I take several rigs, each for different things. Two of them are standard 8-10 pound test 6.5 ft spinning rigs. One is rigged with a pomp jig and one is rigged with a Mirrolure or the like. I then have a 7 ft surf rig with 30 pound braid rigged with a double hook pomp rig. My last 7 ft surf rig has 14 pound test mono and is rigged with a 1.5 oz egg weight carolina style with a 2/0 circle hook. I use the dual pomp rig with fresh shrimp and the carolina rig with live shrimp. I haven't had much use for the mirrolure rig as the schools aren't chasing close enough to wade out to but I bring it and rig it just in case. I don't take them all out at the same time. I usually take two. But having the rods rigged and ready means I can rig when I first get here and don't have to change up a lot. Plus there are reasons to use mono on one and braid on another. The braid just doesn't do well on the carolina and you get great feel with the braid when using the double hook pomp rig.

This is how I do it and I'm sure others do it other ways. You also want to consider how far you need to cast to reach the fish. I left my 8.5 ft rigs at home since I heard the fish were inside the second breaker and it's pretty easy to reach the second breaker here in St George with shorter rigs.