Man I LOVE fishin a tube. I use it all year round fishin north Georgia lakes. They are especially good for catching spotted bass. Texas rig it with a wide gap hook and skin hook it to make it hang free... The biggest secret I have learned, especially around rocks is to put a glass bead between the tungsten sinker and tube. You are correct that almost noone around here uses them, but I've put a lot of fish in the boat and money in my wallet at tournaments with them.

on the tube. I like the Owner twist lock in 4O or 5 O . Fl bass love them. Fish it like senco, lift and drop' good luck!

Big believer in the Zoom Ol’ Monster and Magnum Ol’ Monster. Love the Mann’s 9 inch hardnose ribbon tail too. Both of those have gotten big bites for me. I used to turn my nose up at Zoom lures, but I learned how effective they are last summer and have since I repented of my error. I’m trying to learn how to trust all three of your experimental lures too Gene. I have magnum Tricks, have had Coffee Tubes and Senkos sitting around for years. So, I have much to learn. Thanks Gene.

Gene, IF you've seen/read any of my comments, you know I'm no noob. Been T Riggin since many watchin were born. That said... Vids like this... I TAKE NOTES! LITERALLY!! Thanks!

We like the tubes up north because they slaughter everything. Pike, musky, walleye, lake trout, you name it. The best one I've fished is the Craw Tube by Big Bite Baits. Swim it, drop it, drag it, doesnt matter. It will be interesting to see if I can catch anything on it down south!

That senko wacky rigged is my go-to in a kayak. Great video as always Gene 👍.

You taught me so much in the last couple years! Inspired me to make a channel myself!

You are a bass fishing genius.... I love every single one of your videos.. keep on keeping on brother.. GO DAWGS!!!!!!!

I put a piece of those squishy orange ear plugs soak in scent inside the tube and hold it in with a tooth pick . Texas rigged or nose hooked. Carolina rigged the ear plug keeps the tube floating off bottom.

The Senko is my mainstay. 99.9% of the time; I throw it weightless. Secondly, the Reaction Innovations Sweet Beaver in green pumpkin. They are killer!!

I do love a rage bug. Man that thing is off the charts.

I love the approach you always take for angling. Takes the luck right out of fishing!

Using the right ewg hook is just as important as choice of plastic as far as your texas rig staying rigged true as you fish it. Took me a while to learn this, to learn how much of a difference a hook makes. I love the mustad ewg grip pin hook, the keeper makes all the difference.

Best fishing channel out there!

Alright, so I bought a lake house two years ago (on Lake Jordan in Alabama), but have never fished in my life. I have a boat and love to cruise the water, but hey, if you're living on the water ya might as well learn how to fish, right? Gene, your videos on beginner stuff have been a godsend and I really appreciate you taking the time to make them. God bless ya!

I use Zoom Lizards all the time and caught some of my best fish ever.

I have grown fond of the Zoom Super Salty U-Tail worm.

Hey Gene, give the weightless texas rig Senko an extended trail - you'll be converted. You don't need to fish it slowly back to the boat. My experience has been that 80-90% of the hits happen within a few seconds of the initial fall on the cast. And yes, I feel dumb offering you a fishing tip!

Awesome video brother! Thank you. I'm sad you didn't mention the brush hog. I've caught a lot of fish on that bait.

Been throwing tubes since early 1990s. Go to in Susquehanna, Juniata and Potomac rivers for smallmouth and largemouth when present.

I love throwing tubes on the Ned

I got the Zoom Ol Monster because of it's big ol tail to fish the dark water creeks here in Eastern SC. I clip off most of the body and fish it weightless. Kind of looks like a leech in the water. Green Pumpkin is the color. Also the Zoom Fat Albert Grub. Killers!

I freakin' love fishing Zoom 6" lizards. The junebug with chartreuse tail lizard is money for the fishing lake at work. The last 3..whats wrong with fishing a senko/stik bait? I dont buy the Yamamoto's much because of the price but give me a pack of Yum Dingers in Carolina Pumpkin/Chartreuse or Watermelon seed/chartreuse and I am a happy fish catching dude. I recently discovered the Zoom magnum finesse worm and I really like them too. Junebug is the juice for alot of the ponds and small lakes I fish. Never have fished a tube. Like you said Gene it's more of a nothern bass fishing thing. Want to get more experience in with the big worms.

Thinking of testing out the rage bug with the Texas rig. I usually use 3/0 and 4/0 size worm hooks.

Gamakatsu are my go to hooks. Been fishing those since I was a teenager fishing for salmon. Sweet beaver was the deal.

that wall is my dream!!!

Man that blunt force in black and tan on a shaky head has been the deal for me its been super tough up here in pa and thats what has been doing it for me

At 5:11 Flukemaster wanted to have relations with that D Bomb lol.

Thanks for the tips. Definitely gonna add this stuff to my arsenal!

Another great vid fluke ..man u r blowin up my dude...amazing thing u r doing here bro...u r changing lives buddy and u don't even realize how much. Keep on showing out bro.

New bass fisher here. Threw craws last night for the first time and had an “issue” with the bass ripping the claws off, but not hitting the body. First cast, violent strike then slack. Reeled in and saw 1 claw gone. Next cast to the same spot and same thing. Reeled in and no claws left. Changed craw out and same thing happened. I feel like I’m just wasting money

I’ve been Texas rigging flukes lately no weight and man have they been hitting it mostly green with red flake

Gene, pegged or unpegged, great video, love Tuesdays....

Moved to Arizona from Vermont and I seem to get some funny looks flipping tubes around heavy cover. They seem to dissipate after 5-6 fish.

Nailed a banger with a tube 2 weeks ago here in Maine!

"It's got a nice little spiral spawl...fall." LOL 15:28

Great video! Gene you should check out the X Zone Blitz worm for dragging worms. It floats straight up off the bottom too!

If you haven't tried the rage recon from strike king you should. Thing is awesome. Like the best of two world's. Got the ribs like the d bomb but in a 8 inch worm

What happened to “I’d rather watch paint dry” than throw a Senko? :)

I've never had any luck with the Rage bugs.

i was waiting for you to mention how like oily or idk what is on the d Bombs but they are more slippery then other beaver style baits that ive tryed anyways

Question for you? Fishing a body of water that the main forage is alewives and bluegill what is the best bait I could throw?

Thank you so much for this video! Very helpful

Caught some nice ones with EWG U Tail worms

Gene try the tube Texas rigged I live in Florida right now and a black red flake tube crushes especially in the summer and fall for me even in the "winter"down here some cold days it's all I could get bit on plus I'd love to see if you pickup some tips for using that setup.

Gary Yamamoto said that he designed the 5 inch senko for a 3/0 ewg hook

This guy is legendary

Great info, I have done very well with missile baits D Bombs and the D Stroyer , actually do much better with the baby D Stroyer than the D Bombs , also have a friend that throws a tube here in Tennessee and does well, I keep saying I'm going to throw one but never do haha

Awesome information! Thanks for sharing! Big thumbs up!

😂 The worms that are more fatter are more better 😂 Nice video .. keep them coming...

Yet to throw a lizard, may have to purchase some. Thanks for a great video, looking forward to the next one 👍

those tubes.. try to rig it the opposite way you would think.. if you have crawdads.. the way they fall makes them look like em and those tentacles look like claws as you pull it up.. at least thats what I always thought about tubes, and ika types the new tube I guess... I should try them here also.. when the crawdads show up in the rocks. trying new baits also can be a pay day especially if the smarter fish haven't seen those baits before.. I have also gotten a few on lizards though I don't use them much.. it might be a sign I should use them more. im on heavy pressure on the banks.. that get hit multiple times each day sometimes a lot . so I get skunks but I can still bring some up here and there.. some nice ones every once in a while also. this place is a grind fest though at least on the limited banks.

I caught my personal best on a rage craw which was 7.1 pounds

Don't sleep on the senkos, I have caught many 6-8 pounders on them

Nice info. Appreciate you sharing.

What line do you use when throwing a Texas rig?

That senko gets it done

Lizards are great, but I’m a little surprised there wasn’t a brush hog or similar lure in the mix. Ignoring why you don’t... If you did fish one, how would you fish it?

Tubes are great

When u say put a weight n the front...does that mean pegged or free weight???

Finally got a small mouth today on some zoom worms. Carolina with texas hook. Dragging the worm slow slow. Took about 30 seconds. The worm was gone, is that normal?

Love the videos, but you really need a lesson on bending hat bills lol

Gotta throw that senko weightless! I’ve seen fish that won’t bite ANYTHING else, chew on senkos

Have you tried the Senko on a 4/0 weightless? It's great for shallow cover.

Awesome video!!!!

Dude these bugs are sweet. Why do you think that is?

You have so many baits in the background. Please can you send me some. Love your channel fluke

Alright gene i was watching ur witch lures for witch rod and the one was on what u said was ur favorite rod and you keep saying medium action throughout the video did you mean medium power with a fast tip or do you mean to say moderate action so medium heavy moderate action

15:05 i know this isnt PG-13, but am i the only one who was thinking "yeah cause youre wrapped in a condom!"

What should I use for river fishing, there is rocks and trees everywhere but no grass or anything. The main fish in the river is smallmouth also

Hey brother......love your videos. Always good topics. That being said, quick off-topic question cause i value your opinion. Do you still use the Slipstream torqeedo/power pole bracket and if so how do you like it? Thanks so much in advance......stay safe.

Can you cast a Texas rig?

Texas rig vs Carolina rig when dragging?

Black no flake senkos'!!! Do it!

Going to spend more time with the senko? Who are you and what did you do with Gene? Lol. I gotta admit that a waky rigged green pumpkin senko saved me from being skunked this sunday tho..

You don’t ever throw a craw like the rage craw on a Texas rig ? The strike king rage craw is always killer for me on a Texas rig.

No BioSpawn?

Love your channel man! Roll Tide though!

I listened to everything you said in the begining so it though me off when u said medium action instead of power please help me flukemaster

who does not love a lizzzard?

Gene, does the pegs for your weights effect the rate of fall of the bait?

Straight tail worms.......then everything else.

Shush! We do not speak about the rage bug! TW is going to sell out like they do when tactical bassin praises a bait! It's ok tho, I still like you.

Tell John David I said I and could u try to send me his gmail so I can talk to him.

Awesome vid!!! Just did a quick vid on my channel about the strike King bug. Works as a great trailer on my strike King jigs check it out!

Oh I forgot "GO BULLDOGS"

Am i first.