How do you guys rig tube baits? Best weedless option?

Thanks

99% of my tube fishing is by T Rig.  Its by far my favorite way to fish them.

99% of my tube fishing is by T Rig.  Its by far my favorite way to fish them.

Ok. What type of hook? Weight?

Buy some internal weights. These can be rigged 99% weedless!

For last Saturday's results, see my post in "Fishing Reports". We

wacked 'em!

Buy some internal weights. These can be rigged 99% weedless!

For last Saturday's results, see my post in "Fishing Reports". We

wacked 'em!

Just read the report. Sounds fun. Good work. So, internal weights? I have hooks with weighted heads, fit the weighted end in the tube, work the eyelet thru the tube. Is this what you mean? I played around with it a bit this weekend...didn't appear to be very weedless.

No. Jig heads result in an exposed hook. With the internal weights and an offset worm hook

this rig is almost completely weedless!

Normally I fish them with the internal jighead hook exposed but if I need to rig it weedless then an Owner Phantom hook or a "stupid rig" ( yes, that´s how it´s called )

Ok. What type of hook? Weight?

 

I generally fish 4-4.5" tubes.  Typically I throw a 4/0 Owner Flipping hook with it.

I used to fish Tubes alot more that I do now, and I should start throwing them more as they work great. I grew up in NY and Tubes were super Hot 8 years ago b4 I moved, and when I arrived in Florida, I was usually only person using a tube, and I gradually have gotten away from it with all the new soft bait options.

 

I used to use a 4/0 EWG wieghted Hook with a slidig weight, pinch weight, or simply texas rig it but I always did best using a bigger hook, Extra wide gap since tubes are thick, and thin wire are often a good choice but I never go cheap with hooks. If fishing thin wire, I love Owners, and I also will use a good quality flipping hook for double dipped tubes in 5/0, and smaller finesse tubes can be good with smaller hooks, just make sure there is enough room to get some jaw when you set the hook as they are thicker than most soft baits....

 

Weedless Tube Jig heads never worked for me in weeds as they always pick up muck.....In deeper clear water, I used to rig a gitzit 3" tube on a slider 1/4oz jig head and fish it like a crankbait or just toss it off of breaklines, any drop off or near cover so it would glide like a wounded baitfish and I would use the reel to give the bait action...I learned this from a guide as a kid on a salmon trip, and it works great for almost any softbait for bass as well.

Trokar tube hooks for Texas rigs.