Toggin’ it

[Linesider82]

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Got out this past weekend. Waking up my five year old at 4:45Am is special, rub his back and whisper, "it's time to go fishing." It's like the exorcist watching him go from completely asleep to wide awake in 0.02 seconds. We use circle hooks for fresh water fishing so I didn't deviate here for blackfish, cut crabs with the shell removed was sufficient.

I knew the first hour or so would be hot, I was literally net man until just before slack tide. My son put the first fish in the box, his best tog at 17.5" my dad and I got our limit before the tide turned. Nothing stellar and the other tide yielded shorts. Maybe one more trip and then got a bunch of work lined up for the boat.

[fishgolf]

That's awesome!

[bloocrab]

That's GREAT Linesider.... 3 generations sharing some tides,,, CAN'T get better than that!!!





IMO-Sidenote: I often read of guys peeling the shell off...???
I never saw the advantage??...In fact, I feel just the opposite
> Even if just slightly, it will retain some of the juices until removed
> It will also fend off cunner bites from that side of the bait
> All this is momentarily of course, as it doesn't take long for it to come off on it's own anyway, if not during the decent itself....so why bother with the extra step of removing it yourself?
> I also see guys leaving the legs on? That's another no-no for me...by leaving the legs on, you get a lot of missed hooksets, Tog grabs a leg or two, runs with it or chomps...you set, but strike out cuz there's no hook there.
I like cutting a bunch of crabs once I'm set up on the spot...then I'll grab handfuls of legs, quickly mince and toss over the side.

[fishsmith]

Originally Posted by bloocrab

> I also see guys leaving the legs on? That's another no-no for me...by leaving the legs on, you get a lot of missed hooksets, Tog grabs a leg or two, runs with it or chomps...you set, but strike out cuz there's no hook there.

Good point. Just started fishing for these this year ... this month. I think I’m 15:1 short to keeper if not worse, but fun and delicious fish, a blast on light gear.
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[nightfighter]

Very jealous up here on the north shore,,,,,