Newbie question on fighters and capturing planets

[Chronon]

My first venture into PBW is as a replacement player, and I find myself with an empire that is oriented around fighters. This not my usual play style - I prefer to use fewer large ships - but since I have the technology I might as well use it.

My question is, what weapons should I use on the fighters when I'm trying to capture a planet? Should I go with bombs, rocket pods, or other planetary weapons and risk glassing it? Or, should I go with regular direct fire weapons with a better rate of fire?

I'm sure this topic has been covered before, but my search of the forum yielded no threads. I'd love to hear any and all advice. Thanks!

Oh, BTW, it's pretty early in the game (turn 50 or so), and I have fighters level one, organics level two, and small weapons level one. And I will, of course, build a troop transport, fill it to the gills with troops, and send it in with the light carrier and escort ships.