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Tog fishing got under way Monday on the Stray Cat’s daily, open-boat trips, after the bag limit was raised Sunday in winds too strong for sailing, Capt. Mike said. The slipperies were snapping--lots of the fish, no size, but plenty to 6 and 7 pounds. Mike needs his blackfish anglers from up north to come down and whack the big ones, he said. It’s time, and they’re there, and bring the white-leggers. None of the white leggers, or Jonah crabs, are aboard for bait, and even green crabs, the staple for blackfish, are scarce. A trip Tuesday headed out for bluefish that swarmed the beach front, but had to come in early when one of the anglers came down with a medical condition. Blues, striped bass and working birds were all over the ocean these days. Winds honked this week but from the northwest, so seas were flat along the coast, protected by land. Waters were 55 or 56 degrees. Open-boat trips are sailing daily for blackfish, and call to claim a spot. Heads up: Now’s the time to reserve offshore bottom-fishing charters for jumbo sea bass in January and February.
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