A page or two of anecdotal history was established last weekend. On the fishing front, it was as large a surfcasting gathering as we’ve seen, even dating back to the glory days of the then Striped Bass Derby, 1954, when over 2,000 fall time anglers signed up, though likely never fishing all at once.

This year’s LBI Surf Fishing Classic was a huge contributor to the caster showing. I drove a huge stretch of beachfront and saw anglers – most of them with family or friends – judiciously staggered…