Shark River

[bulletbob]

You have plenty of fuel capacity for the area you want to fish as long as you use some self restraint on the throttle... The river itself is loaded with fluke but you may have to catch 20 or more for every keeper.. If I were you i would go out the inlet, hang a left and go north a few miles... You'll see LOTS of boats, believe me.. Off the shoreline of Elberon, Deal and Sea Bright you have sandy bottom interspersed with rocky areas closer to shore.. Lots of fluke there, and typically you'll be fishing in water 40 feet deep or less... As you head a little bit further offshore into deep water say 60-80 feet, you get a lot of broken up bottom structure, and the fluke get a LOT bigger, and you'll also get sea bass, and even a few ling this time of year.. The fishing area is pretty big but gets a TON of pressure. Small boats like yours, charters, and head boats from NJ and usually a few from NY as well.
I would use heavier gear than you would for bay fishing, as there are big fluke out there, and also stuff like big silver eels that are tough to deal with on river/bay size tackle.. Remember, out the inlet, left,head north a few miles, and look for boats.. LOTS of boats... Oh Yeah, blues blitz the area a lot as well, so keep a rod or two rigged with a Ava jig or similar on hand... bob