I have tried and tried and tried tubesfor smallies and largemouths. I've used carolina rig, texas rig, jig head... I've tried all different brands and different retrieves with no luck. My dad and I are going to our favorite lake in a few weeks and I. Want some input! What am I doing wrong?

I've caught lots of fish from ponds on tubes. The lake for me has been a different story. Tubes are my primary weapon when fishing docks and rocks. How are you presenting the tube? As in, are you ripping it, jerking it, reeling it, etc...

A tube is one of my go to baits. I usually use a BPS tendertube and lately cabin creek tubes made locally, I usually fish a green or brown color, natural colors. For me it works trigged or on a jighead.

Cabin creek tube

BPS tender tube

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I've tried hopping it, reeling it, sweeping it. I mainly use the strike king coffee tubes in watermelon/red flake.

Try working a tube as slow as you can. Almost like working a Senko at a slow pace. Toss it out, wait 10 to 15 seconds, pull up on the rod, reel in the slack, let it sit 10 to 15 seconds... keep doing this.

You can swim tubes too, but the fish need to be pretty active for this to work. Your color is one I like to use, maybe try a lighter color and see if that helps. I like to texas rig them with a 1/8oz weight, or use a tube hook. Tube hooks make the bait spiral on the fall while a texas rig will give you a nice straight drop.

Cool, thanks! Ill try that next time I go out

tubes are good sight fishing baits, scoot em' on the bottom past a bass's nose, and wait for it to disappear

I have tried and tried and tried tubesfor smallies and largemouths. I've used carolina rig, texas rig, jig head... I've tried all different brands and different retrieves with no luck. My dad and I are going to our favorite lake in a few weeks and I. Want some input! What am I doing wrong?

where are you fishing the tubes?

I have stated this a few times on here. The key to tube fishing is slow.  The fella that taught me said that you should be able to eat your sandwhich in the time it takes to make one cast. Not really but you get the idea.

And when you do move it...it's more than a slither across the bottom than a hop.

We use a custom made jig head for our tubes...it's a specially designed 1/16oz head. I prefer a 1/16 over an 1/8 because of the more erratic fall on the lighter head...it kinda swoops and darts as it falls, rather than staight down.

thanks alot. that is probably what i've been doing wrong. i think i get waaay too ancy. i usually fish spinnerbaits and cranks... probably too fast lol. i take it that it's alot like finesse fishing a roboworm.... yes?

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It took me a while to get confidant with tubes. My first success came putting an undressed 3/16 oz jig into a white tube. I would cast to the same places I would a senko or a plastic worm. It should make long lazy spirals as it sinks. Killa.

After that I've caught bass on them alot twitching em like a fluke. It's a fact that some of the cheapest baits you can own can be outstanding producers. Tubes is one example.