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Cape Cod BayHow-To: Casting to Topwater Stripers off of Provincetown

How-To: Casting to Topwater Stripers off of Provincetown

On a late June morning, Capt. Mike Hogan and the Salty Cape Crew head out of Sandwich Marina with Capt. Dave Peros to chase the bite off of Provincetown.  "It's Friday morning and it's time to get ...

Buzzard's BayHow-To: Walk the Dog Stripers with Capt. Jamie Simmons

How-To: Walk the Dog Stripers with Capt. Jamie Simmons

The Salty Cape Crew head out in early June with Capt. Jamie Simmons of Buzzard's Bay Outfitters to chase topwater stripers in the upper Buzzard's Bay region with the Hogy XL Charter Grade Dog Walke...

CastingHow-To: The Lacrosse Cast

How-To: The Lacrosse Cast

Capt. Mike Hogan and the Hogy Crew set out to Middleground in search of topwater stripers but before we can get into the action, Capt. Mike has a few tips on how to cast ergonomically to your norma...

CastingHow-To: Striped Bass Fishing in Canals and Channels from Shore #161

How-To: Striped Bass Fishing in Canals and Channels from Shore #161

APPROACH Canals are great when you know fish are likely to be in the area. With such high volumes of water running by y...

Cape CodHow-To: Fishing Estuaries for Striped Bass from Shore #160

How-To: Fishing Estuaries for Striped Bass from Shore #160

Estuaries are great for a lot of reasons.  Approach: First step is to identify the direction of the tide. You want to fish on the side the tide is moving toward. Although this is a light tackle fi...

Cape CodHow-To: Jetty Casting for Stripers #159

How-To: Jetty Casting for Stripers #159

Jetties are serious producers. Although they can be fished around the clock, they often produce best at night. The best jetties offer some sort of rip line and give you access to get behind some sa...