My last trip was Saturday out of Eureka. (see the report in the Fishing section w/ pics!) We fished in the middle of the "fleet" in ~ 190' of water. Lots of nets waving around us. Lots of silvers.
Thanks for the idea on using the kicker motor. I've wasted several minutes of your tax dollars looking at the "EZ Steer" trolling motor systems since you put that in my head.
FYI, the Bay Area Tuna Club is the best source for fishing info on the CA north coast that I know of. If something is on the chew, a weather window is approaching or the Terafin SST report looks good you'll find it here.
http://offshoreanglers.com/discuss/default.asp