20'cc versus 23'cc

[fishstu]

The SC 20 is by far the softest riding 20 boat that I have been on. (I own a 2001 SC 20MA). I have also fished 60 miles off shore in a SC 23 and felt very safe.
If most of the time you fish very rough rips, 10 miles or more off shore, early and late in the season then the 23 is a better choice. If you are more of an inshore, summer/early fall guy then the 20 will do very well. There is a big difference in fuel use; the 23 will use almost twice as much. A SC 20 rigged with a new 4 stroke or etech around 150 hp is very fuel-efficient.
I would think that the SC 20 would be fine for Barnegat Bay.