Don, keep an eye on that hat - it's a collectible!
I wouldn't wear it to the Rhody Leg if I was you....
"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.