Geez, I was gonna put all of Uncle Crafty's collected wit in it, too...nahhh, on second thought it probably woulda been the world's shortest blog anyway...
"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.