And a big thumbs up on your PB, Joe - on a topwater to boot!
See, all the hard work pays off sooner or later...
"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.