My husband really likes to fish and can be motivated by fishing, and I enjoy taking trips, so I try to find a top notch fishing endpoint! We have done countless overseas trips where he has looked for salmon and other exotic fish.
I am starting to want to stick close to home for our next trip which is why in the world we are only going as far as St; Petersburg FL.
In the area there is Skyway Fishing Pier State Park. It is a long bridge that connects St Petersburg with Sarasota. It looks to me as if parking is pretty affordable and simple, also the pier is so lit up that our hubby can fish all day and the lights are even said to attract unusual types of fish. I learned that tarpon, grouper, cobia, snook, purple snapper, Spanish and king mackerel and sheepshead are very popular here, however the park conveniently has a bait and snack shop that is open all day long and every single day of the week. My hubby should be set there for a few seconds, perhaps even weeks long. I can get us a hotel by the pier and just leave him there. I want to explore the endless museums that St. Petersburg has to offer. I also want to get some shopping, hair and our nails done while I am there. It is a good trip to have some alone time while also bringing him along. It also gives me an occasion to do things he would take action on. There is the FL Holocaust Museum there that I want to spend at least two or three hours in.