Come on down!
Destin is a very friendly town with plenty of knowledgeable fishermen who will share.
Some real good bait shops with knowledgeable staff who are also tourist oriented.
There's always the charter fleet to go offshore if inshore/surf gets jaded. which it really won't.
You have the Choctahatchee(cs) Bay behind you and the Gulf of Mexico in front. The Pass between the Bay and Gulf has jetties that are fun to fish from.
I don't fish there too much, being just a tad beyond my range, but did when I was stationed for 6 years at Egin AFB. I do go with friends who visit and want to go there.
Right across the Pass and down the beach is Ft Walton Beach which is a booming place.
Do you get the idea that I'm predugiced about living on the Gulf Coast? I retired in Pensacola because I love it.
Again; come on dowm. PCB is another good place.
NOTE: Blame all spelling/run on word sto Steve Austin's spell checker, which BTW, doesn't work for some reason. C2