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Not an Amberjack, a Jack Crevalle, or just "Jack". They got much bigger in PGI's canals too, up to 12/15 lbs.
Also Snook, Mangrove Snapper, Sheepshead, Black Drum (up to 50 lbs.), and Tarpon are common canal residents. Neighbor caught a Triple Tail in one of the canals a few years back, but that is really very rare.
Jacks are tackle busters.
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Toadfish. https://www.zip06.com/sports/20190809/oyster-toadfish-make-sea-robins-look-like-cinderella

Images for Sea Robins https://www.google.com/search?q=Sea+Robin&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS832US832&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=kEuRzEEOdcQ0TM%253A%252CiKxWeGsS-xBP1M%252C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kSiW1GQiReGkIAXZtjBQXZm0scppA&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjFzPCStbbnAhWqtlkKHehvDZcQ_h0wHHoECAoQBQ

Anglerfish https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglerfish

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Caught a Pelican once. It was gliding over the water and snagged my line with its right wing before I could slack off so the line would be in the water. They seem to come out of nowhere sometimes. Anyway, as it flew away, my line was being pulled up over its wing, until the bait and hook snagged him. Not much of a fight really. He just landed in the water and let me reel him in. Threw a towel over his head, grabbed his bill shut (they have a nasty looking pointed bill tip), and got the hook out with no blood and released it. Flew away with no apparent ill effects thank God.
Oh, then there was the time I caught myself. I was doing tackle craft one winter and snelling 4/0 long shank Beak hooks for Fluke fishing. Holding the leader with one hand, the snell with the other, and the tag end of the snell with my teeth, I slipped while drawing the knot tight and put that sucker into my lip, past the barb. There was no way I was going to any clinic or hospital with a 4/0 beak and 2 foot leader hanging off my lip! Now, I can tell you first hand about the lip. It's a very tough piece of flesh, and seems to tighten itself around anything that penetrates it. My only option was to push the hook all the way through, cut off the bard with snips and back out the rest of the hook through the entry point. Took four hours to complete that because that damn hook just didn't want to push through. The fact I was feeling a little light headed may have had something to do with it too! Another surprise, very little pain the whole time. A hook through the finger or hand is far more painful. Been there done those too! Cheers 🦈

Don't miss put on the Shad run. The action is usually pretty steady and they fight like hell, especially on light tackle. All you need are shad darts and some small curly tail grubs. There is a big following of shad fishermen there, so pay attention to local fishing news in the papers and check with local tackle shops. The run usually starts in March, but the exact time depends on water volume and temperature. Here's Google results:
https://www.google.com/search?q=Delaware+River+Shad+Run&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS832US832&oq=Delaware+River+Shad+Run&aqs=chrome..69i57.21310j0j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
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PS. Everything they sell is measured in metric scale (mm or cm), so keep that in mind so you know what the sizes actually are.
https://www.google.com/search?q=convert+mm+to+inches&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS832US832&oq=convert+mm+to+inches&aqs=chrome..69i57.7653j0j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
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Looks like cheap Chinese stuff typically seen on Wish.com. The crankbaits are all garbage. Low quality and inferior hooks. The soft plastics however work well on Redfish, Drum,Trout (Salt Water), Snapper, etc. Again, it's the leader, swivels and hooks that are crap. This at least has been my experience with these type lures.
You can find these unrigged, and that's what I would suggest you do, rigging them yourself on quality leader and hooks. Those soft baits are very well detailed, so that's the real plus on this Chinese stuff. JMHO. Cheers!🦈

Welcome Happydaze, Don't forget gold spoons. Redfish can't pass them up. Add a red curly tail soft plastic on spoons with fixed single hooks, like Johnson weedless. Also, I think you mean Jack Crevalle, not Amberjack. Amberjack from a kayak would qualify you for a Hemingway Novel! 🙂
As mentioned above, when using soft plastics, fish them very slow and on the bottom. A 5-6" soft bait with a curley tail fished that way before sunrise will almost guarantee you a snook.
Best bait for Snappers is live white bait; Pilchards/Spanish Sardines. You will have to catch your own as they die fast in captivity. Get a can of Jack Mackeral at the grocery store and mix it with stale bread, which will keep the mixture from sinking too fast. When you have bait feasting on it, toss a cast net.
As for Sheepshead, they can't pass up small green crabs. Fiddler crabs is second best. You can catch both where you fish. Greens you will find under rocks in knee deep water. Fiddlers will be on sandy stretches of beach and in, believe it or not, trees along water ways. Just don't keep any crabs that have eggs.
Now it's one thing to hear all the advise, but quite another to make practical use of it, so your best teacher is do your research and and get out and learn by doing. Have fun! Cheers!🐟

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Hello. Braid line is expensive, so to minimize waste from line knots, even if only 10 feet or more, you can cut out the knot and re-join the line with a Double Uni Knot, which is slip proof and very low profile. This solves the problem. I don't have a reel with Braid that doesn't have at least one such fix, some with two or more, and I've never had line brake at the Double Uni Knot joint. Very easy and quick fix when on the water as well. Cheers🐟

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Next time you get a blue over Taylor size, fillet it and soak the meat over night in the fridge in a dish of milk. Then bake it. Comes out nice and white and light and surprisingly delicious!
As for Tilapia, forget farm raised. Wild however breaded and baked or pan fried with lemon juice is second to none for taste. They are not however high in nutritional value compared to other fish: just very tasty. Best way to catch them, as they are vegetarian mostly, is with a small lure on their spawning beds. They aggressively pick up anything foreign and carry it off. Have had good luck using bread and worms as well out of spawning season.

I've had something similar happen to me, more than once! As long as the rod has length wise fractures (not a break that results in a two piece rod) here's the fix. Find an old rod blank no longer used. Match the inside diameter and taper of the broken rod to a 10"-12" section of the old rod. In your case, since it is in the butt section, the length could be less; just so long as it is long enough to extend a few inches above and below the fracture. Cut this section out, and clean it with a file so there are no bumps, old threads, etc on the this piece.
Now insert it into the broken blank to make sure it will have a nice snug fit. Next mix some epoxy (I use Devcon 2 Ton, usually available at ACE Hardware stores). Coat the plug piece liberally and insert into the broke rod blank slowly, rotating it as you go. When you cannot get it in any further, set your rod aside and allow 24 hours to cure. Problem solved. Again just make sure the plug piece extends at least 2 inches above and below the split section on your broken rod.
I've used this technique on rods broken at the stripper guide up to a break at the third guide from the handle. Have one rod that broke in two places and repaired it this way. Caught my personal best Snook (42") on it and it is still going strong believe it or not.
After the repair is cured, you may hear some creaking noises when you first use the rod again. This is simply places where the epoxy is breaking from flexing the rod. No need to be alarmed.
I've been building and repairing rods for over 40 years, so this is time tested.
Hope this helps. Cheers!🐬