Yozuri Minnow
Red head, silver body. Reds and trout will commit suicide for a taste. Medium slow retrieve, they float when static.
Pugs, good idea on the stealthy wading. My absolute favorite way to fish around the mangroves or near the passes.
Second Dan on the YoZuri minnow. They just flat catch fish. You can use the mirrored sided one, also. I've used them at night with good success, also.
Obviously shrimp on popping cork is going to work well. If you want to set a line out while you're working another rod, you could do so with a small to medium-sized pinfish or grunt. That will give you a shot at a bigger fish. If you do that, use a circle hook. The deal you make with the fish is to let them eat it. Don't try to yank the hook out of their mouth.
Capt Hank Brown jigs tipped with shrimp or scented with crab, shrimp or mullet juice, X-Raps, Gulp soft plastics or D.OA. shrimp also work.
Good luck and have fun.
PS- forgot the Mirrordines, but that's been mentioned.