Sand Eel Jigs

Capt. Mike Hogan heads offshore South Martha's Vineyard in search of tuna. Due to sporty sea conditions, topwater presentations were off the table, deepwater Hogy Sand Eel Jigs were deployed to target the tuna holding close to the bottom. This in-depth video covers step by step instructions for  the approach, technique and landing of bluefin tuna.

Capt. Mike Hogan and Eric Harrison head East of Chatham searching for tuna feeding on sand eels. When fish are suspended mid-water and near the bottom grubbing on sand eels, the Hogy Sand Eel Jig is an excellent presentation for getting deep quickly and covering the water column.

Capt. Mike from Salty Cape and Hogy Lures loads up his 28' Contender and steams South of MV in anticipation of fishing some of the warmer water pushing into the area. With fish holding in deeper water and feeding on sand eels, the name of the game was jigging for yellowfin and bluefin tuna.

Large plumes of sand eels have flooded the outer Cape over the past few weeks, creating conditions for excellent striper fishing. In this video, Capt. Mike shares a few tips for when you are marking bait and bass, but can not get them to notice your jigs.

Capt. Mike Hogan and Capt. Cullen Lundhold of Cape Star Charters heads out to deep water in Cape Cod Bay targeting finicky Stripers feeding on Sand Eels suspended in 70' - 90' depths. Using subtle jigging techniques, they connect on some nice stripers using the 7.5" HD Pro Tail Eel and 2.5oz Sand Eel Metal Jig.

Watch as the Hogy Crew targets suspended Stripers feeding on sand eels. During this trip, we utilize a unique style of jigging called Snap Jigging. This technique is accomplished by using short, sharp rod tip snaps to quickly twitch the Sand Eel Jig imparting erratic action while keeping the jig at a specific depth in the strike zone.

Capt. Mike of Hogy Lures and walks through how to target Fluke in Nantucket Sound with no bait! With the help of the Hogy Jig-Biki Rigs, Capt. Mike is able to target a magnitude of groundfish species with no bait!

Capt. Mike and the Salty Crew head out to Coxes Ledge, a well-known cod fishing spot, south of Martha's Vineyard. When tuna fishing fails, cod fishing is a good back up as these fish are easy and fun to catch!

It's the early season on Cape Cod as we head to Stellwagen Bank in search of shoals of haddock in pursuit of sand eels with Hogy Pro Capt. Robert Lowell of Cape Cod Offshore Charters. Today's greasy calm seas make for a picturesque day of filming while Rob fills the cooler to stock up the freezer and match a batch of fresh fish tacos.

Not every trip to the tuna grounds ends up in success (as much as we'd hope it does!). Fortunately, there is world-class groundfishing opportunities for Cod, Haddock and Pollock in the same waters. In this video, Capt. Mike Hogan shows off Hogy's new Jig-Biki Rig paired with our Heavy Flutter Pitch Jig for slow-twitch style jigging groundfish to fill the cooler. We utilize the same spinning and conventional outfits used for tuna casting and jigging to jig up a nice assortment of tasty groundfish species.

We filmed this haddock video a couple weeks ago, and man did it feel good. We were "twitch jigging” in attempt to avoid snagging “by-catch” cod, which sometimes happens on “fast style” jigging where the jig spans a greater area in the water column with sharp hooks and soft cod bodies. Capt. Rob and I each had the same rigs, the 5/0 Crystal Jig-Biki rig paired with the 6.5oz Pink Sand Eel jig. His rig was tipped with sea clam, mine was not! I can’t say I out-fished Capt. Rob but I certainly did as well as he did. AND I made less mess! (No foul hooked fish either!)