Yep, that's what crazed dedicated striper nuts do. I cheated and used my kids little red wagon, only had to carry the rod.
I met East Tide at the foot of the steps before 6 A.M. and he trucked down the steps with his herring while I biked in from the parking lot with my dead ones. Lost a good fish right away at slack when I cast near a splash right in front of me
Only got 1 jigging, about 30" , Dave had 3-4 before I left. Guys at the run were hooking them mostly with live herring.