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The river itself is a big freshwater river that empties down into the Gulf of Mexico. Where we will be staying I would consider the river brackish. The farther you head upstream the more fresh it will be. However, the only really good fresh water species, bass and crappie will be a long ways from where we will be. Brackish and salt water fish: trout, redfish, sheepshead will all be available without venturing too far. Your fresh water gear will work fine for these fish. Only after running offshore a few miles will you need to stiffen up your gear for the grouper, shark, cobia, big bull redfish that prowl around out there.
Tashasdaddys pontoon will do really well as will your boat for fishing the very large close inshore grass flats just outside the channel mouth. Any light to medium action baitcasters, spinning gear, etc. will also do well to hook and land those fish. One of the more popular techniques is to drift those flats with a float rig and use live shrimp or artificials. For that kind of fishing, most any rig will work that can play out some line behind the boat....
