I don't know if I'd solicit dating advice from this crowd....
I dunno, Joe - there's been more than a few pretty cogent comments so far
Boy, dating advice from S-B.com - who woulda thunk it...
"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.