With black sea bass closed and the bluefin tuna way far to our south, tog are pretty much the only game in town for saltwater anglers. The current surface water temperature of 44.2 degrees is just below their low tolerance of 45 degrees, and I have a confirmed report of a three-man limit catch of tog to 13.5 pounds at the Del-Jersey-Land Reef. The big female was released.
I am sure most boat owners have put their pride and joy up for the winter. I know mine is tucked up on her trailer in my driveway. All three batteries are taking turns on the charger, and I hope they will be ready for some flounder trips this spring.
That leaves charter and head boats for us to chose from. Both fish pretty much the same. The only difference is on a charter boat you are going to be less crowded with just six anglers, while on a head boat you could be jockeying for a fishing spot with several other fisher-persons…