Chuck - who is it that dead drifts squid late April/early May along the soco shore? That's a cool method.
In fact, he and I were talking about it at last month's NCSWFC meeting
"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.