Togging Friday

[Dr. Ike]

Went out to catch some togs with Darek Dabbs who's fresh back from Iraq serving in the VA National Guard this morning out of LC. Beautiful Friday, like very few lately with calm seas and low winds out of the West. We head straight for the HiRise thinking everyone else will hit the islands. We were second to set up and anchored off of the pilings with a smoking incoming current with blue crabs and calm seas. 5 minutes into fishing I got my first tog, a 16 in. throw back and the party began. We caught fish after fish mostly 16-17 in. keeping the 20 in. males from 9:00 am till the current switched at 11:00 all in the same set of pilings. We repositioned behind the pilings with the current and kept catching but not as fast. Ended the day catch 35+ fish and keeping our creel of eight. I've never caught so many togs in my life and all on the same pilings. Unbelievable! And Darek and I really needed this. I haven't gotten to fish much this year since I'm professoring now at Liberty U. in Lynchburg as well as seeing my client caseload and we're just coming to the end of the spring semester and of course Darek is fresh back from Iraq. This was also the first I've gotten my boat out since December and it performed beautifully now with new steering and all. I'm sore as hell now and need to soak my weary muscles. Darek's got some more pictures he'll send me.

Here's our fish at the dock. 6 males 2 females 5+lbs each.


Here's the LCAC's that passed us closely as we headed out this morning.

[AHRS]

Great Job. I Enjoyed Fresh Tog Fried Last Weekend. Good Job On Only Keeping Two Females.

[teembo]

You ARE a TOG MACHINE!!!

[Flounderman2001]

Saw you guys yesterday at the dock and Ike did get to show me the catch.
Pretty nice looking Togs. The colors on them were some I haven't seen on a Tog before.
Great Catching as I know it has been awhile since you guys have been out fishing.
Now to soothe the arm ache's.
Regards
BTW Nice Pictures!

[RoryGoggin]

Great report and nice pictures!

[ROBERT CHERRY]

Great report Ike and Darek and some good eating. I was on the Cape henry wreck with KenG that day and did catch my limit but it was hard. I went again yesterday with Team JACKASS Billy, John, Dennis and Howard yesterday in the same area and didn’t see you. We limited out in about 1 ½ hour on some nice Togs, with the biggest going around 7lb. Everybody caught fish steady and a lot of next year fish put back to grow, We then went out to catch some Reds and only caught 17 sand bar Sharks that went 3 ft. I think Billy likes sharks because he caught the most.
Bob

[Chumlord]

WTG fellas!!!!

[J Lavender]

Nice work Ike. Looks like it was a beautiful day on the bay...I'm sorry I missed it.