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Kayak fishing near Stickney Point Bridge in Sarasota, Florida turned into one of those rare mornings where everything just lined up. I went out targeting inshore species with live shrimp and ended up limiting out on mangrove snapper in about 30 minutes—something I’ve never experienced before fishing this area.
For this trip, I kept things simple and budget-friendly, using a $50 rod and reel combo paired with 15 lb fluorocarbon leader and a #2 yellowtail snapper jig. The bite was nonstop early, and it only took about a dozen live shrimp to put together a full limit of keeper mangrove snapper around the bridge structure.
After the early action, I slowed things down a bit and talked through the conditions, tide, and approach before mixing things up. Later in the session, I moved to a different part of the bridge and nearby docks where I caught snook on live shrimp and even tied in a flashback clip from a recent trip where I landed a big redfish using cut ladyfish as bait.
This video is a full, fast-paced inshore fishing session with a mix of uncut action, bridge fishing, dock fishing, and multiple species common to Southwest Florida waters. If you fish Sarasota, Venice, or anywhere along the Gulf Coast, this is a realistic look at what can happen when the conditions are right.
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