As an only occasional salt angler, I've developed a sense that you only need downriggers to catch kings more consistently. 8-16 oz. balls get it done in a lot of the same fisheries, especially for coho. Looks like there's not going to be a lot of kings to be caught (or even legal to target) in Puget Sound for a while.

I almost dislike fishing with downriggers. That said, it seems the best answer to how to catch migrating fish at the bottom of 250 feet of water, and it's better than not fishing, so when in Rome....

As someone who is usually confined to rivers (and likes that just fine), I am all about angling for fish. The pursuit sits high on the list of what I love about fishing.