I use to go when my family would visit Palm Island for a week every summer for about a week. I would go kiting and fishing every day. I was on a 16m '02 SS to date myself. This was back before their were many riders anywhere really, including the St. Pete beaches.
It is beautiful out there. I use to catch snook in the morning til the wind filled in, ride in the afternoon, and then just chill with my family playing cards and stuff