I put one line down on the bottom with a one ounce weight and a 3 foot fluorocarbon leader and another line with a small jig-head hook and fluoro leader, using live shrimp on both. I'm working the jighead, just free lining with the current, and within 2 minutes I catch a small jack. It was a lively little guy and gave a pretty good fight. I rig the bait back up and throw it out. I lost a couple baits from the smaller fish thieves and then finally I hear the line start screaming. I reach back to the flush mount rod holder and grab the pole, it was in live bait mode on the real so it is still letting out.. zinging! I set the hook and start the fight. As I reel it in closer I see that it is what i set out to catch... the spanish mack!! I flip it on board between my feet on the kayak. It was a 20 inch beauty. Straight to the cooler!!
Start to paddle around the islands casting lures but nothing really exciting, a few lizard fish and big pin fish. I was taking a little break before the paddle back to the launch area and a manatee came out of nowhere and bumped my kayak. I looked down and here this thing is right below and next to me the size of my boat! It was eating some weeds that had got stuck on the yak from when I was in the flats. Pretty awesome day out on the kayak if you ask me...