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One thing to keep in mind is that the wind comes up and tends to blow upstream at the coast this time of year. That is why we no longer take my wife's inflatable kayak out in bays. Having wind and tide working against you in a pontoon could be a real unpleasant experience. Once you go way up in tidewater, those things are less of a factor. You could fish with bobber and bait in the upper reaches of tidewater pretty comfortably I'd bet once the fish start stacking up.
agreed, here on the Siuslaw for example, later in the fall, at Mapleton, you can fish out of basically anything- canoe, rowboat, driftboat with no motor, pontoon...but down here now out of Florence (ocean to Cushman), you want some propulsion- drift boat with motor, kayak designed for this sort of water, normal PB...but having said that, you don't need much propulsion if you work the tides, one direction with them to a change, spend slack (hopefully) trolling or casting or bobbering in a good area, then troll back to where you started...cheers, roger
I'd say first, get a flag (bicycle or jet-ski type), so powerboaters can see you.
I think what you're trying could be done, but I'd stay out of the open bay. The very upper bays or lower river tidewater should be fine. As mentioned, ride the tides to make (somewhat) sure you get back to your launch.
Thanks a lot for the tips guy! I've typically banked fished on the Alsea in my limited experience last Fall. So would you recommend probably no closer to the ocean than Taylors landing or so? Or where would be a decent put-in for my one-man pontoon? Thanks!