I thought it was some kind of insidious act when I tried to get on about 4 AM-ish and got nothing...and then later in the morning, too.
Then I thought maybe the Cap was doing some after-midnight maintainance -
Well, that hesplains 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.