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Location: nappanee IN | just wondered how you work these? fast like a bucktail or more dragging on the bottom or bouncing it? and what weight rod you use, bucktail, crank or jerk bait style? floro leader or seven strand? also like his big 14'er that he has come out with and can't wait to use this too. karol
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| I use those tubes as go back lures on fish that aren't that interested....never caught one on em, but have had AMNY fish take a good look at em... |
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Location: Musky Tackle Online, MN | The Red October Baits' Monster Tubes are much more versatile than most people give them credit for. You can certainly work them slow. But they can be worked effectively at quicker speeds as well. Jig them, jerk them, rip them. They look great in the water and they catch some big fish.
Their new 14" Twisted Tube rocks and is going to turn some heads in '08!
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Location: Ogden, Ut | I wouldn't let what has worked for others put any artificial sideboards on how to use baits like this. Open yourself up to new possibilities and be creative with it. When conditions dictate that slow presentations will likely rule the day, fish them slow. Conversely, rip 'em in now and then when you feel like it. I think we all (guilty) get stuck in a pattern of 'bait use' that is artificially imposed upon us by how others that went before us used them successfully. Not that they didn't work just fine that way, but I would encourage you to keep an open mind on how a bait 'is supposed to be used'.
As for equipment, just think of what you use for other baits of similar size and application and try it. Tweak accordingly to conform to your personal preferences.
They seem to be one of the more versatile lures out there, don't get pigeonholed into using them in only one or two ways.
S.
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| great bait produced by some very nice guys.
i tend to work them slow off the edges of structure and let them drop, but talking to others this winter they described ripping and burning them over shallow flats as a really good trigger too. i'm going to try that out some this year for sure.
as Sorno said...be versatile!
one of the nice things about these tubes is the ability to rig them for either a more side/side jerkbait motion (line attachment out the nose with egg sinker weight) or for a more up/down jigging motion (line attach out the top with jighead weight).
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| Great spring throwback bait, great for pitching to cover, great for ripping past an active fishes face....
The list goes on, and on, and on. As Sorno and Lambeau have said, be dynamic/versatile. Don't get trapped into thinking there is only one way to fish these. One of my favorite uses for them, is river fish, and pulling them across rips, and current splits. I've had fish come from seemingly nowhere to eat these, and it continues to work that way. Not enough good press on this bait, in my opinion, definitely in my top ten for rivers. |
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| Are any of the vendors going to have Red October Tubes at this weekends Minnesota Musky Show?
The curly tails were sold out in Chicago before I got a chance to get some.
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| Another great option for these is to rig a giant grub tail to the trailer hook through the inside of the tube. Increases the profile quite a bit and gives it some excellent action. |
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Location: nappanee IN | hey jeremy, would i go with a black tail seeing as how the tube is black or go with a shocker color like red or charteuse, say that's sounds like a good idea. karol |
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| Try experimenting with whatever colors float yer boat. See what the fish want. |
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Location: Musky Tackle Online, MN | Keith, check with Reeds when you get there on Friday. I'm pretty sure they'll have some Twisted Tubes there. Just not sure how many.
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| I remember when I used the red october tubes the first time out on the water, and I thought, geesh, they look cool, but I'm not getting anything, so I stopped using it. Later at home I was looking over the bait, and saw that it had been slashed up all over the bait. Needless to say, I learned my lesson about how well the baits work, and also learned that I needed to pay a little more attention when I'm fishing with them. Any little tick I feel now, I set the crap out of the hook. |
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| Thanks Aaron but I didn't realize you had them.
I will be ordering from you soon.
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