Just a quick report. The wind made it difficult to say the least. Near perfect weather leading up to my trip, then during my trip there was effectively one good weather day. We made the most of the trip and still had a great time.
I picked a spot on the map around 16 mile reef. Dropped the downriggers with a Salmo freediver 9 on the end of the line. I had just installed a new livescope on the rear of the boat and was excited to see what I could see looking back and was not disappointed. I could easily see the ball, release, and crankbait. It was interesting watching the fish smack the lure as soon as you went over them, clearly an instinct bite. I would estimate we caught 60 fish in 6 hours. We had 3 in the protected slot 23, 23, 25. 6 that were eaters between 16-19 and lots and lots below 16″. Overall it was a fantastic trip even with the wind. We already booked a week for next year.