Duuuuuude - my dream trip! Good for you, man! I'm envious....
Ya scared the poop outta me though, man - at first I thought it was a thread about people stealin' big flounders....
"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.