I'm pretty far south to assist on locations, but seeing that I'm watching some computers grind away and I've got little better to do on a Sat morning...some random thoughts.
I have two knots that I used 99% of the time for inshore fishing - I only deviate if I find a topwater plug is hanging on the loop.
- loop knot - join leader to lure
- albright knot - to join braid to leader
Only time I double up on braid is for poon - spider knot. Bimini twist is too complicated for me.
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I've fished Weedon only once and found it has some decent fish - so if that's close to you stick with it. Don't shotgun it and go from location to location to location. Get to know one general area before branching out. Spend some time there - like a year. If you want to move on just for a change of pace that's fine, but knowing one area good is better than two so-so.
I repeatedly used the same 3 basic lures. I like paddletails, spoons, topwater plugs. This will cover all three columns of the water - bottom, mid-level, top. If I were just starting out and just wanted to bend a rod - Johnson Gold spoon 1/4 oz. Fan cast - start at 9 o'clock to the boat and work your way to 3 o'clock. As far out as possible. Straight retrieve - don't get all fancy jigging, bumping...just reel it in slow enough not to catch weeds on the bottom.
Two main colors for paddletails - rootbeer and white. Anything in between and you're fine tuning. I use rootbeer in dark water, white in clear water. Same principle - straight retrieve. You can jig it, bounce it...but to start just reel it in. I've switched to Zmann paddle tails mainly because they are practically indestructible, but like the riptide 3" mullet (online only). Zmanns are at Walmart - 4" Houdini and White. 1/8 oz jig head.
Top water - save that until you're comfortable with the above. White spook jr. should do it.
So where are the fish...I use the birds and basic observations to tell me. Look for wildlife - rays, mullet jumping, bait...somethings that says fish should be here. As far as birds - they will spook out the mullet/bait. Find bait/mullet and there should be something around. Reds tend to hang around mullet. I also tend to stand in the kayak - that way I can see more.
When the water's moving things are better - slack tide in general is slower action. Find some cuts, passes where water is moving.
I would target one specie and then move to the next. Personally I like catching reds, and it seems that this was the year for big snook, but I've moved on to poon.
Lastly - observe fellow kayakers around you; observe being the key. Some won't know any better than you - so just because they are doing it doesn't mean it's right, but...if 80% of kayakers are doing X, there's probably a reason.
I would read these article over and over.
Article 1, Article 2 - yes it's a winter article, but the same general tactics work.
My $.02.