Hey, Happy Birthday, Steve - today is my birthday, too -
Yup, I just hit the double nickle - and they said it couldn't be done
"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.