Fished same area with Slipknot and ESL last night, current was noticeably slower and did not fall as much ( the new moon influence was gone) one small legal and a couple little ones was all we could do.
"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.