How-To — Dancing Diamond Jig

How-To: Casting and Jigging Sand Eel Lures for Striped Bass

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Watch Hogy’s Capt. Mike Hogan fish with top guide Sean Ruge of Riptide Charters where they vertical jig and top water cast for large striped bass off Provincetown on Cape Cod. Fishing the area know as the Race, this video shows textbook examples on how to target deep water large fish at slack tide and also surface fish once the tide starts rolling. The fish were highly finicky so they went to the highly imitative Hogy sand eels rigged on diamond jigs and swim bait hooks to get the job done. Featured Products Hogy Pro Tail Eel   Dancing Diamond Sand Eel Jig...

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Video: Rigging Sand Eel Teasers for Surf Stripers

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Chris Megan from OTW magazine joins surf fishing expert, Shell E. Caris for some surf striper fishing off the New Jersey coastline. Shell E. prefers to use the Hogy Soft Bait Sand Eels as a teaser fly while fishing diamond jigs. Gear List: Teaser: Hogy Soft Bait Sand Eels Lure: SI Ball Bearing Diamond Jig

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How-To: Diamond Jigs & Hogy Eel Teasers for Deep Water Grouper

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We spent 15 minutes on the phone with Capt. Ross Gallagher, sales director at Hogy Lure Company, to discuss jigging for deep water grouper in the Gulf of Mexico with the Hogy Dancing Diamond Jig Lure. Here's what we learned...   Capt. Ross GallagherWebsite: The Intrepid Angler Location: Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Tides: Deep water jigging tends to be the most productive when a light to moderate current is running. Periods of slack current tend to slow down the bite. Approach: Vertical jigging can easily be accomplished on the drift or on anchor. When fishing larger areas of live bottom or structure, drifting...

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