4/15 afternoon tog bites CHSP

[dson05]

Tog1.jpgArrived at 1:40 and fished about 3.5 hours.

Water clarity was 4' approx.

Used leftover blue crab and head on shrimp from Saturday.

The catch.

7. 13"-14"
2. 15.5"
2. 16"
1. 17"

Will post my keepers when I get home tonight . Be careful. I think they changed the law to 3 16" limit until may 11. Then it goes down to 15" when it reopens in the fall. That's what was posted on the billboard anyhow at chsp.

[tufnik]

WTG! I had a feeling the bite was starting, but I won't be able to fish there soon.

Anyway, yeah, the limit is 3 now. I think the 15" minimum is in effect now. Season closes 12 May and reopens 17 Jul. I think when it reopens, the 3 limit is still in effect. The rules can be confusing, so I'll have to confirm.

[MetroMan]

Nice! I hope to get out there on thursday

[M_Duong60]

Damn good job I need to get out there before the season closes. What # braid do you use? And I know people use a 40#+ mono leader. This will be my first time fishing for tog from a yak and from shore 20# mono worked for me however I lost a lot of rigs.

Anyway I am rambling a bit so i'm going to get to the point.

Why not use braid instead of the leader? I know that braid has better abraision resistance and it seemed that last time your leader broke off quite a bit. So why use the leader? is it to conserve braid?

[M_Duong60]

Tufnik,
I just looked on the website and for this year the size limit is 15'' year round and the fish limit is 5 fish besides April-May where the limit is 3 fish

[tufnik]

I checked too. Min is 15" during the year.

Open season:
April 1 - May 11 Creel 3
July 17 - Aug. 31 Creel 5
Sept. 29 - Dec. 31 Creel 5

Braid is NOT better than mono for abrasion resistance. That's why I use 50# mono for my leader, which may be 4-6' long. I prefer mono for my main line, and I use 25# mono there. Does the job well. Some guys use 50# braid for the main (for abrasion resistance).

[dson05]

Damn good job I need to get out there before the season closes. What # braid do you use? And I know people use a 40#+ mono leader. This will be my first time fishing for tog from a yak and from shore 20# mono worked for me however I lost a lot of rigs.

Anyway I am rambling a bit so i'm going to get to the point.

Why not use braid instead of the leader? I know that braid has better abraision resistance and it seemed that last time your leader broke off quite a bit. So why use the leader? is it to conserve braid?

I don't know about others but I think 50# mono will hold. Up much better than braid. Also I like the fact that it has a bit of stretch that keeps the hook in the mouth a bit better. Lastly with mono u can make a lot of rigs before you head out so it won't take long to replace. I personally use a snap swivel at the end of my main line and a barrel swivel at the end of my leader to make an easier faster swap. I make leaders 4' in length just to protect my main line a little more.

Braid is also more expensive.

Right now I've been using. 40# braid on a calcutta 201b. On other reels I use 50# braid. I think in bigger waters or more rough areas ill stick to 50#.

[M_Duong60]

Sorry I guess I was misinformed. I have never used braid before so I wouldn't know and am glad that I won't need to restring my reel. Thanks for the info I am glad that I get to save money because I already have 25# strung. Anyway I guess all i need is 50# mono thanks again for clearing things up.

[Shady]

Thanks for the reports, now I have another tog potential spot. I'll be in OC, this Friday and Saturday and if the weather is ok, I will be Tog fishing in the afternoons, I just have not decided where. Will you be fishing CHSP this Friday or Saturday afternoon?

[dson05]

Thanks for the reports, now I have another tog potential spot. I'll be in OC, this Friday and Saturday and if the weather is ok, I will be Tog fishing in the afternoons, I just have not decided where. Will you be fishing CHSP this Friday or Saturday afternoon?

No. Have work Friday and Saturday. I will make another run over to CHSP on monday after class.

[tufnik]

Sorry I guess I was misinformed. I have never used braid before so I wouldn't know and am glad that I won't need to restring my reel. Thanks for the info I am glad that I get to save money because I already have 25# strung. Anyway I guess all i need is 50# mono thanks again for clearing things up.

Use mono at 25# as the minimum for the main line. Sometimes I use 30#. Check the first 6-15 feet or so for nicks and abrasion often. If you are in doubt, cut the line off making sure you have good line to the leader. Also, I almost always never reuse a rig for a second trip (there are small nicks/abrasion that can weaken the rig).