Skyway Pier Fishing

Went fishing last week. We went off Rattlesnake Key off the South Skyway Pier. We couldn't decide if we wanted to take the Hobie Mirage Outback Kayak out to the Skyway and fish for some Spanish Mackerel or hit the flats and try the Trout. I got out there a bit before Mike so I decided to catch some bait. I was having no luck until about 30 minutes before he got there. I first tried using a Cast Net. Needless to say, this is not the best thing to do from a kayak. I fell in. Luckily I decided to take my phone and put it in the dry box just prior. So, all is safe and I climbed back in. At this point, bait was coming into the grass flats as the tide came in. So, I started using my Tsunami Fluorocarbon Sabiki Rig. This was slower, yet safer from a kayak. I caught a decent amount of bait, including greenbacks and lady fish. At that point, Mike finally showed up. It was about an hour before dark and we started catching some fish. We mainly used MirrOLure. We also used some of the bait I had caught. We did well and caught over 5 trout each. Unfortunately only a few were keepers. Those few tasted good.