09-26-2006, 05:04 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Fishing tubes is an art and a science. Since they do not wiggle like Rapalas or other "action" baits, you have to make them come alive. Just use the colors and the action to imitate whatever the fish are feeding on.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]If you are trying to imitate crawdads, tie on an apprrpriate color and use a lift and drop or creepy crawly retrieve near the bottom. To imitate minnows, use all white or dark backed white and then use your rod tip to make them zip left and right. One good tactic is to cast just beyond the fish activity and then raise your rod tip and zip the tube right through the action near the top. [/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]A lot of guys like to fill the tubes with jelly (attractant) or pin on some worm or minnow. That can help when you are fishing deeper and/or the fish are finicky. But, when they are smacking minnows along the shoreline, anything added to the hook can affect the swimming action and attractiveness of the jig. The fish are sight feeders then and scent does not make as much difference.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]If you are trying to imitate crawdads, tie on an apprrpriate color and use a lift and drop or creepy crawly retrieve near the bottom. To imitate minnows, use all white or dark backed white and then use your rod tip to make them zip left and right. One good tactic is to cast just beyond the fish activity and then raise your rod tip and zip the tube right through the action near the top. [/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]A lot of guys like to fill the tubes with jelly (attractant) or pin on some worm or minnow. That can help when you are fishing deeper and/or the fish are finicky. But, when they are smacking minnows along the shoreline, anything added to the hook can affect the swimming action and attractiveness of the jig. The fish are sight feeders then and scent does not make as much difference.[/#0000ff]
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