Personally... and not that I have ANY IDEA as to what I'm talkin' about... I'd go w/ AT LEAST a 9' rod for the surf!
BTW:
Tried to PM ya' S&S but your box is full. Emailed ya' instead about Sat.
Just in case... Email content:
I REALLY wish I could join ya' for that marathon session!
But... my wife would shoot me!
I'm prob going to stick around here this time and pull a 4:00am - 8:00am shift.
Thanks for the offer though and good luck to ya'!