Survivors is the best tackle shop on the Island. Your best bet is to get what you need from them. The basics: Seven foot plus surf spinning rig. You can get a functional one from them for 30-40 bucks. A little better one will last longer but how often will you use it? Mine cost $200+ each but I plan to use them every year. A rod tube. Stick it in the sand and stick the butt of your rod in it to keep the rig out of the sand. Dual hook Pompano rigs. These will be pre-rigged with two hooks on leaders and a snap to add weight. Pyramid weights 1-3 ozs. Get 1, 1.5, 2 and 3 oz weights. You won't need a lot of them if fishing the surf. One or two each. Tie the pomp rig to your line, snap a weight on the bottom based on how heavy the surf is or how far out you want to fish. Add bait and cast it out there. Drive your rod tube in good or hold the rig in your hand but keep rod tube handy to hold the rig when re-baiting. Bait to use: Fresh shrimp, squid, sand fleas (if they have them) live shrimp (also, if they have them). The sinker will dig into the sandy surf. Keep the line pretty tight so the breakers don't mess with it much. Fish at different distances from the beach until you find what they want. Some cast as far as possible and slowly bring it in giving it a few minutes after each retrieve. I prefer to cast to the different distances so I know exactly where I am. If the surf is really calm, the better rig would be a 1 oz barrel weight on a Carolina rig with a 2/0 hook on 20-40 pound floro or mono leader. Concentrate on the tide changes, dawn and dusk.

Wash your rig(s) out with fresh water completely immediately after each use. Wash everything. Reel, rod, guides, line, hooks, swiviles, everything. That's the best tip in this post.