I've been weighing our Wallios for years and have never weighed a 29" over 9.5 lbs. Maybe the mercury is rising? hehehe
We'll be up in mid-September and hope to get some "normal" eaters. The past two years had us struggling for shore lunches. Matter of fact, last year was the worst... we caught a total of twelve eyes on two consecutive days that totaled 97 pounds!!!
Needless to say, each one was landed, weighed, photographed, and put back. This was much to the demise of the charter boat captain who seemed to attach a thether to us as he followed our trolling paths and kept glassing our secret weapon bait.
Any Wallio from 6 lbs to 9.9 lbs is "Too big for the pan and too small for the wall."
"Tight lines are cool, but I prefer a real soft tip and Fireline."