Tatuog fishing from shore (Long Island Sound NY) shallow water blackfish

The original plan was to fish a short window of time in the morning for blackfish (tautog) from the kayaks in maybe 20-30' of water but the waves were a bit more than anticipated and my dad didn't have a drysuit so we decided to just walk down the beach a bit to a few exposed rocks and fish from shore. The rain was on its way as well so we didn't have too much time but we made it work. October is the best time to catch them from shore as they typically are still very shallow - we weren't in more than 8' of water here at these boulders and used solely green crabs for bait. I forgot how much more difficult it is from shore with more snags and more weeds, the fish seem less prevalent and even smarter.

Spinning (jig) Setup:
Rod: St. Croix Triumph 7'-0" Med/Heavy Fast (last eye cut) https://amzn.to/3Q1TMg3 (affiliate link)
Reel: Penn Clash 4000 (older model) https://www.tackledirect.com/penn-cla...
Mainline: Spiderwire Ultracast 15lb. https://amzn.to/3pZfLd2 (affiliate link)
Leader: Ande mono 40lb: https://amzn.to/3SGw36C (affiliate link)
Jig: 3/4oz. - 1oz blackfish jig

Dad's surf setup:
Rod: St. Croix Mojo Surf 9'-0" Med/Mod/Fast (2-piece) https://www.tackledirect.com/st-croix...
Reel: Shimano Stella SW5000 https://www.tackledirect.com/shimano-...
Mainline: Power Pro SSV2 30lb braid https://amzn.to/47kyXpp (affiliate link)
Leader: Ande mono 40lb: https://amzn.to/3SGw36C (affiliate link)
Jig: 1oz- 1.5oz blackfish jig

First-Person Camera: GoPro Hero 11 https://amzn.to/42Refec (affiliate link)
Third-Person Camera: GoPro Hero 9 https://amzn.to/42y7vCm (affiliate link)
External Battery: https://amzn.to/3M4xr1l (affiliate link)
Fish soft cooler: https://amzn.to/46LGQ7P (affiliate link)

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