Hey guys, in today's video I show you how to tie an easy Tautog (Blackfish) rig. I will be the first to admit that I am still a novice Tog fisherman, but I am getting better, especially fishing for Tog from the shore. I wanted to start getting away from store bought rigs and tie my own and I feel the rig I show you is a great beginner rig to tie and it's definitely helped me catch more fish and have a lot less snags and lost rigs. I hope you enjoy and as always, please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE!!
Hey Rich! Thank you so much for the kind words. Just be prepared, Tog fishing is ADDICTING!! Come back and give us some updates on how it's going. Good luck and tight lines!!
Great video Mike. The jig has been my go to the past couple of Tog seasonsl. Always a time and place for the rig with the lead. If I have to go heavier than a 3oz jig, I’ll switch it up to the rig.
your story is mine exactly. We are lucky where I fish to crush stripers most of the summer, but the fall is terrible. This year I decided to circle back to blackfish, which for me has been frustrating and time consuming. First three trips out this year we had easy limits on the jig. However when the tide rips its back to a tied hook rig. Thank you for the lesson here I dont like using a double hook rig even though they have been very productive. Great vid
Thank'ya Mr Mike for showing me in a way I could understand! And I really like how you did it in a perspective of overhead so it would be like I was actually tying it myself, that was awesome! 😊
Congratulations on getting monetized. Great job on this video showing your Tautog rig. I really need to work on tying rigs like that for saltwater fishing.
I'm a novice at blackfishing too. Nice simple rig and I really liked the stepped walkthrough. I even learned a new way to tie a dropped loop. Thanks - will be practicing a bit this week!! How are you attaching to main line if not using a swivel?
Thanks for watching! Glad this helped you out. And I use an albright knot to attached leader to main line. If you go in our "Saltwater Fishing" playlist, the video is on there. How to tie an albright knot. Very easy to do and a very strong knot
Does the bottom loop connected to the jig ever snag on things and have you ever tied directly to the jig instead? I love Trik Fish Fluorocarbon. It's the main line I use in freshwater.
My snags have gone way down man. And i have tied directly to the jig, but this is nice because i can do a quick swap if i need to go to a different size jig, or switch to rig fishing, just swap out with a sinker. Thanks for watching buddy
Wish all the tutorials out there were as easy to follow. Just have one question if you get a chance to answer it’ll be awesome! I’m heading out of sheep’s head bay party boat in a couple of weeks for Tau Tog. Last couple of times I believe we used heavy sinkers. Reading the comments I got that anything heavier than 3oz do not use the jig and go for the rig correct? They supply the standard Hi-Lo rig but I rather spend a few dollars and time to make a better rig. Thanks for your time bud and keep up the good work!!
@@MKOutdoors no problem. It was good man. Keep em coming. We're probably going to do the same to keep the channel alive during the winter. Its really all we can do at this point. Congrats again on getting monetized!
How long do you cut the leader and how do you attach your rig to your line. I bought tog today for first time but on a striper set up with green crab lol
Great video, Mike. Tautog fishing is ADDICTIVE. Proceed at your own risk. It only takes ONE try, and a fisherman is hooked. Not sure what it is about Tog, but it's unique and unlike anything else. The jigs, the crabs, the bite, the rocks, the fat lips, white chins and teeth of the fish, I dunno . . . . it all combines into an endorphin inducing intoxication. Cheers to you and Katie, best wishes for a Merry Christmas and many tight lines in 2021!
Thanks so much Rich!!! Was my first go at a "how-to" video, so appreciate you watching and the feedback. And you're absolutely right. Its the only fishing I wanna do right now. There's just something about it, gets in your blood. Merry Christmas to you and yours Rich. Thanks for your amazing support!
Hi I use a rig similar to this down in Florida ware I live we have to use circle hooks some times I use conventional tackle on and some times I will use spinning tackle thanks
I've seen people put a slider on for their sinker. So fish will run with bait and sinker stays on bottom 🤔. Do you think this set up is good or bad? Thats my last question. Your videos are awesome 👌
Hey guys, in today's video I show you how to tie an easy Tautog (Blackfish) rig. I will be the first to admit that I am still a novice Tog fisherman, but I am getting better, especially fishing for Tog from the shore. I wanted to start getting away from store bought rigs and tie my own and I feel the rig I show you is a great beginner rig to tie and it's definitely helped me catch more fish and have a lot less snags and lost rigs. I hope you enjoy and as always, please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE!!
Literally the best video on how to tied off rigs , I watch other video and it just seem complicated this video was simple and clear. Thank you
@@1989rrichard thanks so much!! We appreciate it! Good luck out there
Great video! Love the explanation of the rig👍 👍 👍 they are some fun fish to target! Can’t wait for your next Tog video! 🙌
Thanks so much man, always appreciate your support!! Hopefully on the 28th ill get a new PB
@@MKOutdoors can’t wait for that video 👌
I’m new to Tog fishing and this was exactly the video I needed to watch. Thank you, this was extremely easy to follow and helpful. Well done
Hey Rich! Thank you so much for the kind words. Just be prepared, Tog fishing is ADDICTING!! Come back and give us some updates on how it's going. Good luck and tight lines!!
Great video Mike!
Thanks so much man, really appreciate it!!!!
Great video Mike. The jig has been my go to the past couple of Tog seasonsl. Always a time and place for the rig with the lead. If I have to go heavier than a 3oz jig, I’ll switch it up to the rig.
Thanks so much for watching man. And me too, a 3oz jig is the heaviest ill go then switch it to the rig
Awesome brother ! I might have to try this rig in fresh water ! Thanks for sharing !!!
Thanks so much Brother Wyatt!
your story is mine exactly. We are lucky where I fish to crush stripers most of the summer, but the fall is terrible. This year I decided to circle back to blackfish, which for me has been frustrating and time consuming. First three trips out this year we had easy limits on the jig. However when the tide rips its back to a tied hook rig. Thank you for the lesson here I dont like using a double hook rig even though they have been very productive. Great vid
@@SD-kp1yk Thanks so much! Appreciate you watching
Nice job buddy!! Congratulations to you guys for getting monetized!!! Merry Christmas!!!
Thanks guys! Merry Christmas to you and yours!
@@MKOutdoors thank you so much!
Watched and gave a like, Happy Fishing Mike!!!
Thanks so much man!! Really appreciate it!!
My friend, I’m happy to see you guys moving forward with your channel and your passion for fishing, family, friends and fun.
Thanks so much Dwayne. Means a lot!!
Great rig tutorial right there! Definitely the best rig to catch some fish right there! Awesome job explaining it. 👍👍👍
Thanks so much my friend, really appreciate it!!
Awesome demo 🤗
Thanks Joy!
Great tutorial on the set up!! Keep it going!
Thanks so much!!
Absolute great video, thanks for the tutorial. Will definitely try this setup on my next tog trip.
Thanks so much! Appreciate you watching. Good luck on that Tog trip. Cafch em up!!!
Cool video brother! I hope I get a chance to fish w ya sometime it looks very fun!!
Thanks Mark! And we'll definitely get to fish together sometime
Nice rigs👍 they look very useful. You guys are doing great
Thanks so much guys, we appreciate it!
Cool video man, very ez to understand . Did great 🍻🤘
Thanks so much my friend, appreciate it!
Great tutorial. Less hardware is always better. Solid rig and congrats again Mike. Tight lines
Thanks so much Wayne. Was my first how-to, so wasnt sure how it turned out. Always appreciate your support brother
Nice tutorial thanks for sharing 😊
Thanks Jess!!! Appreciate you watching!
That’s a great rig Mike! Ya did a nice job on it 🙂👍👍👍 should catch lots of Togs!
Thanks so much my friend. Appreciate you watching and the feedback!
Very Cool!! We'll know what to do when we get our tails out Jersey!! Cheers!!
Thanks so much guys!! Really appreciate you watching this one. I don't normally do "How-To's" out of my comfort zone, lol
Thank'ya Mr Mike for showing me in a way I could understand! And I really like how you did it in a perspective of overhead so it would be like I was actually tying it myself, that was awesome! 😊
Wow, thanks so much Becca. Was my first how-to, so really appreciate the feedback
Nice educational video!!
Thanks buddy! Appreciate you watching
Great demonstration! I use those rigs all the time but never really catch them for some reason
Thank you!
Great rig! That’s very similar to the flounder rig I tie. Super simple and easy to tie! Great stuff!
Thanks so much man!
Caught my fish Tog this past weekend in Narragansett Bay. I'm hooked.
Awesome!!! Love to hear it! And that's what happens. It's all over now, lol. My favorite fish to catch. Thanks for checking in!
Great video guys! We would LOVE to catch some Tautog. Will have to go fishing with y'all when we come up to New Jersey!
Thanks guys. You guys would love it!! Thanks for watching!!!
Beautiful sharing and thank you👍
Thanks so much! Appreciate you watching!
Nice one my man i use that rig set up in the river just with a paper clip between the sinker and line
Nice man!! Thanks for always watching my friend
Love the how to! Very effective! Keep going with it
Thanks so much brother. Was a little nervous with this one, im not really a how-to guy, lol. Always appreciate you watching my friend
Very Nice, I saved this video so I can make some of these later in the season. No Tog where I'm from but I could see this working on the Pike near me.
Thanks so much Will. Means a lot!, this was my first how-to
@@MKOutdoors honestly it turned out great! I was able to see what you did very clearly, that's important for me because I'm a visual learner.
Awesome man. Thank you. Appreciate the feedback!
Great video helped me to do it fast
Glad to hear!! Thanks for watching!
What a great how to video! Well done, informative and straight to the point! Should get a lot of views and help a lot of people!
Thanks so much AJ. Means a lot!! Was my first How-to, so appreciate the feedback!
Thank you for the video, great job!
Thank you so much!!
Congratulations on getting monetized. Great job on this video showing your Tautog rig. I really need to work on tying rigs like that for saltwater fishing.
Thanks so much Rob!!! Was my first how-to video, so was a little nervous about it, lol. Appreciate the feedback and the support
Good video. Helpful
Thanks so much, appreciate you watching!
Nice rig set up. I haven't fished that rig before. Has a huge sink on it.
Thanks for watching man! And yea, when Tog fishing, sometimes have to go to a 6 or 8oz sinker
Very good instructions.
Thanks so much!!!! Appreciate that!
Awesome stuff man, you really broke that rig down in an easy way.
Thanks Alex, really appreciate that!
Great video thanks 🐟
Thanks for watching!!
I'm a novice at blackfishing too. Nice simple rig and I really liked the stepped walkthrough. I even learned a new way to tie a dropped loop. Thanks - will be practicing a bit this week!! How are you attaching to main line if not using a swivel?
Thanks for watching! Glad this helped you out. And I use an albright knot to attached leader to main line. If you go in our "Saltwater Fishing" playlist, the video is on there. How to tie an albright knot. Very easy to do and a very strong knot
Does the bottom loop connected to the jig ever snag on things and have you ever tied directly to the jig instead? I love Trik Fish Fluorocarbon. It's the main line I use in freshwater.
My snags have gone way down man. And i have tied directly to the jig, but this is nice because i can do a quick swap if i need to go to a different size jig, or switch to rig fishing, just swap out with a sinker. Thanks for watching buddy
Great video bud.
Thanks so much man. Was my first "How-to", so I appreciate you watching and the feedback.
That reason, the lost rigs and snags, drives me insane. lol. Great demo, Mike!
Hahaha, thanks Dug, always appreciate you watching!
Interesting. Totally different than the fish we have in Ohio. Very cool though. Thanks for sharing Mike. Hope all is well, Happy Holidays my friend.
Thanks so much for watching Brian. Hope you are well and a Happy Holidays to you and yours
Wish all the tutorials out there were as easy to follow.
Just have one question if you get a chance to answer it’ll be awesome! I’m heading out of sheep’s head bay party boat in a couple of weeks for Tau Tog. Last couple of times I believe we used heavy sinkers. Reading the comments I got that anything heavier than 3oz do not use the jig and go for the rig correct? They supply the standard Hi-Lo rig but I rather spend a few dollars and time to make a better rig. Thanks for your time bud and keep up the good work!!
@@NYC.PuertoRico.Fishing. thanks for watching!! And yes, anything over 3oz, I would definitely switch to a rig. Good luck out there!
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Thanks Mike, for a clear and easy tutorial that we all can use. Just think-- all the ones you throw back keep eating and they can only get bigger--
Thanks for watching man!! Really appreciate it!! My first how to video. Thanks again!
Catch ‘em up!
Look at you with the commercials haha. Thanks for the video man.
LOL! And thanks brother. First go at a how-to, appreciate you watching
@@MKOutdoors no problem. It was good man. Keep em coming. We're probably going to do the same to keep the channel alive during the winter. Its really all we can do at this point. Congrats again on getting monetized!
@@reelsouthjerseyboys6643 thanks so much. And a very Merry Christmas to you and yours
@@MKOutdoors thanks brother Merry Christmas to you and yours as well.
this was cool thanks merry christmas
Thanks so much!! Merry Christmas to you!!
How long do you cut the leader and how do you attach your rig to your line. I bought tog today for first time but on a striper set up with green crab lol
hi，should I use 50pound mono for 4oz sinker? Because sometimes I cast a 4oz sinker with a 40 pound mono, the line would break by the sinker
I've used as light as 30lb for leadee and haven't had any problems. 50 would be fine
3 years later and still helpin a newbie out. Thanks for the easy knots 😂
You're welcome!! Glad you found the video helpful. Happy New Year and tight lines!
Good stuff!
Thanks so much!
Great video, Mike. Tautog fishing is ADDICTIVE. Proceed at your own risk. It only takes ONE try, and a fisherman is hooked. Not sure what it is about Tog, but it's unique and unlike anything else. The jigs, the crabs, the bite, the rocks, the fat lips, white chins and teeth of the fish, I dunno . . . . it all combines into an endorphin inducing intoxication. Cheers to you and Katie, best wishes for a Merry Christmas and many tight lines in 2021!
Thanks so much Rich!!! Was my first go at a "how-to" video, so appreciate you watching and the feedback. And you're absolutely right. Its the only fishing I wanna do right now. There's just something about it, gets in your blood. Merry Christmas to you and yours Rich. Thanks for your amazing support!
Hi I use a rig similar to this down in Florida ware I live we have to use circle hooks some times I use conventional tackle on and some times I will use spinning tackle thanks
We have to use circle hooks for striped bass now up here in NJ if using live or cut bait. Appreciate you watching
Hi, how long should the leader line be?
I usually use around 3 feet or sometimes more, so if you get snagged and broken off, you only have to tie the loops instead of retying leader to braid
Awesome vid
Thanks buddy
What size hook? Is it mustad 4/0
5/0 Virginia hook
You still putting crab on both or putting something else on the 5/0?
@@Cryptony1975 when jig fishing, crab on both. A lot of fish hit that teaser hook
I've seen people put a slider on for their sinker. So fish will run with bait and sinker stays on bottom 🤔. Do you think this set up is good or bad? Thats my last question. Your videos are awesome 👌
When fishing off the shore, does sinker need to be on top or bottom loop?
Bottom loop
Ok. Yes I put it on bottom. Thanks
@@Cryptony1975 anytime. Thanks for watching
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Thank you for the informative video! I'd love to fish for Tog some day
Thanks so much man. Definitely my favorite fish to catch.