Only red boat I noticed was a red CC w/ a enclosed dodger; perhaps 22' or so, but that was a contender or some other offshore CC type.
As to eels and Waquoit; I got 4 years of hard earned experience on eeling that area; and this is the first time I have had outstanding and consistent action. Its not as easy as this usually. Note that I was getting fish in spot A while 2 other boats w/in a hundred yards of me were getting shut out.
Of course my wife had to yap to the neighbor :-)...
As to blues on the shoals; yup, those blues are also in close at dawn before heading back out awy from the jetski's for the day.
Billingsgates Charters are wireline pro's from what I hear; wireline and parachute jigs along the edge of the shoal.
L.