Well, for me, trout and light tackle blackfishing in the Spring.
After the bass have thinned out in the late Fall, back to blacks with the heavy stuff from the rocks.
"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.