Is togging slow bc water is warm or fishing sux?

[hammer4reel]

Originally Posted by bulletbob

The only thing that will take pressure off blackfish would be a monumental return of traditional winter saltwater species of the NY Bight ,, Whiting ,Ling, Cod, Winter Flounder.. When those fish were available no one saw the need to continue the hunt for Blackfish all winter long. The way things look I won't live to see the return of those cold water species...

Blackfish are the new designer fish . Can fish for them using pretty much what ever tackle a person wants to use . And lots of specialty gear has been made for them .
Guys fishing jigs use anything from ice rods to heavy tackle .
Rig guys have lots of choices now in rods , reels etc .
Pressure on them isn’t changing for any of those other species .

Must be a long time since you fished Nj , as blackfish have been sought after from November till mid January for at least the last 30 years .
Been 20 years since the opener went from October to Mid November

Here is the summary card from 2005

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