Smalljaw , I Googled stupid style , went ahead and rigged one up and tied it on. Next time I go fishing I will try it .  I like  to learn all these tricks .

Bass Pro Magnum tubes are a nice bait.

I have several brands, but Venom is my favorite.

Hootie

Mega Ring Tube from Larew is the best tube ever. Period.

If trying to imitate a baitfish, I like the Gitzit flash tubes, but any thin body tube works well in a pearl, silver, or green pumpkin etc...but the Zoom, BPS tender tubes in thinner size, not the double dipped....

 

FLippinng I like the BPS double dipped tubes, Strike King, really all are good, just trim them up and make sure you are getting a realistic action...IF they are feeding on craws, the Power Team Food Chain smaller tubes are awesome because you can rig them with a weighted hook and they fall nicely and hook sets are easy, plus I like their colors and they have a different look than any other tube on the market....

 

If fishing deeper water and want some gliding action, rig one on a gitzit style flat head or darter head and fish it with your reel for action, reel it fast for 3-4 feet,pause, then same deal...It is deadly on Suspended fish, freshwater, saltwater, crappie, bass, Tubes catch everything and don't ever think a small 2" tube is too small, I have had some of my best days on a green pumpkin 2" tube tail after a Mayfly or shiner/shad hatch...I carry tubes and fish them probably more than any other style soft baits...All are basically the same except the solid body tubes..Fat Ika by GYB is a must have soft bait imo, and Damiki Hydra is deadly just deadsticking it.....Tubes also skip better than any soft bait and are awesome when fished like a fluke or walked under the surface, get creative, especially with rigging...You can put a float inside a tube and float it behind a c-rig and slay fish while everyone else is chucking big Norman DD22's.

If you like realistic Baits and Realistic baitfish colors with eyes etc...Reaction Strike makes a tube that has eyes, scales and is a great tube for fishing like a fluke or topwater bait.....I would disagree strongly that a tube is a tube....A double dipped flipping tube is nothing like a standard gitzit style tube, the key is trimming the tentacles as they get bunched together and that messes up the action.

 

We always used the gitzit flash tubes in 3-4" for Salmon Up north and would trim  half the tenticles off to make sure none were sticking and often a rattle makes a big difference...I agree that most are the same, that is true, most tubes are designed for flipping and pitching into cover but some companies make thinner models like Zoom, Venom, BPS, Gitzit, Case, Canyon, and then huge tubes like the Tora tubes and old school Yum Doozie tubes are an entirely different bait, I would choose a 5" Yum Doozle tube weightless over a senko any day of the week, or just an Ika which is a senko with a shredded tail...

 

Dick's Sells the Damiki Hydra tubes for like $4 a bag, compared to $8 elsewhere, They have been getting a lot of work from me,  and they are awesome tubes for fishing like a frog, or bouncing on bottom, flipping, punching etc...They are only good for one strike, not even 1 fish, but at $4 the action from the floating tails is something fish never see and I like it better than the IKA but the smallest IKA in pearl is a good tube to have for a tournament if in the back of the boat, rig that tube on a split shot rig, small Gamakatsu Split shot hook # 1 or #2 and fish it with 3 foot drags to start, then modify from there, quickest way to get a limit is with a small Ika tube, and as a co-angler often a limit get's you the win.

The Food Chain tubes by Power team as stated above is the way to go if fish are feeding on the bottom or feeding on craws, or on pressured waters, I mentioned them above, but on a weighted hook they seem to get bit the most for me and my landing percentage is the best as the hooks come through perfectly and no trimming is needed as they have a unique design better than the Missile style craw tubes.

Gary Yamamoto's go-2-tubes are really good

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