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[Snapprhead27]

Best of luck on a good Tog season

 

[Leprechaun]

Interesting tog bait comparison video

 

[Matts]

Interesting tog bait comparison video

that was pretty cool.
I am always unsure about chumming up tog. I'm afraid of drawing in porgies or too many small fish. But perhaps the small fish draw in the bigger fish.
I might try chumming with mussels.

 

[Snapprhead27]

I feel like just building the bite will suffice. Once they see the commotion they will swim over.

 

[captmike28]

I feel like just building the bite will suffice. Once they see the commotion they will swim over.

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 us have shared the same experience as Matt has noted. Tog are definitely one of those fish where patience is required to "build a bite" assuming there is some life of any size on your chosen drop shortly after you arrive.

 

[Leprechaun]

Sunday Blackfishing 10/26

Ran over to one of my local reefs with Robbie P. for a really nice day of combo-catching. Got right on my "latest preferred bottom" right around 7:15 - turned out that I didn't have to lift the anchor the rest of the trip. One stop shopping, with some up and back anchor line adjustments to keep us over fresh bottom. Started off with a really fat 20" biscuit, with three more biggies to follow during the day, all in the 19-20" class. Fat, beautiful to look at, and will be tasty as well. Then one truly monstrous porgy - Rob said the biggest he's ever seen.

As for the tog, constant action, we sorted thru what had to be 70 pieces this trip, with 5 making it into the box. Not sea monsters, but fat 17+'s, which are probably the best eating size anyway. If we were comm fishing we were pretty sure we came close to a limit - with many, many in the 15-16" class. Kills me to throw a 15.75" fish back, but it is what it is. Really a nice day on the water, and with most of the yahoos chasing the currently elusive bass, there was not a ton of competition on the reef.

As for the boat's exhaust manifold gasket leak - didn't seem to get any worse during this trip, so I'm gonna keep running it as long as I see no further worsening of the issue. Hopefully I can nurse her thru the balance of the season. Git 'er done in the Spring.

 

[longcast]

Sunday Blackfishing 10/26

Ran over to one of my local reefs with Robbie P. for a really nice day of combo-catching. Got right on my "latest preferred bottom" right around 7:15 - turned out that I didn't have to lift the anchor the rest of the trip. One stop shopping, with some up and back anchor line adjustments to keep us over fresh bottom. Started off with a really fat 20" biscuit, with three more biggies to follow during the day, all in the 19-20" class. Fat, beautiful to look at, and will be tasty as well. Then one truly monstrous porgy - Rob said the biggest he's ever seen.

As for the tog, constant action, we sorted thru what had to be 70 pieces this trip, with 5 making it into the box. Not sea monsters, but fat 17+'s, which are probably the best eating size anyway. If we were comm fishing we were pretty sure we came close to a limit - with many, many in the 15-16" class. Kills me to throw a 15.75" fish back, but it is what it is. Really a nice day on the water, and with most of the yahoos chasing the currently elusive bass, there was not a ton of competition on the reef.

As for the boat's exhaust manifold gasket leak - didn't seem to get any worse during this trip, so I'm gonna keep running it as long as I see no further worsening of the issue. Hopefully I can nurse her thru the balance of the season. Git 'er done in the Spring.

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A great looking cooler of fresh fish!!

 

[Matts]

where have all the big seabass gone?
It's nice to see at least a picture of one over 20" and with a knot on its head!

 

[Snapprhead27]

Nice job, Sunday was a great day out on the water. I was with Capt Mike Friday and Sunday, but I'll let him post his reports!

 

[MOJOE]

Sunday Blackfishing 10/26

Ran over to one of my local reefs with Robbie P. for a really nice day of combo-catching. Got right on my "latest preferred bottom" right around 7:15 - turned out that I didn't have to lift the anchor the rest of the trip. One stop shopping, with some up and back anchor line adjustments to keep us over fresh bottom. Started off with a really fat 20" biscuit, with three more biggies to follow during the day, all in the 19-20" class. Fat, beautiful to look at, and will be tasty as well. Then one truly monstrous porgy - Rob said the biggest he's ever seen.

As for the tog, constant action, we sorted thru what had to be 70 pieces this trip, with 5 making it into the box. Not sea monsters, but fat 17+'s, which are probably the best eating size anyway. If we were comm fishing we were pretty sure we came close to a limit - with many, many in the 15-16" class. Kills me to throw a 15.75" fish back, but it is what it is. Really a nice day on the water, and with most of the yahoos chasing the currently elusive bass, there was not a ton of robbie competition on the reef.

As for the boat's exhaust manifold gasket leak - didn't seem to get any worse during this trip, so I'm gonna keep running it as long as I see no further worsening of the issue. Hopefully I can nurse her thru the balance of the season. Git 'er done in the Spring.

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