Who was the guy who used to do seminars claiming he caught 3,000 bass a season? Can't remember his name now -
Of course, they were all 12" long or so...
"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.