I've always had good luck fishing along the rocks at the actual inlet with live bait and artificials. Especially at the very end. Also less crowded than the catwalk and pier.
Same thing happened to my buddy. He bought a Penn Battle 4000 from the PX and the rod broke when he snagged a branch on the lake. They replaced the rod and it broke again a few weeks later. He gave up ...
Just spent the night on the Port A North Jetty. Beach was in bad shape. A lot of crap washed in. The fishing was good. Plenty of Smacks and Mullet. Great weather and a great time. 2 reds and a t ...