Hello everyone! This is my first post and i could use a little advice. I was out fishing today, and this kid next to me was catching fish left and right. Good size bass and crappie. He told me he was using a one inch tube jig. I have never fished with these before, i have only been fishing for about a year. I went out and bought some one inch tube jigs and i could use some advice on how to use them. Like should i use a slip bobber, should i use a sinker? The water i fish isnt very deep if that helps any. Any advice you guys could give me would be great thanks guys.

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I love little 2 inch tubes. They will catch almost anything that swims and you really cant fish them wrong. Just use a light weight jig head and go see what works!!!

Welcome aboard! I haven't fished tubes a lot but I don't think there is a wrong way to fish a tube. You can use a lead jig tube insert and drag it on the bottom, resembling a crawfish. I've put very small tubes on jigs under bobbers for crappie. Texas rig it and swim it along. Lots of possibilities.

Thanks a lot guys.  Im going to give it a try tommorrow and see what works.  I just want it seem like i know what im doing lol.

Little tubes are great baits, some of the very best multispecies lures around.

i just started using them aswell, and they do catch fish. im usung 4# line on an UL rod, 1/32 to 1/8oz tube weight depending on the insanity of the wind. sometimes i just real em in, othertimes let em sink, wait a bit and pop it up let is sink and so on. then you can jig it, but my favorite, is to put a little beatle spinner spin on it.

I primarily use the small tubes for crappie but there are days that the bass caught out number the crappie 2:1.  They are a great bait to use on a slow day around cover and shallow structure.  Catch bass, bluegill, crappie, trout, etc....  Primarily fish them with a weighted slip bobber, the long foam kind with the internal spring and hooks on each end, about 1-4 feet above a small jig head, depending on depth, and work it back with a slow retrieve and slight bounce of the rod tip.  This gives the tube a sotr of swimming action.  Few weeks ago fished for crappie and cought around 20 bass with one over 4lbs.

Hang a small tube under a float and make sure it lies horizontal by sliding the knot towards the back of the bait. Adjust depth to depth fish are at. Cast out and retrieve by pulling and stopping. This will cause bait to swing up then sink back down. Keep a close eye on the float. Outfished my partner last year on Kentucky Lake who was using a spider set-up from the front of the boat.

2" Yum Vibra King tubes on a 1/16 oz. jighead are one of my go to baits. Will catch crappie and bass equally well, have landed many 2.5 to 3 lb bass on them when they are hitting on the smaller stuff.