NORTHEAST( BLACKFISH )

[captbent]

ANYONE START BLACKFISHING IN THE NORTHEAST, IM STARTING TO MAKE MY RIGS I LOSE A LOT IN THE ROCKS.

[phester]

A little earlt for the L.I. tog, I really never target blackfish, maybe this year I will.....be nice to get a 13-14lber wouldn't it :)

[captbent]

YEA THAT WOULD BE NICE

[Stinky_Hooker]

Some boys in my club been wearin em out in Mobile Bay this summer.

They put a 20.4 pounder on the scales at last months weigh in. :o

I been wanting to go BFishin, but somethin keeps coming up. :P

[TheTinMan]

Stinkster, is that the same Blackfish we have up here? I didn't think they were that far south???

[reelapeelin]

Stinkster, is that the same Blackfish we have up here? I didn't think they were that far south???


Are ya'll talkin' about Black Drum ??? ...

[macojoe]

no not talking about Black Drum.

We have what they call Black Fish or Tautog, They live in or near the rocks, give a hell of a fight, best bait is green crab's, but they will take other bait as well.

And they have one hell of a set of teeth!! Look human!

http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dmf/recreationalfishing/tautog.htm#description

Although capable of reaching large sizes, tautog are very slow growing. The largest tautog caught with hook-and-line in Massachusetts weighed 22 pounds 9 ounces. However, the average fish caught by anglers is 6 to 10 years old and weighs 2 to 4 pounds. Males typically grow faster and live longer than females. The maximum age for males appears to be about 35 years.



http://syncboard.com/albums/Fishing/tautog_profile.jpg

[Stinky_Hooker]

Nope, sorry for the misunderstanding. I was talkin bout tripletails, we also call em blackfish. They are like giant bream. Excellent eating and fight like a pissed off VW.

http://images.google.com/images?q=tripletail&hl=en


http://www.forumpictureprocessor.com/pictureprocessor/images/tripletail_5.jpg




http://www.forumpictureprocessor.com/pictureprocessor/images/tripletail5.jpg

[charlie_the_tuna]

those some big *** triples.

[reelapeelin]

no not talking about Black Drum.

We have what they call Black Fish or Tautog

And they have one hell of a set of teeth!! Look human!

Sounds like the ''Sheepsheads" down here...they like crabs around rocks and pilings, too
;) ;D ...

[C YENSEN]

here in OC MD we have both tautog and sheepshead, but what do I know I havent' been able to catch anything bigger than NEMO in the last three weeks.

[Stinky_Hooker]

Yep, we have sheepies too. They are fun, but NOTHING compared to the mighty tripletail IMO. 8)