Prior to placing a tube in the water, the most important decision an fisherman will make is selecting where to fish in the first place.
There are several places around Cape Cod that are ideal for trolling tubes. The rips off Chatham, the boulders down along the Elizabeth Islands, and the expansive waters of Cape Cod Bay quickly spring to mind.
It's difficult to beat a properly trolled tube and worm during the peak of a sweltering Cape Cod summer. Even so, one blunder that countless anglers make is wasting too much time trolling through an area that does not hold any life. Trolling tubes has a natural propensity to put anglers to sleep-literally. It is really easy to simply place the rods in the holders, and troll along for an entire afternoon, praying to run into a nice school of bass.
Kicking back and relaxing is good, yet it is definitely not the most productive way to fish the tube and worm. A much more proactive approach is typically necessary to find a prime spot with a lot of life. Spending extra time searching around, and less time with lines in the water, will often result in far more bass hitting the decks.
If this seems counterintuitive to you, give Developing a Strategy for Finding Big Fish a go through, to get a greater understanding of what I mean.
Deciding Upon an Effective Tube and Depth to Fish
Once a location holding stripers is located, we can then focus on discovering the most productive depth, tube size, and tube color to fish with. The easiest way to accomplish this is by a process of elimination.
I'll typically troll three tubes when tube and worm trolling. The first tube is trolled down the center of the Miss Loretta, as the other two are trolled off of the port and starboard sides. All three tubes are trolled by way of leadcore fishing line.
If bass are seen through the entire water column, then my normal move would be to position the port and starboard tubes at a specific depth (say five colors) and maintain the line running down the center at a separate depth (say three colors).
Tube color and length relies on the situation. The important idea to understand is that it is very important to alter your tube spread based on the reaction you're getting from the stripers.
As an example, if stripers consistently prefer the 24 inch red tube from the center line (which was set at three colors) then it could make sense to alter the 30 inch orange tube that was running on the starboard line to a 24 inch red tube. Changing the starboard line to a depth of three colors rather than five colors is probably not a bad idea either.
There are several places around Cape Cod that are ideal for trolling tubes. The rips off Chatham, the boulders down along the Elizabeth Islands, and the expansive waters of Cape Cod Bay quickly spring to mind.
It's difficult to beat a properly trolled tube and worm during the peak of a sweltering Cape Cod summer. Even so, one blunder that countless anglers make is wasting too much time trolling through an area that does not hold any life. Trolling tubes has a natural propensity to put anglers to sleep-literally. It is really easy to simply place the rods in the holders, and troll along for an entire afternoon, praying to run into a nice school of bass.
Kicking back and relaxing is good, yet it is definitely not the most productive way to fish the tube and worm. A much more proactive approach is typically necessary to find a prime spot with a lot of life. Spending extra time searching around, and less time with lines in the water, will often result in far more bass hitting the decks.
If this seems counterintuitive to you, give Developing a Strategy for Finding Big Fish a go through, to get a greater understanding of what I mean.
Deciding Upon an Effective Tube and Depth to Fish
Once a location holding stripers is located, we can then focus on discovering the most productive depth, tube size, and tube color to fish with. The easiest way to accomplish this is by a process of elimination.
I'll typically troll three tubes when tube and worm trolling. The first tube is trolled down the center of the Miss Loretta, as the other two are trolled off of the port and starboard sides. All three tubes are trolled by way of leadcore fishing line.
If bass are seen through the entire water column, then my normal move would be to position the port and starboard tubes at a specific depth (say five colors) and maintain the line running down the center at a separate depth (say three colors).
Tube color and length relies on the situation. The important idea to understand is that it is very important to alter your tube spread based on the reaction you're getting from the stripers.
As an example, if stripers consistently prefer the 24 inch red tube from the center line (which was set at three colors) then it could make sense to alter the 30 inch orange tube that was running on the starboard line to a 24 inch red tube. Changing the starboard line to a depth of three colors rather than five colors is probably not a bad idea either.
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