Pro Talk — Striped Bass

We spent 15 minutes on the phone with Amanda Grueter to discuss casting to striped bass throughout the water column with the Hogy Heavy Minnow Jig in Buzzards Bay, Vineyard Sound and Cape Cod Bay fisheries. Here's what we learned...  Angler Amanda Grueter Amanda Grueter and her husband, Chip, are active anglers and Hogy users. Amanda's biggest joy has been teaching and sharing her fishing and boating passion with her husband who had never boated or fished before meeting Amanda. When it comes to fishing and boating, she is very proud to have helped make him the amazing fisherman and...

We spent 15 minutes on the phone with Capt. Tim O'Rourke to discuss casting to topwater striped bass both inshore and offshore with the Hogy Charter Grade Popper off of Montauk, New York. Here's what we learned...  Capt. Tim O'Rourke Website: www.montaukpointflyfishing.com Instagram: @mtkpointflyfishing Facebook: Montauk Point Fly Fishing Targeted Species: Striped Bass + Bluefish Location: Montauk, New York  When targeting striped bass or bluefish, Capt. Tim is in the perfect location to dabble in scenery and technique. Between the inshore estuaries, offshore rips and shoreline rock piles, the fishery is very diversified and easily accessible. Tides: When fishing offshore, Capt....

We spent 15 minutes on the phone with Capt. Chris Connelly to discuss bottom jigging for ground fish off of Block Island and Narragansett, Rhode Island with the Hogy Epoxy Jig Lure and the Hogy Heavy Minnow Lure. Here's what we learned... Capt. Chris ConnellyInstagram: @hookedfishingri Targeted Species: Ground fish (inshore) - scup and black seas bass Location: Narragansett, Rhode Island   Due to the late start of the season, a lot of Rhode Island charter captains have missed the early spring schoolie run, including Capt. Chris. Because of this, he's been targeting ground fish with some striped bass and...

We spent 15 minutes on the phone with Capt. Jack Murphy to discuss topwater casting to offshore Striped Bass with the Hogy Charter Grade Dog Walker outside of Boston. Here’s what we learned…  Capt. Jack Murphy  Website: www.luckyjacksfishing.com Instagram: @luckyjacksfishing Facebook: Lucky Jacks Fishing Targeted Species: Striped Bass Location: Boston Harbor, South Shore When you think of fishing Boston Harbor, monster offshore striped bass is not the first thing that comes to mind. But for Capt. Jack and his crew, this is exactly the type of fishing they anticipate all winter long. Capt. Jack has three moorings; one in Marblehead,...