Posted on December 24, 2021 Still hope for stripers in N.J. surf The re don’t seem to be many dedicated surfcasters left, but Mike Monte thinks there’s still a good possibility of catching a bass or two from 18 to 24 inches in the Monmouth County surf. He got shut out this morning, but caught a couple yesterday. The few anglers he’s talked had similar reports of a shot at a bass or two especially at dawn and dusk. The forecast is for southwest winds at 15-20 knots before shifting to northwest at 10-15 in the afternoon.