OTTER Tube Directions

1. My OTTER Tubes catch more and bigger bass than any other tube I’ve tried or tested.
2. While developing these lures over the years, I let the Bass make the decisions as to what color, length and action and what material they preferred. Simply put, whatever design feature caught more Bass was the feature I kept.
3. What you see in my simple tube is the length, material, color and action Bass prefer…….No bells, whistles, or exotic colors that seem to be designed to catch more fishermen than fish.
4. Our record catches and record fish (22 bass over 50 pounds 2002 through 2006, including an OTTER Tube caught 61.5 pound cow in 2005) are reason enough for me to continue to use my OTTER TUBES.
5. My whole reputation, hence my income, depends on the numbers of TROPHY BASS that my customers catch aboard the “OTTER”. I hunt those TROPHY BASS with OTTER TUBES, NOW you can too!!! I’m confidant that you will also experience great success while fishing with OTTER TUBES.

Best of luck! Captain Bruce Millar – Capt. Bruce charters out of Groton, CT aboard his boat the “Otter”

Made in the USA OTTER TUBES have these special features:
1. Adjustable action. 3. They come complete with leader and swivel.
2. High quality, “Gamakatsu” hooks. 4. High quality, translucent, supple red tubing
5. Choice of weights

* NEW * OTTER SCENT TUBES
Along with the above features, these innovative tubes have been designed to slowly dispense an enticing trail of your favorite scent as they are trolled or pulled through the water. OTTER scent Tubes are made with a small hole at the front and an internal bead at the hook end. We supply a small squeeze bottle that you fill with your favorite fish scent / oil and squeeze into the small hole in front, thereby filling the tube with your fish attractant. As the OTTER Tube moves through the water, a steady stream of scent trickles out of the hook end of the tube. Bass love them! I think you will too!

For Trophy Striped Bass
1. Troll or retrieve slowly (1 to 2.5 mph) as close to the bottom and structures as possible.
2. You MUST have bait on the hook.
3. DO NOT TRY TO SET THE HOOK! – Hold rod still and the bass will hook themselves.
4. The TUBE should have a slow rolling action (not fast propeller spin) adjust accordingly.
5. Hold rod still while trolling or retrieving. NO Jerking or Twitching.
6. Keep tube lure weed free.
7. Hooks must be kept sharp, sharpen as needed
8. Avoid sharp kinks in tube by not grasping tube while lifting smaller fish out of water. Use net or take hold of the line.
9. To avoid line twist, keep all swivels clean of fine weed and free working.
10. Trolling success with these tubes depends mostly on the ability to put these tubes where the bass are with the proper bait and presented at a slow speed.
11. NOTE: the tubes were designed for Striped Bass but are also deadly on Bluefish

Other tackle tips:
1. Replace leader as necessary with low visibility monofilament or fluorocarbon.
2. Recommended set up for most trolling is Penn 330 reel with 100 feet of braided 50 to 60 pound backing attached to 300 feet of 45 pound test lead line with a 25 foot 50 to 60 pound mono leader and snap swivel. (Lighter set ups with braided line or lighter pound test lead line with appropriate reel / rod can be used effectively as can wire line for deeper trolling.)
3. Best way to connect lead line to 25 ft. mono leader is an Albright knot.
4. For Casting, shorten leader on Tube rig to about 20 inches.
5. Otter Tube can also be used for drifting by removing swivel and tying Otter leader directly to 3-way swivel set-up.
6. To adjust tube action, coil tube and gently squeeze to bend into a banana-like shape.
7. Best baits to use are – Uncle Josh “Tube & Worm Strip” (designed & proven deadly by Capt. Bruce), whole sand worm, small eels, squid strips, or plastic sand worms.
8. Use Menhaden oil or your favorite scent in OTTER Scent Tubes.
9. For quantity discounts, order on line @ the email address listed below.

www.CaptainBruceSportfishing.com  - email brucebait@att.net

Captain Bruce S. Millar, 157 Main Street, East Hampton, CT 06424 phone 860-267-4449 cell 860-235-6095