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Blackfish Tips & Tackle

Blackfish Tips & Tackle

Posted by TackleDirect on Apr 5th 2024

Dive into the world of Blackfish fishing! Our TackleDirect experts share top tips and tackle suggestions as NJ & NY seasons open up on April
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Spring Tog Tactics

Spring Tog Tactics

Posted by Nick Honachefsky on Apr 15th 2019

Jersey anglers only have a few more weeks to target tautog as the season closes on May 1st, but the bite is bubbling right now. The key is to
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Blackfishing Accessories

Blackfishing Accessories

Posted by Nick Honachefsky on Jan 18th 2019

As we reap the rewards of a solid blackfishing season so far this winter, it's easy to get bogged down in the intricacies of choosing the ri
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Jigging for Blackfish

Jigging for Blackfish

Posted by Nick Honachefsky on Dec 19th 2018

I admit, I was a bit skeptical about this whole tog jigging phenomena that has taken the blackfishing world by storm. To assuage my fears, I t
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Tog Rigs 101

Tog Rigs 101

Posted by Nick Honachefsky on Dec 7th 2018

Blackfishing is firing on all cylinders, with both NY and NJ anglers loading coolers full of the bucktoothed brawlers. That fishery will be so
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Party Boat Tog Tactics

Party Boat Tog Tactics

Posted by Nick Honachefsky on Dec 22nd 2017

Jersey toggers still enjoy a 6 fish bag limit until December 31. If your vessel is already on dry dock, that doesn't mean you can't be fast into
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Tog Tips

Tog Tips

Posted by Nick Honachefsky on Nov 22nd 2017

Blackfish season in New Jersey "reopened" on November 16 with a 6 fish bag limit at a minimum length of 15 inches, and that put toggers on notic
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Pier Togging

Pier Togging

Posted by Nick Honachefsky on Sep 26th 2017

As blackfish (Tautog) make their move back inshore, they will be staging on backwater pier stanchions and around dock pilings. Pier fishing is
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April Blackfishing

April Blackfishing

Posted by Nick Honachefsky on Apr 6th 2017

Want some tips on bagging a limit of early season blackfish in New Jersey? Nick shares his tips and go to setups for tackling nearshore and back
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Big Time Blackfish

Big Time Blackfish

Posted by Nick Honachefsky on Jan 19th 2017

In late January and early February, trophy blackfish of 10 to 20 pounds will be holing up a bit deeper in the 80-120 ft range along the DelMarVa
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East Coast Bottom Fishing - Rods and Reels

East Coast Bottom Fishing - Rods and Reels

Posted by Nick Honachefsky on Dec 22nd 2016

Bottomfishing is ideal for anglers of all ages and experience, offering an abundance of available target species up and down the East Coast. B
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On the Rhodie: Part IV

On the Rhodie: Part IV

Posted by Ed Berger on Jun 30th 2016

After deluding ourselves that our conversations were actually making sense, there was the stark realization that we were no longer intelligent h
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