Shame, shame, shame on you Doc for the description of the categories. Now I won't be able to sleep tonite knowing that my custom made, stainless tube should only be used by a "girly man". The damage you've done to my psyche is not calculable. Now when I kiss my wife I taste saltwater! Wanna arm wrestle an old guide?

Took 15 great big clams at Roosevelt Beach last night without missing one! For an old guy, tubes are the only way to go. You young guys just keep using the shovels (we used to call them clam guns). Some day you'll switch, too. Fun stuff to banter about.

Do you "young guns" eat a few of the clam muscles raw when you clean them?