The fish you can catch, Blues, Sheepshead, Pomp, Whiting, can all be handled easily on 14 lb line.
The key is to be able to toss a good ways out if you need to. If the birds are working 100 yards out, it may be impossible to reach them with a 7' stick. A 10-12' pole is a good one to have for the surf.
You can handle anything on it, even Snook and the wandering Red on the backside. Surfside you can use a top/bottom rig or live-line mullet or shrimp with a live rig. On the river side (Reds and such), use a cork and live shrimp. Trout love 'em too and they are very active now. The water temps need to come back up a bit for the Reds to be active again, give 'em another week.
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