For those of you who might not know, the fish you are looking at right now is called a tautog or blackfish. They are a strong fish which likes to hang out around rocks and other gnarly bottom structure. In fact, I lose two underwater cameras last week that got stuck in the rocks in order to capture this shot! 🤦🏻‍♂️⁠ ⁠ Last week we caught a few tautog that were probably 8-10 pounds which is a really nice size for around here. However, the Massachusetts state record tautog is a whopping 22 pound