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Originally Posted by Amish Ed

Tuesdays I usually have to be off the water early, so it kinda limits my time. Also, at 3 hours my back starts hurting and if the conditions are bad I might not mind too much. 5 hours is probably my normal time on the water. 9 hours and I'd be crawling to my truck

Ah yea getting old sucks. My ass hurt bad after 4 hours until I got an air inflatable cushion. Now I'm good for 6 hours easy, up to 8 or 9. Luckily my back is holding up fine so far. It's just a matter of time I suppose. I'm not sure what seat you have and if one with better back support would help, but 5 hours is alright. Of course if I caught as many fish as you in the short time on the water, I might be content to get off early too.