i don't think the average coastie would have a clue as far as eels/mono
I don't know that I'd want to bet my boat on that
"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.
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