Have read much, but have never tried for Taug. I seem to see more post about them in cooler months, is this the best time to target Taugs? Have also read that most people use some kinda crab, green,fiddler ect.. fished around structure, from what I can tell most people use fairly tough terminal tackle. If anybody has any info on the type of rigs they use ( fish finder ect..) leader size & type, and maybe style and size of hook, any input would be great!!!
Thanks, Dainel

tog are here year round. Lucky for them there are so many other "nuisance" fish like croaker, black willies, oyster toads, bluefish and the not so nuisance fish like sheepshead (normally) in the warmer months its quite hard to get bait to them. Save the tog for when there is not much else to fish for, or one of these days we may not be able to keep but one or two of them. Dropper rigs with a size 4 or 5 black hook is best. They are sight feeds so if your not getting bites you could be in the wrong spot, or you need to go lighter leader that is harder for them to see.

Thanks for the info GIGOLOT!!

Usually during rockfish season is when people target them. You need structure. Anchoring over the rocks at the CBBT islands is a good start. Make sure you have a wreck anchor and rig your weight on light lb test so it breaks away easily and bring a lot of them. Use fiddlers.

Brian

http://www.pswsfa.com/tautog.htm

Like Brian said...go togging when there are teams of boats in one spot fishing for stripers and the 8oz sinkers and curse words are flying threw the air.

Daniel;

They seem to start biting in the Bay pretty good around mid-October. Get a good wreck anchor(Oceans East has some great ones). Anchor up over the rocks at the isalnds of the CBBT. We use home-made 2 hook rigs on 30lb mono and tie a loop on the bottom. Attach your sinker to the bottom loop with a piece of 6-10 lb mono so you can save a few rigs. My preference on hook size is a 2/0, sharper the better. Fiddler crabs, green crabs, clams all will work. I've done well just using cut up blue crabs as long as they are fresh. Once they start stinking the togs don't touch them. You want to bounce your rig on top of the rocks until you find a hole in between them and lower your bait into it. Give it 10 seconds and if you don't get nibbles then start boucing again till you find another hole in the rocks. If you don't get any bites in 30 minutes pull the anchor and try another section of rocks. They should be biting till the water gets too cold (48 degrees or less).

See you out there and good luck.

Thanks for all the info and the web link, lots of good info shared . Now just have to wait until bow season is over and find some crabs.
Thanks again,
Daniel