Striped Bass

Tube and Worm for Stripers

Captain Mike Hogan gives some tips on fishing the Hogy Perfect Tube for striped bass during an early morning tide in Woods Hole on Cape Cod, MA

Sand Eel Stripers

Capt. Mike fishes with top guide Sean Ruge of Riptide Charters where they vertical jig and top water cast for big striped bass off Provincetown, MA.

Surf Stripers

Shell E. Carris from Shore Catch in New Jersey shares his favorite ways to rig Hogy Soft Sand Eels and Diamond Jigs for catching fall surf stripers feeding on sand eels.

Skirted Jigs for Stripers

Capt. Mike and Capt. Nat Chalkley have a successful morning trolling skirted jigs - a perfect target for stripers - just off the rocky bottom of Woods Hole, MA.

Boston Harbor Kayak Bass

Join Eric "Slappy" Harrison for a trip to his secret big bass haunts in Boston Harbor. Using the Hogy Jigging Series Soft Baits and Barbarian Jig Heads, he lands fish up to 47".

Fall Chez Bay Stripers

Capt. Tyler Nonn of Tidewater Charters follows schooling lower Chesapeake Bay stripers using the 7-inch HDUV Jigging Tail - the perfect bait for lower twenty pound class fish.

Chez Bay Topwater Bass

Capt. Tyler Nonn spends a morning chasing schools of big striped bass in lower Chesapeake Bay using topwater rigged Hogy 10" DW Longcast softbaits.

Squid Hungry Stripers

Working areas near rips, Captain Mike Hogan explains tips and techniques for taking advantage of the explosive early season squid fishery in the Northeast.

Winter Chez Bay Stripers

Capt. Tyler Nonn of Tidewater Charters shares his bunker imitation techniques for late fall – early winter stripers in the lower Chesapeake Bay.

How To Rig a Hogy Sand Eel

Follow these quick steps for rigging the Hogy sand eel soft bait sand eel on swimbait hooks. Perfect for topwater or sightly subsurface presentations.

Chez Bay Striper Shallows

Capt. Tyler Nonn spends a morning chasing large schools of big striped bass in the shallows of the lower Chesapeake Bay using topwater rigged Hogy Lures.

Kayak Striper Trolling

Eric "Slappy" Harrison shares his excellent techniques for night time shallow water trolling for trophy striped bass in the waters around Boston Harbor.

Cape Cod Pro Tail Stripers

Capt. Mike Hogan fishes with Capt. Terry Nugent of Riptide Charters catching fish to 45" on topwater in front of Barnstable Harbor and on the jig near Provincetown.

EPOXY JIG™ Striper Techniques

Capt. Mike Hogan fishes with Capt. Terry Nugent while targeting stripers feeding on schools of oceanic herring in Cape Cod Bay using the Hogy EPOXY JIG™.

Sand Eel Jig Surf Stripers

MV local Joe Rogers describes his most effective techniques for catching hungry striped bass at the south side inlets of Martha's Vineyard.

Striper Fishing in the Fog

Capt. Mike and Capt. Terry Nugent of Riptide Charters show us how to locate and catch blitzing bass on SE Barbarian Eels in the fog using Raymarine electronics.

Fishing Rips with EPOXY JIG™ Lures

Captain Mike Hogan and Capt. Shaun Ruge shows us how to properly locate stripers feeding along Monomoy Rips using EPOXY JIG™ Lures.

Leadcore Jigging in the Rips

Capt. Mike Hogan shares his longtime favorite lead core technique - jigging lightly weighted Hogy Originals on Lead Core for Stripers in rips.

Salt Pond Stripers

MV local Joe Rogers heads to the salt ponds of Martha's Vineyard to hunt for offseason striped bass on a mild January afternoon, landing a 32" keeper to finish off the day.

Jigging Rips with Swimbaits

Capt. Mike heads to the Middle Ground Rips with Shaun Ruge of Riptide Charters for a fish packed morning vertically jigging using heavy Pro Tail Paddles.

Vertical Jigging Striper Sand Eel Jigs

Capt. Mike shares a few tips for when you are marking bass and big plumes of sand eels, but can not get them to notice your jigs.

Deepwater Jigging for Stripers

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.

Swinging the Rips for Stripers

Capt. Mike and Capt. Dave Peros share their tips and techinques for boat and casting placement for best results when the tide is ripping.

Working Soft Baits for Big Stripers

Capt. Cullen of Cape Star Charters takes us out on Cape Cod Bay targeting jumbo stripers surface feeding on large squid and suspended mackerel

Jigging Rips For Striper

Capt. Mike enjoys greasy calm conditions and an excellent topwater and jigging bite, as well as gives a few tips for how to entice a bite when the fish are leader-shy.

Squid Plug Stripers

The Hogy Charter Grade Squid Pug is new to the Hogy 2019 collection. In this video, Capt. Mike shows us the best way to fish the squid plug in the rips on the south side of Cape Cod.

How-To: Rigging The Sand Eel Dancing Diamond Jig.

With the flexible and soft sand eel imitation soft baits, you're almost guaranteed to land finicky stripers that are keyed in on sand eels.

Poppers For Stripers On Squid

Topwater popping for large stripers in Cape Cod Bay using the Charter Grade Poppers. Exciting topwater action in greasy calm conditions.

How To Fish A Rip With Topwaters

Capt. Mike Hogan & Capt. Cullen Lundholm shows us how to properly approach and position a boat for topwater presentations in rips for striped bass.

Casting To Striper On Bunker

Capt. Mike Shares 4 Tips for target finicky striper focusing on large bunker schools on the surface using a variety of techniques.

Open Water Striper On Micro-Forage

Utilizing a variety of techniques for topwater, sub-surface and fish suspended deep, we share several tips on cracking to code on picky stripers working micro-bait.

Surface Sipping Stripers on Slowtails

We crack the code on super finicky stripers sipping tiny hake and sand eels on the surface utilizing a slow-twitch retrieve with the new Hogy Slowtail Swimbait.

Snap Jigging Sand Eel Jigs For Stripers

We target striper feeding on suspended sand eels using a technique called snap jigging. Using short twitches, we work specific depths with sand eel jigs.

Simple Shore Fishing Stripers

Working shoreline pinch points that funnel baitfish, Capt Mike Hogan picks up a few schoolie stripers on the Hogy Charter Grade Slider.

Worm Hatch Stripers

Capt. Jamie Simmons of Buzzards Bay Outfitters and the Hogy Crew head out to take advantage of the spring worm hatch using the Hogy 4-inch Worm Hatch Soft Baits.

Cast and Drop for Finicky Stripers

Capt. Terry Nugent of Riptide Charters shares tips on using the "Cast and Drop" retrieve which uses short, sharp rod tip twitches to move the swimbait tight to the bottom.

Micro-Bait Surface Stripers

Capt. Mike addresses a common frustrating scenario where finicky stripers are feeding on micro forage like tiny squid, sand eels, krill, and worms.

Topwater Squid Plug Stripers

Capt. Dave Peros guides Capt. Mike Hogan for an exciting sunrise trip at Middleground. We capture explosive topwater action, using the new Hogy Charter Grade Squid Plug..

Dead Drift Slowtails for Stripers

Capt. Mike Hogan joins Capt. Dave Peros targeting stripers staging in fast current along boulder fields.

Topwater Stripers on Dog Walkers

Capt. Jamie Simmons demonstrates how to catch shallow water bass on walk-the-dog style plugs.

Walk & Gun Casting: Surface Stripers on Sliders

Capt. Mike Hogan shares his favorite technique for covering lots of water quickly using the Walk & Gun method.

Block Island Striper Jigging

The Salty Cape crew heads to Block Island to target monster mid-August nighttime stripers with the "slappy technique".

Striper Blind Casting

Learn how to blind cast for stripers before or just after large feeds appear, or during low light and slack tide conditions.

Striper Surface Blitz

Striper blitzes typically occur during the peak portions of the tides, when there are large amounts of baitfish concentrated in the area.

Stripers in Boulder Fields

Boulder fields provide stripers with an entire foodchain, providing an excellent opportunity for anglers. Here are a few tips.

Striper Casting Rips

Stripers who like to make eating as easy as possible, will lie right on or behind rip lines in ambush, picking off unsuspecting prey.

Shoreline Rips

Shoreline rips that occur around structure or points are often great spots to find big fish on light tackle close to the beach.

Jetties

Jetties are serious producers, although they can be fished around the clock, they often produce best at night.

Open Beach

There is often more than meets the eye at an open beach. Structure-wise, you have gradual drop-offs, fast drop-offs, sand bars, deep troughs, and rocks and boulders.

Back Bays

Back Bays are great for alot of reasons. The first step is identifying the tide direction. You want to fish on the side the tide is moving toward.

Canal

Canals are great when you know fish are likely to be in the area. With such high volumes of water running by your feet each minute, there is endless potential for bait and fish to blow-by.

Early Season Top Water Stripers

Capt. Rob Lowell of Cape Cod Offshore Charters shares a great early season topwater schoolie bite with Capt. Mike Hogan near the West End of the Canal.

Early Season Schoolies on Swimbaits

Early May schoolie striper fishing in Buzzards Bay and the West End of the Cape Cod Canal is a bite Capt. Mike Hogan and Capt. Dave Peros look forward all winter long.

Fast Jigging Stripers

Fast jigging is associated mostly with metals The bites tend to be more aggressive but you need to also pay careful attention to bites on the drop.

Slow Jigging Stripers

The best jigging technique for fishing with soft baits, often underutilized. It’s a great technique for fish you see on the fish finder that “won’t bite anything”.

Twitch Jigging Stripers

Twitch jigging is a variation of the Slow Jig with the only difference being a series of sharp fast twitches in the rod.

Striper Search & Drop Jigging

With the recent developments of fish-finding technology, this technique is becoming more and more popular.

Structure Jigging Stripers

While in bigger, deeper waters, a striper might behave like a trout waiting for a fly when it stages behind drop-offs, boulders, wrecks or whatever large structure might be present.

Fishing Top Water Around Structure

Stripers use the structure as it supports a whole food chain, providing the opportunity to ambush unsuspecting baitfish swept by the current.

Surface Plugs for Stripers in Rips

Surface plgus can be fished using a variety of retrieves to create swimming action very similar to a pencil popper or walk the dog style topwater plug.

Tube and Worm Striper Trolling with In-Line Weights

Capt. Mike Hogan shows us how to use the Hogy In-Line Trolling Weight for Tube and Worm striped bass trolling.

Cast & Drop for Spring Striped Bass

Capt. Mike Hogan heads out on Buzzards Bay aboard his 28' Contender in search of schoolie striped bass.

Light Tackle Surface Poppers on Epoxy Jigs

Skippy Retrieve is a “reel”-y fast on topwater so the baits are skipping across the surface. Great for topwater stripers.

Surface Poppers on Rips for Stripers on Squid

Capt. Mike Hogan heads out through the fog to the rips off of Monomoy.

Jig and Troll Squid Plugs for Rips Stripers

In this video Capt. Mike demonstrates how to troll Hogy Squid Plugs for striped bass in the rips of Middleground.

HOW TO: TARGETING DEEP STRIPERS IN RIPS WITH SWIMBAITS

Capt. Mike goes deep into the proper approach for rip fishing for striped bass at Nobska Point, such as boat positioning and the art of fishing "the swing" of the rips.