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shrimpman steve · #1 10-26-2014, 03:11 PM

Haven't had the dirty shrimp out in three weeks. With limited tog fishing experience on the shrimp and a borderline forecast of coarse Johnny and I said let's go.

Made it around the hook and put the pedal to the metal. Decided to stay close to the beach to avoid the west wind on my little boat. Found a piece on the finder, threw the bouy, figured things out Johnny threw the hook and I ended up right at the marker

! We dropped the lines down into beautiful bottom, but no love.

Worked my way out to deeper water with the same results. Always found great bottom but couldn't get a bite going. Johnny managed a short and a sweet trigger but that was it and it was getting late. Called my buddy "the fish" and he informed me he was on a nice piece with life and he was vacating for the day. As he left I slid in and Johnny once again dropped the hook (for the sixth time of the day) thanks Johnny! We came tight over the piece and it was game on!

I dropped down mr greenie and BAM first keeper blackfish for me on the dirty! Oh, did I mention my first limit as well

, Johnny had his limit a minute later! For the next hour and a half it was lock and load with a few fivers mixed in. Thanks again for calling me in buddy! You saved the day.

In the end we kept two five pounders and released countless others as well as some shorts. The trigger went back to swim another day. I didn't loose my anchor and caught some fish. My best day toggin on the 'dirty shrimp'!

PS. took the cherry off of my new set up. The bogan fish poison rod I won on the RFA trip with a new Avet blue SX. Very nice new set up indeed.

HDMarc · #2 10-26-2014, 03:16 PM

Nice work Steve! Enjoying some warm weather toggin on your own boat, doesn't get any better than that!

Suckafish · #3 10-26-2014, 03:19 PM

Good stuff Steve nice talking to you at the ramp. Next time keep the triggers in my eyes there the best eating. Nice report. Pete

rumster · #4 10-26-2014, 06:01 PM

Good job Shrimpy! Loosing anchors does that really happen while bottom fishing? You bet it does... The one thing you realize the more you do it is there is no guarantee any time you put something in the water that it`s coming back.

shrimpman steve · #5 10-26-2014, 06:08 PM

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there is no guarantee any time you put something in the water that it`s coming back.

That's why I bring my mother in law to the beach

Joey Dah Fish · #6 10-26-2014, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by shrimpman steve

That's why I bring my mother in law to the beach

Good one Shrimpy. Glad you gottem

Rich · #7 10-26-2014, 07:01 PM

I've got a mother in law you can use for your anchor and no one will
care if you lose her, not even my wife! Tell me where to drop her off.

Foul Hook · #8 10-26-2014, 08:09 PM

Good job Pal!

Gerry Zagorski · #9 10-27-2014, 08:26 AM

Way to tough it out Shrimpy.. Seems like the Tog are very concentrated on specific spots this year for some reason. On our prior trip, we moved around to several different pieces that looked fishy but they were dead. This was not the case last year. Seems like

TomKaye · #10 10-27-2014, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by shrimpman steve

PS. took the cherry off of my new set up. The bogan fish poison rod I won on the RFA trip with a new Avet blue SX. Very nice new set up indeed.

Congrats Steve. I got the same set-up from Kevin for my adult son two Christmases ago.
No room at his Apt. He stores it at my house, so I "borrow" it occasionally.
It is sweet.
Tight Lines,
Tom K.