Carterjig68 Posted December 30, 2015 Posted December 30, 2015 Hey guys, I'm not sure if any of you guys have heard of a stupid tube rig, but it is a technique used mainly in Indiana. It makes a tube weedless but has a unique action and doesn't sacrifice the action of a traditionally rigged tube. I currently throw mine on a 7" medium heavy fast action st croix premier paired with a stradic 2500 fj. I was wondering if Andy of you guys have used this technique and what setup you throw it on. Quote
Turkey sandwich Posted December 30, 2015 Posted December 30, 2015 Care to describe it/show photos? Quote
k3bass Posted December 30, 2015 Posted December 30, 2015 I've been fishing stupid tubes for years. You definitely need a rod with some backbone to get a good hookset with a tube rigged like that. I fish them on a st.croix legend tournament 7'1" medium fast spinning rod. That rod seems to be a little stiffer than my other medium st. croix spinning rods. I'll throw them with my 7' medium avid casting rod if I'm using 1/4 oz or more. Invizx fluorocarbon 10 lb on both setups. Quote
Turtle135 Posted December 30, 2015 Posted December 30, 2015 how to rig a stupid tube (a great presentation for skipping by the way) 3 Quote
Super User rippin-lips Posted December 30, 2015 Super User Posted December 30, 2015 'Stupid tube' is a brand of jig head. It's a tx rigged tube using a lead jig head. It's nothing new to a lot of people. I use jig heads from Walmart. 1 Quote
k3bass Posted December 30, 2015 Posted December 30, 2015 5 hours ago, rippin-lips said: 'Stupid tube' is a brand of jig head. It's a tx rigged tube using a lead jig head. It's nothing new to a lot of people. I use jig heads from Walmart. There are jig heads called stupid tube heads but there are also stupid tubes. Stupid tube seems to be the name people use now for a tube rigged like the one in the picture. Perfect rig for smallmouth that live in snaggy rocky rivers. 1 Quote
Delaware Valley Tackle Posted December 30, 2015 Posted December 30, 2015 If it's texposed and the hook is sharp a med power fast action Rod should work fine. 1 Quote
Super User kickerfish1 Posted December 30, 2015 Super User Posted December 30, 2015 I fish mine on a stupid rod! 1 Quote
Super User Fishes in trees Posted December 31, 2015 Super User Posted December 31, 2015 I'll be darned. It had never occurred to me to rig a tube that way. Sometimes, I AM NOT SMART. That rigging is something that I am for sure going to try next year. If I had a kinda heavy jig -quarter ounce or better I'd probably throw it on one of my pitching rods. Going under a quarter ounce, I have several different extra fast tip spinning rods that I think would work for that. I wonder if I have any 3/8 ox or heavier jig heads that I could thread onto a tube like the picture on Turtle 135's post showed. Quote
k3bass Posted December 31, 2015 Posted December 31, 2015 These are the jig heads I use, they work perfect with the wider gap and angle of the eye and hook point. http://www.riverrattackle.com/proddetail.php?prod=TJ 1 Quote
papajoe222 Posted December 31, 2015 Posted December 31, 2015 Both of the rods I use for tube fishing (including stupid rigging) are med. fast action rods, one spinning and one casting. The style of head on the jig you use makes a big difference when it comes to ease of rigging. Some thin walled, narrow bodied tubes will tear on you when rigging them. 1 Quote
offsidewing Posted December 31, 2015 Posted December 31, 2015 9 hours ago, Turtle135 said: how to rig a stupid tube (a great presentation for skipping by the way) I use a special wide gap hook instead of a jig head and shove a broken piece of Senko in the tube cavity before inserting the hook. Works like a charm. Quote
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