Tubes

[HawgTide]

I need advice on what type of hooks to use on tubes. I can't seem to hook the fish very well. The tubes seem to be tough and the hook doesn't get through them very easily when I set the hook.
Thanks.

[Dan Wood]

It depends a lot on what type of cover your fishing. It sounds like your texas rigging if your having trouble penetrating the hook through the tube - for a 3.5" size tube, I'd be using a 3/O EWG hook. Run the hook all the way through the tube and just come back with the tip back in the tube - that will increase your hook ups for t-rigged style (tex-exposed).

Otherwise, if your not in real heavy cover use a regular tube jig head - you won't have any trouble with hook-ups on that exposed hook. I prefer to have the hook exposed unless cover prohibits it.

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[Wayne Ek]

This time of year I usually start to fish a little larger tube. Try a 4/0 Eagle Claw HP hook. Don't T-rig it, just skin hooking once you've come back thru the tube. Use a water gremlin bull-shot for the additional weight.

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[HawgTide]

Thanks for the info. You were right about the Texas rig. That's what I use most of the time.

[Guest]

HawgTied, take a look at the Knock-N Jig on the Catch-N Tackle site. It has a very nasty sharp extra long shank Mustad hook. It is perfect for rigging tubes... and the same hook is in the Weed-N Jig too, only weedless. This is not the multi-hair-brush-bristle style of weedguard. It is only two small wires which accept a soft bite. I love these for rigging weedless tubes!
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[Chris Haley]

The important thing when rigging a tube weedless, is to use a good wide gap hook. If fishing heavy cover use heavy line, so you can really lay into them. Run your wide gap hook(1/0-3/0) through the tip about 3/8 of an inch (if not using a weight) and out, turn and hold the tube along side of the hook to get the proper entry spot and run the hook back through the tube until it almost comes out the other side. The nice thing about the wide gap hook is that it also works as kind of a keel for the tube. When the bass clamps onto it give him all you got and have some fun. Super braids work best because of the strentgh to diameter ratio. You can get a 14lb fireline with a six pound diameter.

[DougSpringBay]

Hey HT,
When tube fishing I go with the largest hook I can get away with and the smallest weight I can. I have fished many different hooks and have found that the EWG Gamakatsu out performs them all. I usually use a 4/0 with 3.5 inch tubes.

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[HawgTide]

Thanks guys for all the responses. I'm going to give them a shot this weekend on the Miss.

[ranger2bass]

use a 4/0 Gamagatsu through a D.Brauer flippin' tube-dark blue, 4.5" the hook will go in and out right where the tentacles start and then skin the tip- push the entire hook and barb through the tube and then just push the tip-hookpoint into side of the body, just enough to protect it. You'll be able to pull it through pads, milfoil and everything else. Use a 1/4 or 1/8 oz wt.nothing to heavy

[bucketmouth64]

Hey ranger, I have been trying to look for the D. Brauer flippin' tube. Where can I find some, local stores don't have it. At least I haven't seen any. I got some bass pro and they don't have it in the catalog this year. I love the longer tube and I haven't found one yet that comes close to his.

[Coach Dog]

Hey Ranger,
Do you just leave the hook "loose" inside the tube, poking the point of the hook up underneath the opening? Would this work better on smaller tubes, rigging them this way?

Coach Dog

[EBass]

I know this was directed towards Ranger, but I think I can assist on this one.

The Denny Brauer flipping tubes were last seen at Galyans. No one will have much left because Ice fishing season is coming. May want to look at Cabelas.

The hook will go through the entire body of the tube. Then "skin" hook the point into the tube. (AKA TEXAS RIG) When a fish bites down the tube the "skin" will tear exposing the ever shap hook point. (Did this make any sense?)

This is a very weedless rig and works great in rivers as well as lakes. Makes me wonder why I didn't have one tied on last night.