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Cape CodHow-To: Fishing the Rips for Stripers with Epoxy Jigs

How-To: Fishing the Rips for Stripers with Epoxy Jigs

Captain Mike Hogan and Capt. Shaun Ruge show us how to properly locate stripers feeding along Monomoy Rips using the Epoxy Jig and 7" Hogy HDUV Jiggin' Eels paired with the 3/4oz Barbarian Jig Hea...

Cape CodHow-To: Epoxy Jig Techniques for Big Striped Bass

How-To: Epoxy Jig Techniques for Big Striped Bass

Capt. Mike Hogan fished with Capt. Terry Nugent while targeting stripers feeding on schools of oceanic herring in Cape Cod Bay. GEAR LIST Rod: Medium action 7' M St. Croix Rod Reel: Shimano Sarago...

Cape CodHow-To: Pro Tail Paddles for Cape Cod Stripers

How-To: Pro Tail Paddles for Cape Cod Stripers

Capt. Mike Hogan fished with Capt. Terry Nugent on Wednesday May 25th for his first trip on Riptide Charters, and had a phenomenal day catching fish to 45" on topwater in front of Barnstable Harbo...

Bluefin TunaHow-To: Trolling for Bluefin Tuna with Hogy Harness Jigs

How-To: Trolling for Bluefin Tuna with Hogy Harness Jigs

Join Capt. Mike Hogan and Capt. Nat Chalkley as they chase Cape Cod school bluefin tuna in mid June just south of The Claw, around 15 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard. Capt. Mike covers the techni...

Bluefin TunaHow-To: Jigging Chatham Tuna with Harness Jigs

How-To: Jigging Chatham Tuna with Harness Jigs

Hogy owner, Capt. Mike Hogan introduces the new SI Harness Jig on a Fall 2014 trip east of Chatham while jigging for Bluefin tuna.  Notes from Capt. Mike “It was the perfect day to fish this lure...

Bluefin TunaPro Talk: Deep Water Jigging for Bluefin Tuna

Pro Talk: Deep Water Jigging for Bluefin Tuna

We spent 15 minutes on the phone with Kevin Gould to discuss deep water jigging for Bluefin Tuna off of Chatham, Massachusetts with the Hogy Tuna Rigged Epoxy Jig. Here's what we learned...  Lo...