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Man oh man, what a day. I was on a mission to get a keeper tog before the closure of the Delaware season. The weather finally allowed us to hit the water in comfort. It was myself, Foursteps24, mytmouse, and Fish. We launched, and headed to the spot we fished last time. There was a boat near our target holes. It was a nice couple also fishing for tog. I asked the wife how things were going. "Slow" was her reply. I told her we will bring the luck.
This was Steve's (Fish) first time fishing for tog. We got him set up with rigs, a suitable rod and reel. We showed him how to properly bait the hooks, and showed him the honey holes. On mytmouse's first drop, FISH ON! A feisty 14 incher. Within minutes, we were all catching tog. Most of the early fish were undersized, but fun action nonetheless.
Steve fished beside me when he hooked into his first tog ever. We frantically yelled at him to reel it in! The look on his face was priceless. It was just short, but a fun fight for a once tog virgin. As he fought that fish, I got the signature "tap-tap" on my green crab. The best tog battle I've ever had ensued. I was completely bowed up, with drag being pulled. I pulled up a FAT 19 incher. This was my first keeper tog.
A short while later, I moved to another hole. After a chum offering to the tog gods, I dropped my green crab down. After a few seconds...slammed by another keeper tog. This one was just big enough at 15.5" on the hog trough. Two keepers within 40 minutes of launching.
Wanting to try to find different holes, I explored the rest of the inner wall. I encircled the entire wall. Few hits here and there, but no hook-ups.
I met back up with the crew after about an hour of exploration. Much to my delight, Steve got TWO keepers. His first time togging, two keepers!! I am glad that we were able to put him on the fish, and also I was glad that he had some table fare to take home.
Mytmouse caught a BUNCH of fish...like around 15 of them. But they all fell short of the keeper mark. Me, foursteps, and Fish ended the day with 2 keepers each. It was a fun day! I took vid....but I'm too tired to bother with the footage lol
This was Steve's (Fish) first time fishing for tog. We got him set up with rigs, a suitable rod and reel. We showed him how to properly bait the hooks, and showed him the honey holes. On mytmouse's first drop, FISH ON! A feisty 14 incher. Within minutes, we were all catching tog. Most of the early fish were undersized, but fun action nonetheless.
Steve fished beside me when he hooked into his first tog ever. We frantically yelled at him to reel it in! The look on his face was priceless. It was just short, but a fun fight for a once tog virgin. As he fought that fish, I got the signature "tap-tap" on my green crab. The best tog battle I've ever had ensued. I was completely bowed up, with drag being pulled. I pulled up a FAT 19 incher. This was my first keeper tog.
A short while later, I moved to another hole. After a chum offering to the tog gods, I dropped my green crab down. After a few seconds...slammed by another keeper tog. This one was just big enough at 15.5" on the hog trough. Two keepers within 40 minutes of launching.
Wanting to try to find different holes, I explored the rest of the inner wall. I encircled the entire wall. Few hits here and there, but no hook-ups.
I met back up with the crew after about an hour of exploration. Much to my delight, Steve got TWO keepers. His first time togging, two keepers!! I am glad that we were able to put him on the fish, and also I was glad that he had some table fare to take home.
Mytmouse caught a BUNCH of fish...like around 15 of them. But they all fell short of the keeper mark. Me, foursteps, and Fish ended the day with 2 keepers each. It was a fun day! I took vid....but I'm too tired to bother with the footage lol
I even tried the Outer Wall.
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