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Maxel hybrid 20 black1/21/2024 ![]() He took bottom fishing very serious and I believe this was the inception of my madness. John was a serious Captain, even in his late teens. Sometimes with one anchor, sometimes with two. Dozens of pieces we would scour around trying to get on and more often than not we'd get right on them. John already had a great "book of numbers" when I met him. ![]() If the tog were biting, we were out trying. These were the days when we didn't care what the weather was. It started when I met my buddy John Cipolla who was a hardcore blackfish guy! This was mid-to-late 80's and he had a tiny 16' skiff that we took all around the Jamaica Bay area and even made our ventures to the ocean on optimal days. I'd like to kick this thing off by going back to my EARLY days of tog fishing. ![]() Let's make this a SERIOUS tog discussion.Because any tog discussion should be serious! Let's talk about the fish that broke our hearts (and our lines). Let's talk about why we love tog fishing so much. Let's talk about gear you might be thinking of buying or building to target tog. Rods, reels, lines, hooks, bait(s), jigs.you name it. ![]() Let's make this thread about what gear you are using for tautog. Competitive! I can't explain it but when I get together with my tog fishing buddies for a day on the water, it just seems more intense than any other type of fishing. Between designing and building new rods AND finding the absolute smallest and lightest reels that are equipped to handle the job, it can get pretty time consuming.Not to mention, VERY costly This pursuit has been going on for several years now and it's part of what keeps me "invested" in the sport when these cold months roll around and we are not fishing. Every year I try to "up my game" with lighter reels, lighter rods, lighter line, etc. My passion for fishing lives with landing 10+ tog on ultra light tackle. Anyone that knows me knows that of all the local fish that we target here in the tri-state area inshore waters, tautog is my favorite. ![]()
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