THIS WEEKS BLACK BOAT CHRONICLE

[WAHOONBOX]

DOES ANYONE KNOW OF A GOOD PENETRATING MENTHOL OINTMENT THAT A MAN COULD SMEAR ONTO SOME SORE MUSCLES TO HELP EASE THE ACHES AND PAINS ASSOCIATED WITH BACK TO BACK TO BACK DAYS OF A SOUTHWEST BLOW?


THE BLACK BOAT AIN'T SKEERED ONE BIT THAT'S FOR SURE! IF THE PARTY WISHES TO GO AHEAD AND SEEK OFFSHORE ADVENTURE DESPITE THE HOWL OF DA WIND AND THE SEA RUNNING DOWN THE BACK OF YOUR NECK....THEN I PROMISE YOU THE BLACK BOAT WILL GET YOU THERE.

IT HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL 2 MONTHS FOR ME BEING BACK IN BLACK. TO SAY THE LEAST, I HAVE EXPERIENCED A LEARNING CURVE....SOME RE-LEARNING WE SHALL SAY ...SOME OLD AND NEW TRICKS FROM THE MASTER .....2 YEARS OUT OF THE "CHARTER" CIRCUIT FOR ME IS A LONG TIME AND HONESTLY, IT IS TOUGHER THAN I EXPECTED GETTING BACK INTO THE RYTHUM & FLOW OF BACK TO BACK DAYS NOT TO MENTION THE PHYSICAL ASPECT OF WAGING TOTAL WAR WITH THE MAHIS.....BUT I WILL NEVER STOP TRYING TO IMPROVE MY PERFORMANCE AND BETTER MYSELF IN THE PIT AND IN LIFE ITSELF.

THE BEAST HAS BEEN VERY PATIENT WITH ME THIS SPRING. VERY PATIENT. THANK YOU JESUS. AND THANK YOU CAPITANO........THE AMOUNT OF KNOWLEDGE THAT IS IN THAT MAN'S HEAD IS MIND BOGGLING TO SAY THE LEAST AND I WANT ME SOME OF HIS STORED UP KNOWLEDGE ADDED TO MY HEAD BEFORE I THROW OFF MY LAST DOCK LINE.....

HE IS RELENTLESS -NON STOP - GUNG-HO - NEVER QUIT-CATCH EVERY LAST ONE OF 'EM -SHOW NO MERCY TIL THE FAT LADY NOT ONLY QUITS SINGING BUT WHEN THE ***** FREAKING DIES ON YA.....THAT'S WHEN CAPT B SAYS IT'S OVER.....WHEN THE FAT LADY DIES WE CAN THEN CLOSE THE FISHBOX LID AND THEN AND ONLY THEN CAN WE HEAD FOR THE BARN!!


THAT'S WHAT I LIKE.....THIS ALL OUT COMBAT IS WHAT KEEPS ME GOING. SHIT I HAVE BLOWN OUT 5 TEE SHIRTS THIS WEEK....NO SOAP...NOT GAIN...NOT EVEN TIDE DETERGENT....NOT EVEN SOME FANCY FANDANGLED SPOT REMOVER WILL REMOVE THE SPLATTERGATE.....

I KNOW WITHOUT A SHADOW OF A DOUBT THAT WE HAVE A LEGIT SHOT AT MAKING A GOOD DAY OF IT EACH AND EVERY DAY WE PASS BY THE FT MACON ROCK JETTY ......MOST OF THE TIME I HAVEN'T A CLUE AS TO WHERE WE ARE FISHING IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE BIG ROCK AREA....DOESN'T REALLY MATTER TO ME ...I AM INFORMED THROUGHOUT THE DAY OF SST CHANGES AND BAIT MARKS THAT POP UP ON SCREEN..... I KNOW THAT BOAT MAINTENANCE IS TOP KNOTCH FROM BRIAN AND BILLY AND UNDER DA HOOD IS INSPECTED EVERY DAY...


TACKLE? FIRST CLASS. ALWAYS IS...ALWAYS WILL BE. THE BEAST SHOWS NO QUARTER-NO RESERVE WHEN IT COMES TO TACKLE. YOU NEED IT...YOU GET IT....

WORKING THE PIT FOR CAPT HARRINGTON CAN BE COMPARED SOMEWHAT TO ATTENDING THE PHILADELPHIA SYMPHONY......THERE'S THE TUNE UP - THE 12 HOUR DAY OF PRE-RIGGING BEFORE CURTAIN CALL....THEN COMES THE TWO HOUR LIMO RIDE TO SYMPHONY HALL....

NEXT I FIND MYSELF PLACING ALL MY INSTRUMENTS ON STAGE.....HOLEY SHIT! WE HAVE AN OBOE IN THE LEFT SHORT HOLDER TODAY......A DINK FLUTE ROD IS SPOTTED IN UPPER BALCONY IN A LEE'S SILVER CRADLE WITH A CIRCLE HOOK'D HEMIRAMPHUS BRASILIENSIS

THE CONDUCTOR CLIMBS TO HIS TOWER....ALL INSTRUMENTS TUNING IN ....THE FAT LADY GETS READY.....ME ME ME ME ME MEEEEE.....OH LA LA LA LA LAAAAA.....TAP TAP GOES THE CAPITANO, I MEAN THE CONDUCTOR...LET THE MUSIC BEGIN.......ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!


HE'S ON THE LEFT SHORT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOW RIGHT LONG RIGHT LONG!!!

PURE CERTIFIED ORCHESTRATED EXCITED WORDS OF WISDOM HAIL DOWN FROM THE BLACK BOAT PODIUM....CALLING OUT ONES NEXT MOVE AS FIVE CHAOTIC BAIT STEALING MAHIS ATTACK FROM ALL SIDES....."DROP IT BACK!....AND ....HEY YOU WITH THE FLANNEL SHIRT... ......CRANK UP THE RIGHT LONG"!!!......THANK YOU.






GEEZUS H THRICE PEOPLE.......................HARD TORRENTIAL RAINS THROUGHOUT THE DAY THIS WEEK....HARD...VERY HARD....THE MAHIS DIDN'T MIND...HELL THEY LIVE IN DA WET STUFF.....IT HAS RAINED CATS & MAHIS THE LAST THREE DAYS OUT THERE...I STARTED WITH MY SLICKERS BUT SOON GOT RID OF THEM...I WAS JUST AS WET WEARING THEM AS I WAS WITHOUT ....SO ...WHY WEAR THEM?


72-96 RIGGED BAITS A DAY....MOST OF WHICH ARE DESTROYED & LEADERS TOTALLY SHOT....STACK THE YELLOW CRITTERS ON DA DECK AND GET SOME NEW BAITS OUT!!! NO LET UP !!!! JUST BALLS TO THE WALL HARD CORE STICK 'EM AND SPLATTER!

AVERAGING A HAIR OVER 40 MAHIS A DAY FOR THE LAST FEW TRIPS WITH A FEW OTHER CRITTERS TO ADD TO DA BOX .... A COUPLE YFT , A COUPLE KINGS & WAHOOS IS PAINFULLY SWEET...ROUGH SEA CONDITIONS....BACK TO BACK NECK BREAKER HEAD-ON 5-8's ALL WITH NO BACKSIDE TO 'EM...

NOW THE BLACK BOAT IS MOST CERTAINLY RUTHLESS...MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT!...BUT SHE AIN'T STUPID....THE SPINNING LITTLE CUPS ON THE ONSLOW BAY BUOY ARE CURRENTLY WHIRLING AT 35 KNOTS.... SO TODAY ....TODAY WE MEND....AT LEAST THIS 'OL BOY IS MENDING....

OWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!! SHIT THAT HURT! I JUST SQUEEZED THE LIVING PUSS OUT OF ONE OF SEVERAL MAHI WOUNDS WHICH WERE INFLICTED UPON MY HANDS THIS PAST WEEK.....BOY WAS THAT SPECIAL. SHOT CLEAR OVER ONTO THE WALL.....

WHEN IS THE NEXT BLACK BOAT CONCERTO HOPEFULLY PERFORMED IN B-FLAT CALM SEAS ? THAT'D BE THIS COMING FRIDAY WITH A COOL BUNCH OF GUYS FROM SFC DOING A MAKE UP TRIP...REST UP YE SCOUNDRELS....YOU WILL BE HAPPY YOU DID.

SOME OPEN DATES STILL AVAILABLE FOR THE BLACK BOAT MOREHEAD CITY SYMPHONY: MAY 27,28....JUNE 1,2,3,6,22,23,24,25,26....JULY 1,4 (SATURDAY!)





ROCK ON..........

[gottaflylee]

Ah, great read Box. Made me want to jump on the Black boat with ya all...

[bisquit]

I feel for you, Marty--just one day kills me. Keep it up; I enjoy your reports.

[Bert Rodgers]

It's a ***** getting old Marty but it sounds like you have it under control.

Bert

[SeaBiscuit]

Dear brother Marty, just last Saturday, Slip and I were sea trialing a boat. Little center console in black boat seas. We thought about you a lot while getting pounded. We thought about the army of green hornets attacking and messing up your perfectly rigged baits. Captain B on the bridge catching glimpses of green and yellow faster than a six pack of pro mates can hook em. Black boat bucking. Mahi blood gushing through the scuppers. Wide eyed guests cranking for all they 're worth.

Sure hope the ice maker was able to keep up!

Don't know how you do it bro. You gotta to like that kinda pain.

Heal up fast. 400 lb leader and welding gloves time is right around the corner!

SeaBiscuit

[BTH284]

Enjoyed the read Marty.Thanks for taking time to post it up between rigging sessions. No pain no gain my man! Keep it on him Brian

[livin once]

Really enjoyed that read Box. Don't know how you do it, but we all sure like hearing about all your adventures.

[Dave Sikorski]

Great read Marty.

I kinda feel bad to the fish when that Lugger gets fired up....ok not really, but you know what I mean.

-D

[French]

Beat em down Marty!

[FinRazr]

Man all I could think of reading about your symphony....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-ax-0rOaOs