Originally Posted by
Robert11
Hello,
Live outside of Boston, and do Pond fishing mainly.
Typical small stuff in pond: lots of Crappies, and some Smallmouth and Largemouth Bass.
The Crappies are particularly fun, as there seem to be so many of them,
and as I have a 7' ultra-light spinning rod, so even their "minimal" weight makes it fun.
Have gotten back into fishing since retired, and would like to try Tube baits now,
for the first time.
Never have, and have a few very basic, and probably dumb, questions, please.
a. I guess the "normal" way to rig these hollow tube baits is with the internal weighted-hook, inserted from the Rear. The eye for attaching the line would then be at the Top of the tube, after being poked thru.
Are tube baits ever also rigged with the typical external jig heads from the front ?
If so, is there enough "meat" on the tube to be able to do this ?
What are the advantages for internal vs. external weight methods, assuming the
external front jig head weight is possible ?
b. How are Tubes usually fished ?
e.g., are they only cast out and allowed to free fall with a slack line to the bottom,
or is it also a decent technique to retrieve them slowly ?
c. a very general question: how do tubes compare to a solid plastic worm, the kinds perhaps with the wiggly tails, rigged with an external jig head at the front ?
Or just rigged with a hook inserted from the front, without any extra weights ?
Realize there are quite a few questions here, but just trying to get educated, and do things "right."
Any thoughts on all of this would be most appreciated.
Thanks,
Bob