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Monday, January 28, 2013

Cape Cod Tube and Worm Trolling for Cow Striped Bass

The tube and worm is a perennial favorite for anglers fishing for striped bass off Cape Cod. If you are looking for a big bass in 2013, try trolling a tube.

With regards to Cape Cod fishing, the tube and worm is one the strangest, yet most effective methods of catching striped bass in the waters surrounding Cape Cod.  Three foot long tubes routinely catch two foot long striped bass.  18 inch tubes often catch bass pushing well into the 40 pound range. Needless to say there is a lot of mystique surrounding this deadly technique. It would take quite a few articles to explain the theories behind why striped bass eat tubes.  So instead of diving into tube and worm philosophy, lets explore how we can all improve our tube and worm success ratio by making a few alterations to our gear and techniques. Before placing a tube in the water, the most important decision an angler can make is deciding where …

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