Geez, man, you guys are runnin' roughshod over this place since John went back to work.
Ooops, seems like I got a post in here, too.
Nevermind.
"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.