I watched a recent Richard Gene video where he fished a place he had never fished.
His rule #1 was, first look for bait schools. No bait in the area, save your time and move on.
And weve all seen his electronics.
Offshore fishing, you can put lures in the water then troll around while watching the electronics and changing colors to keep from getting totally bored. Sorta like Great Lakes fishing for Salmon lol.
Or you can just run at higher speed looking for visual signs, like diving birds, a weed line, or even a floating object, then put lures in the water, better yet, live ones.