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Traditional Jerk Bait: Point the rod tip toward the water and twitch the Hogy™ as you reel, using short jerking motions to add action to the lure. I generally recommend a pause every so often to simulate a severely wounded baitfish. You will often find that you'll get hits when you start reeling again. Change retrieve speeds and twitching frequencies until you dial in exactly what the fish want at the moment.

Dead Drift: When fishing in an area with strong currents, the dead-drift can be an awesome technique for finicky fish that are stemming the tide. It's very important to keep the line connected to the bait with as little belly in the line as possible while also letting the tide carry the bait. Start twitching the bait as it begins to swing inward toward your rod.

Casting a Rip (Saltwater):
I recommend casting perpendicular to the rip, and like dead drifting, I make very certain I am connected to the lure with no slack in the line. And then, changing retrieves, I'll work the bait as it gets sucked into the rip. The twitches are more assertive in this mode than in a traditional jerk bait retrieve.

Surface Noise: Fish with your rod tip up and fish the Hogy™ much as you would a pencil popper with a very fast retrieve. Often, in very calm or slack water, I'll start with this retrieve and move into a traditional jerk bait mode. I feel this will generate looks from far away. (Incidentally, I use the same technique with poppers and hard stick baits.)

Trolling: Hogys have the same great action when trolling. They fish well on mono, braid, lead-core and wire lines.

Inshore: For deepwater fish, try lead-core with a series of very short jigging motions. Hogys are perfect when finicky fish are holding deep. If weeds are an issue, Hogys can be rigged " weedless" style on an off-set worm hook, and when rigged on an umbrella rig, are deadly.

Offshore Big Game: Hogys have been proven to be very effective in blue water. They can be fished single, rigged on daisy chains, behind a jet head or as added action to any lure. Try darker colors on squid bars to simulate an excited squid shooting ink while in distress.

General Tips:
• Strong adhesives such as Pro-Soft Worm glue will extend the life of the bait and how it holds on the hook.
• If the water is weedy, super-fast twitches can intermittently shake the weeds. (At least you'll be effectively fishing part of the time.)
• Traditional off-set worm hooks are great for weed avoidance.
• Weights can be added to compensate for tide and fish that are holding deep.
• When water is very calm or slack, Hogy™ insert rattles will draw attention.

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