Tautog
Tautoga onitis
Also called blackfish, tog
A thick-bodied wrasse with strong jaws and teeth adapted for crushing shellfish. Known for its excellent eating quality and challenging fight around structure.
Tautog at a glance
- Scientific name
- Tautoga onitis
- Typical size
- 12-22 inches
- IGFA world record
- 28 lbs 8 oz
- Water
- Saltwater
- Habitat
- Reef
- Rarity in the Fishdex™
- Uncommon
Habitat
Rocky structure, wrecks, and jetties. Tough fighters with strong teeth for crushing crustaceans.
Catch one and it is yours
Log a tautog through the Cobia Camera and this entry fills in with your photo, your personal best, and the exact conditions on the day. The app also carries the slot and season rules for wherever you are standing.
How the Fishdex™ worksWhat to throw for tautog
The lure classes that produce for tautog, drawn from the same species map Cobia reasons about. Each one opens a full page on what it is, when it works and how to fish it.
Which one, in which color and which weight, depends on the water in front of you today. That part is the app.
Tautog questions people ask
Tautog is Tautoga onitis. Anglers also call it blackfish, tog.
A typical tautog runs 12-22 inches. The IGFA all tackle world record stands at 28 lbs 8 oz. Cobia records the length and weight of every tautog you log and keeps your personal best on its Fishdex entry.
Rocky structure, wrecks, and jetties. Tough fighters with strong teeth for crushing crustaceans. It is a salt water species, filed under reef in the Fishdex.
The IGFA all tackle world record tautog weighed 28 lbs 8 oz.
Jigheads and creature baits and craws all produce. Which one, in which color and which weight, depends on the season, the water temperature and the tide on the day, which is the part Cobia works out against the lures you already own.
Yes. Log one through the Cobia Camera and this entry fills in with your own photo, your personal best, and the conditions on the day you caught it. The app also carries the slot limits and season dates for wherever you are standing. It is free.
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