Striper Lures

[aruvio]

Ron is such a great guy but besides that, his lures are the best out there.

Talk about a universal bait, I've caught everything from fw trout to tilefish on his baits. I've hammered stripers off boats and blues from shore.

Best way to work it from shore is to reel in twitching it straight up.

For surface tuna they work well with a downward sweeping or fast retrieve.

They literally catch everything!!

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[SaltLife1980]

Krocs.. I cast out, let hit bottom, and then reel in with a slow retrieve with maybe a twitch or two.. Unless they are all over bunker on top then once it hits the water start reeling a steady retrieve.. The eel type lures can be bounced off bottom with a slow retrieve, allowing it to drop back down then throw in a twitch or two and they are deadly.. Can just cast it out and reel it in allowing the eel to do the action.. Really have to try different ways.. Try fast, slow, twitch, no twitch, hitting bottom, not on bottom, etc. Once you figure out how they want it you can dial them in and enjoy.. I will make several casts using the same technique then if no hit i will try a different way and so on..

[Reel Class]

Working a jig depends on the bait that's present.

1) AVA's with tails or without work great when sandeels are present, or even sometimes bigger rainfish. Hopping them off the bottom works, but a slow, steady retrieve off the bottom with diamonds is deadly.

2) Krocs can be hopped off the bottom, or retrieved medium or fast. They are great herring/bunker imitators and the retrieve rate is the key w/ krocs.

3) Stingo's - probably the best and most versatile "jig" on the market. You can vertical jig them off the bottom, you can butterfly them, or you can slow or fast retrieve them. You can fish the stingo pb&j jigs when herring, sandeels, or any other long profile bait is around.

4) Crippled Herrings - pretty sure they're hard to find these days, but they still work. IMO one of the best and most effective vertical jigging jigs out there. Great for when peanuts or herring are around.

5) Hopkins shorty - old school! Best fished by "squidding it" - which is reeling it in at a steady pace. Bass still love them too! Great when sandeels are around as well as herring.

Hope this helps!