I plan on fihing the sweet beaver this year.  A tube is one of my favorite lures.  What factors do you guys take under consideration for fishing one over the other?

This is similar to the carolina rig/football jig debate.  Both the beaver and the tube are generally used in the same situations.  I've had awesome success with the beaver, and felt it just flat outfished the tube the past couple of years.  However; lately I've been going back to the tube about 50% of the time.  No rhyme or reason...I'm just trying to always show the fish something different.  

I fish both alot, I always start with the beaver, and if they bite it once, it seems they bite it all day. If the beaver is not producing I try the tube, and often the switch works. I think the tube is a little more finesse, and can coax fish on a really tough day.

Tubes don 't glide under cover like beavers do.

Anyone else find this title amusing?  

I will go on record and state my preference for beaver over tube any day of the week.     ;D

Anyone else find this title amusing?

I will go on record and state my preference for beaver over tube any day of the week. ;D

lol   Only under diffrent circumstances do i agree. Fishing related, i prefer tubes for smallmouth more and beavers for Largemouth. Though i have caught both species on both baits. Beaver is just a bigger profile bait and largemouths seem to eat bigger meals. I mostly use an exposed jighead on my tubes while Skin hook or t-rig my beavers.

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I will go on record and state my preference for beaver over tube any day of the week. ;D

amazing. x2 for the beaver.

Lake Fork trophy lures craw tube. Best of both worlds. Absolutely love it.

I'll take the beaver over the tube any day.

Interpret that as you wish.

 

boy i would like to answer that question?    no guts

V&M Lures makes a shaved beaver that everyone should try out at least once;...slides through the grass alot easier and fish just seem eat it better than one with bumps on it...

now we got the shaved beaver my favorite kind.  

Ok seriously I fish the beaver around grass and tubes around rock and barren flats. It seems the beaver works better around grass for me.  Fishing in the south I have had more success with the Beaver style baits. I either go with the rodent or the sweat beaver.   But in the north part of vermont the tubes work for me on the rocky banks and flats for smallies.  

The most inuendo laden thread title of all time.

Anyone else find this title amusing?

I will go on record and state my preference for beaver over tube any day of the week. ;D

amazing. x2 for the beaver.

Lake Fork trophy lures craw tube. Best of both worlds. Absolutely love it.

x2 on the Lake Fork Craw Tubes.

I fish both Texas rigged with a 3/16 slip sinker and let the bass tell me which they prefer that day.

V&M Lures makes a shaved beaver that everyone should try out at least once;...slides through the grass alot easier and fish just seem eat it better than one with bumps on it...

The most inuendo laden thread title of all time.

I agree, Ive never been subjected to such a rash of obsenities!

But, I use beavers to swim back to me andI use tubes to jig, you know catch them on the fall.

V&M Lures makes a shaved beaver that everyone should try out at least once;...slides through the grass alot easier and fish just seem eat it better than one with bumps on it...

Throw some Megastrike lube on there and you got somthing those big females really like!!! ;D