BTW, if this photo doesn't inspire tackle envy, nothing will
Of course, at this point in time 18 or so years of Savings Bonds would probably just cover the cost of the custom Kovalosky big game reel Zane Grey is holding...
"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.