Great - thanks Bob. I will search for his post. I have a 18' 7" Tracker with a kicker and two Garmins. I saw that the winds will be between 5 mph and 8 mph. I should be ok if the waves are what they are predicting. My buddy wants to also seek out some smallies, we plan on hitting the road at 5:30 am and spend the entire day on the water. I have been getting everything ready. Hard to work... thinking about it. Thanks again for the info. Gives me more confidence going up there. : )