Prior to placing a tube in the water, the most critical choice an fisherman can make is determining the place to fish.
There are lots of areas around Cape Cod that are suitable for trolling tubes. The rips of Chatham, the rocks down along the Elizabeth Islands, and the deep 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 Cape Cod summer. Nevertheless one slip-up that many anglers make is devoting 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 particularly easy to just set the rods in the holders, and troll along for an entire afternoon, looking to come across a nice school of fish.
Kicking back and relaxing is good, but it is absolutely not the most productive approach to fish the tube and worm. A way more proactive approach is often necessary to find a prime spot with a lot of life. Spending more time traveling around, and less time with lines in the water, will often result in more bass hitting the decks.
If this seems odd to you, give Developing a Strategy for Finding Big Fish a read through, to get a better understanding of what I mean.
Picking an Effective Tube and Depth to Troll
Once a spot holding stripers is located, we are able to then work towards discovering the most productive depth, tube length, and tube color to troll. The easiest way to do this is thru a process of elimination.
I may typically troll three tubes when tube and worm trolling. The first tube is trolled off the center of the Miss Loretta, as the other tubes are trolled from the port and starboard sides. All three tubes are trolled by means of leadcore fishing line.
If bass are being marked throughout the water column, then my normal decision would be to put the port and starboard lines at a certain depth (say five colors) and maintain the line running along the center at a different depth (say three colors).
Tube color and length depends upon the situation. The important idea to comprehend is that it is very important to alter your tube spread in accordance with the reaction you are getting from the bass.
As an example, if bass consistently take 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. Switching the starboard line to a depth of three colors instead of five colors might not be a bad idea either.
There are lots of areas around Cape Cod that are suitable for trolling tubes. The rips of Chatham, the rocks down along the Elizabeth Islands, and the deep 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 Cape Cod summer. Nevertheless one slip-up that many anglers make is devoting 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 particularly easy to just set the rods in the holders, and troll along for an entire afternoon, looking to come across a nice school of fish.
Kicking back and relaxing is good, but it is absolutely not the most productive approach to fish the tube and worm. A way more proactive approach is often necessary to find a prime spot with a lot of life. Spending more time traveling around, and less time with lines in the water, will often result in more bass hitting the decks.
If this seems odd to you, give Developing a Strategy for Finding Big Fish a read through, to get a better understanding of what I mean.
Picking an Effective Tube and Depth to Troll
Once a spot holding stripers is located, we are able to then work towards discovering the most productive depth, tube length, and tube color to troll. The easiest way to do this is thru a process of elimination.
I may typically troll three tubes when tube and worm trolling. The first tube is trolled off the center of the Miss Loretta, as the other tubes are trolled from the port and starboard sides. All three tubes are trolled by means of leadcore fishing line.
If bass are being marked throughout the water column, then my normal decision would be to put the port and starboard lines at a certain depth (say five colors) and maintain the line running along the center at a different depth (say three colors).
Tube color and length depends upon the situation. The important idea to comprehend is that it is very important to alter your tube spread in accordance with the reaction you are getting from the bass.
As an example, if bass consistently take 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. Switching the starboard line to a depth of three colors instead of five colors might not be a bad idea either.
About the Author:
Captain Ryan Collins fishes for striped bass and Bluefin tuna off Cape Cod, MA. Visit his blog, myfishingcapecod.com for insider giant tuna fishing secrets.
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