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Cape CodHow To: Epoxy Jig Lure Retrieves #141

How To: Epoxy Jig Lure Retrieves #141

The Hogy Epoxy Jig Lure is a very unique lure in that it has the size and shape of a metal jig but is 1/3 the weight for its overall size. This means you can fish this lure in a number of differe...

Cape CodStriper Baits: Best Sand Eel Imitations #117

Striper Baits: Best Sand Eel Imitations #117

No matter what they might be called in different areas, I think there are sand eels in every body of water. Sand eels can range from 2 to 9inches and nothing drives bass and albies crazier than bi...

BonitoStriper Baits: Best Peanut Bunker Imitations #116

Striper Baits: Best Peanut Bunker Imitations #116

You know the fall has either arrived or is imminent when peanut bunker show up. Like the bay anchovy, peanut bunker ball up in great numbers just under the surface. Peanut bunker typically range f...

Cape CodStriper Baits: Best Juvenile Herring Imitation #115

Striper Baits: Best Juvenile Herring Imitation #115

Late summer and fall are the times when these small baitfish make their way out into the big ocean. Juvenile herring get balled up easily, but in my opinion often separate faster than other schoole...

Cape CodStriper Baits: Best Bay Anchovy Imitations #114

Striper Baits: Best Bay Anchovy Imitations #114

  Schools of bay anchovies are easily identifiable by the orange or muddy brown appearance that their schools have. They are typically about 2 to 4”. Like the silverside, their coloration is very...

Cape CodStriper Baits: Best Atlantic Silverside Imitations #113

Striper Baits: Best Atlantic Silverside Imitations #113

  Also known as the spearing or shiner in the northeast, silversides can be found around the rivers and estuaries of the western Atlantic from Canada to Florida. A mature silverside typically rea...