I and others have had plenty of success using the standard 7-8 foot spin caster and a PVC stake. The lighter the tackle, the funner the fight...

As for the hook setup, you can use just about any type of single or double drop hook on about a 3-4 foot leader. I have attached a few pics that might help, hopefully you can make them out. The corkie on the hook line is optional. Sometimes i use one to keep the sand fleas from digging back into the sand when you have casted them out. Half hitch tackle in Destin and Navarre sell pompano rigs that work really well even when you hook into that bigger mystery fish.

Just attach the swivel end to your main line and a pyramid weight at the bottom end. Depending on the surf or rip condition you will use anything from a 2 ounce to a 5 ounce weight. Keep in mind that if you are casting into water that is only a few feet deep, there wont be much you can do to hold the weight down regardless of how heavy it is. The surf will keep pushing it onto the beach.

For bait, shrimp, sand fleas and small crabs work best for pomps but everything else out there will gobble it up too, so dont be suprised if you catch everything but pompano. Another good bet is a pompano jig. Something bright and attractive. Just cast it out into a hold and slowly work it back to you (jigging). You can even tip them with a bit of shrimp or a small sand flea.

Well that is my 2 cents, but you really will have to go out and see what works for you. Talk to the guys out there fishing and see if they will forfiet any info. And if your fishing Navarre beach, look for a tall asian guy named Dave. He gave me a few good tips that i still use. He will normally be wearing chest high neopreans... Good luck, tight lines!

This is a single drop hook  that was conveinently located in the back of my truck... its about a 3 foot leader (florocarbon) that has a barrel swivel kept in place towards the middle of the leader by two barrel swedges. From that swivel tie on a hook with about a foot or less of floro line and you should be good to go. For a double, just increase the main leader, and add a second drop hook.

-allen

Good luck!

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