i know this may sound sad but i have never tried tube fishing mainly because i have been told its a mainly clear water lure and where i usually fish is muddy or lowvis water

Hopefully Road Warrior can chime in,since you are in TN as well.He probably has more helpful advice on the TN waters than i do.

But tubes are not just clear water lures.You can add some rattles in there and that'll get their attention.

Some told you wrong.  Tubes work in all colors of water and from very cold to very hot temps.

I'll use a tube with a tube rattle in water with as little as 4-6 inches of visibility. I concentrate on throwing over a piece of hard cover and allow the tube to fall to the bottom, then lift the tube and let it fall real quickly before letting it settle back on the bottom. With the rattle, if a fish is interested, they won't have a problem finding the tube.

Most Tennessee water is "stained". Visibility varies a lot,

but 4-6' is fairly common. "Muddy" to me means "after

heavy rain". For the most part, muddy = nothing works!

This is especially true in the winter.

The Gitzit works anywhere, all the time, at any depth.

It's not always the best choice, but always an option.

I prefer rigging with an inserted weight, Gamakatsu 3/0

EWG Offset Worm Hook (thin wire) and Yo-Zuri #6 fished

on spinning tackle.

This bait was designed to "do nothing". However, over the

years a number of presentations have developed. Sit and

do nothing; dragged; hopped and lifted are most common.

Another VERY effective option is C-rigged.

8-)

i mean places like lake view and hatchie river r examples of what imean since when i do go with my dad we go there.

Someone lied to you. ;D

To me a tube is fished when the fish are lethargic or holding close to cover.  This could be in the winter, summer, cold front, or just hangin out bored.  A tube can be fished any time any where.  Its as versatile as a jig. Its one of my top 3 lures.

funny thing is this info is comin from my dad

Big, dark colored tubes with rattles would be what I would use, but I would try jigs first in just about all murky water.

Sure it will work but personally I think there are better choices. If you do then stick with something like black/blue,junebug,black neon.

A tube is a must for me, went through a phase where I wouldn't use them, wanted to use something else.  They are a great all around bait, small enough profile to get little bites but resemble a forage that catches big fish.  The info from your dad is just old thinking, kinda like a suspending jerkbait one works in cold, clear water.

yea hes said that to

I have fished Mizmo green pumpkin/copper flake tubes with a 3/16 bullet sinker on the Tidal Potomac with visibility from 6" to 2' for 9 years now and it works very well.  I do not use rattles.

funny thing is this info is comin from my dad

It's time you taught "ole dad" something new.