Striper Fishing with the Super Snax Soft Plastic Lure

And third, honestly, it’s just been fun. Trading damp, dark nights for warm sun has been a nice change of pace, and I’m less of a zombie during the day — which, according to my wife, has made me a better dad too.

Rigging and Working the Super Snax

If you haven’t fished a Super Snax before, it’s a large soft plastic — noticeably bigger than a lot of comparable baits like Sluggos, and it casts a long way, which matters when you’re trying to cover distance or are dealing with wind.

The rigging is simple but the details matter. The hook has a small screw built into the front — you screw that into the top of the bait, then run the hook straight down through the middle and out the top. The key word there is straight. If it’s rigged even slightly crooked, the action falls apart. Get it dead straight, and the bait will slither through the water in a way that’s genuinely hard to describe until you see it — almost eel-like, with a subtle side-to-side glide.

For working it, I’ve been using a slow-to-medium retrieve with occasional twitches, just enough to make it dance without overworking it. Through the weed beds specifically, this slow to medium speed presentation has been deadly.

One detail worth calling out: the single hook design has made releases fast and easy — often no pliers needed at all — which matters a lot when you’re working through heavy weeds and want fish back in the water quickly.

Gear for Working the Super Snax

In the video below I used a Van Staal VR50, an 8.5-foot Tsunami rod, and a 30 lb fluorocarbon leader — a slightly smaller setup than I typically use for casting a big soft plastic like the Super Snax because it’s more fun and easier to manage when wading deep in my bathing suit.

When I’m not bathing suit wading, and instead casting from shore, I typically use my 9-foot ODM rod rated for 1-3oz, paired with a Van Staal VR150 and 30 lb braid. It’s a larger setup that casts the big soft plastics a little better.

Watch It In Action

Below is a short video from August 7th showing the lure and the retrieve, and a nice bass coming to hand — along with some incredible drone footage from that same day of stripers cruising right through the weed beds I’ve been talking about.

I’ve also put together a longer video with more footage from other Super Snax trips this August, including more rigging and fishing tips, plus the general region of Cape Cod I was fishing in this video. Members of My Fishing Cape Cod can access all of that here.

The Fish With the Strange Jaw

Of everything I’ve caught this stretch, one fish stood out for a reason that had nothing to do with size. After a solid hit and a good fight, I got a striper to hand and noticed something odd on its jaw — a growth I genuinely couldn’t identify. I’ve been striper fishing for a long time and had never seen anything quite like it. If anyone in the forum has run into something similar, I’d love to hear about it in the comments.

One More Thing: A Super Snax Giveaway

To cap off this post I’m giving away a Super Snax prize pack to one lucky My Fishing Cape Cod member: a set of pearl Super Snax already rigged with size 7/0 twist-lock hooks, plus four packs of Super Snax in blurple, pink, amber, and sand eel.

If you're a member of My Fishing Cape Cod, then just leave a comment on this post to enter — that’s it. If you aren't a member, then you can learn more and signup here. I’ll pick a winner one week from today.

Winner has been drawn. Congrats @ndeloff! Thank you to everyone who entered. I really appreciate it.

This has genuinely been one of my favorite stretches of striper fishing in a while — not because of any single big fish, but because of how much fun it’s been rediscovering daytime fishing. If you’ve got boulders and weed beds in any of the places you fish, it might be worth putting the headlamp away for a night and giving it a shot in the daylight.

Tight lines! 🎣