Inshore Trolling System
The Inshore Trolling Philosophy
Trolling solves a problem that casting and jigging cannot: covering large areas of water at a precise, controlled depth.
When fish are scattered along a contour line, staged in a rip that stretches for hundreds of yards, or holding at a specific depth band in open water — casting puts your lure in a tiny fraction of the productive zone. Jigging gets you down but not forward. Trolling does both: it moves the lure through the strike zone continuously, searching and presenting at the same time.
In the Hogy System, inshore trolling is two tools: the Charter Grade Deep Diver for mid-depth to deep presentations, and the Tube & Worm for low-and-slow structure work. Together, they cover every inshore trolling scenario.
Meet The Lineup:
"Covering Water When Casting Can’t."
"The Low-and-Slow Seduction."
Hogy Perfect Tubes
The Perfect Tube is Hogy’s most effective low-and-slow trolling lure for striped bass. Its long, supple body imitates an American eel or sandworm, swimming with a seductive roll at ultra-slow trolling speeds (1.5–2.5 knots). Three sizes cover skinny water to deep contours. Internal helix core, built-in swivel, and braid-optimized depth control make it the simplest yet most reliable trolling system in existence — often producing when plugs, jigs, and live bait fail.
"The Open-Water Search Tool."
XL Deep Swimming Plug
The Hogy Charter Grade Deep Diver is the inshore system’s primary mid-depth and deep-water trolling plug. Its molded lip tracks 12–30 ft reliably with a wide, thumping wobble that mimics herring, bunker, and mackerel. Two sizes — 5” for multi-species and 7” for big-water scouting — cover the depth zone where casting can’t reach and tubes can’t search fast enough. Through-wire, set-and-forget, and built for the inshore trolling crate.
"The Depth Multiplier."
In-Line Trolling Weights
The Hogy Trolling Weight is the depth multiplier for the Perfect Tube system. Dual ball-bearing swivels eliminate twist, 3 oz and 4 oz options cover shallow to deep lanes, and the compact design doesn’t interfere with the tube’s natural swim. Without it, you’re limited to unweighted depth. With it, the same tube fishes 8–35 feet.
In The Field Videos:
Open Water Trolling for BIG Striped Bass | Cape Cod Bay
How To: Trolling for Cobia with the Hogy Perfect Tube
Tube and Worm Striper Trolling | In-Line Trolling Weights
How To: Trolling For Bonito And Albies, Filmed Nantucket, Cape Cod
How to Jiggin' Troll for Nantucket Sound Stripers
Trolling for Striped Bass in Boston Harbor with Hogy Lures
How To Troll Plugs for Deepwater Tarpon