Nah, even I aint that old - but I'll check it out for ya - a good friend of mine is a Sr. biologist with DEM -
Yeah, they were probably feeding on pollock - which there ain't many of any more either....
"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.