Eben, a new world awaits you.....you don't know what you're missing
Give in to tin!
Besides, M-80's are hardly sporting.
Now, quarter-sticks, on the other hand....
"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.