Since the branches are now "naked", go ahead and wire. If you see any tiny back buds, be extra careful not to damage them in the process.
I would keep just about every branch, just wire them out. This will expose the inner wood to the sun, which will help in stimulating back budding.
Fertilize heavily.
Over the winter and next spring, you should see back budding at the places on the old twigs where the candles began.
I hate to say it, but Brian is right. You should have waited until NEXT fall to needle pluck.
Here's why: The active growing buds on the tips (and especially the top of the tree) produce hormones that suppress back budding. Since they're on the end, they're most likely to get good sun exposure, so they want all the strength to go to them. We, as bonsai artists, want restrained growth on the tips, and more in the center, so we have to force the tree to act counter to it's nature. Anyway, by cutting the terminal tips off, those hormone that suppress back budding are gone. So, interior dormant buds can awaken and grow.
This is why decandling works so well for JBP.
One last thing to consider: There are two kinds of buds on JBP. Candles and needle buds. Generally speaking, candles are much, much stronger than needle buds. But, needle buds can grow out and make branches. Pulling needles usually destroys the needle buds as the buds reside between the needle pairs. If you had cut back all of this year's growth, and left all (or most) of last year's growth, you likely would have stimulated a lot of needle budding over the winter. It's kinda scary, but it will work. (I would prefer to do that earlier in the year.)
Given that you are where you are, wire the branches out, give them good sun exposure, and hope you get back budding . I bet you will.
