Vacationing in Gulf Shores week of July 20th
Hello to all,
I just registered to the site. I just found out that I am going to a family reunion at Gulf Shores Plantation the week of next July 20th. I live in Richardson Texas (near Dallas) and have no saltwater experience. I do a lot of bass fishing however. I would like to try beach fishing. I really don't care what I catch but would just like to have some fun catching anything. I have some questions I could use some help with:
1). Is that a good time to be fishing from the beach.
2). what can I expect to catch.
3). I have a 7" medium spinning rig, I can buy a longer spinning rig if needed. Should I buy one.
4). From looking online it looks like you have to use live bait Right?
5). do Fish Bites work?
6). Are there any lures I could have some success with. I would really prefer not to use live bait since I don't have a way of keeping it alive.
I know I am really posting this early for trip but I am very excited about it.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Thanks
Jim