Tubes

[Buckboy]

Okay so I have been told that tube fishin is good in creeks and ponds and lake ect. and i went out and baught some and these jig heads that are meant for tubes and i am clueless on where to throw them and how to work them so please help out and inform me on the ins and outs of tube fishin.Thanks

[eyedabassman]

you can also fish tubes on a T-rig.There is no wrong way to fish tubes,slow drag ,hop,I swim them at times,hard pop's.Let the fish tell you how they want it.But I would start out slow on the bottom with short hop's or just drag it and go from there!

[Buckboy]

you can also fish tubes on a T-rig.There is no wrong way to fish tubes,slow drag ,hop,I swim them at times,hard pop's.Let the fish tell you how they want it.But I would start out slow on the bottom with short hop's or just drag it and go from there!

okay ill be sure to try that..does it work when there is still ice on the pond but its half way thawed

[eyedabassman]

okay ill be sure to try that..does it work when there is still ice on the pond but its half way thawed

It can you just have to fish slow. And if you think you are fishing slow than slow down even more! The water is cold and the bass will be slow also.Try a few colors also! And you may want to down size your tube from a 5 in. to a 3 in. tube.

[bartdude186]

drag it, hop it, swim it, let it sit....all on one cast until you see which way the bass eat it on that particular day. thats what i do anyways lol.

[TiNuts]

My father nose hooks tubes onto silver minnow spoon things. Seems to work for him as I've seen him catch a handful that way.

[ClackerBuzz]

fully exposed tube jigs snag up a lot. i like them in a boat, in the cold and in the wind.  they suck from shore b/c you gotta break off but they are easy to un-snag from a boat or kayak. the huge benefit is it's easy to hook up sensitive cold water bites or on windy day's when you can't detect the bite b/c fish hook themselves. they also spiral down nicely and sometimes the fish really key in on that.

 

the majority of the time i use keel weighted EWG hooks. they are weedless but more importantly they don't hang up in rocks near as easily. 

 

always go with the lightest weight possible.  it's gonna be different for lake vs a river w/ current. if ur fishing from shore go even lighter.

[EvanT123]

drag it, hop it, swim it, let it sit....all on one cast until you see which way the bass eat it on that particular day. thats what i do anyways lol.

This. I've caught fish dead sticking, dragging, hoping and buring it back to me. I believe before the senko this was the original do nothing bait.

[Bankbeater]

For me, tube fishing is the same as jig fishing.  I will use a t-rigged tube in places where I can't use a jig.  Places like thick weeds, or grass.  Sometimes a tube pulls through more easily. 

[papajoe222]

okay ill be sure to try that..does it work when there is still ice on the pond but its half way thawed

This is a great time for tubes, but a slow fall rate will likely work better than a heavier one that will fall straighter and faster.  The lighter weight (1/8oz or less) will pick up those suspended fish that won't chase a faster falling bait.  If you don't have any light tube jigs, a small split shot 8-12in. above a tube will give you the slow fall, but anything but an internal weight will limit the spiral fall that is a big reason tubes produce over other soft plastics.