Ok, don't rule out Pawley's Island...its a little further south and not quite as touristy as the other places you mentioned. I would start out going to surfside pier...the local guys there are great and will teach you alot if #1 You're willing to learn, #2 you don't walk in like you know everything #3 if you just sit back and watch.....Buy a cheap 15' rod (I used the Daiwa Eliminator) and start Jigging for mackerel. You'll catch plenty of blues and greenbacks that you can hand off to the guys who are Kingfishing Off the end of the pier..that will get you into their good graces and the information will start flowing quicker. Sharks are always a plus down there....you can catch the nice sharks through the end of oct from the beach, however you have to get out of Horry County...so drive south to Pawley's Island, go to the south inlet and chunk baits.....I was down last summer and it was insane action....almost non-stop. The water is very shallow around there....You have to go out 30 miles just to hit the 100' mark. Oh, yes, you do need a license to fish from the sand. The only place you can fish without one is on a charter or a pier. If you are feeling frisky, walk out to the end of the jetty in Murrell's Inlet (northern end) and set up to fish.....be prepared to stay there a while as the center floods during high tide and you're stuck until the tide goes back down. Fish the rocks for Sheepshead (using sand fleas or fiddler crabs) and chunk a piece of bait out. I've seen HUGE schools of Bull Reds in that area. The area also hold King Mackerel so a live bait may work too. Bluefish School up in the inlet from time to time and can provide a great day fishing if you get into them...anything shiny and they are on.....I do have one buddy down there who fishes...I'll see about getting you his info, I know his wife cut him down to only fishing 4 days a week...(must be nice huh)......
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