Sand/Bloodworms for Blackfish?

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Originally Posted by torchee

mussels are primarily what blackfish eat......
the second set of teeth in the throat is to help grind them...
the little black spots in the meat is from eating too many mussel shells and not spitting them out
the shells have black dye...
its too bad mussels are hard to keep on a hook it would be the ultimate blackfish bait

Correct.. A LOT of guys don't realize that fact it seems.. Everyone thinks tog like to attack big crabs, but many many years ago, when I would fish for blacks in unpressured areas in my own boat, all you ever saw in their guts was mussel shells, and little else, once in a while a tiny crab of some sort, but mostly mussles, barnacles, etc, small stuff.. Only time I used to find crabs in the guts was on party boats, and the pieces were big and fresh, and often just legs.. Showed me we were actually chumming them with the crab bait on our hooks,, Times have changed...

I am not a marine biologist of course, but in looking at a togs mouth and teeth, it looks more designed for nipping small stuff from rocks, and then processing it, instead of attacking a large crab from above .. Of course, we all know they are capable of dispatching and dismembering a big crab, but I wonder if that's really their preferred method of feeding.. bob