I did almost the same thing Friday. Took the day off and left Rumson at 5am. Ran to Asbury, lots of marks, no fish. Trolled spoons and stretch plugs from there north to the rocks, not even a bluefish. Just didn't want to make the run all the way south... I should have. It was a beautiful day regardless.
Saturday I got into the maelstrom down south on the bunker in my neighbor's contender. Managed a few nice fish, all released. It'll be nice when the bunker keep moving north to keep the run a little shorter.