Punching weed mats.

[Darth-Baiter]

This technique is not my strongest skill. I kinda suck. 
 

from a kayak it isn’t easy especially in the wind.  I hate keeping the bait together so I decided to change up my bait.  I’m trying a tube. I shoehorned a tungsten weight and threaded a hook underneath. I can’t get the proper hook in the limited space so I put a stubby heavier hook in there “best I can”

 

any other punching a tube with a hidden weight?

 

 

[papajoe222]

I like the looks of this set up. I use big tubes for punching more than beaver style baits. I'm trying to figure out how you rigged the hook.  

 

[Darth-Baiter]

7 hours ago, papajoe222 said:

I like the looks of this set up. I use big tubes for punching more than beaver style baits. I'm trying to figure out how you rigged the hook.  

 

First two bobber stops. I pushed the tungsten weight into the body.  Then I used a huge sewing needle and ran the line thru the tip of the body while penetrating the hole in the sinker. Now I have the line running down they the body of the tube.  I tied in a 2/0 EWG hook.  Heaviest wire hook I had and tied it on. I still used a snell knot.  Then I kinda eyeballed how the hook should lay and ran the point up into the body and came out where I thought it should and then pulled the line while turning the hook. Then all that was left was to hide the hook tip under the skirt.  I need to go find a heavier hook for the future if this works.  

[GRiver]

https://shop.secretlures.com/     
I just started using tubes not too long ago. These jig heads or ones like them have worked for me pretty well.

Bass Pro sells them too.

If you look around on the site the editorial videos on the way they rig them.

hope this helps

[Darth-Baiter]

Thanks I have some.  Nothing heavy enough to punch thru a mat tho.   I’m fishless on the stupid tube. 

[GRiver]

LOL me too… but I keep on trying.

[papajoe222]

I've been Stupid rigging for a while, but no one makes a jig heavy enough for punching weed mats. 

Guess I should have read Darth-Baiters response before I posted mine.