I hear you; those both look like pretty good size boats. Mine is just a 23 foot bay boat. We have caught a bunch of big, fun fish outside the jetties.

That is a beautiful redfish. Over the last several decades I have fished the ocean, up to 15 miles out, in many boats from 17 to 23 feet. I participated in an annual group fishing trip to Port Mansfield. Our group had 6 different bay boats from 16 to 24 feet and we used all of them to fish outside the jetty. I also caught red snapper, 20 miles out, from this 17-foot hydrasport on calm days.



Don’t misunderstand me, you should always take the ocean seriously. And there are those that think I am crazy.

For sure, and there are some great fish to be caught inside the jetties. My PB Red, 40" was caught inside the jetties. That being said, I still plan to upgrade to a 25-28' boat this year.