Ft. Desoto Park 10/31-11/2 Gathering Dates

[eggsuckindog]

Dixon, is the Skyway grouper fishing live bait on the bottom or trolling? How much weight is required? If trolling will Mann's Stretch lures or Rapala CD18's work? Any advice will be appreciated. Thanks. Will bring wood. Dave

Actually its both, lots of guys troll, lots use planers and 6-8oz bucktails with swimmer tails, Mann's are also used alot, as are downriggers. Most of that is actually done inside the skyway headed up the bay which will to be blunt, will be absolutely brutal on a NE wind. So I would think be ready for live bait around the rocks piles of the old bridge, there will very little tide which will really help get baits down easily instead of 4kts. They are much easier to get to feed if they can stick their head out without being swept out to sea Its a 2 tide day and mid day for 2 hours or so looks almost slack, should be easy to get snapper and grouper up in a chum line. So as far as weight 2 to 4 oz should be fine