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Old 07-23-2008, 08:58 AM   #12
Crafty Angler
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Originally Posted by Slipknot View Post
Only thing different is wear a hat, sometimes I don't have a hat on when fishing as long as it's not raining.
, I also am more careful on rocks.
Well, first off, I wear a sou'wester hat like the one pictured below because my Henri Lloyd drytop doesn't have a hood. Hey, go ahead and laugh if you want to but it's a lot better than a hood at night for your hearing and your peripheral vision in breaking surf on the rocks.
It's a personal safety issue in a swell for me, anyway. Worked for Grandpa, works for me. I actually do still have his old oilskin sou'wester hat in my fishing room.

Hey, some of you guys are laughing and shaking your head

Oh, and eels, lots of eels.
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"There is no royal road to this heavy surf-fishing. With all the appliances for comfort experience can suggest, there is a certain amount of hard work to be done and exposure to be bourne as a part of the price of success." From "Striped Bass," Scribner's Magazine, 1881.
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