How-To — Sand Dab Series

Baby fluke flounder are another commonly found baitfish in the belly of stripers. Hogy Top Imitator: The Hogy 3.5” and 5” Hogy Flounders are designed specifically for imitating baby flatfish. They can be rigged on Jig heads and hopped along the bottom in shallow water. Fish them with the rod tip pointed upward and bounce on the bottom the same way you would fish a bucktail.

We spent 15 minutes on the phone with jetty angler, Rick Denham, of Northwest Washington to discuss targeting Lingcod with the Hogy Sand Dab Softbait Series. Here's what we found out...  Location: Northwest Washington in Puget Sound Tides: Both sides of the high slack tide are the best tides. Rick generally tries to fish the hour before and the hour after the high tide as there will be the greatest concentrations of bait near the shorelines at that time. More water will give the Lingcod a greater chance to ambush their meal.  Approach: Targeting Lingcod in Puget Sound and in any region is...

We spent 15 minutes on the phone with Capt. Tony Vultaggio to discuss the best sand dab lures for targeting Ling Cod with the Hogy Sand Dab Series in California. Here's what we learned... Capt. Tony VultaggioWebsite: www.sbsportfishing.com Location: The Channel Islands, California Tides: The high outgoing produced the best. Approach: Fishing along the islands can be a little tricky. The lings were holding around the transition areas near high spots in 80′ – 120′. It’s important to watch your fish finder to pinpoint how the ling cod are relating to structure on a given day. By far, the most productive areas were...

We spent 15 minutes on the phone with Capt. Ross Gallagher, sales director at Hogy Lure Company, to discuss using drop shot rigs for deep water grouper in Fort Meyers, FL. Here's what we learned...   Capt. Ross GallagherSales Director at Hogy Lure CompanyThe Intrepid Angler Location: Fort Myers, FL Tides: Current and wind speed can be a major factor in deep water fishing. The Hogy Drop Shot Rig HD can easily be weighted for any scenario. Approach: When I refer to “deep water” in Southwest Florida, it is when I fish water deeper than 90′. I prefer to target grouper in three types...

We spent 15 minutes on the phone with Capt. Tucker Blythe to discuss bottom fishing for cobia with the Hogy Original off of Charleston, South Carolina. Here's what we learned... Capt. Tucker BlytheWebsite: http://www.charlestoncustomcharters.com/Facebook: Grey Ghost Charters Location: Offshore Charleston, SC Tides: Looking for the tide line offshore is a great place to look for flotsam accumulation. The cobia will often relate to the structure or temperature difference on this line. Running the shipping container buoys are a good place to start looking for fish if no tide line is present. Approach: These cobia can be located on shipping container buoys (around 12 miles...