I also liked the articles about using your moistened finger in your dryer outler as a voltage meter and smelling your auto exhaust
to see if the fuel mix is too rich...
"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.