Am I Crazy

[pelagic addicted]

I have a 23 foot hydro-sport wa and i have taken it to a place called the little fish tails trying for tuna.i would like to get to the 80f line in and around block canyon which is about 65nm from the nearest piece of land Montauck NY.my boat is equipped with radar,gps,vhf,e-perb,and ditch bag with other ods and ends.i will be buying a life raft this spring to be even safer.most of the trips are myself and one or two other guys never more than three of us on boat per trip.most of my acquaintances say i am crazy and the boat isn't made for off shore trips like this.i would like some opinions from you guys at sfc:

[sushi42]

Good for you dude, keep making those offshore runs. Pretty soon you'll start seeing mermaids. Big-eye mountain is just calling you in.

[KP161]

More and more miles from shore every year
Since they told me I can't sell no stripers
And there's no luck in swordfishing here

[sushi42]

And by the way I just checked your profile, hey where do you guys get all the petite strippers?

[pelagic addicted]

And by the way I just checked your profile, hey where do you guys get all the petite strippers?

This one was caught off Watch Hill and I think I got lucky at that

[storm petrel]

I took my 23' Mako out to the 'tales..........once. South of fifty fathoms several times. In August. FLAT calm. If'n the weather's good enough 23' is plenty. If you get caught in the shit, you'll wish you had never been born.
Choose your days real carefully, and you will have no problem. See you out there!!

[Big Fish Billy]

I took my 23' Mako out to the 'tales..........once. South of fifty fathoms several times. In August. FLAT calm. If'n the weather's good enough 23' is plenty. If you get caught in the shit, you'll wish you had never been born.
Choose your days real carefully, and you will have no problem. See you out there!!

Or buy my 1979 40' (18 ton) Jersey Dawn Sportfisher for $65,000 and sleep over out there......

[Andaman Andy]

I have a 23 foot hydro-sport wa and i have taken it to a place called the little fish tails trying for tuna.i would like to get to the 80f line in and around block canyon which is about 65nm from the nearest piece of land Montauck NY.my boat is equipped with radar,gps,vhf,e-perb,and ditch bag with other ods and ends.i will be buying a life raft this spring to be even safer.most of the trips are myself and one or two other guys never more than three of us on boat per trip.most of my acquaintances say i am crazy and the boat isn't made for off shore trips like this.i would like some opinions from you guys at sfc:

Fuel must be an issue too, what engines & tanks do you have.

[turbor2]

I fish out of Weymouth Mass. I once set my chart plotter for home and it said 74 miles. Lets just say it was a long trip home.O ya Im in a 22.5 center console.

[mvfish]

It's a good idea to know what your range is at different speeds. Inevitabley, you always want to go further than expected. Where ever you decide to go, always have a reserve amount of fuel in case the weather kicks up. You will burn much more fuel in big seas than when it's calm.