.... there's Dead Chuffed.
Saturday afternoon in Matunuck with the fog in at the shore, had one fish in the first couple of hours (begone foul skunk...), a few others intermittently caught by the other guys there - they were there, but slow, with the occasional groups.
Kept on casting; finally a few more at slack tide and the start of the drop as evening fell. All in the 14 - 18" range. By this time, I was seriously glad that I had brought my coat (and seriously wishing that I had worn the neoprenes instead of the breathable waders - that water is not warm!). I was also remembering how to walk with wading boots filled with sand (how exactly does so much get in?).
After dusk, a hit, then played a fish to shore that made me think that I had the drag set too loose (had the adrenaline going though). To my surprise, this one had me reaching for the measuring tape...... 26", 6 lb.
There's nowt wrong wi' striper thumb.