BW - BE sure you do it in slow stages - I found the worst thing to do was get everything in order too soon and then have to let it sit there for another month !
"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.