How-To — Slappy Jiggin' Eel

 The eel is perhaps the most iconic bait used when targeting stripers. Big soft plastics are the ultimate imitator of eels for big stripers and have been fooling trophy class fish for decades. Many anglers will tandem rig a large soft bait much the same way traditional anglers would tandem rig a dead eel but we find that if big softbaits are fished at a fast retrieve, the vast majority of strikes are targeted at the head. Hogy Top Imitators 10" Hogy Originals and 14" Hogy Originals fished on a Swimbait Hook: Fish this bait fast. The added action and speed...

We finally join Eric “Slappy” Harrison for a trip to his secret big bass haunts in Boston Harbor. Using the Hogy Slappy Jiggin' Eel Soft Baits and Barbarian Jig Heads we land fish up to 47″.  

We spent 15 minutes on the phone with Eric "Slappy" Harrison to discuss the best nighttime jig and troll techniques for monster stripers in Boston Harbor with various Hogy Lure products. Here's what we found out...  Eric Harrison Location: Boston Harbor Tides: Either, as long as water is moving along rips, rock piles, boulder fields. Approach: Focus on anywhere that current meets structure, or where current lines set up and create feeding lanes. Rigging Selection: Dialing in your jig heads is the key to success, lighter jig heads make the lure swim better, heavier jig heads give you better feel and get the lure...

We spent 15 minutes on the phone with Eric Harrison to discuss kayak fishing for monster striped bass in Boston Harbor with the Hogy Slappy Eel. Here's what we found out... Eric HarrisonInstagram: @eharrison_fishing Location: Boston Harbor, MA Tides: Incoming tide Approach: Eric usually hits the harbor at night with the same plan; hitting a bunch of spots looking for some pods of bigger bass. "I was fishing a shallow, rocky rip area and the fishing was on the slow side," Eric said. "I moved away from the rip and found some big schools of very small bait and started working them."...