Help me out with tube baits – I’m a fly fisherman?
OK, I admit it, I was outfished last night by a bunch of kids using tube baits on the river for Smallies. They were amazed I was using a flyrod, but I gotta tell ya, they had a spare rod and tied a tube on for me and WOW !! Amazing results and I have no clue how to use them properly.
Any help with technique would be appreciated.
Well, there are a couple different riggings that can be productive.
My favorite is a weedless tube jig inserted into the tube- http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_74257____SearchResults
These weedless jigs are great for weedy/rocky structure.
Technique????- In a river I’d use a “crawdad retrieve”- short jerks with pauses. Think “crawdad”.
A normal tube is fine for most situations but if your fishing in a “pressured” area or in a river system that is very clear try one of these. They can be VERY productive in the right situation- http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_45768_100007004_100000000_100007000?cmCat=CROSSSELL_PRODUCT
Tubes are tops for Smally’s!
Tying a Gold Willie Gunn (Tube Fly) with Davie McPhail
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