Q&A — Sand Dab Series

Q&A: Best Grouper Lures for Southwest Florida

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QUESTION: [What are the] best grouper lures? I fish in Southwest Florida that is Marco Island Florida about 15 miles out at 45 to 50 feet. Robert   ANSWER:  Robert, I’m very familiar with the area and have had some great success on shallow water gags and red grouper. I’ll normally fish these on a heavier spinning jig setup with 50lb – 80lb braided line using 50lb – 80lb fluorocarbon leader. All baits are dropped to the bottom and jigged 1-10′ off the bottom. I find they work great while drifting or on anchor. You’ll also find that amberjack, cobia,...

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Q&A: Best Hogy Lures for Bahamian Grouper, Tuna, Kingfish and Wahoo Fishing

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QUESTION: I’ll be headed over to the Bahamas for a few weeks and plan on targeting reef and offshore fishing during my trip, as well as fish in a tournament. What are the best lures to use for grouper, snapper, tuna, kingfish and wahoo? Thanks,Pamela ANSWER: Pamela, We appreciate your business very much. I hope that these baits and tips will get you on the board in your tournament! HDUV Soft Baits and Flounder on Barbarian Jig Heads These baits are excellent when worked near the bottom for snapper and grouper. If you speed up the retrive and work in...

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Q&A: Drop Shot Rig with Hogy Flounder

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QUESTION: I thought I saw that you sold a double hook rig for the flounder. I want to try this out for ling cod. Thanks. ANSWER: Thank you for reaching out to us. We appreciate your interest very much. The rig featured in that video was our Drop Shot Rig.  An additional hook was clipped to the bottom along with the lead weight. You can easily use a heavy jig head to accomplish the same rigging as well. Make sure to check out our new 6″ Sand Dab Series.  The heavy duty UV infused blended plastic for increased visibility in...

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Q&A: Best Ling Cod Lures for Monterey Bay, CA

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QUESTION: Hello! I was wondering if you could suggest some size and color combos for Lingcod and Halibut fishing out of Santa Cruz California in the Monterey Bay? Thanks! ANSWER: Thanks for reaching out to us. We appreciate your interest very much. We have some excellent applications for Ling Cod and Halibut Jigging. One of our most popular and productive techniques is to jig the 9″ HDUV Eel tail in black pearl or bubblegum and bottom bounce using an appropriately weighted 10/0 Barbarian Jig Head. These baits are most productive when bounced in close proximity to the bottom. Another excellent bait is...

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