My preferred hook for tog is a Virginia hook, a Mustad 4011E, size 4/0 and 5/0.
I usually get a 100 pack from Jamestackle.
Oh, and as far as hooking, yes, through the leg hole, claws removed so the tog don't have a "hand to pull them off your hook.
I also many times use what I am told is a BelMar or a Cape May rig, which is simply two hooks tied together so that when you hold the rig by the loop to put on the line, the two hooks hang like an umbrells. You put both hooks into one crab. Use a whole one here unless it is too big.
To tie this rig you simply take a length of leader, snell a hook on both ends, then knot it so that each hook has a 4-6 inch length, and then tie a dropper loop about 3 more inches above where the "umbrella" is to hook on to your line.
Works well. Good luck.
[ 05-13-2004, 12:20 AM: Message edited by: DopicDick ]
I usually get a 100 pack from Jamestackle.
Oh, and as far as hooking, yes, through the leg hole, claws removed so the tog don't have a "hand to pull them off your hook.
I also many times use what I am told is a BelMar or a Cape May rig, which is simply two hooks tied together so that when you hold the rig by the loop to put on the line, the two hooks hang like an umbrells. You put both hooks into one crab. Use a whole one here unless it is too big.
To tie this rig you simply take a length of leader, snell a hook on both ends, then knot it so that each hook has a 4-6 inch length, and then tie a dropper loop about 3 more inches above where the "umbrella" is to hook on to your line.
Works well. Good luck.
[ 05-13-2004, 12:20 AM: Message edited by: DopicDick ]
