When surf rods cost $5

[DanR]

Calcutta rods were the surf rod of the past. Imagine fishing pretty much with a stick for striped bass..

http://www.app.com/story/sports/outdoors/fishing/hook-line-and-sinker/2015/04/23/fishing-rods-calcutta-surf/26267565/

[tautog]

Ernie is great.

[DanR]

Yea, he's a great personality. The kind of guy you'd expect to find in a Jersey tackle shop.