Bottomfishing on the Oregon Coast. We launched in Garibaldi and crossed the Tillamook Bay Bar. In the video we catch Lingcod, Rockfish, and a Cabazon. Filmed in late February 2022.
By looking at your setup I think I definitely screwed up buying a new 9.9 yamaha for my 17ft arima. What hp kicker are you running, I couldn't make it out. Have you ever ran a 9.9 on your arima or have experience with similar boat and 9.9, if so how slow would it troll. I mainly fish kokanne year round when salmon is closed and need a slow trolling motor. I wanted the charging ability but if its too fast is a problem. You definitely catch some awesome fish all around that largemouth on the other video is just insane.
We use a 6hp on the arima. It does more than enough and we can slow it down enough for trout and walleye. On my 21 Proline I use a 9.9 just cause the weight difference!
This was our first time crossing this bar. I've heard many horror stories about the Tillamook bar so we took chose a day with winds less than 5mph, small tides, and a swell under 5ft. On those conditions it was great.
Have been there on high and low tides, wind waves no wind waves, listen to the coast guard, dont chance it, it can be a bathtub but also can be a widow maker. stay inside and do some crabbing if it is bad
This was out in the ocean. The Tillamook Bar can be a very tricky one, I can't point you to some educational resources on it if you're still trying to figure it out
