Different Tube Rigging Options!
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- Опубліковано 26 лип 2024
- A tube bait is one of the most versatile lures on the market, but frequently goes overlooked since it’s not new and flashy. With the right rigging techniques the tube can be used almost anywhere!
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Videos like this are why this is my favorite channel by far.
thanks!
These kind of videos are why I love this channel, filled with tips! May be you could go over what rods you use with different rigging styles. Thanks.
Thanks! I’ll put it on my list!
Once somewhat torn up don't tops them away. You can insert a stick bait such a senkos. Tube over the stick bait creating a tube worm.
Yep i just did a video on something similar
Small bell sinker pushed into the head of the tube line tie first. Once the line tie makes contact with the tip of the tube push it slightly to identify where and what direction the line tie is facing. Use a wide gap offset hook and poke straight down the tip of the tube, turn your hook out and through the line tie. Push out the side off the head, rotate and back through the base of the tube and rig weedless. Cheap, easy and weedless.
thanks for the tip!
The foam ear plug in the tube is a great tip. I've been doing it for years. One thing I add is scent to the plug. Throughout the day you can spray it as much as you need too. Great channel. Thanks for the tips.
Thanks for sharing!
The scent should be on the foam of the ear piece for longivity.
What scent do you use? Crawfish scent be my guess??
You can float a tube that way and create sort of a weedless walking top water bait too. Perfect for places you can’t really put a treble hook into… and a completely different look from hollow plastic baits like frogs.
I like to add scent inside my ear, the night before I fish….saturate the ear plug….commence dreaming of Italian food. All that garlic scent and all! Tight lines!
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I like the idea of using a tube as a trailer for a buzz bait, and using the foam earplugs as a float when Carolina Rigging.?Thanks again Matt. This is one of my favorite fishing channels on UA-cam. I’m hoping the word gets out. You should definitely blow up w/subscribers. 👍🏼🎣
Thanks for the support!
Different options for different techniques, but as far as tube heads, it’s hard to beat the original Bobby Garland gitzit heads. They have a nice gliding action and spiral down nicely. One thing I really like to do with a tube as well is slide it over a jigging spoon in the winter. Those cloudy days or off color water when a mirror finish isn’t really good, it’s can be a game changer. A few casting type spoons like the acme sidewinder or little Cleo can be absolutely deadly. On😊of the biggest smallmouth I have ever caught 8-3 came on a smoke tube over a 1/4 Oz sidewinder.
thanks for sharing!
I run 1/64 tube jigs for trout, been stuck on them for the past year, will be doing some of these rigs
awesome!
Awesome tips on the tube! Brings me back to the days as a young kid throwing them. I'm gonna have to break them back out again. Thanks for sharing with us!
Right on!
I watched Bil Dance swim a tube jig about three maybe four feet off bottom for largemouth once at a private lake- and he was killing it. He said the tube was originally meant to be swam, not fished on bottom- I don't know about that but I know he was catching some big ones on it swimming it around that day. He had a regular tube head on but with a 90-degree hook tie- not a 60. I think I would still prefer the 60-degree line tie myself- I have swim jigs that have 60-degree line ties on them and it makes them less stable- so they tend to roll and hunt a little when I get aggressive with it- I like that. But yeah, he was fishing it on a spinning rod and he would shake it like you do a swim jig as he swam it to give it more action- worked great.
Interesting
I love to drop shot tubes! Little ones for panfish, medium to big ones for everything else! I also like to jig a tube through the ice.
Works great!
If you're a believer, you can also squirt some liquid attractant in with the foam ear protection on the c-rig. I still have some of the weird Shaw Grigsby tube hooks with the clip on them so you attach stuff inside the tube. Great video!
Great tip!
Thanks Matt. One of the best how to channels on UA-cam.
Lake Trout ice fishing. Mostly with tube jig inserted , also can rig ballhead or similar jig head super glued on outside of tube. 90 degree line tie for ice fishing. Buy bulk cigarette filters, soak in scent, then insert in tube. Never tried Alka Seltzer but read that it works.
Good stuff!
I can't wait to give this a try. Thanks for all your recommendations. You're a real blessing.
Have fun!
I've been using a tube l as of late and it works. Thanks
Caught the biggest largemouth I will ever catch in my life at a private pond when I was 14 on a green pumpkin tube with a regular old jig head stuffed in there throwing on a bed. I recently started throwing them on a Tokyo rig, showed real promise!
awesome!
Love how informative your channel is Matt way to go!
Thanks for watching!
Great video as always Matt. Backer rod is a cheap way to float the tubes. It comes in different diameters and it is water resistant so the buoyancy is consistent. You can get it at any hardware store. Thanks for making us all better.
Thanks for the tip!
Backer rod What a tip ! WELL DONE !!!!!
Awesome video!!! Tubes have now made their way back into my bag... First goal for next season, is making tubes a confidence bait!!
Good stuff!
Loved this video. Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome Vid 🤘🤘🤘 I have tubes n tube head jigs that I haven’t used yet I need to start throwing them 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
You should!
Thanks for these great tips! I watched where Randy Blaukat put a tube on a chatterbait and it looked great!! Thanks Matt!!!
You bet!
Thank you for great video. New ideas.
Glad you like them!
GREAT stuff Matt!! Thanks a ton for the info!
Any time!
Awesome ideas, I haven’t fished a tube in years,thank you.
Give it a try!
Tokyo rig a tube for bed fishing and I really like the new Kahle bend tube hooks Eagle Claw makes for flippin' a tube
thanks for sharing!
Holy crap that earplug trick is genius !
Give it a try!
I’ve never thrown a tube but after watching your videos I now have two bags waiting.
go for it!
Thanks Matt, Great video. I love fishing tubes.
Me too!
Saw some of those ear plugs in Home Depot last week. I don't need them as such, but they caught my eye and I paused and looked at them for a bit. Guess I'm going to go buy them now! Thanks for the ideas.
You can wear them when cutting the lawn too! haha
Thank you, I enjoyed this vid and learned a new technique.
Awesome
Yep, everything he said. One of my favorite post spawn to peak summer pattern michigan Largemouth baits on lakes with sparse weed growth. Especially where the Thermocline touches the bottom radius of a deep drop off. Thanks for the vid.
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for this video. Learned a lot luv the ear foam tip
Glad it was helpful!
I rig the tubes backward if you will. This way the tentacles fall first making more action It works well. Try it.
sounds good
Great info on different ways to hook a tube!!
thanks!
Excellent video thanks Matt
Thanks!
Thank you for the ideas.
Good luck!
Denny Brauer once said that instead of throwing your tube away when it gets a little rough up on the side where the hook eye is, just turned it around and fish it from the other side . Saves money
good tip!
I was fishing a tube today with a ball head w/ wire guard . Fished it over rip rap like a square bill. Extremely versatile!
yes it is!
Good stuff Matt. Thanks.
You bet!
Never thought about caralina float. Gotta try that thanks
go for it!
Great video, started throwing a tube this year, caught some big ones on them, mostly texas rigged around grass and caught several big fish with a tube on a tokyo rig, going to try one on a free rig
Sounds great!
I rigged a tube on a Tokyo rig not long ago. Never did that before. It performed surprisingly well.
very cool!
Great video. Mercer said stop telling all the secrets.
Too late
Have to try a tub with the ear plug, rigged on Jika Rig or a Tokyo Rig.
yep!
Bass pro shop carries a gobi style tube and largemouth eat it up. Great video Matt
Cool, thanks!
Texas rig is my way of fishing the tube its always in my boat As always Matt good info.From Ohio.
Thanks for watching
I imagine some backer rod or some leftover senko in the hollow body paired with your core tackle hover rig would be quite effective!
yep!
Interesting, thanks!!
Thanks for watching
I’m hoping you show us a tube PUNCH rig! Okay, I’ll watch!
Right on!
I got away from using he tube but want to get back into using it. Talking about different species I caught a catfish on it once. Thanks for the tips!!!👊🏻👍🏻 Stay Safe & God Bless!!!
Good luck!
@@MattStefanFishing Thank you!!!👊🏻
I like to fish them weightless nose hooked on a drop shot hook. They will float or just barely sink and you can walk the dog with them. Works really well when bluegill are popping the surface of the water
Yes it does
Great video, Matt, with lots of super information. You have really engaged my interest on using the tube. One question, when Texas rigging it, do you more frequently peg the weight or does it just depend on the conditions? Also, I finally tuned into "Fish the Moment Live" and had a chance to hear Randy, You and Jonnie talk some interesting subjects. I thought you brought a ton of weight to the conversation. Enjoyed!
Thanks!! II generally peg the tub when flipping it
Personally, I'm not big on the "tube", but I have an uncle who's a hammer on our local lake and it is one of his go to flipping bait. I will soon be giving the tube its time in the water.
worth a try!
The floating technique here is cool since I fish my tubes in the mid columns. I do it with trebles, but I have it rigged so that they become weedless. The problem with trebles on tubes is the fish get injured every time. You land them 100% of the time, and you have to get them dislodged from the throat. This may be a better method. The treble method does let you hide the sinker and keep the baits straight/streamline. A lot of our techniques derived from trout fishing. The greatest fishermen can transition skills from specie to specie.
Absolutely agree. can learn so much from other species anglers!
The old Gitzit Gliders work great.
ill see if i can find some
I have used an EWG hook 2/O or 3/O, Texas rigged however skin hooking the side of tube as opposed to going through both walls of plastic. Helps when fishing double dipped or thicker tubes. Just a possible alternative.
thanks for sharing!
Dude I’ve gotten the z hog from zoom it’s a fish catching bait I’m using the 3.5 watermelon candy on a zero gravity finesse jig love the combo I was just watching Woo fishing tubes on a old video he had made I haven’t fished a tube since I was a kid long time ago
z hog is a good bait
Thx bro 👍
No problem 👍
Ned Tubez! We caught 22 bass each in 2 hours on those last summer.
very cool!
Packing peanuts work great to float your tube jigs.
Yes they do
I've caught so many large mouth on a weightless tube. Something about the rate of fall on some of the slower reacting fish.
awesome!
It was the most effective of baits I fished on green Bay
nice!
Thank for the video! Do you ever use the ear plugs in the dropshot tube? I was thinking of soaking some ear plugs in pro-cure scent over the winter???
You can use the plugs anytime really
I need to use the stupid tube more often. It probably would have saved me a few packs of tubes and jig heads. Great info, as usual.
Thanks!
Jika rig a tube with a cylinder drop shot weight. Also instead of the ear plugs I will use a effervescence tab inside the tube.
yep they work well on bed fish
I when fish smaller tubes texas rigged on a spinning rod, I slit the bottom side of the tube, less plastic in the way on hooksets
Yep
Rig weightless, put small split shot bout 5 feet or more depending on rod length, use small tubes cast out far you can let current take the rig to bottom, keeping taught line as it falls.
thanks for sharing!
I had a muskie on this fall throwing a 3 inch, green pumpkin tube. Unfortunately, he snapped me once he realized that he was hooked.
90% of the time, I like to use a Texas rig.
Musky love tubes
4:23 ……
stroking the tube…never too old to find humor in creative word choices. 🌭 🎣
I’m a fifty year old, trapped in a fifteen year old males brain! Hahaha! 🧠
Oh boy
I will
Nice
What specific hook style/size would you recommend for your trig/Crig set ups in this video? Thanks in advance!
I like an EWG
How about a little Alka-Seltzer Matt? Ever do that?
I've done the alka-seltzer chunk in my tube for at least 20 years. Don't think its widely used, but sure works.
Yep done it for a long time. good bed fishing tip ill be sharing in the spring
The old Flying Lure looked like a flat tube, and it worked too
yep!
Thanks for the video! What size hook are you using for the drop shot?
Ill use Berkley fusion size 1 drop shot hooks with a tube normally
@@MattStefanFishing awesome! Thanks for the quick response and thanks for making these learning videos! I truly appreciate them!
Weightless EWG. Alternative to a fluke. White tube.
That works too!
What's your favorite brand of tubes and colors for great lakes smallies? Do you like the new maxscent tubes?
i like the maxscent tubes and ISG intimidator and mini intimidator
What about on core tackle hoover rig
it works
TRig ftw for where I'm at!!
Nice!
😂😂 Stroke a tube
haha
Now we’re talking! An entire video just about Florida baits! Let’s face it, up north most anglers have given up fishing to go hunting or their lakes are about to ice over so you might as well just keep doing ‘Florida focused’ videos for the next several months … :). I have a rod dedicated to a junebug speed worm just like I have a dedicated punching rod. I also always have at least one swim jig tied on and usually start out with that if I don’t know where the bass are
Hahah! I miss florida fishing right now!
@@MattStefanFishing water temp was 65 on Headwaters Reservoir 2 days ago. Caught almost every bass on a speed worm, just not junebug color. Roland Martin was doing well too but he was shiner fishing …
What kind of soft plastic glue do you use?
Mend it
Anyone ever fish GITZIT brand tubes? Little stateside lure maker outta Utah no less! Love the pricing I’m seeing online for them product. Curious if anyone has any water time with their gear? Tight lines boys! And girls! 😉
They are decent
Killer bait Matt. Have you ever fished those red october tubes for musky? That bait get clobbered!
I LOVE big tubes for musky! Ive got a whole bunch of different kinds!
I like your stupid rig mostly thanks for sharing , does anyone remember the Lonnie Stanley tube that the weight was bought inside the tube an it had a wire guard on the hook , I caught a lot of bass on it and I used to put a worm twin tail trailer I used to love it , this was before the brush hog , I think it was called a Gitzet before the new gitzet
i dont recall that one
@@MattStefanFishing thanks though
What 3 colors of tube are the best to use if you could only get 3 also the size for bass
i like green pumkpin, blake neon and smoke
Thanks
What about the weight inside the tube!!
yep
Nice. , try neko rig, it glides for ever.
Where do you put the weight?
@@MattStefanFishing Head , fish it backwards
Tokyo rig !
Thanks for watching
I have watched this video now I am going to watch Blade runner LOL.
go for it!
Pay Matt comment
thanks
How about alkaselsor tabs
that works!
@@MattStefanFishing can you make a flying lure out of a tube?