little late now, but when faced with this i took two rods, a 7/8 fiberglass and an 8wt fast action graphite.
i used the graphite once, and far preferred the glass rod. the lady fish were a hoot, so much so i gave up on snook for an afternoon and chased them crashing bait into the shore instead.

next time i go back, i'll ditch the graphite rod and maybe even add something more willowly for the ladyfish and pond bass.