Light light light! Cant stress that enough. Good strong, long, light leaders, 2500 series reels and popping corks with a live shrimp or mud minnow at the end. I'm using daiwa 2500 BG combos with 15lb suffix 8 strand braid, cajun thunder weighted corks and seagar gold label 15lb fluorocarbon leader. The Seagar gold label leaders allows you to have a super thin invisible line while still having good strength. That's super important! Book your trip today and let's catch some fish!