Differences Between A Skirted Jighead And A Tube

[toned]

I was dragging a tube and a skirted jig head and realized they're essentially the same thing, or are they?

 

the skirted jig to me, looks better, and is more versatile then a tube

 

What's the purpose of having the same presentation twice if you can achieve the same thing with one lure?

 

is there an advantage that the tube has over a jig? if so what is it?

 

 

[tytay89]

This is pure speculations but, the tube should be in a category of it own. You can drag it pot it swim it dropshot it hook it weedless but I like infernal weights, For one the spiral fall is second to none. Second it last a while, sometimes I can catch 10 plus fish on one bait. Third is its soft so when the fish bite its over they just chew it until you set the hook. get color, head size and smell right you can really get on em ....My favorite part about the tube up north is you can catch just about anything that swims. Caught pike and a Muskie both on 8 lb. test...

[NathanW]

Maybe for slow dragging... But when it comes to stroking and hopping I do not agree. The way a tube glides, its slim profile and lateral movement separate it from a jig. I know! you can change the action of a jig depending on what type of trailer you use to make it glide, fall vertically, or wobble on the fall but it still wont displace enough water to make it as erratic as a tube.  When smallmouth bass are present a tube will get you more bites than a jig, no argument.

[F14A-B]

If I can only choose one? It's the Tube, it's not to be compared to a jig... They are too different, tubes are numbers bait +big fish too.... They are just different, ok sure I have had hot days with a jig, but more often than not the tube is my first choice, mostly...

[toned]

thanks for the reply guys

 

I need to give tubes more time...I rarely fish them presently, and recently added them to my arsenal!

[timsford]

I live in near an awesome smallmouth fishery and use both often. Tubes are more of a finesse bait to me that i can catch fish on when i can't get bit on anything else. Jigs are usually my first choice but often i can't get bites when fish are finicky and can fish a tube with a jighead in the same area and catch smallies. I also use them for largemouth i clear water. Most of the time its targeting smallmouth and popping or stroking them off the bottom and letting them fall. They imitate baitfish and crawfish depending on how hard i pop them up and what colors i use. i use a milky white color tube and stroke higher when i think they are feeding on baitfish and a pumpkinseed or green pumpkin with the tails dipped in orange(all the crawfish i see in my area have orange claws) and drag or pop them up a few inches. Try them more and use colors that imitate baitfish/crawfish in your area and experiment with retrieves. You might be suprised at what you can catch