Eagle River Tube Tactics - FULL EPISODE

Evinrude Director of Marketing, Chris Berg accompanies Kim Stricker above and below the water’s surface in search of parental smallmouths. Kim shares some interesting facts and a helpful trick for finicky smallmouth while Chris offers his know-how on outboard economy and reveals his witty sarcasm.
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[@jasonrekker4328]

Kim, any tips for getting a higher hookup percentage when fishing tubes? I have tried a number of different jig heads, from straight shank to EWG, and I notice that I miss a lot of hookups and lose a lot of fish when compared to, say, a Ned rig on a smaller straight shank. I don't know if the plastic is getting in the way, or if the wire is too thick, or what. I have noticed improvement when switching to a thinner wire hook, but those are hard to find and most "pro" and "tournament grade" hooks seem to be pretty stout.

[@Hooknlook]

Maybe your fishing rod is too limber? I use a medium/heavy action rod that has some backbone to bury the hook.

[@jasonrekker4328]

@@Hooknlook I'm using good quality medium-light with fast action...pretty standard setup. 15lb braid to 8lb fluro. Maybe I just have to set the hook harder then, but then I wonder if I'm tearing a bigger hole in their mouth, and I feel like you need some softness to get casting distance, work the bait properly, and absorb those bigger fish. When I use a med rod I feel like I'm using a pool cue