Rockin Robin 27 Judge

[5th Tuition]

I spent the day on Jason's judge. I like seeing how others set up their boats and I always come away with new ideas. The problem with being on Jason's boat is it's so full of high end equipment, that it would cost me a fortune to set mine up the same way
I did come away with some things I could do this winter (cup holders here, rod holders there). But the big ticket items, will have to wait (radar, autopilot)

I also found a good place to bungee down my Mr Buddy heater for this cold weather. I guess it's time to put the back curtain on and fire up the heater.

Rockin Robin catches fish too! Below is a photo of Jason with our biggest fish of the day, a nice 35 inch fish (but still no sea lice).
Good luck to all who are entered in the MSSA tournament. We will be moving Patent Pending tomorrow to Solomon's. We have been chartered by a group hoping to put bubba in the box
Stay safe, conditions look challenging at best.
5th (Marty)

[5th Tuition]

I also have to reveal this event from today.

Every once and a while, I would say to Jason; "there is a crab pot flag on your starboard, or there's a couple of birds sitting off to port". Jason would take a good look and say, "damn you have good eyes". I told him it's part of my job (mate on Patent Pending).
Suddenly, I saw a wake off to starboard. Not big, but definitely a wake. I pointed it out to Jason, and he thought it was just from the wind. I said, it's going in the wrong direction. He then though it might be from a passing boat. I said, what boat, we are the only ones in sight. Besides, this wake is short, maybe 6 ft. long. A boat wake should be much longer. It was moving fast enough to have a crest (white water) at the top of the wake.
It disappeared briefly, but soon showed again. The third time we saw it, Jason took out his $1,400 pair of stabilizer binoculars and said he saw a fin!
He thought it looked like a shark I have seen porpoise in the Choptank. This didn't look like them. They come up, show their backs (and fin) and dive; only to reappear and do it all over again. This was a steady push through the water for too long of a period of time.
I have seen whales off OC when they spout, show their backs (which seems like forever), and dive, never to be seen again (because they hold their breath so long).
I have seen cow nose rays playing and finning through the water in the summer. I've never seen Chessie, the manatee we had one summer, but the water should be too cold for her this time of year.
It was a little spooky. I almost expected a sub to surface under a periscope! I though Tawn's shipmates had come to celebrate his retirement

Whatever it was, we didn't catch it, thank goodness

5th (Marty)

[bhl]

Originally Posted by 5th Tuition

I also have to reveal this event from today.

Every once and a while, I would say to Jason; "there is a crab pot flag on your starboard, or there's a couple of birds sitting off to port". Jason would take a good look and say, "damn you have good eyes". I told him it's part of my job (mate on Patent Pending).
Suddenly, I saw a wake off to starboard. Not big, but definitely a wake. I pointed it out to Jason, and he thought it was just from the wind. I said, it's going in the wrong direction. He then though it might be from a passing boat. I said, what boat, we are the only ones in sight. Besides, this wake is short, maybe 6 ft. long. A boat wake should be much longer. It was moving fast enough to have a crest (white water) at the top of the wake.
It disappeared briefly, but soon showed again. The third time we saw it, Jason took out his $1,400 pair of stabilizer binoculars and said he saw a fin!
He thought it looked like a shark I have seen porpoise in the Choptank. This didn't look like them. They come up, show their backs (and fin) and dive; only to reappear and do it all over again. This was a steady push through the water for too long of a period of time.
I have seen whales off OC when they spout, show their backs (which seems like forever), and dive, never to be seen again (because they hold their breath so long).
I have seen cow nose rays playing and finning through the water in the summer. I've never seen Chessie, the manatee we had one summer, but the water should be too cold for her this time of year.
It was a little spooky. I almost expected a sub to surface under a periscope! I though Tawn's shipmates had come to celebrate his retirement

Whatever it was, we didn't catch it, thank goodness

5th (Marty)

It was the HOOK 'EM boat running upside down in stealth mode. I had the day off and was gathering intell

bhl (Bruce)
36 Judge "HOOK 'EM"

[Tawn]

I climbed all over Jason's boat while it was still at Bill's. Had I not seen it with my own two eyes I wouldn't have believed you could fit that many features on a 27 foot boat......but I must point out that I am the only one that has a built-in, built for purpose beer box!

I don't know much, but I do know there are no submarines in the Choptank...

In one week of retirement I have learned
1) Daytime TV sucks
2) My wife actually has the audacity to expect me to do something around the house except watch bad daytime TV all day while she's at work
3) I'm saving a ton on razor blades

[5th Tuition]

Originally Posted by Tawn

I climbed all over Jason's boat while it was still at Bill's. Had I not seen it with my own two eyes I wouldn't have believed you could fit that many features on a 27 foot boat......but I must point out that I am the only one that has a built-in, built for purpose beer box!

I don't know much, but I do know there are no submarines in the Choptank...

In one week of retirement I have learned
1) Daytime TV sucks
2) My wife actually has the audacity to expect me to do something around the house except watch bad daytime TV all day while she's at work
3) I'm saving a ton on razor blades

Buy a bottle of Viagra, she will beg you to go fishing

Are you available to jump on my boat one day next week, or are you starting that second job?
I need to head south to Point Lookout soon.
PS remember you are covering for me on the 30th and 1st.
5th