Eagle Claw tube hooks with clip

[scaleface]

Looking through a box of misc jig heads and hooks this morning , I came across these tube hooks with the clip on them that I've forgotten about. The clip holds the tube in place for Texas rigging. I have one rigged up and ready to go. Have any of you tried them? Pros and cons?

[Glenn]

Yep

 

[Team9nine]

The old original Eagle Claw Shaw Grigsby HP hooks, I’m guessing. Built around a Kahle-style hook before the EWG hook got so popular. Packs came with a neat insert weight featuring an open ring that made internal rigging easy. Now days, those same weights could easily double as a “free rig” alternative. Hook and clip worked well, especially on thinner plastics. Clip could be a little difficult to close on thick bodied tubes when using the weights. Also, once the tube head got torn up a bit, rigging with the clip could become difficult in some instances, but it took a while to happen, as the clip held the hook and bait securely together.

 

[scaleface]

23 minutes ago, Team9nine said:

The old original Eagle Claw Shaw Grigsby HP hooks, I’m guessing. Built around a Kahle-style hook before the EWG hook got so popular. Packs came with a neat insert weight featuring an open ring that made internal rigging easy. Now days, those same weights could easily double as a “free rig” alternative. Hook and clip worked well, especially on thinner plastics. Clip could be a little difficult to close on thick bodied tubes when using the weights. Also, once the tube head got torn up a bit, rigging with the clip could become difficult in some instances, but it took a while to happen, as the clip held the hook and bait securely together.

 

Thats the hook but no weights. I dont want the weights anyway I'm going to pitch it just like a worm.

[Team9nine]

5 minutes ago, scaleface said:

Thats the hook but no weights. I dont want the weights anyway I'm going to pitch it just like a worm.

I always preferred to TR them with a traditional bullet weight when I used them, too. Works just fine that way.

[Munkin]

Just found a pack of those a week ago while looking for something else. My kit has 2 different types of weights.

 

Allen