I've yet to see a long-legged bed-thrasher on the Lower Tems Flyway yet, the first true sign of Spring
"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.