Best Tube Fishing Rod

dragging tubes along the bottom in wintering holes

Techguy615 reported catching Smallmouth Bass using the Tubes technique and St. Croix Victory Spinning Rods on J Percy Priest Reservoir. Additional comments from this report: "Not much happening. Got this one in the yak around 4pm. Went during the middle of the day due to time restrictions on my end. Was nice weather though. The smaller schools of shad are in the middle of the creek channels on the main lake right now. I think he bit on that tube because he had never seen one before. I figured I would try something new, and it worked out. LOTS of boats out on the water along with other Yakers. I am sure they are seeing all kinds of lures lately. Seems we have a TON of people fishing this year compared to last year."

Whoopbass reported catching Smallmouth Bass using the Tubes technique and St. Croix Victory Spinning Rods on Susquehanna River. Additional comments from this report: "41-42 degree, muddy, rising water is what I was confronted with when I arrived at the ramp this morning. I went looking for bankline eddys, I would watch the debris stop/swirl or slow down then cast my finesse jig into the pocket and slowly drag, counting pebbles, back to the kayak. Best 5 went 91.5 inches."

Ryan Hartman reported catching Smallmouth Bass using the Tubes technique and Lew's Signature Series Spinning Rods on Lake Erie. Additional comments from this report: "We've been targeting deep, isolated boulders away from the pack. Most boats are fishing shallower while we're fishing deep. Water temps are in the mid to high 40's and we've been able to capitalize on the deep fish starting to come up. We've used three main baits or techniques to find and locate big smallmouth on Lake Erie. Utilizing moving baits like the Strike King Rage Swimmer have allowed us to find their hiding place and drop on them with a tube or dropshot. Don't be afraid of the outer realm, they're home and the bite is hot."

Ndenig reported catching Smallmouth Bass using the Tubes technique and Lew's Signature Series Spinning Rods on Lake Skegemog. Additional comments from this report: "West Michigan Bass tournament on the Traverse City area circuit. Bass are a little skiddish on the beds but with patience you could get then to bite. Cracking a tube in 12 to 15 FOW is also a great technique virtually all season."

Smallies were located on rock piles. Dragging tubes around produced big fish while ned rigs produced numbers.

Mike reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Tubes technique and St. Croix Premier Spinning Rods - EOL on Kunkel Lake. Additional comments from this report: "slow dragging the tube and popping it through the weeds to get a strike on the tube rigged "stupid tube" style to help it stay weedless. Moving the bait as slow as possible was key to keeping in contact with the bottom."

Tyler Robinson reported catching Smallmouth Bass using the Tubes technique and St. Croix Premier Spinning Rods - EOL on Lower Whitefish Lake. Additional comments from this report: "The big smallmouth are starting to stack up on deeper rock piles. It seemed like the casting location was key as bites were few and far between unless you could make repetitive casts to specific spots. The bites were subtle the fish would grab it and not move. This bite should hold up if the weather stays decent."

Scott Clark reported catching Panfish / Bluegill using the Tubes technique and St. Croix Premier Spinning Rods - EOL on Loveless Lake. Additional comments from this report: "Work the weed edge (4'-6') and laydowns looking for fish. Once you catch a couple anchor down and keep working the school."