In Utah and just inherited these from my grandpa. He was the only one in my family that really went fishing amd his knowledge is now lost. I'm just getting into fishing but I am completely lost on what these are, what they are for, and how to use them. They don't cast very far, that is for sure. Fishing from the shore of Deer Creek Reservoir in Utah if that helps. I use his Mepps #5 spinner and get great luck with everything there but I can't figure these out.
Posted by DShadows33
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They’re tube jigs. You can put a jig head inside of them and then pop the eyelet through the top and it’ll be hidden inside, cast them around the edges of weeds or wherever you notice fish hanging out, jigging the pole gently to make them swim around erratically, stopping occasionally and letting them sink in place before jigging again. They can also be cast and retrieved slowly, jigging occasionally to give them more life. There’s special jig heads shaped for tubes if you want to maximize the weight you can fit inside, but regular round heads work too.
Another way to rig them is to use a regular hook, tie it to the line and then poke the hook through the nose and pull it out of the back of the tube through the “tentacles.” The hook should be sitting free within the tentacles. Put a small split shot a foot or two up the line and then cast and jig but give more time when you pause. It’ll have a more natural appearance, sinking slower and being more erratic when you jig the rod. It imitates a dying fish. Regular cast and retrieve won’t work very well without a weight inside, it’s more of a jig in place, slowly retrieve kind of rig. They look to already be rigged this way, so you can probably tie them on to your mainline as they are if the line on them isn’t too degraded.
If you don’t have any jig heads you can put a split shot on the line inside the tube just above the hook. Just slide the tube up, put a split shot above the hook then stretch the tube back over the split shot.
If you have a light action, whippy kind of pole you can use them weightless, they will usually float for a bit then sink slowly, jig them gently and give long pauses between. This imitates a small fish dying near the surface.
Another method would be to use them in a dropshot rig.
Carefully.