How-To — Gulf of Mexico

Pro Talk: Best Jigs for Grouper Fishing

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We spent 15 minutes with Ross Gallagher, sales director at Hogy Lure Company, to discuss the best jigs for offshore grouper fishing in the Gulf of Mexico. Here's what we found out...   Capt. Ross Gallagher - The Intrepid Angler Location: Offshore - Gulf of Mexico Tide: Depending on wind and moon phases, offshore current can vary dramatically. Jig weights may need to be adjusted to reach bottom. Approach: Vertical jigging for grouper can be used at any depth. It’s a highly efficient and effective technique for quickly covering ground and locating fish. Especially when drift fishing is utilized. Specialized jigging rods and reels offer...

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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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Pro Talk: Jigging Soft Baits for Gulf Red Snapper

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We spent 15 minutes on the phone with Marty Mood to discuss jigging softbaits for red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico with the 10-inch Hogy Original. Here's what we learned..  Location: Gulf of Mexico 1/2 to 15 miles off Pensacola, FL. Tides: As long as there is current movement. Approach: This is a very simple technique, but it all revolves around finding the offshore structure. Just about any offshore structure is holding fish right now from small rock piles and natural bottom to the larger areas with well-known public numbers. We were targeting structure from 30′ to 50′ anywhere from 1/2 to 10...

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