April 15, 2025

I am fortunate to call Cape Cod my home. I was born and raised in the small town of Orleans, where driving out on the “Outer Beach” (also known to many surfcasters as “The Great Beach”) was a Sunday tradition for my family. Although I never did much fishing from shore in my younger days,

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Surfcasting the Outer Cape During “The Spring Run”
April 13, 2025

At our recent My Fishing Cape Cod Season Kickoff event in Hyannis, we were fortunate to host two of Cape Cod’s most accomplished surf casters, Calvin Toran-Sandlin and Ian Mcpartland. These gentlemen have spent countless hours perfecting their craft along our shores, and their insights on reading beaches, selecting spots, and catching trophy-sized stripers are

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Boulder Fields vs. Sandy Beaches: Calvin & Ian Reveal their Trophy Striper Strategies
April 12, 2025

Hey MFCC! Cooper Mark here, intern for My Fishing Cape Cod and member of the Sandwich High School Fishing club. The spring migration is on the horizon and today I’m excited to share with you a post about my spring schoolie setups.In addition, if you have some favorite springtime schoolie lures, and some favorite go-to

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Spring Schoolie Fishing: Gearing Up for the Season’s First Stripers
March 20, 2025

Hello My Fishing Cape Cod, my name is Cooper Mark, and I have been working as Ryan’s intern for about two months. You may have met me at the Fly Fishing meetup with Chris Kokorda, the surfcasting meetups, or helping Ryan in Rhode Island at RISAA 2025. Or perhaps you’ve seen posts on Instagram and

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Behind the Booth: Discovering Bull Bay Rods at RISAA 2025
March 16, 2025

Former Major League Baseball pitcher Mike Remlinger shares how joining My Fishing Cape Cod helped transform him from a freshwater angler into a successful surf fisherman. In today’s podcast and blog post, we get to know former Major League Baseball All-Star pitcher, and current My Fishing Cape Cod Member, Mike Remlinger.  After 20 years in professional

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From MLB All-Star to MFCC Member: How My Fishing Cape Cod Ignited Mike Remlinger’s Surfcasting Success
February 26, 2025

Everyone from My Fishing Cape Cod is invited to attend the next Massachusetts Striped Bass Association meeting tonight, February 26th, for a preview of surfcasting Cape Cod in 2025 for stripers, albies and more! As always, I’m once again honored that the MSBA has asked me to come back and speak at their club. It should

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Surfcasting Cape Cod in 2025: Tonight at the MSBA!
February 9, 2025

*The following information and photos were originally shared by members of My Fishing Cape Cod in the Surf belt photos/setup topic inside our members’ forum.* Fishing the surf is a difficult game. From fighting the wind and tide, to dodging waves, learning to fish the surf can be a long journey. One key piece to any surf

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Surf Belt Setups: 5 Examples for Serious Surfcasters
December 21, 2024

Today is the first official start of winter in the northern hemisphere, and while most people in our neck of the woods are content with staying inside where it’s warm, I know at least a few anglers are chomping at the bit to do some winter striper fishing. In this post I am going to share

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Winter Striper Fishing and Holdover Striped Bass Secrets
December 15, 2024

Hello MFCC!  My name is Mads Christiansen and I joined My Fishing Cape Cod as a member during September of 2024 when my friends and I were visiting from Denmark. We even had a chance to meet some of you at your 36 Hour Grind Surfcasting Tournament awards meetup. Recently I’ve been emailing with Ryan of

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Our 2024 Light Spin Fishing Adventures on Cape Cod
November 17, 2024

Table of Contents Different Types Of Metal LipsPopular Metal Lip BrandsWhen To Use A Danny Versus A Pikie”Tuning” Metal Lip Swimmers The information in this post originally appeared inside our My Fishing Cape Cod members’ forum during the 2020 season. The metal lip might just be the quintessential New England surfcasting plug. Unlike needlefish plugs it’s

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How I Like to Fish Metal Lip Lures for Striped Bass
September 27, 2024

This weekend’s 36hr Grind Surfcasting Tournament starts todat (Friday) at 6pm and I could not be more excited! In this post I wanted to share the rules one more time and answer a few frequently asked questions. I will of course be in touch with the teams each day throughout this weekend with more info, as well

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36hr Grind Tournament Rules
September 22, 2024

This post was created through contributions of members inside our forum. Information about wind knot prevention first appeared in our forum in November of 2020. We’ll continue to update this post over time with new wind knots prevention tips! Wind knots are a common issue that frustrate all levels of anglers. A wind knot refers

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Wind Knots – Causes & Solutions