Pier troubles

I need some major help catching large fish! I come to redington beach a couple times a year and fish off of the redington long pier. I have no troubles catching smaller fish but when I hook something larger I get broken off. Can anyone suggest to me line weight, leader weight, bait, etc? I have a Penn Battle II combo and Penn Spinfisher V combo but sadly don’t know what size the reels are and I cannot check because they are in Florida right now. I would really enjoy hooking a snook or shark.
Please help me.
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40# should be good. I don't know redington long pier but haven't heard many positives. Do they have a pier net? Your going to need one if you get a big snook.
BTW, you can get snook on the beach from april/may to sept. Once the season opens they disappear.
"Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future." Niels Bohr
You might want to post in
http://forums.floridasportsman.com/categories/angler-on-foot
and west central fishing or general fishing. this is a freshwater area
"Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future." Niels Bohr