Can I bring a child on a party boat - we need more tog chowder?

[Jim in CT]

OK, my entire family is addicted to the "drunken blackfish chowder" recipe that DZ posted for me. I made 2 gallons of that magical stuff Monday night, and if you looked at the pot right now, a forensic scientist could never determine that there had ever been soup in there. The pot looks like it was dipped in an acid bath. They are begging for more, more, more! I gave some to my neighbor, an hour later, my neighborhood looked like a scene from the Walking Dead, as dozens of blood chowder-thirsty neighbors were staggering aimlessly towards our house.

I don't have the $$ to do a 6-pack trip. Was thinking of bringing my 9 year-old on one of the party boats out of either Niantic, CT or Pt Judith. My question is, is it OK to bring an inexperienced 9 year-old on a trip like that? If he does something wrong, and maybe tangles someone's line, are they going to scream at him?

If it's geared more towards serious fisherman, I don't want to disrupt that. I'm guessing it's geared to families?