t dodge I agree with everything you said. when i am in a situation where a strong tide and a jutting piece of land like you said at point defiance I cast a cutplug herring with nuthin attached and let the current work it. have caught nice fish using that method, or a 3/4 krocodile stubby or little cleo and flutter it but keep it deeper and out there as long as you can keep it in the strike zone. Ben