Tube Baits & Jig Question

[Robertqq]

Hi,

 

Thought I would try some Tube Baits with Jig Heads for the first time. Do Pond fishing mainly.

 

So, I bought some small tube baits.  The kind with the multitude of wiggly tails.

 

Seem to be of the hollow inside type.

 

Probably should have thought about this some more, but also picked up a package of jig heads.

Not sure, though if they are what I need, or want.

 

They are:

 

    Eagle Claw

    Tin

    Ball Head Jig  1/8 oz

    NLJB03-18

 

They have a painted head (with a painted eye), a small single Barb, and the eye for attaching a line is out the TOP.

 

Would like to insert them from the back, and have the line-eye come out the top of the tube, rather than have it all in the front..

 

But since these are painted, and have barb, I now am guessing that they are only made for inserting from the

tip/front of the tube.

 

a. Is this correct ? 

 

Can they, these heads that I bought, also, be used by inserting from the rear, or are really made for front insertion only, as they have a barb, are painted, etc. ? ?

 

 

b. Is there likely enough "meat" on these hollow tubes to use them from the front of the tube ?

 

 

c. Can anyone please point me to what I should buy if I want to insert the jig from the rear ?

 

Are there any good links or videos that describe these methods ?

 

Thanks for all the previous help,

Bob

 

 

 

[Fishes in trees]

Lube them up with some spit and work them in from the tail end, as close to the front as you can get them. It is doable.   You can also find tube insert hooks, which make the process easier. 

[moguy1973]

I've been rigging mine with a 3/0 widegap worm hook texposed and then pegging (Mojo rig) a bullet weight right above the jig.

[ClackerBuzz]

EWG 30 or 60 deg hooks on the stupid rig=weedless

http://blog.***.com/blog/bid/74504/The-Stupid-Rig-Illustrated

[WRB]

Yes you can use the painted ball head jig.

First you need to remove the paint from the hook eye.

Next, use attractant to lubricant the jig head and slide it into the open tube end up to the nose of the tube.

Push down on the bulge where the jig hook eye is located to punch it through the tube wall.

Push the jig hook point through the tube skin.

Tie the jig on and go fishing.

Tom

[bigfishing85]

Agree with WRB. This is the exact way to rig with the jig heads; however, if you are fishing in colder water, you don't want any weight. You will want to rig it weightless and let it fall facing back towards you and straight down. In other words, you want the body of the tube falling and not the tube falling nose down like you would get when using with the jig head. You can try both ways to experiment anyways if you wish because sometimes the bass are in a chasing mood and want a faster falling bait and sometimes they dont. Good luck.

[Grizzn N Bassin]

Mojo rig all day