Clark-
You've got two choices as I see it. 1. Go for Chrome on a river. 2. Use the runabout. There really is no reason to winterize a fishing boat in the NW.
The problem is that blackmouth are predominately deep water fish and you will not find them hugging the shoreline like you will find with migratory salmon. The other problem, of course, is fickle weather. I have spent a lot of time on a 16 ft. aluminum boat with a 40 horse moter. It gets real small real quick.
Good Luck!
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