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I have to agree with Gerry and Dfish! You may want to rethink your fuel! I have a 100 gal tank and still pick my days with perfect weather and conditions! Leave early and get going home before the south winds kick up! Not saying you can't do it by al means if you a network of boats out, maybe some extra fuel on board and a good tow plan go for it!

i have 175 gallon tank , i went from brielle yacht club out to monsters ledge , from there went out to the glory hole and back to brielle , had a quarter tank left so the gauge said! but thats as far as i would go with my boat burning 1.37 gallon a mile ....with your boat as gerry said ! 35 gallon is not much at all ...on a rough day you can burn that up in 10-15 miles ...

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Originally Posted by Bass_Appeal (Post 346639)

Sounds like u may b burning a tad more fuel that trip asI remember was appgox 26 to first location & about 20 more to second ! Don't have a chart in front of me , so I could be off a little .
If u burned a gal per mile with no side runs u should burned about 90 gal, however UR boats as stated gets almost 1.5 gal per mile @ UR best cruise I assume . I have no way of knowing if u deviated off course or gas gauges not always correct , if that's the case then I stand corrected as if u were ttolling
I use to run the canyon regularly in the eighties w/ 25 CC with twin
150 Merc OB's & troll & run never using the 160 I carried !
This was from SR inlet , only compass & TD plotting no electronics except FF .

pick a nice day and go, there are plenty of wrecks on edge of mud hole and shark river reef. we always catch a variety out there. If worried about fuel bring an extra 5-10 gallons but probably not necessary.

Hey do what you want, it's your life. Just leave your friends and loved ones at home. Why put them in jeopardy.

They call it the hell hole for a reason. You can leave the dock in flat calm conditions, but when you hit the edge of the hole it can be blowing against the tide and can be evil.

Thanks for all the info over the summer I went from Belmar to sandy hook and bounced around put 27 miles on the boat for the day and burn 11 gallons of fuel I was planning on taking extra fuel on the trip if I take it

One big difference on that run is you are always close to land and therefore other boats if you get in trouble help is near by. Not the same when you are 20 miles out.

Remember- if you only have one trip running up the beach,and possibly drifting many miles, is not the same as running out 15 miles due east- how's your safety gear(e-pirb,plb...etc) it's a lot different straight out, especially if you are the only boat( VHF with best antenna, and a Sat phone backup) always remember you can be alone and in trouble! BE READY! Don't take chances and try to buddy up, it's not that far, but you still can't swim it! Pick your days and learn your true fuel burn, get a flo-scan and be careful! Best of luck and tight lines!!

What D ^^^^ said.

Be smart be safe.

As Richard Pryor once said... "You don't get to be old being no fool"