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Farthest You Have Been Offshore In Bay Boat

Posted on 3/19/15 at 9:59 am
Posted by DeltaDoc
The Delta
Member since Jan 2008
16089 posts
Posted on 3/19/15 at 9:59 am
A friend of mine in on the Florida Panhandle recently took a 24 foot pathfinder about 40 miles offshore - which seems crazy to me.

Thought this might be a good OB question - what is the farthest you have been offshore in a bay boat, where and what brand/size of boat.
This post was edited on 3/19/15 at 10:00 am
Posted by bayoudude
Member since Dec 2007
24954 posts
Posted on 3/19/15 at 10:08 am to
40 seems a bit much IMO. Although if it is a truly blue bird day with slick calm seas your fuel tank is you only real limit.
Posted by LSUTiger205
Ocean Springs, MS
Member since Aug 2006
10820 posts
Posted on 3/19/15 at 10:09 am to
32 miles. Left out of Dauphin Island.
Posted by redneck
Los Suenos, Costa Rica
Member since Dec 2003
53600 posts
Posted on 3/19/15 at 10:10 am to
quote:

24 foot pathfinder about 40 miles offshore - which seems crazy to me.



I don't think it's that crazy in a deep V on a slick calm day

Farthest I've been in a bay boat was around 15 miles in Florida but we've seen tiny boats at rigs snapper/AJ/grouper fishing on our way back in from tuna fishing
This post was edited on 3/19/15 at 10:11 am
Posted by JAB528
The Mexican Ocean
Member since Jun 2012
16870 posts
Posted on 3/19/15 at 10:10 am to
52 miles out of fourchon. However, those days are over.

22' champeen
This post was edited on 3/19/15 at 10:12 am
Posted by Agforlife
Somewhere in the Brazos Valley
Member since Nov 2012
20102 posts
Posted on 3/19/15 at 10:15 am to
29' Renken 45 to 50 miles


Out of Galveston, Freeport and Aransas Pass
This post was edited on 3/19/15 at 10:18 am
Posted by Clyde Tipton
Planet Earth
Member since Dec 2007
38734 posts
Posted on 3/19/15 at 10:16 am to
On the west side of the state you have to make long runs to find deep water.

I may be pulling this number out of my arse, but I think 50 miles is the norm to catch snapper and AJ's leaving out of the ship channel in Hackberry.
Posted by DeltaDoc
The Delta
Member since Jan 2008
16089 posts
Posted on 3/19/15 at 10:20 am to
quote:

40 seems a bit much IMO. Although if it is a truly blue bird day with slick calm seas your fuel tank is you only real limit.


An apparent pristine day. They had an epirb, spot locator, etc. They went past The Edge. Not for me, but apparently, not that far outside of the norm for the Panhandle from what they say.
Posted by eyepooted
Member since Jul 2010
5717 posts
Posted on 3/19/15 at 10:33 am to
quote:

I may be pulling this number out of my arse, but I think 50 miles is the norm to catch snapper and AJ's leaving out of the ship channel in Hackberry.


I can't remember exactly but, last year I think we got out to about 23-25 miles and caught snapper.
Posted by 34venture
Buffer Zone
Member since Mar 2010
11369 posts
Posted on 3/19/15 at 10:35 am to
Eh 20 or so if I had to guess 24' PF
Posted by KG6
Member since Aug 2009
10920 posts
Posted on 3/19/15 at 10:40 am to
I've been about 15 miles in a single engine 22' Boston Whaler. Everything else has been in a dedicated offshore boat.

I've watched a guy go out to West Delta during the Tarpon rodeo in a 17' Boston Whaler by himself. Other boats were in the area, but still crazy to me. Dude ended up catching the a Tarpon by himself.
Posted by OhFace55
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2007
7040 posts
Posted on 3/19/15 at 10:41 am to
Ship shoal 200's in my 22 footer

So i think thats about 45-55ish
This post was edited on 3/19/15 at 10:43 am
Posted by Tunasntigers92
The Boot
Member since Sep 2014
23658 posts
Posted on 3/19/15 at 10:43 am to
Midnight lump out of Venice, so about 25 miles out of tiger pass.
Posted by rodnreel
South La.
Member since Apr 2011
1317 posts
Posted on 3/19/15 at 10:45 am to
15 miles. An old sailor once told me I rather be here wishing I was out there, then out there wishing I was here.
Posted by Sparkplug#1
Member since May 2013
7352 posts
Posted on 3/19/15 at 10:49 am to
Not me, but I had a 24' boat tie up to us at a can, about 100 miles out (before DP). I felt sorry for them and asked if they wanted to come on board and get some AC. They declined and slept on deck until I untied them in the morning, before fishing. Crazy bastards.
Posted by Maurice tiger fan
Lafayette
Member since Jan 2005
838 posts
Posted on 3/19/15 at 10:52 am to
30 to 40 miles out of Fourchon

25ft. Shearwater
Posted by fishcityrube
Member since Mar 2011
105 posts
Posted on 3/19/15 at 10:53 am to
42 miles out of Dauphin Island in a 18' Stauter.
Posted by The Last Coco
On the water
Member since Mar 2009
6840 posts
Posted on 3/19/15 at 11:01 am to
Was out at the lump and had a big Carolina Skiff with a 70 or 90hp tiller come rolling up. That was some shite.
Posted by DonChowder
Sonoma County
Member since Dec 2012
9249 posts
Posted on 3/19/15 at 11:23 am to
I've been 22 miles up the California coast in my 18' Polar CC.

And I've been 40 miles out in my buddy's 19' Sea Arima chasing albacore.

Can't say that I was ever really nervous.
Posted by cgrand
HAMMOND
Member since Oct 2009
38763 posts
Posted on 3/19/15 at 11:34 am to
50 miles, calm day
30 miles, regular day
0 miles, rough day
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