Rigging a tube without buying tube jig heads?

[Luke Barnes]

I have two packs of Mizmo tubes just laying around that I want to try out on some pond LM. I dont have the actual tube jig heads so what's some other ways to rig them? 

[Spankey]

With an EWG hook and Texas rig fish it. Worm weight. Peg it, don’t peg it. 

[OkobojiEagle]

What jigheads do you have?  Other styles of jigheads work as well as "tube" heads...

 

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[Deleted account]

You can t-rig them with a small sinker, you can rig them with a regular jighead either in or out of the tube, you can nose hook them, you can drop shot with them, you can "the secret I didn't want to give away" cut one point off a treble that fits inside the tube just so, and run it in front of a spook on a short dropper. 

[TnRiver46]

Tube is one of my main staples and I’ve never used a tube jig head. Round ball jig heads work 

[diehardbassfishing]

T-Rig!

Go fishin'!

 

 

Karl

[Luke Barnes]

Ive got crappie jigs, ball head jigs, ned rig heads, all sorts of stuff. So I can just T rig it like any Ol soft plastic?

[J Francho]

T-rig is probably more common outside the northeast.  Tubes are an excellent punch bait.  The problem with most ball heads and crappie jigs is the hook size.  I good tube head has a bigger, stout hook.  If you end up buying some, look at Bite Me tackle Flat Eyes.

[Jaderose]

If only there was a video!

 

6 Ways To Rig A Tube Bait | Video | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC (bassresource.com)

[Michigander]

Up until four or so years ago, I thought I hated tube fishing. Turns out I just hated tube jig heads. I rig them all kinds of ways now and they are one of my favorite baits.

[gim]

I use a gamakatsu skip gap hook when I’m fishing tubes in weeds. It’s specifically designed for tubes. Peg a weight above.

[Bankbeater]

I either T-rig them, or rig them on a split shot rig.

[Luke Barnes]

What is a tube supposed to mimic?

[Michigander]

57 minutes ago, Luke Barnes said:

What is a tube supposed to mimic?

Food. ?

[gim]

1 hour ago, Luke Barnes said:

What is a tube supposed to mimic?

Crayfish

[softwateronly]

4 hours ago, Spankey said:

With an EWG hook and Texas rig fish it. Worm weight. Peg it, don’t peg it. 

This is my normal way, but I think I caught a Randy Blaukat tip video where he puts a small slit/slice for better hook penetration.  Also theres a version where you can put a dipsy sinker in the tube and have the hook go through the eyelet.  Will probably give these a shot at some point.

 

scott

 

[Glenn]

Here are a bunch of ways to rig them:

 

1 hour ago, Luke Barnes said:

What is a tube supposed to mimic?

Crawfish or baitfish, depending on how your rig and use them.

[J Francho]

The oversized Big Dude heads with some of the colors are supposed to mimic a goby. I think Erie anglers discovered it by accident, using homemade 1 oz. pill head jigs to get the tubes deep quickly and maintain contact with the bait in wind. 

[E-rude dude]

You can rig a tube on anything

jig head

ewg hook

worm hook

straight shank hook

I’ve even nose hooked them on a drop shot hook.

 

 

[Fisher0517]

7 hours ago, OkobojiEagle said:

What jigheads do you have?  Other styles of jigheads work as well as "tube" heads...

 

 

I agree with this doesn’t have to be a tube head just a jighead will work

[Luke Barnes]

5 hours ago, Glenn said:

Here are a bunch of ways to rig them:

 

Crawfish or baitfish, depending on how your rig and use them.

Thanks Glenn I'll check this out. 

[Bluebasser86]

Put a bell sinker inside it, hook an EWG hook through the eye of the bell sinker and T rig the bait. It'll glide all over the place and skip a mile. 

[Violinguy]

My PB until recently was caught on a Texas rigged tube bait with a 1/4 oz bullet weight.  Since I moved to GA, I haven't had much luck with tubes  no matter how I rigged them.  I buy some every year though just in case.

[MGF]

12 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

Put a bell sinker inside it, hook an EWG hook through the eye of the bell sinker and T rig the bait. It'll glide all over the place and skip a mile. 

Yes, they even sell weights made to be used in just that way... like this https://www.fishermanswarehouse.com/product/lindy-ez-tube-weight

[Michigander]

You can also add a foam earplug into the body to make it float and now it's a frog. ?