skirt i was the same way until this past summer all i did was fish for fluke and stripers etc i fish the FI area and for fluke we were having to go out on the reef i was going out 5-6 miles just for fluke so i figred why not go a little farther and try for a bigger type fish i have an 19ft cc so i madea run to the N/A bouy its about 13-15 miles out of fireisland inlet glad i did i fished with a friend that shark fishes and his boat was down he talked me into going out there for some shark we caught a 6ft blue shark and a few false albies that day just catching that blue made the trip worth it the fight was great i am so looking forward to this summer and doing it again with small boats like that you just have to pic your days