How-To — New York

Pro Talk: Best Sand Eel Lures for Montauk Stripers

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We spent 15 minutes on the phone with Capt. Jason Dapra to discuss the best sand eel lures for Montauk striped bass. Here's what we learned...  Capt. Jason DapraWebsite: www.blitzboundcharters.com Location: Inshore Montauk – Looking for blitzing fish along the beach, out to 30’ of water. Tides: As long as the tide is moving, the fish will bite. Later in the season, the incoming tide tends to produce a better bite for fish feeding on sand eels. Approach: This year, the sand eels have been very thick inshore. It seems the thick concentration of sand eels have kept the bay anchovies out, which...

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How-To: Weakfish in Western Long Island, NY

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We spent 15 minutes on the phone with Hogy Pro-Staffer Eric Harrison to discuss jigging for weakfish off of Long Island with the Hogy Originals. Here's what we learned... Eric Harrison Location: Western Long Island, NY Tides: Moving tides Approach: I hit channel edges and deeper holes in bays in areas with current from the tides. Using my fish finder and Navionics map I hung on the edges of channels looking for bait balls or marks from big fish. In deeper water, I was jigging mini-Hogys on half ounce jig heads and in 15′ or less I was swimming the 10″ Hogys on...

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