SURF FISHING THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BEACHES IN FLORIDA.

Music Thanks for tuning in to Real Coastal Fishing. My name is Julie and I love all sorts of fishing. Today I'm out on Pensacola Beach here in the Panhandle of Florida. And I'm targeting Pompano, Redfish, Drum, all of the above and then some. It's going to be a good day. Hope you enjoy the video and stay tuned to the very end because I have a big special announcement. Setting up my rods and found a nice deep hole. I'm sure a kid had fun digging but when you come to the beaches we have to fill in the holes. Or the turtles get stuck. They come to the Florida beaches and lay their eggs and they'll get stuck in this hole. So if you see it, fill it in. If you do it, have fun and then throw it in. I don't have all my rods in the water yet and this one is getting hit. Am I tangled or do I have another rod going off? I don't know. We'll find out. Come on. I feel like I might be tangled. I think that's a pomp. I just got this one out. There we go. First pomp on the beach and all the rods aren't even out. And I am tangled. Alright, what did it hit? A Salty's Pompano rig. He's 3D printing these. Come on dude. And that I put on the top only a piece of Sampley orange and white fish bites. And the bottom I had shrimp. Fred is watching me so I can't just throw this guy down. Great, great way to start off the morning. Tighten this rod up. Measure this guy. He might be 11. Which in Florida, they need to be 11. There we go. First pomp of the morning. All the rods aren't even in the water. This could be an epic day. I do not have my big girl cart. I have my run and go with me. Okay, so I had to bring a measuring stick. So Fork... Oh, he is a keeper. Oh, I think that's my blood. Okay, so Fork to nose. He is 13 inches. I'll get him blood out and in the bucket. Fred's eyeballing me thinking, come on lady. Make one slip up and he's mine. I've had Fred steal pompano straight out of my bucket. So I'm a little overly cautious. When you work hard for fish, you don't want them stolen. Alright, we're going to get this guy dispatched. I just go right under that gill and slice his throat. And then throw him in the bucket. Alright, let me get another little piece of that same bait. I'm actually going to put it on both hooks. I'm sure you can see Fred eyeing up my fish. I'm going to throw it over there while that guy is bleeding out. So Fred hopefully doesn't see all my fish. Okay, that first pomp came on the Penn Battalion. And it has the Spin Fisher 5500. But I do want to show you this. Pretty sure I showed one of these rigs in the last video. When I caught drum on it. But my good buddy, Mr. Salty, is making these. They're 3D printed, so he's fancy like that. And they do come as double drops. But since that pompano hit the fish bites only, we're just going to add it to the shrimp. Throw it right back out there. So the other thing is, those two rods I sent at Max Cast. And this one I just sent right over that first sand mark. So that pompano was not far out. Which means my fourth and final rod is going to go in short too. That's how I like to play the surf fishing game. I stagger where the baits are at. I always have an option of baits for these fish. And as we're catching, I always hope to zero in on how far off the beach they're swimming. What their taste palette is calling for. I'm going to check this one because it did get all tangled up. Well, it's buttoning held. So it might be fine, but I'll check it. Yep, still looks good. I'll just send it right back out. Since that pomp just hit in shorter, I'll throw this one in shorter too. I thought I was having a terrible morning, you guys. I drove all the way to the beach, started unloading my cart, and realized I left my shrimp and go shrimp at home. So I had to turn around and go back, do it all over again. And I actually thought about staying home today. So thank God I didn't. I caught that pompano, and now I have double the trouble waiting. I'm praying this means that the bite's going to continue. It's been about a half hour since I caught that pompano, which means it's bait change time. So I'm going to get busy on that, freshen up the bait, put new bites on. I like to keep it freshly scented for those pompano. When I do use double drops, it's mainly springtime that I'll use them because they're running through thicker. Typically I use a single drop, but when I do use double drops, on the top I always just do the synthetics. That way you know, as you're catching fish, if they're wanting a certain synthetic or if they're wanting your live bait or fresh dead bait. But that's how I do it. Tell me what you guys do down in the comments. Our weather has been difficult lately. It's definitely springtime here in Florida. Beautiful bluebird skies turn to cloudy overcast yuckness. But I'm still hoping for some fish. Okay, I was changing a rig. Is he on there? If I should be excited or... Oh my goodness, I think I have a turtle. I saw something up on top of the water for a minute. If it is a turtle, it's not a very big one. What is that? Oh, it is a turtle, 100%. See if I can get him to the beach and get the hook out. Now it's just about saving this turtle. Little baby. I wonder if he ate it or swam through and hooked a leg. I need a good weight to push him. Thank God. We never want to catch the non-edible sea life. But when we do, you try to get him to the beach, get the hooks out. Thankfully for me today, he did that himself. In Navarre Beach, there is a turtle conservatory. If you find a very injured one, they'll come and rescue it. And then keep it at their turtle hospital until they release it. When it's nice and healthy again. If you have not visited the Navarre Beach Turtle Hospital, you definitely should. They give tours. They have all sorts of marine life in there, but they focus on turtles. Oh my goodness, come on, I'm so close. Definitely not what I wanted, but it's only the second rod bend of the morning. Slow, slow fishing today. So here's the story, you guys. Just two days before, we had a big storm run through. And our temperatures have dropped since then. And fishing everywhere on the panhandle has been slow. So later this day, I decided to run home, switch out gear, and try a little inshore fishing. Just to catch a decent fish. I just got some nice size bait. And look at this guy. He's ready for me to lift this nut up. Not today, Fred. Not today. No, he did get one. Even after catching good bait, I could not catch a fish this evening. That being said, I do want to share with you all some big news. For three years in a row now, here in Pensacola, Florida, I partner up with the Kids Can Fish Foundation. And we put on a free surf fishing camp for the kids. These kids go home with all the rods and reels. This year, it's going to be May 2nd. And their cast net camp is going to be May 3rd. If you are interested in registering for one of the camps, please go follow the Kids Can Fish Foundation on Facebook. And now, my house is overflowing with fishing gear. And that's because I reached out to a few companies asking for donations to offset the cost of the camps. You guys, they more than provided for this raffle. I wanted to share it with you so that you can go over to Facebook, onto Real Coastal Fishing, and find the link to the raffle. And give you guys a chance to join in as well. So, prize package number one is the Ultimate Yeti Tank Bucket Package. It is going to be stuffed full of gear. Prize package number two is an Authority 5500 Pen Reel. Prize package number three is a little local business gift card stash that I have collected. And then for the final and last package, our charter guide really showed up for this one. There is one inshore trip and two offshore trips that are being given away. How much are the tickets? One ticket is $20, but you can buy 6 tickets for $100 or 14 tickets for $200. And the best part is, all of that ticket money goes straight into the Kids Can Fish free surf fishing camps that they provide here in Pensacola, Florida. To wrap it up, make sure you follow the Kids Can Fish Foundation on Facebook so that you can see updates on where their free fishing camps are going to be at. Also, if you're not following already, you can follow me on Instagram and Facebook, Reel Coastal Fishing, in order to jump on in this raffle. Because, like you've seen, it's amazing and more items are still coming in. You guys, until next time, tight lines.