Im trying to texas rig a tube so i can make it weedless, im using an offset shank worm EWG 2/0 hook on a 3 1/2 inch tube and when im finished texas rigging it, it just looks akward. Now after i pull then hook all the way through and turn it around how do i insert the point of the hook into the actual body of the tube??

Thanks For Any Info!

a 2/0 might be alittle small for a tube  try a 3/0 or even a 4/0   yea  u have to just barely get the hook point back into the skin of the tube or you are defeating the purpose    

i always use a 3/0 or 4/0 wide gap hook for this. if your not using a wide gap i don't know how well it will work

2/0 EWG might be fine, but I use 3/0 EWG Offset Worm Hook on a 3 1/2" tube. Hook it at the top and bring it through the offset so that you have about 1/4" of plastic to hold the hook. Eye the spot on the tube where your hook shank begins to bend and push the point straight through both sides. The hook will ride up against the tube and can be skin hooked if the cover requirs a totally weedless presentation.

I fish a 1/8 oz bullet or barrel weight with a bead, unpegged.

8-)

it still looks weird for some reason like the hook creates a bump in the tube, and the back of the tube looks weird dose anyone have a picture of what it should look like?? maybe im being too picky

Roadwarrior has it right. Hope he can send you a picture.  

My guess is that if you have a hump, you are inserting the hook to far down with in the tube, OR the gap is not big enough causing it to bulge up.

Try moving the insertion of the hook point up a little bit and see if it looks better.  As for gap, I would say that you need at least 1/4" gap between your tube and the shank to give you enough bite to get the job done.

Hope this helps.

Steve

Regular offset hook

Regular offset hook

That's a good pic. So how many of you rig the point of the hook up through the bottom of the tube around the tentacles? I usually was rigging them on the body of the tube, and it was tricky to get it just right.