Thanks already!

ufnatepier · Newbie Joined: 22 Jun 2010 Posts: 3

Moved down to Sarasota a few years ago and have been fishing the South Skyway pier for the last year. (finally realized my wife was not going to let me buy a boat and the SSP is next best thing)

I am glad I found this website and forum. I have already received some great advice and the topics are chock full of good info.

Hopefully I can repay you guys some day with some knowledge of my own (or atleast some good fish photos).

Thanks again.

pierfish · Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 10:50 am Post subject:

Welcome! Glad you are now part of the community. Very Happy

TheNewFisherman · Newbie Joined: 22 Jul 2010 Posts: 8

You think the south pier is better than the north pier? Is there a bait shop there also? I always just go to the north side...that's the St. Pete side, correct?

pierfish · Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 7:12 am Post subject:

I think the south pier is way better than the north and yes there are restrooms and a bait shop on the south.

TheNewFisherman · Newbie Joined: 22 Jul 2010 Posts: 8

Wow thanks alot! I've always wanted to try that side...just didn't know if it was any good

pierfish · Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 12:23 pm Post subject:

The north pier is way to congested and the south pier has a lot more structure you can fish.

oldog45 · Pro Joined: 15 Sep 2009 Posts: 42

Can't argue with that. My partner and I used to fish north pier almost exclusively because we come from St Pete. Tried the so. pier a few months ago & now that's where we mostly go.
Last time there the pinfish nearly drove us nuts. We mostly floatfish for macks & every bait we cast out was immeadiately swarmed by pins. Finally quit at 11 with only 11 keepers.
oldog