I go against conventional wisdom when it comes to kings in Elliott Bay. I fish right on the surface, rods almost touching the pilings that hold up TODD's. Massive amounts of bait fish hold up in those pilings. I only let out 20 feet of line with an 8oz. banana weight in front of my dodger and hoochie. Gotta be fishing at 0400 to get the morning bite. Once the sun is on the water you are better off going deep right in front of the mouth of the river since that is their destination. I have seen guys jig for kings right under the west Seattle bridge with good success too.