How-To — Chesapeake Bay
How-To: Trolling Tube Lures For Cobia, Ling, Lemonfish
Posted by Ross Gallagher on
The traditional tube and worm lure has been used by Striped Bass anglers for decades. Recently, we've seen a dramatic uptick in our Mid-Atlantic customers using the Hogy 19" and 24" Perfect Tube to target migratory populations of cobia along Virginia Beach and the Lower Chesapeake Bay area. Trolling a tube lure for cobia offers several advantages when run and gun style sight fishing isn't producing. 1. Depth Control: Trolling tubes can be fished at specific depths with the use of lead core line, in-line trolling weights and planers. Tubes are often trolling in water as shallow as ten...
How To: Trolling for Cobia with the Hogy Perfect Tubes in the Chesapeake Bay
Posted by Jamie Costa on
We spent 15 minutes on the phone with Capt. Damon Williams to discuss trolling for Cobia in the Chesapeake Bay with the Hogy Perfect Tube. Here's what we found out... Capt. Damon WilliamsWebsite: https://www.chesapeake-bay-outdoors.com/Facebook: Chesapeake Bay OutdoorsInstagram: @chesapeake_bay_outdoors_llc Location: Bay Bridge Tunnel to the Bay Bridge, Chesapeake Bay (Maryland/Virginia) Tides: Cobia don’t have very big swim bladders so they don’t like a lot of water movement because they have a harder time getting around. Because of this, you can catch them the best at the beginning or the end of the current cycle. The time of the day doesn’t matter but...
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How To: Casting and Jigging for Red Drum with the Hogy Pro Tail Paddle
Posted by Jamie Costa on
We spent 15 minutes on the phone with Capt. Nick Lombardi to discuss sight casting and jigging for red drum with the Hogy Pro Tail Paddle in the Chesapeake Bay. Here's what we found out.. Capt. Nick LombardiWebsite: https://www.redbeardscharters.comFacebook: Redbeard's ChartersInstagram: @redbeard.n Location: Annapolis, Maryland There is no doubt that red fish move around a lot, especially in open water. For anglers that are familiar with the Chesapeake Bay area, it can be predictable but for those that aren’t, it can be a little more difficult. Capt. Nick runs a lot of early season charters out of Annapolis but the...
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- Tags: Chesapeake Bay, Jigging, Pro Tail Paddle, Redfish
How To: Sight Casting to Red Drum with the 7" Hogy Original
Posted by Jamie Costa on
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- Tags: Casting, Chesapeake Bay, Hogy Originals, Redfish, Virginia
How To: Sight Casting to Topwater Striped Bass with the 10" Hogy Original
Posted by Jamie Costa on