How-To — HDUV Jiggin' Eel

How To: Soft Bait Retrieves #140

Posted by Capt. Michael Hogan on

Softbaits can be broken down into two categories: 1. Top Water: Top water softbaits are typically eel tail softbaits rigged with unweighted or lightly weighted Swimbait hooks and soft circle Hooks.2. Sub Surface: Sub Surface softbaits are typically rigged on jig heads or have the weights and hooks molded into the lure. Top Water: Unweighted and Lightly Weighted Softbaits Eel Tails In my opinion, unweighted eel tail style softbaits have the sexiest action of all lures on the market, making them worth the effort and extra time spent rigging, as well as learning to deal with the challenges of casting them...

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Striper Baits: Best Sand Eel Imitations #117

Posted by Capt. Michael Hogan on

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 big balls of sand eels. They can show up at all levels of the water column so be ready with lures of different weights to reach where the bait, and most likely the predator fish, are holding . Sand eels have olive backs and silver sides, so that is where you should start when selecting lures to use when you locate fish chowing...

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The Best Striper Lures for Shore Fishing #111-S

Posted by Capt. Michael Hogan on

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 below to highlight our most commonly used lures, what their applications typically are, and how to fish them. Many of our lures are extremely versatile and can be used both for casting and jigging. While our lures have proven to be excellent options for boat anglers, they have also gained a great deal of attention fromr shore anglers, in some cases offering options that compete with...

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How-To: Fishing the Rips for Stripers with Epoxy Jigs

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Captain Mike Hogan and Capt. Shaun Ruge show us how to properly locate stripers feeding along Monomoy Rips using the Epoxy Jig and 7" Hogy HDUV Jiggin' Eels paired with the 3/4oz Barbarian Jig Heads.  GEAR Rod: Medium action 7' M St. Croix Rod Reel: Shimano Saragosa 5000 Line: 30lb PowerPro braid Leader: 30lb fluorocarbon leader tied via double uni knot.

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How-To: Deep Water Stripers in the Fog

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Captain Mike Hogan and Capt. Terry Nugent of Riptide Charters show us how to locate and catch blitzing bass on HDUV Jiggin' Eels in the fog using Raymarine Chartplotters & Radar. OUTFIT Rod: Medium action 7' M St. Croix Rod Reel: Shimano Saragosa 5000 Line: 30lb PowerPro braid Leader: 30lb fluorocarbon leader tied via double uni knot.

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