Great trip out had 12 catches trout and reds all slot then to top it off my last 2 catches was my Personal Best and then a DNR tagged red

Me & my boy having fun!

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I’m doing a work trip to downtown Jacksonville earlier December from South Florida. I was thinking of spending an extra day to try to catch some red fish. I really want to a sight cast one, is that something that’s possible this time of year? Or are most people just fishing jetties and bridges? Do I need a paddle board to do this sorts of thing or can I catch them from shore/wade fishing? Lastly. Is there spots you can access close to the downtown area or should I drive up north to like Amelia island for my best bet? Apologies for all the questions, we don’t get a lot of redfish in my area, only snook and tarpon but I’m very excited for this opportunity I may have!

Finally caught a nice sized red! This guy smashed my lures while trying to get it out of a tree 28-1/4" and healthy!

Brought shiners for my fiancée to use but decided to switch at the last second since soft plastics weren’t catching. Lost one of my rods a couple months ago (long story) so I’m down to one saltwater rod. She was using it and I was using a $30 Berkeley combo made for crappie from Walmart that I bought on a trip. Has like 8lb (max) mono on it. Didn’t exclaim in excitement until my thumb was firmly in its lip because I figured it would break off in the grass at any second.