These are a few items you may or may not want to bring. These are things to make you more comfortable on the water during the hot Florida summer days.
Bring a cooler for food and drinks. Ask your Cocoa Beach fishing boat Captain how large of a cooler you will need to carry your fish home in. |
A sports bag is a good idea to bring for carrying your rain gear, hat, glasses etc and other personal items that you need on a Cocoa Beach flats fishing trip. |
Bring all your food and drinks. |
If you will be fishing in foul or rainy weather then you may want to bring some gear to keep you dry. Not as important on boats with covers and cabins but on inshore boats you may not have the luxury of a cabin. |
Bring sun glasses. Preferrably polarized fishing glasses to lessen the sun's glare that reflects up off the water. Plus polarized glaases help you see the fish better in on the flats. |
Bring a camera to take snapshots of those big redish you catch or video of the beautiful inshore waters of Florida and the Cocoa Beach fishing area. |
A hat or ball cap is a good idea, especially for you guys that are getting a bit thin on top. Protect your head from the sun's burning rays. |
If you get sea sick or aren't sure if you get sea sick then it is a very wise idea to take your Dramamine before you leave the dock. Nothing can ruin a fishing trip worse than a guy named "RALPH". |
The Cocoa Beach region and middle Florida Space Coast region can get very hot during the summer. Make sure you bring sunscreen, especially if you burn. If you have sunburn then you can't enjoy your light tackle or inshore flats fishing trip to Titusville or Cocoa Beach, Florida. |
You probably already paid for the trip but you should make sure you have some cash in pocket so you can tip your guide if you feel your trip was worth it. Charter boat Captains and guides operate on shoe string budgets, especially with gas prices nowadays plus it is not easy work so it is very common to give your guide or Captain a tip if you feel like they went above and beyond to satisfy you. |