Early Spring Kayak Fishing in Jamaica Bay - Spring Run Striped Bass Crashing Bait in the Bay

First kayak fishing trip of 2023 on the Western South shore of Long Island. Managed to land a handful of bass ranging from 20" to 31" using an EliasV Mackinaw Shad worked with pauses in the retrieve. The diving birds gave away locations of actively feeding fish. It appeared that the fish were feeding on small bay herring. Started fishing around 2 hours after high tide.
Kayak - Old Town Sportsman 120 PDL
Lure Used - EliasVFishing Mackinaw Shad in Olive/Silver pattern
Rod - St Croix Mojo Bass 7' Medium Heavy Fast (freshwater MJS71MHF)
Reel - Penn Spinfisher 2500 w/ Berkley 15# x9 Braid
Gopro in the rear and Sony Action Cam on bow