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  1. captmike28

    Captain's Table - Tog Marathon

    In between this falls nasty windstorms I finally enjoyed a 4 day stretch when we could hit the Tog grounds consistently. My four excellent crews all did their best to put very respectable catches in the boat each day. Starting last Friday, Matt and his 3 friends Anthony, Nick, and Mike joined...
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    South Shore tog limit

    Nice going Vinny. Really hoping our opportunity will find better weather for next month's rescheduling.
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    Rigs for Blackfishing

    Wow! For a piece of history like that the price must be very steep! I bet I could put 100 rod holders on that beauty!
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    Peconic Start Fleet Closes

    I did not see this article but received confirmation from another North Fork Captain that this is indeed the case. While the larger and newer of the Peconic Stars vessels was sold to Frances Fleet in RI, it appears that Capt. Speedy is not out of business just yet. That's a good thing for the...
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    Rigs for Blackfishing

    In your case, I might need 2 skiffs!!:eek:
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    Rigs for Blackfishing

    Some great advice listed above about going as light as is practical when it comes to using jigs. The trade off when going this light is you will feel more bites and eventually hook more fish, but the real challenge is how to stop them on the super light stuff. Regardless of your approach it is...
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    Rigs for Blackfishing

    My new plan is to buy a skiff to tow behind the boat outfitted with another 50 rod holders. Do you think that will be enough capacity???:ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
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    Post up up your 2019/2020/2021/2022 Blackfishing Pix/Reports/Adventures/Musings

    On my boat, and I presume many others, we always save the legs cut off the crabs during prep time and use them to "chum". While I don't think it is as effective as say sending down a frozen log of the target species desired food, it does seem to help to a certain extent. I also believe most of...
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    There's nothing like a coat of ceramic!

    If this wind ever backs off and I can make some money this fall, perhaps I should speak to your son about doing my hull next spring.
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    There's nothing like a coat of ceramic!

    Considering the fact that dark colored hulls always fade with only wax protection, this shine is amazing! Curious, but do you know if the results would be similar on my 22-year-old white hull that has some light oxidation?
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    One Last Run Before Hauling Out, Bacala Bonanza!!

    Looks like a real tasty dinner to me. If that's your last trip for '25 not a bad way to end the season. Bon Appetit!!
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    Captain's Table - Last minute Tog Opening, Saturday 10/26

    This one didn't last long. All 4 open spots for Saturday, 10/25 have now been filled. Thanks, as always, for the interest. Capt. Mike
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    Captain's Table - Last minute Tog Opening, Saturday 10/26

    Much to my surprise a fairly reliable group from NJ just called me to say they had a few family emergencies come up and they have to postpone their planned Tog charter for this Saturday, 10/26/25. So, I am fully open for a four-man crew on a prime weekend date if you can act fast. Considering...
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    Captain's Table - Rare Tog Open Spots, November 1

    Just to update everyone, the last 2 spots on this trip have now been filled. Thanks for the interest.
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    Captain's Table - Finally a Weather Break

    After a full week of really challenging conditions, I finally ran my first Tog charter of the season today. Vince and his crew of Matt, Wes, and Anthony really personify persistence from many different angles. First, they sailed with me for the first time 3 years ago, had a great trip on a nasty...
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    Seekeeper Ride

    Just looked at the link Longcast put up, and it seems that for our sized boat the Seakeeper Ride would run between $12-15K. As nice and effective as it sounds, for that kind of money I would sooner add a Trolling motor with spot lock and keep exercising my fingers on the trim tab buttons!
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    Seekeeper Ride

    Matt, I think the $31K number is for the Seakeeper gyroscope system, not the Seakeeper Ride, electronic trim tabs. 2 different products but I will investigate further.
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    Seekeeper Ride

    I have heard lots of good things about this system. What I have not heard is will this device also work on straight inboards? All the installations I see are on outboard powered hulls.
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    Chinese Round Belly Knives

    How True. It's a miracle I still have all ten digits left. Hope I didn't just jinx myself!!
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    Chinese Round Belly Knives

    I thought I was pretty good at cutting fish, but these guys are masters! And the final product had me drooling!!! What do you think a plate of prime sashimi like that cost here...at least $150-200, maybe more.

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