Flap - I disagree that Fishing the Sands is more challenging and thus a higher degree of surfcasting than clammoring out on rocks and ledges. Yes, the sand does move frequently but the clues are often much more prominent than when fishing from the rock & reef, especially when you have hopped a couple rocks to get to a reefline 25 feet from shore depths that hide the tell tale signs of the seabed. I feel that fishing the sand is actually easier - physically - on the body than fishing from hopped rocks (especially after a fall that is less likely on the sand to begin with). Fishing the sand also offers it's clues a little more readily than a rocky shore. A ledge typically ends close to the shorline a sandbar is typically visible as it runs parallel or angles out with it's associated structure.
Each has it's detractions and enhancements and I would say both are worthy of being high end surfcasting.
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