All above is good advice. Like everything take more than you need, have different varieties of lures, rods,etc. I also use a tenkara rod - google it. It’s a form of fly fishing without a reel. The rods collapse from 10’ to about 16”. Makes hiking in real easy. Perfect setup for flies and...
We beach fish on Cape San Blas every year - my grandsons love it. We use shrimp & squid from the Trading Post if we can't catch enough sand fleas. We catch lady fish, pompano, an occasional shark or ray & lots of big sail cats. I hope the Cape recovers quickly - we love that place. Been going...