| There really are some killer bass fishing tubes | | | | loaded to make it have the bulk it needs to get |
| available to enhance your bass fishing experience, | | | | where you want it to go, but it is also |
| particularly if you like fishing dock areas. Dock | | | | exceptionally sleek, and unusually adept at coaxing |
| fishing is a favorite of many people, especially | | | | big bass to take the bait. Another bonus is the |
| those who just want a few hours of quiet | | | | Yum scent that just sets off the feeding |
| without the hassle of a boat. (But, hey, who | | | | response in these big lunker bass. When the bass |
| doesn't like a boat?) | | | | think they have live bait, they hang on to it as |
| Now, there are times when it is not a good idea | | | | long as they can giving you more chance to get |
| to fish the docks. One is during tournaments | | | | them out of the water. |
| when every angler there is out in the dock area | | | | To rig the mega tube, try about a 17 pound |
| fishing for a big bass. Big bass love to cover of a | | | | fluorocarbon test line (for clear water) and |
| dock, and they love to swim through shallow | | | | tungsten weights. Then, tie on a 4/0 wide gap |
| water (you can often see them right under docks | | | | hook, Texas rigged. Peg your weight about half |
| and next to them in plenty of locations.) | | | | an inch above the tube. |
| Such heavy pressure really lessens your chances | | | | When you cast your tube, concentrate your |
| of catching a big bass, when there's a tournament | | | | efforts on making your entry soft and accurate. |
| happening, but when conditions are right, and big | | | | Cast to areas near ladders, near the sides of |
| bass seek the shallow cover of the dock areas, | | | | docked boats, or other stationary objects |
| you really should consider a heavy action rod and | | | | providing cover for the big bass you seek. |
| a tube. | | | | Practice makes perfect, but a good entry and a |
| A 7 foot flipping rod paired with a 4 inch Yum | | | | good location can make all the difference when it |
| Garrett Mega tube really is a good choice, in spite | | | | comes to catching or not catching the bass! |
| of the fact that power fishing a tube is not your | | | | There are many types of tube lure designs. You |
| most common site. Look into this option for your | | | | can find those combined with various shapes such |
| first choice. | | | | as crawfish shapes with the hollow body of a |
| It all comes down to a choice between skipping | | | | tube to create some really effective proucts. |
| some other lure under the dock, and hoping that | | | | There are jig heads, rattles, hooks, trailers, and |
| you manage to land in a good spot or flipping and | | | | rattles to use with tubes. Tubes allow anglers to |
| pitching a big tube into an exact spot where you | | | | catch bass from the bottom all the way to the |
| know big bass are bound to be hanging out. The | | | | surface, and from the shallows to the deeps all |
| Mega Tube is good because it is really heavily | | | | year long. |