Jig heads for tubes

Anyone else out there have a preference regarding jigs used when fishing tubes? Most tube jigs seemed to get poured on hooks with a 90 degree eyelet… and I’ve noticed I get a much different action resulting in higher catch rates when I fish with a 60 degree head. The 90 degree jigs seem to result in an ackward action… the tubes “plane” off to one side or another and plow sideways through the water when twitched. With the 60 degree heads I get a really cool roll with the slightest twitch… a similar action I see when fishing flukes… a gentle upwards roll followed by a “dying fish” flutter and slow fall. The fish seem to like it anyway and I can’t get that same look with the 90 degree heads. Plus I snag a heck of a lot less with the 60 degree heads.

Anyone else noticed anything like this or have a preference either way or have I just spent too much time in the sun lately!

I thought jig heads were just for walleye and crappie fisherman and yes you’ve spent too much time in the sun ..wait we haven’t had much sun just kidding

I can honestly say I’ve never used a jig head in a tube and i throw a tube about 90 + percent of the time but then again i never fish more than 4 ft of water!!

What water depths do u use jig heads for or do u use them all the time??

J,

When I’ve had to use an exposed hook jig head on a tube, I find the 60° head does work best. The 60° head ‘swims’ better on the fall and has a better eratic action than the 90° head. Although I rig most of my tubes ‘texas style’, putting a big tube on those Super Doo heads is sometimes the ticket when they won’t eat it any other way. Not to mention they swim like a dream through vegetation.

I’m the exact opposite… I never rig them and go with a light jig all the time. I even use my walleye rods complete with hi-vis line…lol The fish don’t seem to mind one bit but some of the bass guys must think it a little odd.

I know lots of guys(including my dad) that use hi vis line for fishing plastics. They use it to watch their line. I don’t have a problem seeing my line, but I’m sure as age kicks in I might have to switch. Most of the guys that use the hi vis stuff don’t see any decrease in getting bites.

When I rig my tubes, most of the time I am going after Largemouth in vegetation and wood. I only use a jig head when I am after smallies. Sorry guys, a jig head rigged tube does a pretty good crawfish dance, most times better than a Texas rigged tube.

I know pool 4 is a smallie factory, but I have to know James, do you ever get after any largemouth? If so are you using your spinning tackle and jighead tubes?

Fleck

I spend almost “0” time chasing largies but wouldn’t hesitate to use the jigs/tubes (rigged weedless) although the light line and gear would be a bit too risky around the vegetation.

This may be widely known info for most but a friend showed me how to use a bell sinker as a jig head and that way you can still rig it weedless. I will TRY to explain.
OK, take the bell sinker,(chose the size you want) and push it up into the tube with the wire loop up ( entering the tube first). Now when the wire loop gets close to the top you will insert your hook the same way you rig it weedless, BUT when inserting the hook into the tube make sure that it passes through the wire eye of the bell sinker. Now when you rig it weedless the top of the hook will hold the wire eye and sinker into place perfectly for you.
I hope that came out OK.
I find this very useful when I am in heavy weed cover and the bullet weight keeps picking up weeds. This seems to reduce that dramaticly and you do not have to deal with the exposed hook issue.
If I screwed up some termonology or you have more questions please feel free to reply or PM me.

Like I mentioned in a similar post I use jigheads almost all the time with tubes for smallies and bucketmouth. For some reason I find the 90 degree ones work great for me unless I am throwing a country mile, or swimming quickly over top of weeds. It doesn’t suprise me that some do better with 60 degree heads though because unlike with verticle jigging I hardly ever keep putting my line up on top of the eye, and it usually slides around to the front of the eye after one or two casts which ofcource basically puts you at 40 to 60 degrees. I use a tube jig head manufactured by Taylor Tackle that is flatter/pill shaped like their walleye killer heads. I usually use a lift drop or drag drop approach,and don’t seem to have any trouble with hooksets. I too use very light heads. It grabbed a big “WHAAAT” from the forum last time ,but I will repeat again I almost always pinch and stretch up the tube body and bury the hook. I’ve had feathers waxed more than once though by others in my boat rigging tubes.

Mountain Man……..Whaaaaaaat Please explain this pinch and stretch thingy for me

WHAAAAT!!! You pinch and stretch wax feathers in your boat?!?!? Sounds kind of personal.

WHAAAT????? Definition Having your feathers waxed… being out fished 2 or 3 to one. I guess it’s an Native American thing. What I do on the tubes is stretch and lift the body back and bury the point of the hook, to make them semi snagless .

your talking to the hook is completely inserted in the innards of the tube if I am correct in your explanation.
jc

Check out http://www.rctackle.com/Lures/TackleJigs.htm! Might be just what your looking for. Rigging the jig head inside allows tubes to last ALOT longer. Other advantages MAY include better hook ups and more swimming tube possiblilties. You cant forget about the Texas rig altogether but sometimes this does the trick. Being alittle different can go along ways, just think how many times the fish on the upper miss have seen the Texas rigged tube action.

Lansing smallmouth have been none to bite it!

How do you get the weedguard out of the tube?

When rigging the tube, first place the hook in the tube where you want the weed guard to come out. Push the jig head into the body of the tube and pop the hook eye back out. Pretty east after you do acouple of them. This jig head also features a Mustad Ultra Point flipping hook. I would have to say these super sharp hook seperate this tube jig from others on the market.

+Try inserting a tube rattle, deadly combo!

Yup Jeremy and like in rigging the hook sets right through the plastic on strikes. No noticeable loss in hookups and you can put it in some mean and nasty stuff and not snag.

Thanks & good info

I baught me a pack of Team Supreme tubes from Starks and I just can’t fish with out them but I mainly fish them with out jig heads since i fish less then 2ft