i saw an article in one of the bass books lately about rigging tubes that interested me quite a bit.

the writer said he t-rigged the tube, but left the tip Inside the tube.   ...one of the reasons i don't fish tubes as much as i should is because i can never get it as weedless as i'd like.

soooooo, on my last outing, i decided to try leaving the point inside the tube, that way, it's totally weedless  ...And, it Worked!   i really had doubts, but i caught three before losing one - and, i really didn't get to hit him as i should.  he came unglued right beside the boat.

i used a tube like that the rest of the afternoon, caught a few more without losing any.

i'm still not convinced that it's the way to go, but it sure worked that day.

have any of you rigged your tubes that way, or, is that the way everyone does it & i'm just catching on???? LOL

ronnie

When I'm using a tube around cover I rig it with an internal weight and an Eagle Claw HP hook. Totally weedless and skips like a dream.

The internal weight is nothing more than a drop shot weight cut down to about 1/16 oz, clip is spread open to a circle.

Slide weight inside tube to top, open clip on hook and insert hook into top of tube through circle on weight. Texas rig tube then close clip on hook. The clip on the hook holds the weight in and tube in place.