Eeeee cooodeeeesh...I didn't believe that carp for a minute -
I knew it was a bass, bloo - I just figured you had the drag screwed down real tight
"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.