Tube-N-Worm vs. all else?

[Rockport24]

Yeah the tube and worm is just made for the kayak IMO. I have done some plugging and jigging from the kayak and it does work, but its just kind of unnatural for me to cast sitting down so I stick with trolling....

[jeffreyrichard]

For the uninitiated, please describe how to troll with a t-n-w? Can you do this with spinning gear? Can you troll with rod holders imbedded in the hull behind the seat?

[hq2]

Low and slow is the way to go! I like putting about a two ounce egg sinker weight about a couple of feet
in front of mine to keep it down there, then release it so it's close to bottom about 50-100 feet back.
The nice thing about 'yak trolling is that, in fact, the speed which corresponds to a nice leisurely paddle
is the one you want. You can troll for a half hour or more at a time without getting tired.

(Heavy) spinning gear will work (30 lb test works well), but I like to use a conventional reel and a heavy
boat rod (off my Dad's old Grady White) for my trolling; let's you get in even the biggest stripers and
blues. I have a T shaped wood rod holder with an old surf tube attached by a swivel at the bottom and a small
rope tied through a screw eye on the T cross bar on top; by pulling the rope up, I can troll straight back,
and by letting it go and pushing the rod back with my elbow, I can flop it sideways, a huge help in getting
it out to change worms or fight a fish.

[danbrut]

Wow, low and slow? I don't really use any lead when I troll, but should start using it. Everytime that the tube hits something I tend to reel in and check the worm or sea grass. I'm usually in 3 - 10 feet of water and over a lot of boulders, so I never thought of using a weight, except for a few of those deeper holes that we know about. Good idea to try it and thanks for the advice.

[BigBo]

Keel weights are the way to go. I use the ones that allow you to change the weight of the egg sinker.

[Nebe]

Originally Posted by danbrut

Wow, low and slow? I don't really use any lead when I troll, but should start using it. Everytime that the tube hits something I tend to reel in and check the worm or sea grass. I'm usually in 3 - 10 feet of water and over a lot of boulders, so I never thought of using a weight, except for a few of those deeper holes that we know about. Good idea to try it and thanks for the advice.

No weight needed in that water. I use weights when the water is 10-20 feet deep. 20 and deeper, I don't bother trolling because for me
It's too hard to keep my tube town. (from my hobie)
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[danbrut]

And, whenever you bump a rock with the rig, are you unsure if the worm is still on , or if the rig is fouled? How do you stay in the water with confidence?