When Fishing Cape Cod, the most critical choice an angler can make is deciding where to fish.
There are plenty of locations around Cape Cod that are well suited for trolling tube and worm rigs. The rips of Chatham, the boulder fields down along the Elizabeth Islands, and the deep waters of Cape Cod Bay frequently spring to mind.
It's difficult to beat a properly trolled tube and worm during the peak of a hot Cape Cod summer. Yet one blunder that plenty of anglers make is devoting too much time trolling an area that does not hold any life. Trolling tubes has a natural tendency to put anglers to sleep-literally. It is particularly easy to simply place the rods in the holders, and putt along for an entire afternoon, looking to come upon a nice school of stripers.
There are plenty of locations around Cape Cod that are well suited for trolling tube and worm rigs. The rips of Chatham, the boulder fields down along the Elizabeth Islands, and the deep waters of Cape Cod Bay frequently spring to mind.
It's difficult to beat a properly trolled tube and worm during the peak of a hot Cape Cod summer. Yet one blunder that plenty of anglers make is devoting too much time trolling an area that does not hold any life. Trolling tubes has a natural tendency to put anglers to sleep-literally. It is particularly easy to simply place the rods in the holders, and putt along for an entire afternoon, looking to come upon a nice school of stripers.
Kicking back and relaxing is wonderful, however it is undoubtedly not the most effective way to fish the tube and worm. A way more proactive approach is frequently necessary to find a prime location with a lot of life. Spending more time traveling around, and less time with tubes in the water, will often result in more bass hitting the decks.
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Deciding on an Effective Tube and Depth to Troll
Once an area holding stripers is located, one can then work towards discovering the most productive depth, tube length, and tube color to fish. The simplest way to make this happen is via a process of elimination.
I will typically troll three tubes when tube and worm angling. The first tube is trolled down the center of the Miss Loretta, as the other two are trolled off of the port and starboard sides. All three tubes are trolled via leadcore fishing line.
If fish are being marked throughout the water column, then my regular decision would be to position the port and starboard lines at a specific depth (say five colors) and keep the line running down the center at a different depth (say three colors).
Tube color and size depends on the situation. The important principle to know is that it is significant to change your tube spread in accordance with the reaction you receive from the stripers.
For instance, if stripers consistently take the 24 inch red tube from the center line (which has been set at three colors) then it could make sense to change the 30 inch orange tube you had running on the starboard line to a 24 inch red tube. Altering the starboard line to a depth of three colors rather than five colors is probably not a bad idea either.
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