On Aug 18, 10:03*am, Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:39:46 -0400, John H
wrote:



...at Solomon's Island, MD, where the US Navy has a recreation center open to
military and guests. We took some friends along for the weekend and had a super
time. My wife towed the boat down with her Highlander, and did quite well. The
Highlander does a decent job of towing the boat, but we kept the speed down to
50 or less the whole way.

Saturday AM, Larry and I went fishing in the Patuxent using bloodworms
(expensive) and squid (cheap). Larry got the first hit on squid, while I tried
the bloodworms. After his third or fourth hit, I switched to the cheap squid
also. We ended up with 20-25 croaker of edible size in about two hours, so we
were happy campers. Here's Larry dragging them in two at a time

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...ns%20with%20th...

Of course we caught our share of the ugliest fish known, to me anyway. We caught
about five of these buggers:

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...ns%20with%20th...

That evening we took a tour of the harbor, which was a great way to end the day.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...ns%20with%20th...

Got home Sunday afternoon, put everything away, and got ready to out again
Monday - play day on the Potomac. My younger daughter and her kids were itching
to see and use the new tube, so we went to our favorite little beach. Saying we
had it all to ourselves would not be a lie!

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...g%20with%20Rya...

The kids voted on Belmont Bay versus Lake Anna, and Belmont Bay won. I taught
younger daughter a little about boat operation, and she obviously got a big
charge out of it!

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...g%20with%20Rya...

Don't know why the kids love this place so much. Must be because they can go
exploring in Mason Neck Park.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...g%20with%20Rya...

Today I got a little break. Won't have the boat back in the water for at least a
few days. Gives me time to get the wheel bearings repacked.

Y'all take care.

Oh, I forgot to mention the splendidly lovely ketch we saw floating in the
Patuxent. Just simply oh so gorgeous, if I don't say so myself.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...ns%20with%20th...

Good pictures, thanks. *There's a photo out on WeatherUnderground that
I took at Solomons on our trip north in 2005.

http://www.wunderground.com/wximage/viewsingleimage.html?mode=singlei....

Looks like it was taken from close to the same spot.

On Wed, 18 Aug 2010 08:54:40 -0700 (PDT), John H
wrote:

Oh, I forgot to mention the splendidly lovely ketch we saw floating in the
Patuxent. Just simply oh so gorgeous, if I don't say so myself.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...ns%20with%20th...

Good pictures, thanks. *There's a photo out on WeatherUnderground that
I took at Solomons on our trip north in 2005.

http://www.wunderground.com/wximage/viewsingleimage.html?mode=singlei...

Looks like it was taken from close to the same spot.

We were anchored near that little cafe across the channel from
Zahniser's marina, right about he

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=38.32825,-76.456486&spn=0.004612,0.008025&t=h&z=17

On Aug 18, 12:59*pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 18 Aug 2010 08:54:40 -0700 (PDT), John H

wrote:
Oh, I forgot to mention the splendidly lovely ketch we saw floating in the
Patuxent. Just simply oh so gorgeous, if I don't say so myself.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...ns%20with%20th....

Good pictures, thanks. *There's a photo out on WeatherUnderground that
I took at Solomons on our trip north in 2005.

http://www.wunderground.com/wximage/viewsingleimage.html?mode=singlei...

Looks like it was taken from close to the same spot.

We were anchored near that little cafe across the channel from
Zahniser's marina, right about he

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=38.32825,-76.456486&spn=...

We were coming around the point at pier 66, I think. My wife was
operating the camera. I was trying not to hit other tourists.

In article ,
says...

...at Solomon's Island, MD, where the US Navy has a recreation center open to
military and guests. We took some friends along for the weekend and had a super
time. My wife towed the boat down with her Highlander, and did quite well. The
Highlander does a decent job of towing the boat, but we kept the speed down to
50 or less the whole way.

Saturday AM, Larry and I went fishing in the Patuxent using bloodworms
(expensive) and squid (cheap). Larry got the first hit on squid, while I tried
the bloodworms. After his third or fourth hit, I switched to the cheap squid
also. We ended up with 20-25 croaker of edible size in about two hours, so we
were happy campers. Here's Larry dragging them in two at a time

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...htheHanes9.jpg

Of course we caught our share of the ugliest fish known, to me anyway. We caught
about five of these buggers:

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...htheHanes5.jpg

That evening we took a tour of the harbor, which was a great way to end the day.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...theHanes22.jpg

Got home Sunday afternoon, put everything away, and got ready to out again
Monday - play day on the Potomac. My younger daughter and her kids were itching
to see and use the new tube, so we went to our favorite little beach. Saying we
had it all to ourselves would not be a lie!

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...thRyan2007.jpg

The kids voted on Belmont Bay versus Lake Anna, and Belmont Bay won. I taught
younger daughter a little about boat operation, and she obviously got a big
charge out of it!

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...thRyan2004.jpg

Don't know why the kids love this place so much. Must be because they can go
exploring in Mason Neck Park.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...thRyan2009.jpg

Today I got a little break. Won't have the boat back in the water for at least a
few days. Gives me time to get the wheel bearings repacked.

Y'all take care.

Oh, I forgot to mention the splendidly lovely ketch we saw floating in the
Patuxent. Just simply oh so gorgeous, if I don't say so myself.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...heHanes1-1.jpg

I hate this crap. People posting here about actual boating sucks because
I've ****ed so many people off with my nasty attitude that I'm afraid to
leave my basement. Then the damned kids. I hate kids. Mine have actually
abandoned me.

--
I'm the real Harry, and I post from a Mac, as virtually everyone knows.
If a post is attributed to me, and it isn't from a Mac, it's from an ID
spoofer who hasn't the balls to post with his own ID.

On 8/17/2010 5:39 PM, John H wrote:
...at Solomon's Island, MD, where the US Navy has a recreation center open to
military and guests. We took some friends along for the weekend and had a super
time. My wife towed the boat down with her Highlander, and did quite well. The
Highlander does a decent job of towing the boat, but we kept the speed down to
50 or less the whole way.

Saturday AM, Larry and I went fishing in the Patuxent using bloodworms
(expensive) and squid (cheap). Larry got the first hit on squid, while I tried
the bloodworms. After his third or fourth hit, I switched to the cheap squid
also. We ended up with 20-25 croaker of edible size in about two hours, so we
were happy campers. Here's Larry dragging them in two at a time

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...htheHanes9.jpg


Bor-ing.

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On Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:39:46 -0400, John H
wrote:

...at Solomon's Island, MD, where the US Navy has a recreation center open
to
military and guests. We took some friends along for the weekend and had a
super
time. My wife towed the boat down with her Highlander, and did quite well.
The
Highlander does a decent job of towing the boat, but we kept the speed
down to
50 or less the whole way.

Saturday AM, Larry and I went fishing in the Patuxent using bloodworms
(expensive) and squid (cheap). Larry got the first hit on squid, while I
tried
the bloodworms. After his third or fourth hit, I switched to the cheap
squid
also. We ended up with 20-25 croaker of edible size in about two hours, so
we
were happy campers. Here's Larry dragging them in two at a time

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...htheHanes9.jpg

Of course we caught our share of the ugliest fish known, to me anyway. We
caught
about five of these buggers:

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...htheHanes5.jpg


Sounds like a great trip!
I think the ugly one is a Monk fish and supposed to be good eating. They get
big and there are stories about them mistakenly clamping those big jaws on
divers' arms, heads, whatever. It's the whatever that would scare me.

From http://www.zeuscat.com/andrew/personal/info/monkfish/
Monkfish as Food
The only edible portions of the monkfish are its muscular tail and its
liver. The tail meat of the monkfish is delicious: dense, sweet, and very
similar to lobster tail meat in both flavor and texture. Like many fish,
monkfish is an excellent low-fat, low-cholesterol source of protein and B
vitamins. Monkfish liver is quite popular in Japanese cuisine, usually
served as sashimi (Ankimo).