Thanks for the feedback, guys. Surf fishing and alcohol? Sounds like a recipe for sunstroke ;-) I'll be sippin' Coronas under the shade, after I catch 500 corbina this weekend, haha! Will post my results for Thursday night's adventure, I got some frozen mussels (don't have time to get fresh ones) that I'll try to use too.

Still curious about the "sand crap net/scoop" that I heard about but which nobody seems to use. I'll stick with my hands for the time being.

** tight lines make all my troubles go away **