I'm far from a fish/weather expert/biologist.. but one thing I have learned is that right before bad weather is a good time to fish. Offshore it's miserable conditions,, but.... fish are cooperative. If you can get out there when the barometer is dropping or fixin to drop,, you stand a chance to hook some good fish.. but like I said,, it puts you out in bad weather. Usually most folks would just rather stay on the hill.
I dont like fishin in bad weather, but most of my trips in the last two seasons.. we'd already committed going into it.. and each time we've come away with a good haul... though the crew got wind blown, wet and generally uncomfortable...
We'd all like to fish when the stars/planets align in the perfect setting and the water temp and weather is at it's best... but sometimes payin dues pays off too.
The key to it is to get out there before it "starts" to get bad and head back when it starts kickin up
Just my .02
here's our haul when we went out in a pre-gail warning from a tropical system that was moving across and off the east coast of Fla pushing up our way:
From our last trip out in 20-30 knot winds, rain and impending cold front pushing thru:
Out in a passing front, sea's kicked up to 6-8's, but the mahi's were a bitin!
