Yup, without a doubt one of the nicest guys in the business - no BS whatsoever, always a square deal and he will go out his way to take care of ya if need be
That's not just butt-swabbery because I know him - it's a fact.
"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.