I would hold off fishing the ocean until may when the bunker pods start to head North.....
This would be your best shot to hook into some nice bass and you can sometimes find the bass just by seeing the large bunker schools.....
I fish from my kayak off the beach.... So you don't need to go out of your way..... Head out the inlet and just start looking for your bunker pods..... live bunker is the key
You don't need to always be trolling to get some big bass action.....Good Fishing