RE: Fishing the Gandy Bridge in Tampa Bay
What a great story. Thanks for sharing. It took me back to my younger days of fishing underneath the Antioch bridge pier in California. There are also secluded spots along the delta where my friends and I would love to go because strippers bite constantly. A lot of them are under the legal limit of 18”, but you can get some nice ones early in the morning or when the tide is favorable as you described in your post. Antioch is a delta where strippers come to spawn and the fishing is almost always good. It’s also great for crawfish, catfish, and sometimes the prize fighting sturgeon (which I have sadly never had the pleasure of reeling in).
That’s is awesome that you found a way to fix your boat. Having the time to do anything yourself is always so rewarding and saves you money to spend on more important things such as inverting in more STEEM so you can buy a yatch when STEEM hits $10+ next year, haha.
Sturgeons are definitely still on my bucket list of fish to catch. In far north Florida they can be found along the Suwannee River. Every year someone gets hurt pretty bad when hit by one leaping out of the water. It's crazy, had one jump super close to my kayak once crossing the river while I was fishing for panfish, mainly redbellies
fingers crossed!