Mike at M&D's did an incredible job on that rod - it's a great stick -
Congrats, Basstime
Oh man.........I thought I had it....
"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.