Squid or herring?

I have been night fishing on the long port pier a few times lately and caught a few different species of fish out there. I have yet to get a striper but have seen a couple of nice one caught. I'll be out there again in a couple of days and it's also time to start fishing the surf.

I have fished this pier only twice so far and I live about 3 minutes from it. I have not had any luck yet but I have seen decent fish caught out there. I think with any new spot there is always a bit of a learning curve.