Okay Goosefish - as a married man for the last 22 years let me offer these words of wisdom and advice:
FOR GOD'S SAKE, GET BACK - IT'S A TRAP!!!!!
Just kiddin' - sincere best wishes for a long healthy and happy life together with the future Mrs. GF
"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.