How-To — Weakfish

How-To: Weakfish in Western Long Island, NY

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We spent 15 minutes on the phone with Hogy Pro-Staffer Eric Harrison to discuss jigging for weakfish off of Long Island with the Hogy Originals. Here's what we learned... Eric Harrison Location: Western Long Island, NY Tides: Moving tides Approach: I hit channel edges and deeper holes in bays in areas with current from the tides. Using my fish finder and Navionics map I hung on the edges of channels looking for bait balls or marks from big fish. In deeper water, I was jigging mini-Hogys on half ounce jig heads and in 15′ or less I was swimming the 10″ Hogys on...

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Secret Tips for Cape Cod Weakfish

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We spent 15 minutes on the phone with Capt. Shaun Ruge to discuss the secret to catching Cape Cod weakfish. Here's what we learned... Capt. Shaun RugeWebsite: www.riptidecharters.com Location: Southern Cape Cod Salt Ponds Tides: Having a strong current is more important to target feeding weakfish, this helps concentrate the fish along strong currents along channel edges. Both ends of the tide will work, but fishing can be slightly better on an outgoing tide. Approach: The most consistent way to locate weakfish is to begin searching in choke points around the mouths of salt ponds. These areas funnel current through narrow areas and...

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