Well before placing a tube within the water, the most crucial choice an fisherman can make is deciding on the place to fish.
There are many spots around Cape Cod that are worthy of trolling tubes. The rips off Chatham, the rocks down along the Elizabeth Islands, and the deep waters of Cape Cod Bay usually come to mind.
It's tough to beat a properly trolled tube and worm during the height of a hot Cape Cod summer. Yet one slip-up that many fishermen make is devoting too much time trolling around in an area that does not hold any life. Trolling tubes has a natural inclination to put anglers to sleep-literally. It is particularly easy to simply set the rods in the holders, and troll along for an entire afternoon, wishing to run into a nice school of striped bass.
Kicking back and relaxing is great, yet it is undoubtedly not the most efficient means to fish the tube and worm. A considerably more proactive approach is frequently necessary to locate a prime location with a lot of life. Spending extra time traveling around, and less time with tubes 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 go through, to get a better understanding of what I mean.
Deciding on an Effective Tube and Depth to Troll
Once a location holding stripers is found, one can then focus on discovering the most effective depth, tube size, and tube color to employ. The easiest way to accomplish this is through a process of elimination.
I may typically troll three tubes when tube and worm fishing. The first tube is trolled down the center of the Miss Loretta, as the other tubes are trolled off the port and starboard sides. All three tubes are trolled by using leadcore line.
If fish are being marked throughout the water column, then my typical decision would be to put the port and starboard lines at a exact depth (say five colors) and maintain the line running down the center at a separate depth (say three colors).
Tube color and length is dependent upon the situation. The important idea to know is that it is essential to alter your tube spread according to the reaction you are getting from the fish.
As an example, if bass consistently prefer the 24 inch red tube on the center line (that is set at three colors) then it could pay off to change the 30 inch orange tube that is running on the starboard line to a 24 inch red tube. Altering the starboard line to a depth of three colors as opposed to five colors might not be a bad idea either.
There are many spots around Cape Cod that are worthy of trolling tubes. The rips off Chatham, the rocks down along the Elizabeth Islands, and the deep waters of Cape Cod Bay usually come to mind.
It's tough to beat a properly trolled tube and worm during the height of a hot Cape Cod summer. Yet one slip-up that many fishermen make is devoting too much time trolling around in an area that does not hold any life. Trolling tubes has a natural inclination to put anglers to sleep-literally. It is particularly easy to simply set the rods in the holders, and troll along for an entire afternoon, wishing to run into a nice school of striped bass.
Kicking back and relaxing is great, yet it is undoubtedly not the most efficient means to fish the tube and worm. A considerably more proactive approach is frequently necessary to locate a prime location with a lot of life. Spending extra time traveling around, and less time with tubes 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 go through, to get a better understanding of what I mean.
Deciding on an Effective Tube and Depth to Troll
Once a location holding stripers is found, one can then focus on discovering the most effective depth, tube size, and tube color to employ. The easiest way to accomplish this is through a process of elimination.
I may typically troll three tubes when tube and worm fishing. The first tube is trolled down the center of the Miss Loretta, as the other tubes are trolled off the port and starboard sides. All three tubes are trolled by using leadcore line.
If fish are being marked throughout the water column, then my typical decision would be to put the port and starboard lines at a exact depth (say five colors) and maintain the line running down the center at a separate depth (say three colors).
Tube color and length is dependent upon the situation. The important idea to know is that it is essential to alter your tube spread according to the reaction you are getting from the fish.
As an example, if bass consistently prefer the 24 inch red tube on the center line (that is set at three colors) then it could pay off to change the 30 inch orange tube that is running on the starboard line to a 24 inch red tube. Altering the starboard line to a depth of three colors as opposed to 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 tactics abouthow to troll for striped bass.
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