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Originally Posted by willy

Those are my grounds too RW, great pics. Curious where in the Navesink you are tubing, do you go way up river from the bridge?
You are right that is a long run from the ramp you are using, even more so from Seacaucus.
We all got to hook up and fish in a few weeks when the stripers start returning in numbers. Fluke are pretty spotty right now, dozens of shorts before a keeper comes in. Sea Bass are coming over the rail though.
When you go up that river you go right by my marina, Twin Lights, right next door to the Wind and Sea Resturant.

Willy, you're correct, it's a long run from Seacacus, but really not as bad as you'd think. The actual distance to the mouth of the Hudson from the launch ramp is just about 22 1/2 miles.. But there are no tolls, no launch ramp fees, no traffic on the parkway, no waiting in line to launch, and no police waiting for you to make a mistake and give you a $463 ticket for speeding. All in all it's a very pleasant run.. Nice flat wide river run that takes about 1/2 to 3/4 of an hour, and during that time we rig the rods and downriggers etc., so when we do arrive everything is set to go. Plus, like I said before, as a bonus, it washes the salt out of the engine at the end of the day. It takes me about an hour and a half to drive to Atlantic Highlands and launch from there, and twice that time at night to drive home on the Parkway due to traffic. It takes me 15 minutes to drive to Seacacus and an hour on the outside to get to Sandy Hook Channel. It's true I burn more gas, but I avoid tolls and launch fees. While it's not quite a wash, the ability to avoid the other things is worth the extra cost of gas to me.