How-To — Cape Cod

How-To: Outer Cape Cod Stripers

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We spent 15 minutes on the phone with Capt. Steve Kirk to discuss fishing for outer Cape Cod striped bass with the Hogy Originals. Here's what we learned...  Capt. Steve KirkWebsite: www.captainkirkenterprises.com Location: Off Provincetown – Between Race Point and The Golf Ball. Tides: Fishing is good on either end of the tide, fishing is better during a moving tide. Approach: This “run and gun” style of fishing requires a keen eye on the horizon for surface activity. Spotting diving birds is a sure sign there is fish activity nearby. When approaching a feeding school, make sure to motor down some distance away...

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Pro Talk: Big Swim Bait Techniques for the Cape Cod Canal

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We spent 15 minutes on the phone with Kevin Gould to discuss the best swim bait techniques for fishing the Cape Cod Canal. Here's what we learned... Location: Cape Cod Canal Tides: Last two hours of west (outgoing) tide at sunrise. Fishing always seems to be good on this tide. Approach: If you’re lucky, you’ll be able to see stripers chasing mackerel against the rocks. When they are feeding in close, a very fast but steady retrieve is ideal for drawing a strike. When fish aren’t showing on top, long up-current casts are used to stem the tide. Rigging Selection: 3oz Barbarian Jig Head –...

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Secret Tips for Cape Cod Weakfish

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We spent 15 minutes on the phone with Capt. Shaun Ruge to discuss the secret to catching Cape Cod weakfish. Here's what we learned... Capt. Shaun RugeWebsite: www.riptidecharters.com Location: Southern Cape Cod Salt Ponds Tides: Having a strong current is more important to target feeding weakfish, this helps concentrate the fish along strong currents along channel edges. Both ends of the tide will work, but fishing can be slightly better on an outgoing tide. Approach: The most consistent way to locate weakfish is to begin searching in choke points around the mouths of salt ponds. These areas funnel current through narrow areas and...

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Pro Talk: Fishing Mackerel Schools for Cape Cod Bay Stripers

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We spent 15 minutes on the phone with Capt. Terry Nugent to discuss the best ways to fish mackerel schools for striped bass in Cape Cod Bay. Here's what we learned..  Capt. Terry NugentWebsite: www.riptidecharters.com Location: Cape Cod Bay, MA Tides: Either end of the tide works for this technique. It’s more important to locate birds and mackerel schools to find feeding fish. Approach: The ability to be successful at this technique is driven by your ability to locate flocks of gannets feeding on the mackerel schools. In it’s simplest form, scanning the horizon for diving birds will work, but is largely inefficient....

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Pro Talk: Fishing Rips with Squid Imitators with Capt. Mike Hogan

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Introduction: Here at Hogy HQ, our nearby waters are influenced by strong tides and feature many rips. We tested this technique during the squid run off Martha’s Vineyard in June. We talked about hang time when fishing stripers over structure but at this time, we are fishing the swing of the bait through rips. Bass take advantage of boulders or sand bars to lie in wait and ambush for their prey. Retrieve: This technique is a variation of the “dead drift” used by fly fishermen. A key method for presenting to these fish is to cast up tide and twitch the bait as it...

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