Stupid rigged tube

[dtrs5kprs]

2 hours ago, HardHead said:

Thanks for the info gentleman. Def gona try a shaky head instead of the tube jig when stupid rigging.  

Theoretically, it makes one less thing to carry. 

I'll just leave that there...

[Ham]

41 minutes ago, dtrs5kprs said:

Theoretically, it makes one less thing to carry. 

I'll just leave that there...

Lol, dang near hurt myself laughing about Dave talking about carrying less. 

[dtrs5kprs]

2 hours ago, Ham said:

Lol, dang near hurt myself laughing about Dave talking about carrying less. 

I like to imagine it. Knowing full well it's not going to happen.

[Mitch f]

I guy I know who owns a Tackle shop once told me of a guy who had tremendous success Carolina rigging tubes with a Gamakatsu EWG treble hook. He would run the line through the front of the bait and out the back. Then he would attach the treble hook and pull the line forward until the hook nested itself at the base of the tube tentacles. The EWG trebles point slightly inward making it almost weedless, if memory serves, he might've even skin hooked the tips. Apparently the hook up ratio was phenomenal.

[Champ188]

1 hour ago, Mitch f said:

I guy I know who owns a Tackle shop once told me of a guy who had tremendous success Carolina rigging tubes with a Gamakatsu EWG treble hook. He would run the line through the front of the bait and out the back. Then he would attach the treble hook and pull the line forward until the hook nested itself at the base of the tube tentacles. The EWG trebles point slightly inward making it almost weedless, if memory serves, he might've even skin hooked the tips. Apparently the hook up ratio was phenomenal.

I'm guessing he ate a lot of fish coz it's likely he killed a bunch.

[Mitch f]

16 minutes ago, Champ188 said:

I'm guessing he ate a lot of fish coz it's likely he killed a bunch.

Could be, I know he used this at LOZ when fishing tournaments too.

[fishinwrench]

I've done it, but with a Grigsby HP hook.  Same effect but less hassle when a tube gets torn up. 

[tapout]

20 hours ago, dtrs5kprs said:

EWG hook. That one has a screw in it. I started pouring them without the screws, and use the same head for stupid tubes or an  elaztech bait as a shakey head. The EWG lets you skin hook the point, and pins them much more reliably than a round bend.

That rigged top pic with a jig similar to the bottom pic, but a smaller EWG hook, is the deal I've been using for last few years. I have a fraction of the hang ups and I have not yet gut hooked a fish. I do think I miss a few, but the fact that the hook hits the mouth and not the gut is worth a few misses to me. Finding the right jigs is tough.These are like the ones I prefer. http://www.bluerocktackle.com/store/p16/Stupid_Tube_Hook_(10_pack).html

[moguy1973]

24 minutes ago, tapout said:

That rigged top pic with a jig similar to the bottom pic, but a smaller EWG hook, is the deal I've been using for last few years. I have a fraction of the hang ups and I have not yet gut hooked a fish. I do think I miss a few, but the fact that the hook hits the mouth and not the gut is worth a few misses to me. Finding the right jigs is tough.These are like the ones I prefer. http://www.bluerocktackle.com/store/p16/Stupid_Tube_Hook_(10_pack).html

That's a good price on those heads.  Best I saw on eBay was $1 each and I would have had to snip the screw loc

[vernon]

On 6/20/2017 at 10:46 AM, merc1997 said:

here is how that i fish them.  very simple and effective.  can be fished through anything.  this setup can even be fished on 6 lb. line.

bo

 

I love that jig head - including the crappie version that I also use a lot.

Between that head and Dave's Ozark Finesse heads I don't really need anything else in the boat these days for anything except swimbaits and they're fine for those as well.

Donna and Champ's recommended War Eagle head for swimbaits is my personal favorite for that application however.

Bo's heads are so weedless it's ridiculous and they really do hook 'em in the top of the head every time!