Built for trophy inshore and light tackle offshore species. Checkout three popular retrieves for the Hogy Epoxy Jig Lure® with Capt. Mike Hogan.
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"Land Soft. Hover Long. Match The Micro Hatch."
The Hogy Epoxy Jig Lure:
The Hogy Epoxy Jig changed the game. Before it, you had metal jigs that cast far but hit the water like a brick, and soft plastics that swam beautifully but couldn’t reach the fish. The Epoxy Jig solved both problems with a resin body that casts like a metal, lands like a fly, and hovers in the strike zone while everything else sinks past the fish.
That’s the core of the Epoxy: it buys you time. Time in the column where fish are feeding. Time before the splash pushes spooky albies off the school. Time for a subtle wobble to convince a pressured striper that this is the real thing. Where metal jigs are your hammer, the Epoxy Jig is your scalpel — precise, subtle, and deadly when presentation matters more than distance.
For false albacore and striped bass — the two species that define inshore Northeast fishing — the Epoxy Jig is the lure that unlocks the bites you can’t get any other way. The calm-water albies cruising through micro bait. The stripers sipping silversides on a flat slick surface. The fish that have seen every plug and metal thrown at them and won’t eat anything that looks, sounds, or moves wrong. The Epoxy converts those fish.
Offshore Tuna Grade
Hogy Epoxy Jig Lure®
“The Epoxy changed the game years ago, with such a variety of sizes and colors these jigs catch everything. From Bluefin Tuna to Black Seabass, never underestimate the epoxy. I use them throughout the season on a variety of species. They are easy for my clients to fish, and extremely effective. ” Capt. Ray Jarvis
DOCK TALK
Quick answers for most commonly asked questions about the Hogy Epoxy Jig Lure® and fishing applications.
What makes the Epoxy Jig different from a metal jig?
What size should I start with?
Inline single or treble hook?
What’s the best retrieve for albies?
Can I use it for species beyond bass and albies?
Why is the epoxy coat such a big deal?
When should I switch from the Epoxy to a metal?
What colors for albies specifically?
Salty Cape System
When to fish the Hogy Epoxy Jig Lure®
Environmental Factors (E):
- Greasy Calm: This is where EPOs shine. The ocean turns slick and glassy — you need a lure that won’t blow the zone. EPOs land soft, hover naturally, and show flash without creating panic.
Low Light: Subtle shimmer and flutter in first light or cloudy conditions. The combo of stealth and shine keeps them looking natural.
- Finicky Fish: When fish are fussy and keyed on tiny bait, the EPO matches the hatch without overpowering the presentation. Cast far, fish it like a fly.
- Light to Moderate Chop: EPOs still perform. Their hover and swim hold up just under the turbulence if you keep the retrieve smooth.
- Light Current: EPOs excel in current seams or just outside soft rips. They hang in the flow, pick up subtle water movement, and twitch clean without tumbling.
Observational Factors (O):
- Finicky, Surface-Feeding Fish: Built for fish cruising up top but not committing to hard baits. Walk it, twitch it, or hover without pushing fish off the feed.
- Microbait Conditions: When fish are keyed on tiny stuff — rain bait, silversides, baby anchovies — the EPO gives you size, color, and movement accuracy.
- Light Sonar Marks / Suspended Fish: Cast uptide or crosswind and let the EPO settle into the zone with minimal movement. One light twitch can seal the deal.
- Sight Fishing: Cast close and soft. When chasing singles or small pods, you need something that lands like a feather and responds to subtle rod work.
Structure + Approach (S + A):
- Shallow Flats: Fish high in the column, keep the bait in sight without spooking fish or snagging bottom.
- Open Beach (Close-In): When fish are within 40 yards, best mix of precision and finesse. Soft cast, little twitch, it just looks alive.
Boat (Spooky Fish): Stay back, make the cast count, give the fish a reason to eat without a loud presentation.
- Edge Rips / Tide Lines: Drift in clean and stay in the top third of the column where bait naturally funnels.
- Shallow Water (<50’): Cross over to vertical jigging for sea bass, fluke, and bottom stripers.
TIPS & TECHNIQUE
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Roll Up Storage
Keep all your in-line rigged Epoxy Jigs carefully stored in one place with easy to rinse and store marine grade mesh storage bags.
- Easy-rinse marine grade mesh.
- Holds up to 12 Epoxy Jigs.
- Hassle free multi-pouch storage.
- Sturdy and durable locking wrap.
Epoxy Jig Casting Rods
Built with a soft, yet sensitive blank, these rods resist accidental breakage due to high sticking but still offer high sensitivity to light bites on smaller presentations, plus they have plenty of backbone in the blank to apply added pressure for larger inshore species. Paired with an appropriately sized reel, these are a pleasure to fish for daily applications.
- Mod-Fast Action Black For Increased Sensitivity.
- Premium Grade Cork Grip
- Heavy Duty Locking Aluminum Reel Seat
- Premium Ceramic Guides
