Un-Rigged Premium Softbaits

Original Series Soft Baits

Perfectly designed for shallow water and slow retrieves.This lure is built for finesse, ideal for targeting finicky fish in shallow waters. It swims with delicate precision, outlasts the others, and stays true to our fish-smart, fish-simple mantra.

Ultra Action, Versatile Rigging. Checkout the Original Series Eel overview with Capt. Ross Gallagher
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"The Ultimate Slow Twitch Softbait Eel."

The Hogy Original Series:

Original Series softbaits are designed to be customizable with unweighted or lightly weighted hooks, allowing anglers to rig them according to their specific needs and fishing conditions. These lures offer flexibility in presentation:

Customizable Rigging: Anglers can choose from various rigging options, including weedless hooks, jig heads, and swimbait hooks, to tailor the lure’s action and presentation.

Increased Movement: Without built-in weights, unrigged softbaits can exhibit more natural and varied movements in the water, which can be particularly effective in certain fishing scenarios.

Weedless Options: Unweighted softbaits can be rigged weedless, making them ideal for fishing in areas with heavy vegetation or structure.

When To Use:

Weighted Softbaits: Best for scenarios requiring a consistent swimming action, such as fast retrieves, deeper water presentations, and when targeting aggressive fish that respond to a steady, lifelike movement.

Unweighted Softbaits: Ideal for shallow waters, finesse techniques, and situations where a more subtle or customized presentation is needed. They are also preferable when fishing in weedy or snag-prone areas.

By offering both weighted and unweighted softbaits, Hogy provides anglers with versatile tools to tackle a wide range of fishing conditions and target species, ensuring optimal performance and increased chances of success on the water.

Hand Poured Original

The Original Series offers unmatched erratic swimming action and durability that accommodates a variety on unweighted and weighted rigging options.

Casting Distance

Our heavyweight soft plastics offer extraordinary casting range for anglers faced with adverse conditions. Don't fear windy days any longer.

Premium Paired Rigging

Equipped with VMC Barbarian hooks, known for their superior hook-up rates, Hogy Swimbait Hooks ensures fast penetration and solid hook sets, reducing the chances of losing your catch mid-fight.

“Great soft baits durable material can be attached with the Hogy Swimbait Hook and be casted hard without bait tearing or falling off. - Hogy Customer Luke P.

FAQ

Quick answers for most commonly asked questions about the Original Series Eel and fishing applications.

TIPS & TECHNIQUE

ORIGINAL SERIES EELS

The Hogy Original Series How-To Video

We've got a special place for the Original Series Soft Bait Eel. It's our favorite topwater style soft plastic for targeting striped bass, false albacore, tarpon, snook, redfish, and tuna.

How To: Circle Hook Rigged Soft Plastics (Hogy Original Eel)

This popular rigging method is ideal for targeting trophy gamefish in open water scenarios. Minimal internal rigging allows full movement of our hand-poured Original Series Soft Baits. Simple and easy to rig, this method is a favorite for anglers targeting trophy tarpon, striper, tuna and more!

Tarpon Fishing in Key West with Hogy Lures

Capt. Mike Hogan of Hogy Lure Company fishes for tarpon on the flats surrounding Key West, FL.

Striper Fishing in Cape Cod Bay with Capt. Cullen Lundholm

Capt. Cullen of Cape Star Charters takes us out on Cape Cod Bay targeting jumbo stripers surface feeding on large squid and suspended mackerel. Fish are big and the bites are frequent, learn from the pro's how to make the most of a big fish bite on Cape Cod Bay.

Roll Up Storage

Keep all your softbaits 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 Protail Paddles.
  • Hassle free multi-pouch storage.
  • Sturdy and durable locking wrap.

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Softbait 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

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