Ya know, I keep checking this damned thread to see if the punchline is something I remember from Johnny Carson's old 'Carnak the Magnificent' shtick...
Boy, this better be good, Chef....
"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.