HW - I have also found the north wind is tough to ride into on the beach. You go downwind and dont really notice it but when you turn around to go back you are working hard. Sometimes I go downwind on the beach and come back upwind on the highway. I have seen some commercial clammers at the beach. They get wet but they are pretty good at it and get a lot with justa shovel. I assume they are selling them to restuarants or fish markets but a guy told me they use them for crab bait.