Hey Joe Lyon, I read your article from ONTW, "Gearing Up: Buying Advice for the beginning surfcaster." It was a great article and I liked it. It gave me ideas on buying gears and made me realize my mistakes on buying the wrong outfit last yar when I started surf fishing. I should have bought a simple thing like a splash pants that Andy Lemars wears. And there are other things that I wasn't aware of myslf when I buy things for fishing. I suckered myself into spending unnessecary stuffs. Thank you, Joe. I really need it. It cleared my mind on what to spend next. With your article, I might be able to spend wisely on the gears.