8 hours ago, Team9nine said:

No idea. We used to throw a tube or two in our pocket when heading to the tackle shops and match them up with the right heads in store. Everyone’s jig/hook sizes are slightly different, as are the tube dimensions (body length/tail length). Ideally, you literally hold one up to the other to see how well the fit is. It’s trial and error. Once you find a good match, buy a bunch and don’t deviate. 

Yeah, I guess that is a benefit to buying a set made for each other. Are Secret Lures tubes as good as KVD coffee tubes? 

6 hours ago, Ohioguy25 said:

Yeah, I guess that is a benefit to buying a set made for each other. Are Secret Lures tubes as good as KVD coffee tubes? 

Didn’t realize KVD tubes were anything special. It’s a tube.  You can either buy a bunch of different jig heads from a variety of companies in the smallest sizes and test them all out on your Coffee tubes to see which, if any, fit, or buy a few packs of Stupid tubes and matching jig heads to use that you know will pair up, then hope the smaller jig heads (3/0) will also work on your KVDs. It really is just trial and error in the beginning until you get everything dialed in the way you like.

3 hours ago, Team9nine said:

Didn’t realize KVD tubes were anything special. It’s a tube.  You can either buy a bunch of different jig heads from a variety of companies in the smallest sizes and test them all out on your Coffee tubes to see which, if any, fit, or buy a few packs of Stupid tubes and matching jig heads to use that you know will pair up, then hope the smaller jig heads (3/eD  Do you have a bf? D  0) will also work on your KVDs. It really is just trial and error in the beginning until you get everything dialed in the way you like.

Yeah I always thought coffee tubes were the gold standard, maybe not. Isn’t there a special scent?

 

But yes I agree with you on using a jig and plastic designed specifically to work together, I was just wary of ordering a bunch sight unseen without ever fishing them.

1 hour ago, Ohioguy25 said:

Yeah I always thought coffee tubes were the gold standard, maybe not. Isn’t there a special scent?

Lol - don’t get me started. I don’t know if their tubes are anything special, but apparently their marketing dept. is above average 😎

4 hours ago, Team9nine said:

Lol - don’t get me started. I don’t know if their tubes are anything special, but apparently their marketing dept. is above average 😎

I previously thought smaller = better for river smallmouth, but now I’m learning that the tube is more effective as a reaction bait than a finesse presentation and that 3.5+ got more & bigger bites than 2.75”.