FRESH Peeled pieces of human consumption quality shrimp should be in the mix. I tie my own 2-hook bait rigs using 15lb. Fluorocarbon. Pompano are sight feeders and can be "Hardware Shy". So......don't use a 3-way swivel for your drops.....tie them using about an 8" twist of the main line. Rig ends up being a 1" to 3" Pyramid sinker on bottom.....up about a foot is a drop......up another foot is a drop......up say 4" tie a loop(No Swivel) for your reel line to be tied to. Learned this Rigging 30 plus years ago fishing for Pomps in the Florida Panhandle(Walton County-----Inlet Beach). Forgot....use a short shank bait hook about twice as Big as a typical Bream Hook....but MUCH Heavier. Report Back!!