Seabass Wrecks Were Filled so We Went for Tog by Larry Leary

Posted on October 19, 2020 by VHFC

We thought we would have a great day Sea bass fishing on Sunday 10/18. But with the nice weather and calm seas forecast, so did a lot of other folks. The Jen-Jen could not find a wreck that was empty – typical of the weekend loaded with boats. So we went to one of our Tog spots. Great catch and release day! We caught 25 or more and kept our limit of 4 with one being 18” caught by Captain Larry! Hopefully a contender for fish of the month. The weather was great except the seas had some 4-5 footers at the inlet that was a challenge!

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