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Cape Cod BayHow-To: Casting to Topwater Stripers off of Provincetown

How-To: Casting to Topwater Stripers off of Provincetown

On a late June morning, Capt. Mike Hogan and the Salty Cape Crew head out of Sandwich Marina with Capt. Dave Peros to chase the bite off of Provincetown.  "It's Friday morning and it's time to get ...

CastingHow-To: Striped Bass Fishing in Canals and Channels from Shore #161

How-To: Striped Bass Fishing in Canals and Channels from Shore #161

APPROACH Canals are great when you know fish are likely to be in the area. With such high volumes of water running by y...

Cape CodHow-To: Fishing Estuaries for Striped Bass from Shore #160

How-To: Fishing Estuaries for Striped Bass from Shore #160

Estuaries are great for a lot of reasons.  Approach: First step is to identify the direction of the tide. You want to fish on the side the tide is moving toward. Although this is a light tackle fi...

CastingHow-To: Plug Retrieves for Striped Bass #143

How-To: Plug Retrieves for Striped Bass #143

The Hogy Charter Grade Popper A popper is an excellent “search bait” in that it makes a loud “popping” noise, getting a fish’s attention through sight and sound; our Hogy Popper also features inte...

Cape CodThe Best Striper Lures for Shore Fishing #111-S

The Best Striper Lures for Shore Fishing #111-S

At Hogy, we literally make thousands of different shaped and sized lures for fisheries all over the world. Although the vast majority of our lures work for striped bass, we have compiled the list b...

CastingHow To: Selecting Striped Rods #105

How To: Selecting Striped Rods #105

Rods are generally rated by their “action” and their “power” and also include specifics such as lure weight range and recommended line strength, also known as “pound test.”  An entire book could be...