How-To — Peanut Bunker Jig
How-To: Hogy Heavy Metal Retrieves #142
Posted by Capt. Michael Hogan on
Metals come in all shapes and sizes. At Hogy, our lineup is no different. Each lure is designed to have a specific profile and action in the water. Each of our jigs can be cast or jigged. Here’s an outline on how to fish each of our metals. Hogy Heavy Minnow Jig Lure: The Hogy Heavy Minnow Jig is designed to imitate small baitfish and have a high weight density relative to its overall size making this lure a long distance caster. The best way to fish this lure is at a medium to fast lure retrieve. If on a boat,...
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- Tags: Cape Cod, Casting, Dancing Diamond Jig, Heavy Minnow Jig, Herring Jigs, Jigging, Peanut Bunker Jig, Sand Eel Jig, Shore Fishing, Squinnow Jig, Striped Bass, Surf Casting
Striper Baits: Best Butterfish Imitations #120
Posted by Capt. Michael Hogan on
Schools of baby butterfish often ball up in the fall and provide another food source that fish like bass and albies feed on heavily. Butterfish have a unique broad, round profile that is hard to replicate and still have a good swimming action with a metal lure. As a result, softbaits with a similar profile in bone or silvery coloration is the way to go. They are slow moving, so a slow to medium retrieve is ideal. Hogy Top Imitator: We have two deadly options for imitating juvenile butterfish. The best option is our Hogy Pro Tail Paddle in up to...
Striper Baits: Best Peanut Bunker Imitations #116
Posted by Capt. Michael Hogan on
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 from 2 to 3inches. And like both the bay anchovy and the silversides, peanut bunker too have a very distinctive color patterns. When they are dead, they appear to be silver as they lose their coloration very quickly. Don’t be fooled! But alive and well in their habitat, Peanut bunker have an olive twinge, with pink colorations. Your go to color patterns will be olive, ideally...
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- Tags: Bonito, Cape Cod, Casting, Epoxy Jig Lures, False Albacore, Jigging, Peanut Bunker Jig, Pro Tail Paddle, Striped Bass
Striper Baits: Best Juvenile Herring Imitation #115
Posted by Capt. Michael Hogan on
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 schooled baitfish. While schools of juvenile sea herring can appear at any time, juvenile river herring typically move out of their birthing waters and out into open water following a day or more of heavy rainfall. I personally find that predators keyed in on herring tend to be the easiest to catch. Their silvery blue tinge is a common color pattern. Juvenile herring are more chubby...
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- Tags: Cape Cod, Casting, Epoxy Jig Lures, Herring Jigs, Jigging, Peanut Bunker Jig, Pro Tail Paddle, Striped Bass
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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- Tags: Cape Cod, Casting, Charter Grade Dog Walker, Charter Grade Poppers, Charter Grade Slider, Dancing Diamond Jig, Epoxy Jig Lures, HDUV Jiggin' Eel, HDUV Jiggin' Paddle Tail, Heavy Minnow Jig, Herring Jigs, Hogy Originals, Jigging, Peanut Bunker Jig, Pro Tail Eel, Pro Tail Paddle, Sand Eel Jig, Striped Bass, Surf Casting