Did you see the National Geographic Explorer Ship go thru.
Yup - it was down here anchored up outside Goat Island in Newport a few days ago - pretty neat all lit up at night.
"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.