Great Lakes Bass Fishing Forum

I've always felt I do better on hula grubs in stained or dirty water than on tubes. The opposite is also true for me, I seem to do better on tubes in clear water. Have I convinced myself wrongly?

i have good luck on hula grubs in all water... but i think they do better than a tube in the murk because they move more water.

In theory, hula grubs should do better than tubes for the reasons stated in water that isn't very clear.  But then sometimes, they don't want a lot of movement.

I've used both in clear water, and both do well.  Depends on the day and the fish.
If the water is really choppy, I tend to move the tube more.  Snap it, twitch it, and move it around more.  When things are calm, I sometimes just kinda drag it along.
I watched a video (Stricker's I think) that talked about shaking tubes while they rest on the bottom.  (If it wasn't him it was Woo Daves).    Technique is similar to the shakey worm only the tube doesn't float up at all.