macojoe,
Yesiree I live on the Miss. Coast in the Biloxi area.
This area lies on the continental shelf therefore you have to run 25-30 miles south of the barrier islands (40 miles in total from shore) to hit deep water. Never gets over 60 feet deep so when the wind whips up past 10 knots we have a very steep chop to deal with. I am hoping the V-20 will provide a decently soft ride. Easy to see with that bow flare that it will be dry but if I buy the rig I wrote about today in the for-sale area I wont hang on to it long if it pounds in a chop.
Regards,
Capt. Jerry