Burley tip for gar fish for you. Bread crumbs, tuna oil, a little paprika, hand full of beach sand and enough beach water to mix it all to have it compressible into a ball but loose enough to break apart. Gars will go bonkers.
Bravo brate, haven't targetted these guys in years but remember being taught to do a slow wind in and your hookup ratio will increase rather than waiting for the float to go down. Give it a go :)