Man, that had me smiling and laughing watching Buddy's reaction...
I guess that's what you'd call a child prodigy - where's the youngster from, anyway?
"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.