Blackfish Trip

[Bayster]

I'm not a winter fisherman but I was invited to go Blackfishing on a private charter. I needed to get out of the house and I had never been blackfishing before so I took the offer.
We left out of Shark River Inlet in Jersey early and dark in the morning this past Saturday. A clear day but just after a blow from the midwest.
Cold it was and a steady north wind at 20 knots.
It took a bit getting used to the way those togs bite. I also got credit for my generosity in feeding them green crabs for free.
I guess the worse part was when I hooked up with (and this is according to the mates and the Capt.) one big ole tog. Needless to say it made it half way up and I reeled in a sinker and no hook. I took alot of heat from my buddies and the crew for that miss. All day!
When it was over, me the rookie ended up being high hook with 6 fish.
Imagine that!
The trip was great and I'll do it again.
Better yet I had never eaten blackfish and on Sunday two nice fillets were devoured by my wife and I. Good eating fish!

[TooTall]

Another Good bait is fiddler crabs. They are small but some times the bigger blacks want them. Just ripped off the big front claw and thread the hook thru the back leg socket and up thru the hard shell.

They won't stay on any better because one little nibble of the those buck teeth and the crab is gone.

I like to fish with heavy poles. something with almost no bend in it. Don't forget the 60lb test line. this way the rig is like a telegraph letting me know what is happening at the other end.

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I love to fish for blackfish!!!

[Dave]

Thanks for the report Bayster, and congrats on the "high hook" award! I think I could get into that tog fishing ;D *Cheers*

Dave

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Another Good bait is fiddler crabs. They are small but some times the bigger blacks want them. Just ripped off the big front claw and thread the hook thru the back leg socket and up thru the hard shell.

They won't stay on any better because one little nibble of the those buck teeth and the crab is gone.

I like to fish with heavy poles. something with almost no bend in it. Don't forget the 60lb test line. this way the rig is like a telegraph letting me know what is happening at the other end.

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I love to fish for blackfish!!!

What he said *thumbsup**thumbsup*
Did not do much tog fishing this year, too bussy trying to finish the house b4 x-mas, i'm planning on goint to Briele NJ with Capt.Bogan on the Jamaica this January and February, we have good size sea bass taken out of there.

[Bayster]

Capt. Bogan is just south of where I was. That names a legend on the Jersey coast.
I was going to call the trip "it" for the winter but I'm really thinking of going again in Jan. We went out on the Lowrider. A 31ft. Bertram.
A day with very little wind is going to be a must.

[TooTall]

What he said *thumbsup**thumbsup*
Did not do much tog fishing this year, too bussy trying to finish the house b4 x-mas, i'm planning on goint to Briele NJ with Capt.Bogan on the Jamaica this January and February, we have good size sea bass taken out of there.

Tell me when you are going and I come along..
Polar bear Charlie*thumbsup**thumbsup*

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Tell me when you are going and I come along..
Polar bear Charlie*thumbsup**thumbsup*

Deal. *thumbsup**thumbsup*