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Cape CodHow-To: Shore Fishing on an Open Beach #158

How-To: Shore Fishing on an Open Beach #158

Open Beach: There is often more than meets the eye at an open beach. Structure-wise, you have gradual drop-offs, fast drop-offs, sand bars, deep troughs, rocks and boulders.  Approach: Work the sy...

Cape CodHow-To: Rip Fishing for Striped Bass From Shore #157

How-To: Rip Fishing for Striped Bass From Shore #157

SHORELINE RIP Shoreline rips that occur around structure such as points are often great spots to find big fish on light tackle close to the beach. The best shoreline rips have some sort of mix or c...

Cape CodHow-To: Reading Shore Conditions for Striped Bass #156

How-To: Reading Shore Conditions for Striped Bass #156

Anglers are much more tightly lipped about their shore fishing than boat fishing and consequently, getting good shore fishing reports is difficult. I don’t even bother asking around when shore fish...

CastingHow-To: Tips for Casting to Striped Bass #150

How-To: Tips for Casting to Striped Bass #150

Developing a Strategy: The first step in developing your strategy is to fully understand the structure (or lack thereof) that you are casting to.  Open Water: “Open Water” is a pretty generic term ...

Cape CodHow-To: Hogy Heavy Metal Retrieves #142

How-To: Hogy Heavy Metal Retrieves #142

 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 a...

Cape CodHow To: Epoxy Jig Lure Retrieves #141

How To: Epoxy Jig Lure Retrieves #141

The Hogy Epoxy Jig Lure is a very unique lure in that it has the size and shape of a metal jig but is 1/3 the weight for its overall size. This means you can fish this lure in a number of differe...