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washes over the bottom in slight current,” he said. “I want the lure to kind of hang up on the rocks and hop from rock to rock; that’s when bites typically occur.”
He most frequently chooses between the 1/8- to 3/8-ounce versions. McDonald did offer one tip for being able to adapt the lure for fishing brush piles.
“If I am fishing around deep brush, sometimes I will Texas-rig the tube on a 3/0 WRM956 Hayabusa Wide Gap hook and a 1/4 to 1/2-ounce Tour Grade Tungsten bullet weight,” he said. “That way I can work the tube through a brush pile a little more thoroughly without hanging up in the brush.”
PRESENTATIONS
McDonald said that he has two basic retrieves that he employs on his jigs. He said that he will drag the lure along the bottom and shake it slightly, or he will snap the lure up off the bottom and let it fall back down.
“The dragging presentation makes the lure look like something feeding on the bottom,” he said. “The hopping deal really is more of a reaction bite, because the lure jumps up in their face, and then it spirals back to the bottom; this is a good deal when you have to trigger bites.”
FINAL
THOUGHTS
One thing that
McDonald said is important
for anglers to understand
about fishing tubes this way, is to stop worrying about lost rigs. “This is the type of lure that is going to get snagged a little,” he said. “If you are fishing this thing properly, you will find yourself getting hung up from time to time. Try to get it back, but if you have to break it off, you’ve only lost a buck and a half worth of stuff, but the result will be you getting more bites.
“A tube is a really great middle of the road alternative to a jig and finesse worm,” said McDonald. “It can help you get more bites than a jig, and bigger bites than a worm; I love them and bet you will too.” •
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