Foster Brooks......oh man, I was laughing out loud listening to that classic -
Now that right there is funny, I don't care who you are...
"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.