Bryan22

Never hurts to bring a rod. I was able to bring a 7 ft. 2 piece rod with me last year as carry on. Not too sure if you can still, so check with the airline first. As disspatcher said, most resorts will have free 1hr. paddle boat rentals. The resort I stayed at also had those cheap snorkeling goggles so you could actually look into the water to see if there were any fish around. I'm not familiar with the area of Cuba you're staying at but I was in the Varadero area and most of the fish I saw were around the 3-6in. range and were hiding amongst pockets of rocks/coral. There were probably bigger ones but I didn't venture too far out with the paddle boat. Definitely bring along a bunch of jig heads and some decent line just in case. As for bait, I found most of the staff at the resorts are pretty friendly and usually don't mind hooking you up with small pieces of shrimp, squid, etc. if you ask nicely. Also, along those piers there will probably be lots of limpets (I think thats what they're called) you could crack open and use as bait too. One of the resort staffers said that they had the best luck using those.
Lol, and if you strike out and your resort has a big pond, resist the urge to sneak out at night and fish it...they don't like that...ask me how I know
Almost got one of these to bite before the security guard said no dice.

Hope you have fun on your trip!

Had a decent couple of times fishing Scugog and renting out of Port Perry Marina. The lake is pretty shallow so be mindful of the propeller. A bent propeller will cost ya... ask me how I know lol.