In early August, Capt. Mike Hogan, Capt. Shaun Ruge of Riptide Charters and Willy Goldsmith of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science teamed up to conduct research for Willy’s PhD project regarding the post-release survival rate of bluefin tuna caught in the North Atlantic Ocean.
Lures: Soft Baits
The “Jiggin’ Troll” is one of the most effective techniques for catching stripers in the rips of Nantucket Sound. Learn how to perfect this approach from Capt. Mike Hogan.
Learn how Capt. Mike Hogan and Capt. Terry Nugent target early season striped bass on sand eels.
When striped bass make their initial push up through Martha’s Vineyard and Buzzards Bay in early May, one of the most surefire ways to find them from shore is to target the boulder fields that dot the area.
Capt. Shaun Ruge answers gives his advice for places and colors to fish the Hogy Sand Eel throughout the season for stripers, bonito and albies.
Capt. Mike Hogan and Sean Ruge of Riptide Charters headed off Provincetown, MA in mid-June to vertical jig and topwater cast for large striped bass to 40″ in length.
Jigging skirted jigs for stripers in the Holes of the Elizabeths is surefire way to catch big stripers.
Watch Capt. Mike Hogan use a light tackle lead core outfit to jig’n troll striped bass off Tom’s Shoal near wasque. Capt. Mike was fishing the (1) humps in slight deeper water and dropping back to target the Captain Saw on the fish finder.
