Yes we have good HB history you turned me on to the Shrimp oregano from Gino’s which is my wife’s favorite dish there when we go but we haven’t been back there ever since they opened up the new Divino’s next to Crossbay B&T. They are very good if you haven’t tried yet. My recommendation there is the linguini w/ white clam and calamari and white zucchini square
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CommodoreOriginal Crew5,665 postsSince 2018
Had a truly excellent morning's fishing today with my good friend Capt. Mike Bady of "The Captain's Table," out of Southold. We fished REALLY shallow - like in 14' and had a great bite thru the outgoing, right up until we called it quits around 11:30, with a solid full limit, to Mike's 11lb8oz beauty. Quite a few fish in the 4.5-6lb class in the catch. One fat 3lb Sea Bass made a fatal error and was happily added to the box as well. Funny seeing it in the shallows, as three weeks ago we were hitting them well in 95'.
Tried out the jigging thing for the very first time today and was immediately rewarded with our first 5lb'er of the trip - my bait wasn't down there more than 30 seconds and wham-mo! Kept at it and quickly got the hang of that bite - fishing most of the morning that way, with Magic Tails 1.5 and 2oz jig heads.
Mike's biggie came on a 1.5oz jig and lump of greenie. WHAT a battle on his little Shimano spinner and his late Dad's 30-yr old legacy fiberglass stick!
This is without a doubt the shallowest I've ever fished for quality blackfish. A great trip on a lovely blue-bird weather day!
I just wish we had this type of fishing on the South Shore - but its just not there by me. Anyway, I will give the jigs a try on my local Reefs, those times when the tide backs off, and see what happens.
First fish of the day, and my first jig-caught tog. My Daiwa Proteus "H" and Pluton got a solid workout this morning!
Mike is all smiles, with a NICE 11lb 8oz jig-caught beauty!
Not too shabby a morning's catch for a couple of neophytes, right? 😀
Tried out the jigging thing for the very first time today and was immediately rewarded with our first 5lb'er of the trip - my bait wasn't down there more than 30 seconds and wham-mo! Kept at it and quickly got the hang of that bite - fishing most of the morning that way, with Magic Tails 1.5 and 2oz jig heads.
Mike's biggie came on a 1.5oz jig and lump of greenie. WHAT a battle on his little Shimano spinner and his late Dad's 30-yr old legacy fiberglass stick!
This is without a doubt the shallowest I've ever fished for quality blackfish. A great trip on a lovely blue-bird weather day!
I just wish we had this type of fishing on the South Shore - but its just not there by me. Anyway, I will give the jigs a try on my local Reefs, those times when the tide backs off, and see what happens.
First fish of the day, and my first jig-caught tog. My Daiwa Proteus "H" and Pluton got a solid workout this morning!
Mike is all smiles, with a NICE 11lb 8oz jig-caught beauty!
Not too shabby a morning's catch for a couple of neophytes, right? 😀
"Luck" is when preparation meets opportunity.
I prefer fishing evolution to fishing extinction.
If ya want to clean up the water, ya gotta get the pigs out of the creek.
I prefer fishing evolution to fishing extinction.
If ya want to clean up the water, ya gotta get the pigs out of the creek.
CaptainOriginal Crew2,216 postsSince 2018
Shallow water Tog jigging is the bomb, gets difficult in the deep though. I've found that the max weight you can use is 2.5 oz. When using more than that it's just too heavy for the Tog to 'lift and shift'. The 8 pounder pictured below is my biggest using a spinner, not quite a pig on a jig and certainly not the hog of a tog my son nailed (and released) on his conventional setup. They were so thick that day in NJ we nailed 'em with Clam on the jig !
Once in a while you can get shown the light
In the strangest of places if you look at it right
In the strangest of places if you look at it right
First MateOriginal Crew286 postsSince 2018
Bad at taking pictures. Took off on Friday, my fishing partner had a family emergency with no notice. Solo fished and had my limit of tog, probably threw back a triple limit and a limit of seabass. Fished Block. Tog Parm and Tog stew. Seabass tomorrow 
First MateOriginal Crew689 postsSince 2019
Had a truly excellent morning's fishing today with my good friend Capt. Mike Bady of "The Captain's Table," out of Southold. We fished REALLY shallow - like in 14' and had a great bite thru the outgoing, right up until we called it quits around 11:30, with a solid full limit, to Mike's 11lb8oz beauty. Quite a few fish in the 4.5-6lb class in the catch. One fat 3lb Sea Bass made a fatal error and was happily added to the box as well. Funny seeing it in the shallows, as three weeks ago we were hitting them well in 95'.
Tried out the jigging thing for the very first time today and was immediately rewarded with our first 5lb'er of the trip - my bait wasn't down there more than 30 seconds and wham-mo! Kept at it and quickly got the hang of that bite - fishing most of the morning that way, with Magic Tails 1.5 and 2oz jig heads.
Mike's biggie came on a 1.5oz jig and lump of greenie. WHAT a battle on his little Shimano spinner and his late Dad's 30-yr old legacy fiberglass stick!
This is without a doubt the shallowest I've ever fished for quality blackfish. A great trip on a lovely blue-bird weather day!
I just wish we had this type of fishing on the South Shore - but its just not there by me. Anyway, I will give the jigs a try on my local Reefs, those times when the tide backs off, and see what happens.
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First fish of the day, and my first jig-caught tog. My Daiwa Proteus "H" and Pluton got a solid workout this morning!
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Mike is all smiles, with a NICE 11lb 8oz jig-caught beauty!
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Not too shabby a morning's catch for a couple of neophytes, right? 😀
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GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES !!!
CaptainOriginal Crew1,675 postsSince 2018
Hi John,
I too am relatively new to jigging for Tog (only the past 2 seasons) and I must agree it is a ton of fun. I also agree with your observation that the conditions have to be just right for this technique to work. I have watched guys trying this with much heavier jigs in deep water with swift running tides and at that point the jig is not much different than using a sinker.
I also believe you have to be darn lucky to land a really big fish on the lighter spinning gear. That tackle simply does not allow you to apply the same leverage as a conventional outfit will. Anyone who has fought Tog larger than 6# knows they are capable to taking line even on a fully locked down drag. I literally had my rod butt planted on my hip to get as much leverage as possible with that 11.8# fish taken on a jig this past Thursday.
IMHO, and based upon observation of many of my fares who love this technique, you will lose more big fish using the jig/spinning gear combo than on a conventional set up. However, I also appreciate the sense of accomplishment when you do nail a really big whitechin on essentially beefed up fresh water tackle.
Capt. Mike
I too am relatively new to jigging for Tog (only the past 2 seasons) and I must agree it is a ton of fun. I also agree with your observation that the conditions have to be just right for this technique to work. I have watched guys trying this with much heavier jigs in deep water with swift running tides and at that point the jig is not much different than using a sinker.
I also believe you have to be darn lucky to land a really big fish on the lighter spinning gear. That tackle simply does not allow you to apply the same leverage as a conventional outfit will. Anyone who has fought Tog larger than 6# knows they are capable to taking line even on a fully locked down drag. I literally had my rod butt planted on my hip to get as much leverage as possible with that 11.8# fish taken on a jig this past Thursday.
IMHO, and based upon observation of many of my fares who love this technique, you will lose more big fish using the jig/spinning gear combo than on a conventional set up. However, I also appreciate the sense of accomplishment when you do nail a really big whitechin on essentially beefed up fresh water tackle.
Capt. Mike
CaptainOriginal Crew1,853 postsSince 2018
Hi John,
I too am relatively new to jigging for Tog (only the past 2 seasons) and I must agree it is a ton of fun. I also agree with your observation that the conditions have to be just right for this technique to work. I have watched guys trying this with much heavier jigs in deep water with swift running tides and at that point the jig is not much different than using a sinker.
I also believe you have to be darn lucky to land a really big fish on the lighter spinning gear. That tackle simply does not allow you to apply the same leverage as a conventional outfit will. Anyone who has fought Tog larger than 6# knows they are capable to taking line even on a fully locked down drag. I literally had my rod butt planted on my hip to get as much leverage as possible with that 11.8# fish taken on a jig this past Thursday.
IMHO, and based upon observation of many of my fares who love this technique, you will lose more big fish using the jig/spinning gear combo than on a conventional set up. However, I also appreciate the sense of accomplishment when you do nail a really big whitechin on essentially beefed up fresh water tackle.
Capt. Mike
GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES !!!
CaptainOriginal Crew1,675 postsSince 2018
Great fishing way east of shinnecock last 2 Saturday’s 10/19 2 of us had over 20 keepers keeping 8 up to 10 lbs with a half dozen over 8 plus 10 sea bass. Yesterday 5 of us had an easy 50 keepers keeping 20 up to 10 with many 7-8 lb fish plus a cod and 2 blowfish and 33 sea bass
MateOriginal Crew53 postsSince 2019
How's about a dish of fresh blackfish and wild shrimp sauce, over Mafaldini?
My Scottish doggie thinks he's a Sicilian - he loves wifey's cookin'!
My Scottish doggie thinks he's a Sicilian - he loves wifey's cookin'!
"Luck" is when preparation meets opportunity.
I prefer fishing evolution to fishing extinction.
If ya want to clean up the water, ya gotta get the pigs out of the creek.
I prefer fishing evolution to fishing extinction.
If ya want to clean up the water, ya gotta get the pigs out of the creek.
CaptainOriginal Crew2,216 postsSince 2018
Pete, I remember the day you caught that cod well. Seriously cold and nasty with a stiff northwest wind. Don't think we ever made it to the deep drops that day. But you shared that bacala and I turned it into some great baja style fish tacos that night
DeckhandOriginal Crew12 postsSince 2019
Great fishing way east of shinnecock last 2 Saturday’s 10/19 2 of us had over 20 keepers keeping 8 up to 10 lbs with a half dozen over 8 plus 10 sea bass. Yesterday 5 of us had an easy 50 keepers keeping 20 up to 10 with many 7-8 lb fish plus a cod and 2 blowfish and 33 sea bass
GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES !!!
CaptainOriginal Crew1,675 postsSince 2018
Nice fish, Russ.
Did you see the 11.8# beast I caught last week? It was taken on the same spot I took you and the guys a couple of years ago where you broke off at least 2 really good ones on the jig. Yes we lose a few with that technique but it is very exciting!
Did you see the 11.8# beast I caught last week? It was taken on the same spot I took you and the guys a couple of years ago where you broke off at least 2 really good ones on the jig. Yes we lose a few with that technique but it is very exciting!
CaptainOriginal Crew1,853 postsSince 2018
Could be, I thought I saw a strange jig in the corner of his mouth!!😀
CaptainOriginal Crew1,853 postsSince 2018
Iraqi Veteran and long term customer, Ricky with a fat Tog, just under 8# taken this past Saturday off Fishers I. on the Captain's Table. Way to go Rick!!
CaptainOriginal Crew1,853 postsSince 2018
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