Striperman, I was actually in Mansfield at 11:30 this morning - stopped at Beans with Mrs Crafty on the way back from Boston -
Got out before it got really snotty - just made it back home in time....
"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.