I was smart enough to shovel and salt it while it was still wet Friday nite at 10:30 - certainly added to my enjoyment of the scene Saturday morning.
The people up the street who let it freeze? Probably not so much...
"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.