03 / DEEP / DIAMOND JIGS
The diamond jig is the oldest trick in Northeast saltwater fishing and still one of the most effective. Chrome, heavy, simple enough that tuna cannot pretend they do not see it. These are the sizes that handle everything from Hudson Canyon yellowfin to schoolie stripers in the suds.
HOPKINS
The original Northeast diamond jig — chrome hammered metal, white bucktail, and a half-century of striper carnage on record. Drop it, rip it, repeat until your arms give out.
HOPKINS
Same Hopkins DNA, lighter — the right call when the bait is small and the fish are finicky. Spanish mac, snapper blues, or whenever the 1oz gets waved off.
BLUEWING
Under nine bucks for a chrome diamond jig with a stainless hook and a split tube tail that flutters on the drop. Lose it on a snag and it hurts less than therapy.
BLUEWING
When you need to punch through current or reach bottom in 80 feet, the heavy chrome series is how you do it. 8oz and 10oz are the sweet spot for tuna and big bluefish from the rail.
ALL PICKS
Vertical Jerks.