"Throwing an eel in front of a striped bass is like rolling a wine bottle into a drunk tank."
That pretty much says it all - as only Lefty can phrase things.
If the big girls are around, there's no such thing as too early.
"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.