Tube or Worm???

hey all you crazy bass anglers out there,

Could someone please try to explain to me the differences between these two baits (tubes v.s. worms)………I guess mainly When, Where,and Why would you use one over the other? am I wrong to think that any fish that’s gonna eat a tube, is gonna eat a worm? and vice versa?

I’m still getting used to this whole “Bass” fishing thing……please be nice

That’s why i’m in developemnt stage of a top secret “tubeworm”…….you’ll never hafta guess what one they’ll hit

In my opnion, and experiance, tube and worm fishing are two totally different techniques. They both can be fished slow, weighted or un-weighted. I would usually use a tube whenever I might be pitching into heave cover, or where I might be throwing a jig. You can set them both up weeedless, which makes it nice when the summer hits, and you have all the weeds to deal with. I’ll go to the worm when the bite is tough, or when Im fishing a weedline.

But I use them in different ways, and I hope you get some other information from other bass anglers that might prove different than me. Good luck, and whichever one you decide to use, in whatever situation your in, Im sure you’ll land some nice fish.

-AL

The idea behind the tube compered to the worm is that the tube never falls the same way twice and the tube is more of a minow tech.

i tend to use a worm more on ledges like dropoffs and weed lines this is where i use the longer swiming type tailed worms in 6 to 10 inch or bigger

i will also flip a worm into heavy cover especially a 4 inch or 6 inch ring worm especially when the shad or fry are piled in the wood that little fluttering tail looks alot like fry

Jake when Texas rigged with the same weight these two baits seem to yield almost the same results. As a pitching jighead set up the Tube seems to do the best job on Crayfish foraging fish, and the 6″ tail on fish with other forage in their stomach.
The big separation I see in my personal fishing is that the tail is almost always a non or low current, active feeding fish,(busting),bait that I more often than not use an extremely light slip weight with and fish more like a senko. Leting it fall as naturaly as possible with the light weight, or without a weight and dragging it back. It seems to have the ability to grab many fish out of the same busting group, where the tube gets only one or two.

When I want to fish deeper water, swim a plastic,or fish tiny channel points of these two I choose the tube with 1/8 oz or more. I use a jighead tube where some folks would use a Carolina rig.

I guess I am a little contrary in my fishing of these though in that I actually use the Worm in snaggier, and woodier locations than the tube. Mostly I guess because I Texas rig the worm, and more often than not the Tube is on a tube jighead.
I need to give some more information for the above to be understood in the context of the gear I use and the line I use. For these two baits I rarely use heavier than 6# test, and almost always have a spincaster in my hand.

Hello, and great question!

How do I choose to throw a tube or worm? I usually have a jig, tube and worm tied on. I’ll fish the three until the fish tell me.

That’s really about it.

Thanks ,

tubes= pinpoint casts spring smb, skipping under docks, even fishing it like a slug, erratic when retrieved like that

worms= deeper weedlines

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I usually have a jig, tube and worm tied on. I’ll fish the three until the fish tell me.

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OTW hit it straight on!

My $0.02… I usually have a Texas rigged-tube (1/8 Oz), a texas rigged worm (1/4 Oz), a 3/8 Oz Jig-n-Pig, weighless Senko, and Carolina Lizard 3/4 – 1 Oz. The fish tell me…

All are tide onto 6’8″ to 7′ St Croix Avids (Med to Med-Heav) and a Shimano Curado or Quantum baitcasters utilizing 12-30 lb test P-Line.

Usually, I will:

A Throw tubes at rocks, wall edges, and sand drops (simulating craws or baitfish) <6 ft

B Throw the worm at wood, weed ledges >6 ft… OR, if the bite is extremely tough and need to go SUPER-slow.

C Flip a jig at shore-line cover to cover water quick with accurate flippin’

D Search points, deep water humps, heavy current, or drop-offs with C-riggin.

E Weightless Senko for weeds tops, fluttering to lock-jaw bass, spring bass in cold water, or twitching as teh current flows it over the top of wing-dams.

Hope this helps… Bottomline, there is no “right” answer… let the bass’ action tell you!

The past couple of posts have stated, “Let the fish tell you”. I would agree 100%. You can throw tubes or worms at the same brush pile and have different results. The only variable would be rocks. I would have to give the tube the nod first when fishing rocks. Other than that, weeds and brush can be fished equally with either bait until the fish tell you which they prefer.

ahh, just use a swim jig…. problem solved! couldn’t resist, i just had too

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ahh, just use a swim jig….

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everybodies doin’ it.

It’s gonna be the newest/greatest thing

got to luv K-9’s

Isn’t that what spinnerbaits are for

I was thinking more on the lines of a 8″ California Swim Bait. (Rainbow Trout Color)

-AL

Swimming a jig, There is a new concept…. Blasts.
Will someone here please think for themselves and stop trying to “be like mike” err’ is that Tom.

Hey JJ,
I’d like to hear your jig vs c-rig percentages.
Actually you need to post that you are swimming carolina rigs and see how fast this becomes the latest and greatest.

I have won every tourney dime on a tube after I have fluffed and tucked my fleathers. they just automajically eat it.
jc

I thought you pinched, pulled and whipped your feathers? Right after you performed you majical dance of doom on the deck of your boat.

If you haven’t noticed spinnerbaits have this big arse shiny wobbeling thing attached to a bent piece wire holing it in place.
jc

THE MAGICAL DANCE OF DOOM…………????????

I thought only Gypsies and unemployeed belly dancers new how to perform that dance. Man is that Crawford guy gifted or what!

Question is… Is Crawford happier since the forecast was changed to mostly cloudy, mid-50’s and a *slight* chance for rain now…

Get out and catch some fish!

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Question is… Is Crawford happier since the forecast was changed to mostly cloudy, mid-50’s and a *slight* chance for rain now…

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I think the answer will be based on whether or not he catches fish tomorrow.

Just don’t ruffle his “fleathers” tomorrow!!

I didn’t know the forcast changed…
You did say cloudy… Not Snow right?
See ya’lll onthe water.
jc