Join Capt. Mike on a spring recon mission in Vineyard Sound, exploring the Elizabeth Islands for a jig bite. Armed with the full mesh crate, Mike breaks down environmental factors and bait presence as he targets striped bass with the versatile Hogy Protail Paddle.

Stem Jigging Rips

Best suited for deep-water rips when fish are holding tight to one specific zone—often over a hole, boulder, or wreck. Ideal in rough conditions or crowded rips where drifting isn’t practical and repeated passes would be disruptive or unsafe.

Classic Approach to Striper Holding Deep In Rips:

Execution:

Position the boat uptide of the rip, in smooth water just before the turbulence begins.
Toss jigs slightly uptide—just enough to give them time to reach bottom before entering the strike zone.
Drop quickly and get tight—you want the jig on bottoB1101m as it approaches the edge of the rip, not after it’s already past.
Work the jig immediately with short hops or pulses.
As it drifts back, feed out line in controlled drops to extend your drift while maintaining contact.
Limit to 2–3 drop-backs—beyond that, control and effectiveness diminish in fast water.

Why It Works: This method combines the precision of stemming with the vertical control of jigging, allowing you to surgically target fish in or just behind the rip. It's especially effective when predators are parked on a specific piece of structure. By holding position and working the jig through the water column just before and across the shoal, you stay in the strike zone longer and with more control than a free drift allows.

Protail Paddle Guide Pack: 5.5" 3oz (3pc)

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Why We Make It:

The Hogy Protail Paddle is a simple yet robust paddle tail lure designed to tackle large predatory fish such as tarpon and tuna. Built with resilience and performance in mind, this lure is perfect for anglers seeking to land formidable species.

Top to Bottom Swimbaits

Where: Designed to be fished in medium to fast current. Inlets, from sub-surface to bottom bouncing.

When to Use: When heavier weights are needed for perfect tracking in moving water.

How To Use: Simply cast, allow the Protail to sink to target depth and begin a medium speed steady retrieve.

Why It Works: The Protail Paddle's heavy keeled body allows perfect thumping action in a variety of current and depths. Ultra-heavy duty rigging is designed to land trophy grade tarpon and tuna.

Inshore Spinning Rod: Mod-Fast Action 7' MH (3/4oz - 2oz)

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Capt. Mike's Pick

7' MH Inshore Spinning Rod

Designed for medium-heavy tackle inshore applications, the Hogy 7’ MH inshore spinning rod is great for my day-to-day medium-heavy tackle inshore casting applications. Built with a soft, yet sensitive blank, these rods resist accidental breakage due to high sticking but still offer high sensitivity to light bites on smaller presentations, plus they have plenty of backbone in the blank to apply added pressure for larger inshore species.

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