Guys I quite often work in Florida North and South, when ever I'm there my four piece rods go with me (fly and spin) so If any one would like any pointers let me know and I'll do my best to help.
Some tips
Guides are $500 bucks plus for the day make sure you go on personal recomendation and its not always the best way to have some fun.
Target species over there are Tarpon, Bone Fish, Red Fish and Snook all are fantastic to catch my all time favorite is the Redfish,although you may only get "one or two shots" at fish in the day (sight fishing) that said "trash fish" ie Jacks, Lady Fish, Mangrove Snapper, Blue Runners, Bonnet Head Sharks e.t.c are brilliant to catch plus you save yourself $500 all will take Flies, Lures and esp Live Shrimp which you can get at any Tackle Store you will catch these fish from any Bridge or Dock or in most towns there are stores that hire out Yaks.....great fun.
A lot of fish have sharp spines there is a fish called a Leather Jacket ( not a Aus trigger fish) familiarise yourself with it its very common and it has a series of spines around the anal fin, same pain as a Weever, dont touch em!
If any of you guys end up in the "Keys" let me know I have a good mate who is a guide and was born and bred there....you will get value for money and he will put you on fish and really likes the serious shallow water stuff.
A.T.B Chris