Mr. BattleArmor

First morning out on new Kayak, and first fish!

I usually don't tell people what I am using, unless it's a friend. I've given worms to kids though. Once saw a little guy trying to catch a fish on a piece of turkey... gave him some worms and he caught a little one a few minutes later.

Smallest would be a Zoom finesse worm. Largest is an old Rapala fat rap crank bait

I get by with almost all my EWG hook needs with a 4/0. For smaller finesse worms such as when Texas rigging a 4 or 5" senko, or a trick worm, I use a 3/0 Offset worm hook, not ewg.

I use Spot Removers by Buckeye Lures, and love them. But I would not recommend the KVD Strike King shaky heads, I got a pack once and the Green Pumpkin paint on the jig head was already coming off after only 3 fish.

Thanks! Good to be here.

Personally, I have not liked any of the Lew's spinning gear I have tried. But I would recommend a Pflueger President or Supreme, if you are not yet sold on the reel you are looking at now.

check out a mirrolure. Made for snook and other saltwater fish, but I have had tons of luck with them for bass too. cast, then let it sink a few seconds and bring it in. Also I have noticed for the rapala husky jerks and jointed minnows, they swim much better and deeper if the rod tip is pointed very low, so maybe that'll help if you haven't tried that. hope this helps

As was said before, if it is blue skies, sunny, with some wind, I will 99% of the time pull out some kind of chrome colored lipless crank. If there is no wind, usually a bluegill colored swim jig that has a rattle.

New to the forum, and live in Pembroke Pines. Had some good luck this morning. This fish decided to follow my worm all the way up to shore and hit it two feet from me pulling it out of the water. Scared the life out of me lol

I know you asked for Abu Garcia , but I'd recommend a 6'8" Shimano Sellus rod, or any kind of rod around that size, Medium action, with a fast or extra fast tip. That rod in particular is great, and can be had for 50$. I just pulled in a 7 pounder on it today with no issues, and have caught a 15 pound snook on it as well, with 12 lb test. For reels I would pick up a Pflueger President, a great all around reel that is ~60$. Then save that extra 100 dollars you were gonna spend on the rod and reel, and get all the tackle you want. That would be for spinning. If you did want bait casting, I would highly recommend a Abu Garcia Veritas rod with a Lew's Speed Spool. Veritas comes in a number of different sizes but for bank fishing I don't really like anything longer than 7', just because there are times you are in tight areas, under trees or in bushes, and the extra length gets annoying. However it is up to you. And that combo can be had for 170$, still leaving you some room for tackle. And regarding the Veritas spinning rods, I actually don't like them. I went to buy one and ended up getting the Sellus. Spinning and casting tackle can both catch big fish, to me it's just what you prefer. But if you are beginner I usually recommend spinning. The good thing about the Shimano that I recommended, is even if you get that and eventually want more rods and reels, that combo would still be great for any of your dropshot or worm fishing. Hope this helps

Funny enough, I found the same results. Last night in South FL we dropped down to 70 ish (usually in the 80's at night) Had no luck with anything today except for running a worm right at the surface, and got rewarded with a few nice blow ups