Dar3, I see you're a new member - at least you got a valuable lesson as a newbie.
Be very careful when you push the button on that topic.
We really oughta label it:
Caution: May cause spontaneous combustion
"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.