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Headed down to IMG to watch my son play baseball for a few days at the end of the month. I will be staying in Bradenton, Fl and would like to get some saltwater land-based fishing in. I plan on giving a couple of tackle shops a call to see if they have any reports and/or advice a few days before I leave. I thought I would reach out here for some guidance, locations, species to target, and tackle. Thank you in advance for your help.

Hey fellas, I've always owned shimanos I just love the smooth action they provide, however I am getting tired of buying a new mid range every 2 seasons. I've been considering getting a Van Staal but I heard the new ones aren't as good as the gen 1 models is that true? A friend of mine is selling his for half the price so I am considering buying it. I fish mostly surf/Jetty, fast action plugging poppers etc.

Looks like they are in the review stage of having some custom regulations for IBSP where anglers can take 2 fish at 16"+. That's pretty interesting and a little odd that they would limit you to 2 fish there. It's a great idea/concept to allow for a slot fish, but I think they should allow you 2 fish at 16"+ and 5 fish total, where the 3 other fish have to be 18"+...but the article doesn't read that way. Summer flounder regulations in the works