Favorite Tubes?

[JKarbo214]

What is your favorite tube bait for smallies?  Include brand, size, and color.  Looking forward to hearing from everyone.

[ww2farmer]

Well when I pick one I'll let you know. I can't think of a single tube that I have used that I have not caught them on, and I have had good days on them all. They all have one common theme, 3.5", and some shade of green in color, other than that I have been all over the map on brand. GYCB, SK, BPS, Zoom, etc.......

[ClackerBuzz]

http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/114909-tubeswhat-is-your-favorite-flavor/

http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/111340-tubes/

http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/107444-favorite-river-smallie-bait/

type "favorite tube" or smallie tube in the search. lots of good info.

depends on how ur rigging them.

some tubes have a solid head which work much better for screw lock hooks. some all hollow. some very thin plastic. 

[smalljaw67]

River Rock Baits 3.5" pro series tube in either dark special, green pumpkin flash, or dill pickle, those 3 colors work on any body of water and any type of water clarity.

[BRONZEBACK_ADDICT]

-  BPS 3 inch green pumpkin tender tubes with red flake

-  Strike King 3.5 inch green pumpkin coffee tubes

 

I agree that color and size is more important than the manufacturer

[29JMP29]

3.5 inch big bite baits salt tube in lt melon perch.  good for clear and stained water.

[plumworm]

Gitzit and Zoom 3 1/2 inch in any of he many crawfish colors available in both brands.

[mod479]

Really depends on the time of the year, typically in the prespawn I like old school thin wall tubes like the 3" gitzit chubs, BPS TTs, and yamamotos, as the season goes on, I begin sizing up, Strike King makes good 3.5" double dippers, so does Poor Boys when you want to throw a 4". 

 

Colors? Stick with the tried and true.... melons, pumpkin, black, smoke, pearl, chartreuse.

[smbrule!]

I only for fish for smallies on Lake of the Woods in June so perhaps it influences my tube size as the fish are very aggressive.  I almost exclusively use 4" tubes.  Use various brands including generic.  

 

Also fish 3 3/4 " Original Gitzits but only for LMB on highly pressured lakes.  

[Oregon Native]

When living outwest had the opportunity to fish Dry Creek Tubes out of Murtaugh Idaho. Brad is a class act and has a unique color and size assortment of tubes.

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[Hanover_Yakker]

Confidence Baits Little Tubes on a 1/8oz. Micro Draggin' Head jig.  In either the River Bottom or Raven color schemes.  You can also rig them on the CB tube jig heads in the 3/32 or 1/16 oz heads and the tube will stand straight up.

[JKarbo214]

Anybody use Yamamoto tubes?  How do they compare to some of the other popular brands?

[ww2farmer]

Anybody use Yamamoto tubes?  How do they compare to some of the other popular brands?

I started using them last year, I like them. They are actually pretty durable, which for a GYCB product is a rarity.  They are not as cheap as they seem, as you only get 6 per pack, but they are worth it. One of the few brands where every tube out of the package is perfectly cut, and they are not double dipped, which I like, and is almost a rarity in tubes now. They have plenty of salt, but unlike a BPS tender tube, don't ooze salt out of them and fall apart, or change colors trying to slide a tube head into the body. They are a tight fit for anything larger than a 1/4 oz. head though, but use lots of megastrike as a lube and the bigger heads glide right in..............let the comments begin on that one LMAO.

[SuskyDude]

Mizmo Big Boys (4") in assorted colors, usually green pumpkin. Rig them on a 1/4 oz. barrel jig head with a 3/0 hook.

 

You can save money and get 100ct bags of each at http://sfttackle.com/

[J Francho]

Zoom or Venom.  Watermelon, pearl white, smoke with purple flake are colors I like.

[flippin and pitchin]

Oregon Native is on it.  Dry Creek makes an excellent bait with some unique colors for my region. Outlaw Baits is another regional company that has a very special color that sacks em up on the Columbia. I tried some Big Bite Bait tubes last fall and are also effective and reasonable.

[A-Rob]

Up in Canada with Erie driving distance there are a ton of local shops that pour their own tubes and they are great. 

But I've caught some on Yum and Mizmo tubes...3.5-4" green usually

[Hogsticker]

Dry Creek Skirt Chaser in the Bronze Back color has boated me a lot of nice fish for sure.

[Oregon Native]

Just had to put in two cents for Dry Creeks double dip 4inch tube again. AWESOME. Used them the other night and won a wildcat on a local lake. Probably got two doz fish...lotsa dinks...but seven good keeps. Tried a jig which was good the previous week but that was a no show for me. (I won't say color..but Brad might!!)

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