Trophy Tog Fishing seminar

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Originally Posted by Duffman

Very cool episode. Makes me realize how bad I am at togging. I disagreed with probably half the stuff he said . Such a weird fishery. Opinions vary immensely and every technique catches.

I had a custom stick made with a purposely built longer butt section. And I don’t smoke

While there are many differences in techniques and rod preferences etc .
There are a few things that every good tog fisherman do the same .

Sinker doesn’t get moved a ton of times , find structure and PATIENTLY wait . With slack in the line .

Trigger grips are for sissy’s lol

Rod and reel type will always be a discussion .
IMO it is way easier to back off slightly with a lever drag. And easier to bump it back up if needed . It takes a lot to bump it too far to hit free spool , and star drag fans just aren’t used to that type reel .

Rod choice for me has varied from light 100% graphite rods like a lami triflex 7030 to glass rods like the Madkatz or 1143 Lami .
With probably 2 dozen composites in the middle .

.confidence and repeatability in your gear goes a long way .


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