Don't know if you've seen the Stetzko anodized aluminum needlefish yet at the SWE - I just saw them last week.
So is this the 21st century rendition?
Ahhh...I remember the old days.....wooden plugs and iron men....
"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.