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Originally Posted by SkunkBoat
Shrewsbury rocks to Axel, thats a long haul for day of fluking. It was beautiful right along the beach though. I think I saw you run past Asbury Park about 10? We were catching shorts and sea robins at the end of the sewer pipe.
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Skunk......... ref long haul for fluking we each have our own opinion.....here's mine:
Only X number of days I have available to fish.......mostly just weekends.
Only X number of good weather that lines up with my days off.
Only X number of days with very calm ocean.
So, for me, and with the V21 as I have it rigged, a 20 mile run to get on a bite is usually fine. Running as I did .......38 knots (43.7 mph) is about a 1/2 hour ride.
Way faster than I usually cruise, but rare flat ocean and another 600 rpm left on the throttle so the engine was happy too !
That's also my policy regarding fuel burn - I mostly don't care.....if I burn 10 gallons, 20, or 30, I'm out there to fish, not count my pennies.
To me, running 80 miles/ 160 miles + for a chance at a tuna seems a tiring haul, but hey, nice adventure.