Texas Rigged Tube

[greg516]

Hi all,

Lately I have found it easier to fish a tube texas rigged, I didn't know how to rig it but found a way by sticking the hook point in the bottom of the tube. Tonight I had a bass grab it and must not of stuck him cause I lost him.. Is there any other ways to texas rig a tube?

Thanks

Greg

[MillerTime]

i use gamakatsu ewg 3/0 for 4" tubes. i also usually hide the hook eye in the tube for added weed protection but its not necessary. hope this helps!

 

 

[greg516]

Thanks, when I rigged mine up like that it pulled the top down. So I may pick up some bigger hooks. I was using 1/0s'. When I can, I'll post how I was doing it.

[basser89]

Hey Greg,

What tube were you using? Different brand tubes come in different sizes. The Bass Pro Shops 4" Magnum flippin tube I use, I need a 4/0 Gammy EWG. If you let us know what brand(s) tube you're using, we'd be able to recommend a hook that will serve you best!  

[greg516]

They are 3.5-4 inch Outlaw Slam-it tubes.

I took pics but cant post em yet.. I'll get enough post and them post em up.

[Gone_Phishin]

Definitely get some bigger hooks.  I'd use either a 3/0 or 4/0; a 1/0 hook is just too small for a four inch tube.  

I love tube fishing, and usually have one T-rigged and ready to go at all times.  They just seem to work for me quite consistently.  This spring I really want to focus on beefing-up my tube arsenal.

[SuskyDude]

Use 3/0 to a 4/0 hook, that should help.

You might still lose fish though. I don't t-rig tubes anymore because of all the fish I lost on them. I use jig heads. Never lose a fish now.

[dmac14]

I found the texas rigged tube to be very succesful, with a 4/0 hook and 1/8th oz weight. 3.5" coffee tube was what i was using

[Bassin_Fin@tic]

I am not too great with tubes, so I got a question too.

With t- rig tube do you prefer a pegged weight or unpegged?

I heard that unpegged causes an erratic spiral fall, but with a pegged weight I can skip it into ANY opening through brush or around boats and docks.

Preferences?

[greg516]

I have mine unpegged right now.. But when I start targeting certain spots I'll peg it.

[iceintheveins]

I use an EWG 1/0 Gammy for 3" tubes and the 3/0 for four inch tubes. Takes a little practice to rig right but it's worth it.

[dmac14]

I have always unpegged it, the tube goes crazy when you give it a fast yank

[grimlin]

I use 3/0 skip gap hooks....these hooks almost seem like a match in heaven for tubes 4''.They don't slide as bad as other hooks when rigged.

http://www.gamakatsu.com/new_products/new_skipgap.htm

[Gone_Phishin]

I am not too great with tubes, so I got a question too.

With t- rig tube do you prefer a pegged weight or unpegged?

I heard that unpegged causes an erratic spiral fall, but with a pegged weight I can skip it into ANY opening through brush or around boats and docks.

Preferences?

I do most of my casting off of our dock.  The majority of the time I am casting into open water, so I prefer unpegged.

[KYntucky Warmouth]

I use these instead of a bullet weight, gives them a different fall and action.

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_44436_100010000_100000000_100010000_100-10-0

[ww2farmer]

When flipping and pitching I texas-rig, and peg. When casting or dragging I use an tube jig head that slips inside the tube with the hook exposed.

[greg516]

What size jigheads do you all use?

Here is a pic of how I was rigging it. if you can tell, it doesnt get back into the tube but just the hook point is inside the tube.

I rigged it like this today and missed a fish. I definetly need a lil bigger hook.

[Bassin_Fin@tic]

A note about the second picture:

When choosing hook sizes on soft plastics you need to have a wide enough gap.As you pull the hook through the fishs jaw on the hookset the shank part rubs and protrudes the point outward to grab onto the inside of the fishs mouth.The plastic will pull down then ball up and clog the hook and not allow good penetration into the fish jaw if the hook is too small.In other words you must pay a little extra attention when using thicker baits.If the shank of the hook runs right against the plastic you need something bigger.Fish could be caught but you will miss a bunch.A good example of this is the Yamamoto fat ika.I can easily rig it with a 2/0 hook but will probably never get the hook into the fish.You need at least a 4/0 and it will run right to the very end of the bait

When using particular brands of tubes it can be a little tough to find the right hook at times since some tube bodies are thicker or shorter than others.Two other hooks I found to be effective are the owner wide gap plus.It is a short shank with a real wide rounded hook gap.The other is the Gamakatsu g-lock worm hook.

[Willzx225]

I fish the Owner Wide Gap Plus hook exclusively on my tubes ( 4.25" Yum Vibra King Tube).  Last year I used the 3/0 and caught 85% of my bites but the few I did loose came at the worst times so this  year I am using a 4/0 Wide Gap Plus.  I do not peg my sinker even if I am flipping/skipping under docks or overhanging stuff.  Pegging my sinker just eliminates too much of the spiraling action that I think triggers strikes so I will put up with the frustrations in order to get a few more bites.

[greg516]

So again yesterday I missed two bites.. They dinks, i know for sure. I need to take my spinning rod with me and put a jig head in it and try it since I keep missing bites I think. But then again they are just like pop pop and gone.

[river-rat]

I have had best success with the Mustad 4/0 tube hook and the Owner Extra Wide gap in 4/0 and 5/0.

[Big-Dan]

hey guys i was at a fishing show up here in Quebec and this tournament bass fisher showed me a really cool way of rigging a 4" tube with a regular bell sinker and a 4/0 EWG hook. ill list the steps he showed me.

1- insert the bell sinker eye first into the tube and push it in all the way until its about to pierce through the top of tube ( make sure you dont pierce)

2- now take your 4/0 EWG hook and pierce the barb through the eye of the bell sinker inside of the tube and back out of the tube, (if you done it correctly you'll feel the hook is in the eye if not try again).

3- now that we have the bell sinker in the tube with the hook pierced through the eye of sinker. all we do now is proceed to to twist the hook into t-rig position and and rig it t-rig.

[SimonSays]

I T-rigg 3inchers with a 2/0 and 4inchers with a 3/0 unpegged bullet weight.  Has yet to fail me.

I hate Owner Phantom hooks, could never get the hook to set properly, they'd always get off about 5 seconds into the fight.