Q&A — Casting

Question: I'm looking to target snook under bridges in waterways and from the beach. What do you recommend? Thank you, Joel Answer:  Hi Joel, Thank you for reaching out to us, we appreciate your business very much.  1. Waterways: Snook love moving water, which makes the incoming and outgoing tides best, especially when accompanied with structure - bridges in this case. Because they are ambush predators and don't like to work for their food, they tend to hide and wait for something to drift past them before they strike.  Two techniques come to mind in this specific situation. The first would...

Question:  We have Shad in the Merrimack River, which products would you recommend to mimic these bait fish? Thanks,Gary Answer: Hi Gary, Thank you for reaching out to us. We appreciate your business very much. I’m happy to provide some recommendations on imitating Merrimack River Shad. From a quick bit of research, it looks like the shad anglers target are pretty sizable, these are my recommendations for imitating larger shad: 1. Topwater Slow Twitch: The 10” Hogy Original is great for slow moving rivers and tidal areas. It is ideal for casting during low light periods and when casting around...

QUESTION Hi! I am a Cape Cod Canal striper fisherman with a good array of large plugs, darters, swimmers and savage rubber tails. I am looking for a few epoxy jigs for spring and fall for striper fishing.  It seems some smaller stripers were around in May and October in the canal and I think I need a few epoxy jig to match smaller fish but still handle larger ones, hook wise.  Casting distance also seems important at the canal and most of my big lures are 3oz - 3.75oz. I know I need to balance Epoxy Jig size vs...

QUESTION:  Hello there, thank you for your time. I'm looking to get into some striped bass fishing this spring in the Connecticut River and Connecticut coast. I'm primarily a freshwater guy but wanted to explore the smaller, schoolie striper season but didn't know where to start when it comes to lures. If I'm looking for a basic variety of baits, could you point me in the right direction? I'm not sure if this matters but I'll be using two spinning rod outfits; a 7'2" medium power, fast action and a 7'2" medium/light power, fast action. Thanks so much and Happy...

Q: I am taking a tip to kayak fish on Panama’s wild west coast and wanted to know what Capt. Mike suggested for catching Roosterfish, Cubera Snapper and Yellowfin Tuna down in those waters? A: There are a lot of different lures Hogy would recommend for these various situations. Let’s break it down by category. Plugs – 60% of your casting will be done with plugs. Topwater poppers and subsurface gliders are dynamite for Roosters, Tuna and a variety of the snapper species. Our Charter Grade Poppers in the large 5.5-inch size will be ideal. The 5.5-inch Slider will be...