im lost here, I've tried to catch them and had some luck, but some people swear by certain rigs, any information would be helpful
Chicken Rig Will Catch Anything In The Surf, Also Slider Rig; As Long As It Doesnt Have Sharp Teeth 
dropper rig, orange or green bead and sand flea for bait.
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Ya thas what ive heard, what lb test should i use for the leader. I have also hear that floats above the hooks to make them suspend work well, does anybody know of a good place to buy them or a cheap way to make them, gosh im diggin the community on here. Thanks guys
live shrimp or baby crabs the size of a quarter.
sand flea is great even sibiki rigs get them size 4-6 green beads on em
I'lltell you how NOT to catch them.....
we were swimming,&I was snorkeling all along Venice beach one day ,
Came across a school, they seemed just as curious about me as I was about them, swirling all around me , really checking me out as I was doing the same with them ,Now usuallyI was very cautious ,always watching for ....whatever....you know.
The Pompano were so busy looking me over I got kinda mesmerized by how they swirled around & around & just eased along hoping they'd stick around, & got down near the bottom, , my chest was just a few inches off the bottom so I put one hand down & pushed off.....Luck was with me that day, A Ray about 20# maybe rocketed up out of that sand under my chest , brushed my arm on the way,was gone before I could do anything .
I almost had put my chest right on top of him ,never saw him.
Doesn't pay to be stupid & get distracted........
Sounds like you almost pulled a Steve Irwin 
Sounds like you almost pulled a Steve Irwin
Yeah almost , & the bad thing was ,I am always careful [or try to be] , & watch for stuff like that ,& when I'd wade along Plug casting ,trying to catch Snook or whatever we'd be after ,I "shuffle " along, & I'd see rays take off out ahead of me so I know it works , plus I've never [ Thank GOD } been stung
That ray was under the sand
to try & answer the original question on this thread.....I've caught them on jigs small ones yellowgreen or / limegreen or Chartreuse w/ MARABOU feathers if you can find any of the floating jigheadsw/marabou,then put sinker ,slider is best 12"+ ahead of your jig; that way it "suspends"
Whoever mentioned the SABIKI rigs is right too
Those rigs catch EVERYTHING ,you never run out of bait if you have Sabiki ,freshwater too ,baitfish love those things.
I had a bunch of Sabiki rigs with flourescent Red/orange ,I got years ago and
that color works in fresh water .
We fished the fresh water NYC Reservoirs oin upstate NY,
loaded with "Sawbellies" [baitfish ; Alewives}
They love sabikis, always get multiple "hookups" on Sabiki rigs LOL
but the Big Brown Trout & Lakers , in the Reservoirs,love Sawbellies, so it all turns out OK
We'd get sand fleas along the beach waterline at Venice & then try to get Pompano ,when we didn't [ alot] we'd go out on the one [ of the 2 ] 'jetty 'by where you can park ,go out towards the tip, & back from the end & fish the side that's facing the other jetty , & catch Sheepshead[ love them fileted& fried in Italian breadcrumbs/olive oil }
It's called a pompano rig, 3 hooks on one rig, cut up shrimp or sand fleas work, pyramid sinker on bottom.