Slow Pitch fishing tips needed

[Mark G]

I've become intrigued with slow Pitch fishing for stripers (any fish really) but mostly stripers off of a boat I've picked out a rod Okuma a Tesoro 6'8'' heavy power 50-80lb. line 120-300grm lure weight, currently using a Penn Squall 30
SD as a reel is this a good enough combination to get started with? any lures that the group recommends I picked out a half dozen or so with recommendations from the tackle shops I have dealings with, not too many are sure what's best since really do have not fished slow pitch themselves. Should I use one single hook or two top and bottom placement, what are you using that have caught fish in Jersey waters using? I realize this is used primarily in Fla. West coast etc.how many are using this method in Jersey waters Thanks for your input. I've been reading, watching videos, on this, most are in Fla.and other place but none in Jersey Thanks again Tight Lines

[Gerry Zagorski]

Your Penn Squall 30 is a bit overkill for inshore, it's a little on the heavy and tall side to be working the jig all day and a lower profile, lighter reel balances better on the rod and causes less fatigue but you can certainly get away with it.

Most of the slow pitched metal jigs are weighted in the center which is what causes them to flutter when dropped and they are best worked straight up and down as opposed to casting the out.

The ones that would work best for stripers is our area are peanut and adult bunker imitations and sand eels, depending on what bait is around. When sand eels are around the Stripers seem to petty much feed on them exclusively and won't hit practically anything that doesn't look like one.

Hogy makes a sand eel jig as do others and for bunker imitations, try flutter spoons.