How-To — Cape Cod

If you’ve heard us talk about albie fishing, you’ll certainly hear about the 7-inch Hogy Original in amber again, again and again. I love that lure for albies. It’s my old standby. It never fails. Well, actually, it almost never fails.  The other day, I was humbled when I was fishing for the first time with owner and founder of Aubut Rods. I was excited to show him the power of the 7-inch amber and bragged about the lure the whole way out of Falmouth inner harbor. I quickly knew I was in trouble with the albies when I caught one on my very...

We spent 15 minutes on the phone with Capt. Jamie Boyle to discuss casting for white marlin with the Hogy Original off of Martha's Vineyard. Here's what we found out..  Capt. Jamie BoyleWebsite: http://www.boylermaker.com/Instagram: @boylemakermv Location: Offshore Martha’s Vineyard, MA Tides: Tidal conditions aren't necessarily important, but slick calm surface conditions are necessary to find sun bathing marlin. Approach: This is a very time and condition specific technique. Requiring just the right mix of bait, water temperature and location of the Gulf Stream. This usually occurs in late July – Mid August when bait and water temps are peaking. You’ll need to find water...

We spent 15 minutes on the phone with Capt. Dave Peros to discuss using small baits for skinny water striped bass off the monomoy rips. Here's what we found out...  Capt. Dave PerosWebsite: http://www.captdaveperos.com/ Location: Monomoy Rips - Chatham, MA Tides: Incoming and outgoing water are both very strong but surface activity picks up the most around full tide. As the tide slacks, the fish also become very active.  Approach: Even during the summer, the cold water in this area means you can catch fish in full daylight, although they can be a bit spooky. Stemming the tide and casting parallel to the rip...

We spent 15 minutes on the phone with Capt. Michael Hogan, owner and president of Hogy Lure Company, to discuss cast and dropping to finicky bluefin tuna keyed in on sand eels with the Hogy Sand Eel softbait. Here's what we found out...   Capt. Michael HoganWebsite: www.hogylures.comInstagram: @hogyfishingFacebook: Hogy Lures Cast and Drop: In the spring of 2012, Hogy introduced the 7" Sand Eel. While this bait is hugely popular for striper anglers targeting striped bass feeding on sand eels, they are a deadly tuna bait. In recent years, finding a bait small enough to replicate a small sand eel, but...

We spent 15 minutes on the phone with Capt. Terry Nugent to discuss floating soft baits in the Monomoy rips for striped bass with the Hogy 10" Original. Here's what we found out... Capt. Terry NugentWebsite: www.riptidecharters.comInstagram: @riptidecharters Facebook: Riptide Charters Location: Cape Cod Tides: It's best to arrive at the rip when the current speed just hits 0.5 knots and fish the rip through the tide.  Approach: When fishing a rip line, the standard approach is to try and drift the rip rather than stem the tide. It's easier for clients to fight and land fish when they are not fighting the...