What rod, reel, and rigs do you guys use when your fishing around piers and bridges.
I normally use a light spinner or bait caster, but i'm reconsidering because i always lose rigs when they go in there holes.

That depends on what type of snapper. For casting out for muttons, I use a conventional reel with 30 lb mono, like a Saltist 50 or Accurate 870, on a 9 ft rod. For fishing for smaller mangroves with live shrimp, I use a 10-12 lb spinner with 15-20 lb flourocarbon leader and a trollrite. For fishing straight down on the pilings with live pinfish for bigger mangroves, I use a 4/0 size reel with 40 lb mono and 50 lb leader, you never know when a nice grouper may hit too and you need to get them out from the piling. Rigs vary, depending on the conditions and current, but usually either a standard fishfinder rig or a dropper rig.

All the above but I use a slider rig. Not better, just personal prefrence.

I was thinkin about switchin to a 4/0 for big mangroves strait down, glad to reed im not the only one with the same crazy idea.

I use spinners like penn battle 8000 ,750ss with 25lb mono on 10ft rods, i switch between 50 and 30 lbs florocarbon. and i only use fresh cut ballyhoo chunks.. standard fish finder rig.

well for me when it comes to the bridge i like to go big so i would say a penn senator 16/0 filled with 125lb ande an a unlimited 10ft blackfin
muttons an grover dont stand a chance
i never get rocked cause i can pull in the rock to

Pretty standard Rig for me is a fish finder Rig, either sliding egg or bank sinker 3-6oz depending on current. Mainline being 30lb Mono to a 40lb Fluorocarbon Leader.

Thanks for the advice GruntKing lol

hey man no problem anything i can do to help

for those snappers you don't need any reel, rod only

Playaa!! Nice pimp stick! For the jetty I fish I use 7'6' heavy action redbone, 4000 sized reel, 12# mono 1.5 oz egg sinker, red bead, uni to uni, 30# leader, 2/0 circle, crab knuckles. Whoops thats a jetty not a bridge.

the reel is the attractor they think the rod is just a plus

I disagree...look the way they hold it

She is doing it wrong, she is supposed to cup the reel with the other hand.

I don't know why but the young lady one the right side looks familiar can't place her for the life of me. Can't remember a name but I never forget a face.

For mangrove snapper I like 10 lb braid to 15-30lb fluoro(I use one that stretches a bit) for freelining shrimp. I use this with a 3000-5000 reel and medium-med heavy rod.

For bottom fishing 30-50 lb mono to 30-50 fluoro leader with a fishfinder rig with a 4-8 oz weight depending on current. This is used on mostly 3/0-4/0 size conventional on 9 foot heavy rods.

idk her they just came up to me in the keys i was at robbies
but i do remember they told me they live in coral springs

You know that reel has some balls!

your right on that one