Flipping a Tube

[GoneFishingLTN]

I have tons of tubes I have the 4"zoom tubes I have the 3.5 coffee tubes and xzone tubes is it my understanding that you really only want to be flipping the 4"tubes?

I've never flipped or caught a largemouth here in Iowa on a tube so this is all new to me

[Pat Brown]

I'm a big fan of using a screw lock style Shakey head style jig head with tube baits.   Pegged t rig is also good but I don't like EWG hooks with them at all.  Worm hook or thin wire flipping hook.

 

If you're fishing around more rock and sparse vegetation, hard to beat a tube jig head with the exposed hook point.

 

They work really, really well and I am gonna be throwing them a lot more this summer when the bite is tough.

[Glenn]

No, you don't need a flippin' tube.  I use 3 1/2" tubes. You need to watch this video.  This is how I do it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Darth-Baiter]

i took a big sewing needle and ran the line into a tube thru an tungsten sinker inside the tube.  i punched it thru mats.  

 

i caught fish.  it stayed together for a long time, but it was something i would only rig up in my garage, not while in a boat or kayak.

[the reel ess]

I can't get bass to bite a tube, but they're all over a craw. So that's what I do.

[volzfan59]

3 hours ago, GoneFishingLTN said:

I have tons of tubes I have the 4"zoom tubes I have the 3.5 coffee tubes and xzone tubes is it my understanding that you really only want to be flipping the 4"tubes?

I've never flipped or caught a largemouth here in Iowa on a tube so this is all new to me

I have caught more river smallies than I can count casting a Strike King Bitsy Tube. Tried flipping tubes off and on for years. To this day I still haven't caught one using this technique. I'm going to watch @Glenn's videos. Hopefully the tide will turn.

[Mbirdsley]

2/0 EWG Mustad kvd elites ( with the plastic keeper)  is the best hook I’ve found for Texas rigging a tube. If you don’t want or have the Mustad kvd’s any 2/0 EWG seems to work the best.  2/0 seems to be the best size for keeping the tube on the hook. 

[WIGuide]

Where did you get the impression that you should only be flipping a 4" tube? Generally the bigger ones are thicker walled and hold hooks better, but you can flip any size tube you prefer. 

[GoneFishingLTN]

21 minutes ago, WIGuide said:

Where did you get the impression that you should only be flipping a 4" tube? Generally the bigger ones are thicker walled and hold hooks better, but you can flip any size tube you prefer. 

Seems the most common whenever you hear anyone talk about the technique 

[WIGuide]

@GoneFishingLTN the 4" are popular, but just like any other soft plastics, the size and weight can be changed to fine tune the technique to meet the demand of the conditions. 

[WRB]

Old school cap & gown works good to add a solid body to rig a tube for flipping or pitching.

Zoom 5.5” Speed worm spade tail will work. Cut the worm head off about 1” so the tail sticks out just l past the tube tail ends.

Use scent to lubricate the worm to slide into the tube.

Tom

[gim]

Tubes skip really well under docks too. I started experimenting with that last season and intend to do more of it this season.

[Captain Phil]

I have flipped and pitched with just about every soft plastic bait that's been made.  Tubes work great, especially when bed fishing.  I once spent an afternoon watching Shaw Grigsby fish bedding fish.   It looked like he was using a white tube so he could see when the fish had it in it's mouth. 4 inches is just about right for larger bass.

[BassinCNY]

For pitching the thin walled tubes work the best for me. Either tender tubes or power tubes. I haven't tried the maxscent power tubes yet though just the standard ones. 3.5 inch tubes texas rigged on a 3/0 Gamakatsu EWG hook. I use a 3/0 hook because it just fits the 3.5" tubes but it works for a 5" senko too and I'll often have different rods with different weights rigged up and it's easier to change baits than weights.

[Columbia Craw]

Big Bite Baits Craw Tube, 4/0 Super Line EWG and 5/16th weight all day long. 

[Cbump]

Those look awesome. 

[KP Duty]

I couldn't find a weighted hook I like for pitching tubes, so I use these hooks:

 

And then I crimp a split shot or bullet weight on the shank of the hook...

 

[Spankey]

16 hours ago, WRB said:

Old school cap & gown works good to add a solid body to rig a tube for flipping or pitching.

Zoom 5.5” Speed worm spade tail will work. Cut the worm head off about 1” so the tail sticks out just l past the tube tail ends.

Use scent to lubricate the worm to slide into the tube.

Tom

I like this idea ??. A tube is an all around go to for my river smallies. 
 

When I’m on the lake I’ll tube fish rock, pads and grass. But I have not fished a big flipping tube. But can see the point of fishing them. 

[Cbump]

8 hours ago, KP Duty said:

I couldn't find a weighted hook I like for pitching tubes, so I use these hooks:

 

And then I crimp a split shot or bullet weight on the shank of the hook...

 

What size eagle claw like this do you like for 4” tubes? @Glenn

@Glenn disregard, I watched the wrong video first. See you mention 2/0 for 3.5” in the first video. 

[KP Duty]

4 hours ago, Cbump said:

What size eagle claw like this do you like for 4” tubes? @Glenn

@Glenn disregard, I watched the wrong video first. See you mention 2/0 for 3.5” in the first video. 

I use the 4/0 for the 4 or 4.5" tubes.  

[BrianMDTX]

How apropos as I just had my first strike on a tube yesterday. I had it Texas rigged, but as with worms and other soft plastics, “weedless” is not algaeless. That bullet weight snags algae, pegged or unpegged. 
 

So, not having any fancy-schmancy hooks for tubes on-hand, while searching the tacklebox(es), I saw some shakeyhead hooks. The shakeyhead fed up the tube easily to stupid rig it. Just not sure about the hook angle. It’s Texposed in these pics. Let me know what you think. 
 

[Cbump]

I’ve never flipped a tube so I could be off base but It doesn’t look like enough hook gap to penetrate the tube enough to me. 

[gim]

I use these.  They work well.

 

https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Owner_Phantom_Weighted_Tube_Hooks_4pk/descpage-OWTH.html

 

The gamakatsu skip gap hook is specifically designed for a tube to hold it in place.  I've used them before.

 

https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/search-tackle.html?start=0&count=30&searchtext=skip+gap+hook

[FishTank]

I haven't totally stopped pitching tubes but it's rare that I do it anymore.  It is a snag magnet at my favorite lake, even when rigged Texas style/stupid tube. I use to like the Manns Hard Nose tube in Green Pumpkin Magic and Venom's Double Dip and Big Shot tube in  Junebug. 

[river-rat]

 

I have as much confidence in a flipping tube as anything else I use. There is always at least one rod rigged with a tube on the deck of my boat year round. 

 

I'm partial to the 4" tube made by Right Bite Baits for fishing around home and will use the 5" at Toledo Bend or Sam Rayburn. I'll also use the Strike King Denny Brauer flipping tube from time to time.

 

I usually start with a 5/16 oz. slip sinker but will adjust up or down depending on the mood of the fish. I use a 4/0 Mustad Big Mouth Tube Hook for 4" tubes and a 5/0 for 5" tubes. And I always insert a tube rattle.

 

As far as colors, I keep it simple. Black/Red Glitter, Black/Blue Tail, and Green Pumpkin/Red and Green Glitter are the primary colors I'll use. On occasion a Junebug tube works well.