Might have seen ya there Dave. I was at Long Beach yesterday too, but was a bit later than I should have been in getting there. Clams were down deeper (heard they were really shallow earlier in the morning) and the low tide was just about turning by the time I got there. Oh well, still got pretty close to my limit before I decided to go. One thing I noticed was that the holes got progressively smaller (basically yielding smaller clams) as the tide turned and the day went on. About 50-60% of the clams I gunned, I crunched though. I did everything right too. Centered over the hole and slightly angled. Then I'd push down and heard that "crunch" sound. Sure hated to pull them up with the shells all busted. Fortunately didn't do much damage on the meat. All in all, it was a fun day. Clam virgin no longer!

BTW, did you see those two fat goons that were riding around on those red mopeds they rent out in Long Beach? They rode up and down the beach several times yelling gibberish at all the clammers. Then they went to the roads and were trying to peel-out at the stoplights. Obviously didn't work. I bet the cops pulled them over eventually.