It was time again for my annual Ocean City Black Fish/ Tautog charter trips aboard the IGFA World Record Charter Boat " Fish Bound Charters", with Captain. Kane Bounds, & Captain. Kevin Twilley.
As January 10th & 11th 2023 drew near the weather forecast showed great promise and it was all systems GO!!!
Tuesday 01/10/23 proved to be a nice day with a bit of leftover wind and seas in the morning so we didn't venture out too deep. We picked our limit of healthy ocean tog up to 9 pounds which was caught by my dear friend Rich O'Connell.
Wednesday 01/11/23 we left the dock early with the promise of perfect weather and Capt. Kane was up for a long run. We fished deeper drops that weren't on fire lock n load, but provided some of the right bites, as the first tog to come aboard was a beautiful 15 lb male caught by myself. We finished the day with 5 more Double Digit size black fish including a MONSTER 23.4 LBS MALE that was bested by Mrs.Jennifer Zuppe of Asylum Tog Bugz in CT. The ONLY brand of tog jigs that I use because they're THE BEST!!!
My outfits were a pair of Cal-Star 800 L custom rods, one paired with a Shimano Torium 14, and the other an Ancient Mariner Jigger model 6:2:1 gears.Both spooled with 50 lb Power Pro braid. And 60 lb Yozuri pink fluorocarbon leader, and 5/0 Gamakatsu octopus hooks.
Jennifer Zuppe fished her Jigging World Ranger rod, Boss Accurate 400 Valiant, spooled with unknown brand of 30 lb braid, and hooks from Jigging World as well.
