Early Fall Tog: Jigging The Shallows
While jigging for blackfish is nothing new, the advantages of a tog jig are numerous and hard to ignore.
Tautog
Successful Togging: Putting It All Together
The right gear, electronics and boat positioning combine for an effective approach to fall blackfish.
Match the Catch: Adapt for Pigs on Jigs
When tautog sharpies around you start catching, it’s time to break out the jigs.
Tog Kickoff: Spring’s Soft Bait Secrets
From New England through the Mid-Atlantic, the springtime tautog fishery is dominated by the use of soft baits.
Getting Crabby: Baiting for Tog
The difference between scoring a limit of bulldog white chins versus a pail of borderline keepers comes down to how well you present these crusty crustaceans.
Blackfish Behavior: Tautog Observations & Insights
How a little underwater surveillance can change one’s strategic focus on whitechins.
Shallow Water Tautog: Culling Out Keepers
Their hard-fighting and delicious qualities have made them one of the Northeast’s most popular inshore species.
Fall Blackfish: Try a Little Finesse
Whether you fish the North or South Shore, light tackle can play big on blackfish under the right conditions.
2 Hooks, 1 Crab: Up Your Tog Numbers
A simple rigging suggestion to help improve your tautog take on the winter wrecks.
Beast Mode: Hunting the Biggest Tog of Your Life
Join the dedicated group of hardcore bottom fishermen who spend a ridiculous amount of time in winter pursuit of “personal best” blackfish.
Light Touch Tog: The Art of Jigging Blackfish
Try a light tackle focus on tautog and you may find a brand new way of prompting finicky blackfish to bite – and bite hard!
Kayak Tog Tactics
A kayak provides the perfect vessel from which to target shallow-water blackfish in the fall.
Fall Togging
From the days of heavy, tarred handlines to the jigs preferred by many today, the blackfish remains a fall staple throughout New England.
North Shore: Rock ‘em Sock ‘em Tog
Long Island Sound is rich in rocky bottom that is ideal for housing structure-loving blackfish.
Soft Bait Secrets
A how, where and why look at soft baits for April black sh.
