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western flank of the hole from SRI is about 10 miles, give or take one or two (never sailed from there to there) FYI

and a 20' with 35 gallons? Go when you have a perfect day - otherwise, stay inside!

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SR Reef is 14.8 nautical miles(17 miles) from SR Inlet.

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I have taken the 19 foot dirty shrimp which holds 70 gallons it was To a spot 18 miles from squan. Differece is I had contacted a party boat in advance and asked him to keep an eye out for me. He was nice enough to give me numbers where he would be and he told me to anchor right next to him. It was like having a big brother looking out for me. Had a great day catching monster blues and an albie

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I wonder if he meant Sea Girt Reef....

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I was on the Party Boat that day when you were next to us....If memory serves right It was also the day that a double engine outboard started taking on water and Coasties had to come out to pump and drive him in. Anything can happen out there....no matter what size boat.

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You can see the tall condo is Asbury Park from a lot of areas pretty far out. People think that means you are within 7 miles, but seven miles is the limit for flat land, not 250 foot tall buildings.

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20 foot with 35 gallons. Ugh. Could be real bad. Up to u but scary for sure. If u do, piick a nice day and one where u will see other boats. Hate to be reading about u in the paper. Good luck.

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Jon the Shark River Reef is ~15 miles from SRI and from Squan - Sea Girt is ~5 from SRI.

Whatever the case, if you pick the right day, and your motor is in good shape, you got a full tank of gas, and have all of your safety stuff up to snuff you can probably do it. We have plenty of days in the summer where we have purely slick calm conditions - you just have to AVOID those days where the southerlies kick in -- even we get our heads handed to us out there on days like that...

windguru.com

still one of the best wind predictors out there - even they're not 100% right all the time lol

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That was the day:)
That boat almost sunk right next to me:eek:
Very s scary but a very fun day of fishing.

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First go out with to the mud hole with an experienced capt. Radar,gps and chart plotter are a must. Being inexperienced and bringing less experienced people with you is not a good idea. People panic very quickly when the slightest thing goes wrong. When the weather is good it is no big deal so pick your day.