That young lad has a great future ahead of him, Rick - what a great story, something you'll both always remember!
That's what it's all about, too...
Good show by the angler, too bad the old gaffer with him fumbled, though...
"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.