Capt. Mike Hogan and Capt. Terry Nugent experience a phenomenal day in mid May, catching fish to 45" on topwater in front of Barnstable Harbor and on the jig near Provincetown.

On a morning in early June, Capt. Mike Hogan and Capt. Nat Chalkley demonstrate how trolling skirted jigs just off the rocky bottom of Woods Hole can produce big stripers.

Captain Mike Hogan gives some tips on fishing the SI Perfect Tube for striped bass in the rocky shoreline of the Elizabeth Islands.

MV local Joe Rogers describes his favorite techniques for catching hungry striped bass from the south side inlets and beaches of Martha's Vineyard using the SE Barbarian Jig.

Capt. Mike gives a few tips for trolling at Horseshoe Shoal including how best to jig the SI Perfect Squids, and how to drop back on fish if they’ve missed the hook.

EPOXY JIGS offer a nice balance of long range casting with a small profile, but still allow for a topwater presentation. 7/8 and 1 1/4oz are the most utilitarian in sizes. Bone, olive and pink are popular spring colors. See Example

METAL CASTING JIGS should be in every Nantucket fisherman's box for a variety of reasons including maximum casting distance and the ability to easily drop underneath schools of stripers. See Example

Producing great results for stripers and bluefish, TROLLING SQUIDS are commonly trolled on lead core or wire in the rips and fished in an "S" pattern. Spring colors include pink, amber and bone glow. See Example

Captain Mike Hogan and Capt. Shaun Ruge demonstrate how to properly locate stripers feeding along Monomoy Rips using SI Epoxy Jigs.

Watch Capt. Mike Hogan fish with Sean Ruge of Riptide Charters for large striped bass on the cast and jig just off of Provincetown in June 2015.

Capt. Mike Hogan and Capt. Nat Chalkley explain how to catch school bluefin tuna trolling Hogy Squid Bulb Flexi-Bars.