
I've had more luck with the two-drop pompano rig they sell in tackle shops than I have with jigs. Live shrimp have worked for me, but most folks swear by sand fleas. I'm eager to try some of the artificial ones they have now.
I like a medium-length surf rod, not too stiff so you can enjoy the fight. I'll have to second what dbplug said; pompano seem to run in the clear water where the waves break, just at the top of the bar
Howell Tackle in St. Joe Beach is a good place for info and gear. They had a pompano seminar there last April.
Good luck.
Going to tryem soon as weather warms up and I'll be sure to let yall know how it goes.