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06-14-2004, 10:52 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Rhode Island
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23# Tautog Caught
Saw my buddies bro today. Yes the blackfish weighed 23# and was caught at the end of May. This was a shore fish. He's waiting to get the pictures developed. My friend who caught it never brought it to a baitshop, he weighed it then filleted it. His brother found out later that it probably would have been the Rhody record which I believe is 21#. Others might know better than me. I could shoot him for that blunder. I'll try to get my hands on the pic and if I can figure out how to scan, maybe I can put it up.
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06-14-2004, 02:45 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Worc.MA/WoodsHoleMA
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That is a monster Tog. I fish for Tog's a lot and my best is 10 lbs. I have rarely seen Tog's in the teen's but they do exist. Big Mama's come to spawn in May in the river mouths . He should of mounted it for sure. It is the equivalent to a 50 lb. Bass.
In Mass. a Tautog of 8 lbs. or more is considered an exceptional catch and you can fill out a weigh master affidavit at a bait & tackle shop and recieve a brass pin from the state .
Bass -35 lbs or more
Bluefish -10 lbs or more
Tog - 8 lbs or more
Blues are easy to collect pins. I have three pins for togs.
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06-14-2004, 02:55 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: .
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Wow. The largest specimen I saw landed on a party boat was in excess of 15 lbs. It was whitish in appearance.
The thing must have been 70 years old or something like that.
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06-14-2004, 03:02 PM
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Also known as OAK
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Westlery, RI
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We work closely with a ri biologist, he had the rack of a 14+ we took a few years ago, he estimated 28 years, so who knows, 23lbs... 50?
Thats a hog of a blackfish....
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Bryan
Originally Posted by #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&
"For once I agree with Spence. UGH. I just hope I don't get the urge to go start buying armani suits to wear in my shop"
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06-14-2004, 04:00 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2001
Posts: 7,649
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That is a shame he cut it up...clearly a near world record. As I page thru my IGFA 04 book... 24# (VA) is the record (30#class line) and 21#(RI...jamestown)(on 20#class line)
That is a big tog...I would love to see a photo.
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06-14-2004, 06:44 PM
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West Siiiiiiiiide
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 405
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I bet the flesh isn't even that good on such an old fish.
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Lookin for my big'un!
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06-15-2004, 07:23 AM
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Also known as OAK
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Westlery, RI
Posts: 10,408
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well 15lbs tastes as good as 17" so why not... just a bigger fillet
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Bryan
Originally Posted by #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&
"For once I agree with Spence. UGH. I just hope I don't get the urge to go start buying armani suits to wear in my shop"
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06-15-2004, 04:54 PM
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Geezer Gone Wild
Join Date: Nov 2001
Posts: 3,397
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Arrrrggghhhhhhh.....blackfish fever.......that settles it, I know where I'll be tomorrow morning 
Nice 'tog, dude - Chipwood, ya gotta post some pix! |
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