Very very interesting points on this thread. I just got back from Panama City Beach on Sunday...here's what I saw: Club LaVela is a sausage fest. At LEAST 3 guys to 1 girl. Same with Spinnakers. Best odds of getting ANY play is at Latitudes or Harpoon Harry's-- it's much more laid back and you can actually hear the person you're talking to. Here's why most people aren't getting laid down there: More often then not, I've seen a lot of guys (along with the friends I was with) start to hit on a group of girls. Bad theory. NEVER EVER hit on "groups" of girls. Let's say two guys find a group of, say, three girls. That "other" girl (most assumably the non-attractive one) is going to get left out, feel jealous, and start to sink the ship: "Yeah me and my friends have to take off...they're really drunk and I need to take them home." Have heard it a million times. Word to the wise...hit on members of the opposite sex in even-numbered groups...if you're out with two guys, hit on two-girl groups. Saves a LOT of time. ALSO-- try striking up conversations on the beach. I had it 10 times easier talking to people on the beach than at Sausagefest LaVela.