I'm not a tournament kind of guy - it's not the reason I fish, anyway -
However, I do plan on fishing the 2nd Annual Habs Fall Classic again this year...
"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.