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• Pescatoral Pursuit Posts: 5,065 Admiral

  March 2014 #2

  Welcome to the forum!
  
  Night fishing from a kayak takes a special breed, though I'm sure you are at more risk of getting hit by a boat, than eaten by a shark. I don't hear much about flats fishing at night, probably because it's such a visual endeavor than other types of fishing.

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• mjrudd1 Posts: 282 Deckhand

  March 2014 #3

  I've had a lot more success at night around bridges & other lighted structure. Drum, tarpon, snook, sharks, trout, ladyfish, etc often bite well at night in those areas. A friend likes to gig rough species at night for a while after we fish afternoons in his boat - I don't see much activity on the flats after dark when I go out with him. Mullet, stingrays and sharks are the most active. I use clamp on / battery operated bow & stern lights that I can move from one yak to another, and with a handheld light to alert others that get near, I can be safe enough and legal. Colored lens headlamp lets me see well and not loose my night vision. Night can be a productive time to fish, and especially nice in the heat of summer. I would think nearer to docks, toward St Pete or over around Anna Maria, would be more productive if you don't want to mess with the currents & boat traffic at the bridges.

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• joeym Posts: 62 Greenhorn

  March 2014 #4

  Thanks for the feedback. For some reason Im sure night fishing the flats can be fun , safe, and productive. Lets see what else is feedback from the forum.

  Joe
  Tampa, FLorida
  
  "Finding the pattern is what I live for, the more challenging, the better"

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• mjrudd1 Posts: 282 Deckhand

  March 2014 #5

  Fishing the way you like is important. Good luck! Please let us know how it goes for you. It will certainly be safer out there in the open where you can see and be seen. A jerk in a power boat zooming through bridge supports without looking for people that might be fishing is bad in daylight, worse at night.

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• joeym Posts: 62 Greenhorn

  April 2014 #6

  Thanks forum members . I am just talking basic flats fishing at night. Any insights experiences or suggestions?

  Joe
  Tampa, FLorida
  
  "Finding the pattern is what I live for, the more challenging, the better"

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• cag215 Posts: 47 Deckhand

  April 2014 #7

  It's a little early in the season but I do night time fishing at Desoto and other places.
  Live bait free lined or on a bobber is my choice. I look for places where the water flows on the moving tides. I like to sit in one spot and let the bait do all the work. If the baits not kickin, then I put a fresh one on.

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• cpr Posts: 9,301 Admiral

  April 2014 #8

  I'd give it a shot on a weeknight I think shell key area would be safe.

  "The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function." F. Scott Fitzgerald
  
  "Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future." Niels Bohr

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