Originally Posted by
chicken...
If you hook up on a king or a snapper you're not quite in the bay. To add to fish1's comments, in the bay most people will target the "Big 3", trout, redfish and flounder. There are also croaker, sand trout, whiting, black drum to mention a few and those dreaded hardheads (no good bait stealers). The fisherman who target the Big 3 will typically use artificals as that will narrow your bite down to those 3. The inflatable should work, heck I fish out of a kayak and do just fine. Just watch the weather and know your limits, you'll be fine and good luck on your fishing.