Hows a V20 25 miles offshore ?

[fugazi]

Hi guys. I have been locked out of the site due to bad passwords and now I'm back!

This site was also blocked at work and this site has grown since I first posted 4years ago!

I've gone as far as 30 miles offshore tuna trolling and I was actually caught in 5 footers but it really depends if you're in a headsea or a following sea. headsea sucks if the waves are white capped and tight, you'll pound some depending how fast you're going. following sea is awesome, so long as you don't go too fast and bury the nose into the back of another wave. quartering sea you'll just plain ol' get wet.

If you pick your days you'll be fine offshore. I have a 140 Johnson (really a suzuki) four stroke and I've grown to love it. I cruise at 20 to 21 knots getting four miles to the gallon on average days fully loded with equipment, me and another angler in sea conditions and windspeeds at 15 knots or less, on flat calm days I get 5 miles to the gallon.

I'm out of Moriches Inlet NY and I just recently pulled the boat out of the water after a productive fishing season.

Glad to be back!

[macojoe]

As soon as I saw the name online I said wow he has not been around in forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Welcome back and stay awhile!!

[fugazi]

Thank you Macojoe!!!

I feel like it's a home coming! I just could not get onto the site at work and I was always at work busy and now that I've got time I made a point to come back and I'm shocked this site has taken off in the last few years -- it's awesome!!

I'll post more pics as soon as I get em' downloaded.

nice to be back!

thanks!!

[Pipe_Dream]

Originally Posted by macojoe

Welcome back and stay awhile!!

Yeah, welcome back!

[Blue_Runner]

Fugazi! WHAT UP DAWG?!?

[garagenc]

I take mine 35-45 miles offshore all the time, I try to watch the weather, but sometimes it doesn't matter what the weatherman says, it's going to get rough. I've had mine out there when a storm came up with high winds and as the man said in the earlier post, I've been looking up at waves with a man posted looking aft so the wave behind me doesn't crash on us from the stern. The boat can handle more bad weather than we can but who wants to be out there when it's not FUN!!

[randlemanboater]

Here in NC the "Bermuda High" is your friend. *I take mine out 25 miles all the time, well, as often as I can. *But like others have said, pick your day. *1-2 ft is best, 2-3 is ok, 3-4 is pushing the comfort level (you've been waiting all week and it's the last shot you have for that trip), 4-5 fish for flounder inside.

Now that I have the fuel capacity, I am planning on 45 mile (one way) trips. *But that will have to wait until my sons football season ends.

[Hammerhead]

I've had this V out in all kinds of weather and seas up to 8' which was very sketchy gettin' through. I've learned to pick my days where I usually just go 15-29 miles w/o worry.

[RobsTV]

25 miles?
Here that is just starting to hit deeper water of close to 60'.
15 miles out and you are only in 35' to 40'.
So yes, the V20 is a great boat to take out on regular 25-30 mile out trips.

With this '72 Center Console, 2' to 4' seas are nothing, but when they change to 3'-5', you wonder why you are out there.

[Mulv80]

Originally Posted by spareparts

a freind of mine once said while standing on the dock, " I'd rather be here and wishing i was out there, than out there wishing I was here"

Well said ;)