Hi Fishon42,
When you were at the Barnegat Inlet, you were within walking distance of a fleet of boats.
There is the Miss Barnegat Light (I think they are fishing for blues); the Doris Mae (Fluke day and blues night; and the Searcher, and Carolyn Ann to name a few.
In Beach Haven, there is a Sponsor boat, the Miss Beach Haven (Sea Bass and Fluke I believe).
Fishing that inlet is hard as there is constant dredging; boat traffic; and ripping tides.
If you can get on a small boat, you can get to the sod banks; Meyer's Hole; area around clam island; BB and BI buoy; and etc. for anything from Fluke and Blues in the day to weakies and stripers at night.
Good luck,
Capt. Ed
PS - Did you get the hat I sent?