Too quiet? Here ya go...

Monkey Butler · #1 09-30-2007, 09:28 PM

Well I haven't been posting because real life has taken precedence over my boating fantasy life. I have put off one planned trip after another but I wasn't going to let anything get in the way of this Sunday so I said "I'm going early before anything can happen to wreck it so whose coming"? The only taker was my youngest son and he asked me how early and when I told him 3:30AM wake up he said "I might as well stay up all night". That's all I needed to hear. So we left the house at 1:00AM and were at the ramp by 2:30AM. We were going to take a nap in the car but at this point we were both so pumped up we both just wanted to hit the water so we launched and had a great adventure navigating Weymouth Back River channel in the dark. A great challenge and we had a blast! Our plan was to fish the inner harbor til near dawn then head just outside the entrance (Deer Island) where we heard the blitz's were happening. While it was still dark we passed this guy...

Couldn't catch the name but it was a NCL ship.

Just before sunrise we started heading out, along with everbody else it seems...

Then... sunrise! You just can't beat sunrise on the water. It is such a spiritual thing that I almost don't feel guilty for skipping church.

Ship and plane in the last photo really gave us the sense that the harbor was coming to life this morning. Oh, never guess what ship it turned out to be...

She didn't look as big as I thought she would, but more on that later.

Once we got outside Deer Island the sea was alive with fish...

... and fishermen

Shortly after these photos the wind shifted and increased in strength and suddenly we had 3'+ waves. The single boat shown in the first photo wound up being towed in by TowBoat but there were guys out there in 12' aluminum skiffs that I thought would be swimming eventually. The schools disappeared soon after so we decided to check out some other spots. We passed this on the way...

and we found some action in some of the most industrial waters in the Harbor...

We couldn't buy a bite all day but that's fishin, right? On the way back to the ramp we cruised by this beauty. My son promised to buy one just like it for me some day.

This photo shows the true size of the QM2 as it towers over the Black Falcon terminal...

I never noticed this in any other photos of the QM2. She really has a chopped of stern just like a container ship but they added this "Bustle" on just for appearance... Blech!

Almost back to the ramp in the Back River, this photo looks upstream of the Fore River. That large crane marks the location of the former Fore River shipyard. During WWII it employed 50,000 people and built the battleship Massachusetts and the carrier Lexington. It is now a desolate wasteland.

And finally just to keep it on topic...

Anyone know this guy? If you do tell him to pull in his fenders!

Airslot · #2 09-30-2007, 09:48 PM

As for skipping church, don't feel too bad. I asked our pastor, a good friend no less, if he would rather me sit in church and think about fishing, or sit in the boat and think about god. He told me to enjoy myself fishing ;D

macojoe · #3 09-30-2007, 09:54 PM

Great shots Monkey man!!!!!!

Air I like that!! ;)

chumbucket · #4 09-30-2007, 11:04 PM

If I knew you were looking for fishing company, the Weymouth Back River is practically in my back yard. ;D ;)
Good report and pics. Someone must have been hooking up out there.

msbhammer · #5 10-01-2007, 01:35 AM

Damm Monkey, you posted more pics. then me. ;D
Great Pics. ;)

Monkey Butler · #6 10-02-2007, 01:20 AM

Airslot,
I am going to print out one of those sunrise pics and give it to our Pastor, mind if I put your quote on it?

I wonder if BGA will check in on this thread?

MJ,
Thanks and I hope you git her wet this week. You better cuz I think CB is coming on to me!

CB,
I probably only have only one or two more trips left this year but now that the "beach" weather is gone there isn't a lot of pressure to make them "family" friendly if you know what I mean. If you want to try to put together something then let's do it! The only caveat is that due to things at home and work it is that anything is subject to change; at a moments notice. Upside is that I got a 25' boat that has proved to be reliable. Downside is I don't have much fishing gear or knowledge. Wanna try to put something together?

Hammer,
We hardly have anything to say to each other since the Monkey With a Magnum is gone! You got soda blasting? They charge big time for that 'round here. I feel like I'm trying to restore a Picasso or somthing by attemping to remove my bottom paint and not totally wreck the gelcoat. If I trailer down there and bring some beer can we "do my bottom" too?

macojoe · #7 10-02-2007, 05:08 AM

Hey Monkey man, were are you located??

I am 1 hour from CB, I meet with him at least 1 time a week, and he is coming here to help with thr install of the trim tabs this week.

We will be doing some Cod fishing soon in the new to me boat!! Maybe we can make it a 3 some ;) :-*

willy · #8 10-02-2007, 10:39 AM

Oh now I see how it is, I guess you got to be a Chussetts guy to fish with the great ones. :-/

macojoe · #9 10-02-2007, 11:43 AM

I just said to CB that we have to get ready for Cod, and I wonder if willy will come up for cold weather fishing?

I thought of you! :-*

willy · #10 10-02-2007, 02:19 PM

never fished for cod, can we dry it for Bacala, that is one of my favorites ;D