The wind reaches gale force at times, and Mr. Sun goes away for much of the day. Suffice it to say that between the three of us, we land three fish - one apiece. We're all a little depressed at day's end... ***note to self*** Buddy lends me a couple of his rods to try, including an Orvis Trident 8 wt. with SA Saltwater/Bonefish line. The line in particular makes a big difference.