Use them in the same place you would use a jig or plastic worm. Depending of the depth and thickness of cover I am pitching into, I use a 3/16 - 3/8 ounce weight on a medium heavy or heavy action worm rod. For a different look, I will use some Spike It dye on the end of my tubes. This rattle is about 14? in length and huge enough to snuggly fit into the tube without falling out. This is because I primarily fish them in the brush. In clear water, I like white or shad colored baits. Although on the market for several years now, tube baits have undergone some changes and are making a huge comeback. They come with salt impregnated in them and in a variety of scents to enhance their fish catching ability.
Start off with one or two colors and see how you like them before investing a lot of money in them.
It is the perfect size for the new, larger tubes on the market.
I am convinced that the high speed reel has helped my "bite to catch" ratio increase.
The original tube jigs were 3?-31/2? long. In my opinion, Strike King Lures and Gambler make the best baits. The lake was coming up quick, as much as a foot or more per day. You can read more articles about fishing HERE.I use my TP 3000 C Abu Garcia high speed reel with 20# P Line to take up slack quickly for hook sets and to get the fish out of the cover before it gets me hung up. I was catching a few fish in practice on the tube jig, but had distress getting them to hit it aggressively enough to detect the strike before they dropped it. It is large enough to produce effective sound, yet small enough that it does not interfere with setting the hook and getting excellent hook penetration in the fish's mouth. Sometimes, the small different color on the end of the bait will trigger a strike by making it show up better in the water.
The new tube jigs are 4? plus and are larger in diameter than before. The bite was slow and weird.
