CHATHAM / BARNSTABLE you VOTE July 15th

[Hooper]

Guys-

Sorry, but I'm out. I am going off Chatham that day, got the offer to fish on a buddy's boat and I can't say no, have a blast.

[Trayder]

Hooper-

too funny.

[Trayder]

Anyone that is going to fish the bay on Saturday, please shoot me a PM for some VHF terms / locations.

Roger and I spoke today and he has a great idea inregards to communications

tx
jason

[Bigshrimpin]

Jason - are you visiting Hutton? if so tell him I said hello!! Wish I was back on the east coast for this seacraft bender.

[Trayder]

Tim-

Hutton will be on board...he flew in from Colorado, for the shark tourney but has time this weekend. He is pre-fishing the bay as I type (the BASSTARD)

I will send him you best too bad you were not around there would be more st. markers at a CSC even then a real reunion!!
hehe

are you headed east this year?

[Hooper]

Hooper-

too funny.

Guys-

I stand corrected, my buddy's boat is having engine problems, we can't go tuna fishing out east, so I'm back IN! As Tom Hanks said in Saving Private Ryan, "I'll see you on the beach!"

[oldbluesplayer]

YOWZAA !!! What a day !!

Packed the boat and hitched the trailer fri nite, left NH at 5:30, arrived at Sandwich Marina around 8, after stopping to gas the boat - and forgetting to get ice - what a bummer. Met Scott and his dad at the ramp, they had already launched and were preparing to head out.

Went over towards Barnstable, did a little fishing out by the fingers, saw the light blue Seafari that's shown on the site in the past, picked up one bluefish, had one breakoff, took the rig with him.

Called Scott on the VHF, he said he was up mid bay, so headed up that way, got to fishermans ledge, fished a bit, didn't see anyone, but it was FAC and could clearly see P-Town, so headed up that way.

Up by P-town, fished race point and was picking off blues one after another - had a gas. Thought I'd seen chance's blue 23 with the doghouse, so called him on the radio - turns out there was a bunch of folk up in the area, some inside and some outside chasing tuna. about noon I hooked up with Chance on Osprey, and we cruised back down the bay towards Barnstable. Halfway down the bay a good chop had come up, I had to back down my seafari to about 19 mph, Chance's 23 inboard just crushed the chop and he went on ahead.

Met up with everybody down at Barnstable harbor, finally getting a chance to meet some of you guys. Some of these boats are so well done, they look like they just came off the showroom floor - just Awesome, compared to my rat.

Thanks to Trayder for the dogs and burgers, and to all for a great day, and for getting me off my ass and down to some new, and more easily accessible waters, than I thought.

Thanks for a great day !!

Bill

A couple pix from Barnstable: