i bought two different tubes. one is a 3 inch yum where its watermellon and neon yellow. and the other tube is one of the strike kings bleeding red watermelon red flake. what size hooks for these two different size tubes. all help would be awesome~! i like to run a texas rig style and how do i use texas rigs with the weight system! thans

trav

Try a #1 or 1/0 for the 3" tube, a 2/0 for the 4" tube.  I like to get the hook as far back as possible without touching the skirt.

k i think  i may just go to dicks and rig one up there to get the exact hook! and buy some more tackle of course

For 3 1/2" tubes I use a 3/0 Gamakatsu or XPoint Offset Worm Hook.

For larger tubes, 4/0 Gammie or XPoint Offset Worm Hook.

8-)

On the jig inserts only use 4/0 hooks.  Trigging I use 3/0 and 4/0 EWG depending on which fits best.

I like to get the hook as far back as possible without touching the skirt.

x2 - This size will be different for every brand of tube, so best thing to do is just test different ones until you get the right size for whatever tube you have. I use Gammi EWG's a lot for tube rigging, but have also had success with the Grigsby HP hook. Also use tungsten bullet weights, usually unpegged. If I need to peg, I use a little rubber Peg-It stop.

-T9