So I was fishing the creek the other day with a tube weightless   It was a slow fall but it was getting to the bottom and I could fish it slow.  The water was clear     I went back a week later with the same bait only this time the water was heavily strained and the bait wouldn’t sink     Has anyone else experienced this 

Usually if a creek goes from clear to stained, it’s because of a good rain which also makes the current run faster. Faster current will keep your bait from getting to the bottom as easy. Could this be what happened?

Yes, agree, it's likely the increased water current holding your bait up.....kinda like the wind holding a kite up.

 

Water gets stained or dirty via the particles in the water from the surrounding land and bottom caused by rain washing down the dirt particles into the water.

 

Your tube's rate of decrease was impacted by the dirt particles in the water.

 

Add the increased water flow and the increased particles and you have a slower decent.

Also, the increased flow and particles keeps your line from sinking as well as the bait.  They make many good weights for tubes.

Thanks for the info     All answers made good sense 

Water flow would be a mechanical reason for something to stay afloat a bit longer. With a rain event, another reason is simply that as things dissolve in water (washed into rivers), water becomes denser. So, objects take longer to drift downward.

 

A best example we are all familiar with?  Salt water, with its dissolved salts, is much more buoyant than fresh water.

 

Brad

 

 

And of course did the temperature change?