What side depends on the weather...If it's blowing from the South stick to the Northside and fish the channel. With the waves and wind coming from the south a lot of bait gets push on the Northside channel side. As for bait bring your castnet for the Mullet and stop by the Bait Bucket on SPID for you live shrimp. Fish the shrimp on a lemon rig(Google it). Fish the Mullet with a sliding egg sinker or freeline. You can also freeline the shrimp.
I fish the Southside surfside most of the time weather permiting. When it blows from the South I'm on the North...
Here is a report from my last trip..
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