Monday Mahi and Tog

[Gerry Zagorski]

Well one out of two ain't bad....

Me, Arty, Bill and Will steamed out to the Northwest start of the Mudhole in perfect flat calm conditions... Water was not blue but it was very clear and 76 degrees. 2nd pot we threw bait at we connected with a few small Mahi and thought we were into something... Worked the pots in that area for a while with little success so we steamed a bit further south along the west wall... First pot we stop on I see 2 really nice Mahi... Threw everything but the kitchen sink at them, live peanuts, spearing, bucktails, shads and they wouldn't eat.. Moved around that area working other pots and saw many more same thing, they wouldn't eat either so off to the tog grounds we went.

Got set up inshore and the first drop in 45 feet wasn't so great so we made a small move into 36 feet or so and as soon as we came tight on the anchor we had bites... It eventually worked up into an all out frenzy and Will put on a clinic with the jig. Every time he dropped down he had a bite... Some very nice Sea Bass were mixed in as well. Biggest tog was around 6 pounds or so.

The guys fishing rigs had bites but nothing like the bites we had jigging. Got buzzed by a Coast Guard helicopter and 10 minutes later were boarded by conservation officers wanting to see if we had any illegal fish.

All in all a great day out on the water. A much need trip for me since I hadn't been out in weeks...