Best Tubes? 2024
Zach P reply :
What brand of tubes are the best on the market? I rarely throw them but have a tournament coming up and know I will need them. I'll probably be throwing them on an ewg hook with a bullet weight or on an Owner tube hook. With the amount of hangups that would happen with an exposed hook it's not worth it.
iabass8 reply :
Gene Larew Ring Tube
scaleface reply :
Denny Brauer won a Bassmaster classic with a generic tube .
tbone1993 reply :
On 5/8/2015 at 12:03 AM, Get_The_Net! said:What brand of tubes are the best on the market? I rarely throw them but have a tournament coming up and know I will need them. I'll probably be throwing them on an ewg hook with a bullet weight or on an Owner tube hook. With the amount of hangups that would happen with an exposed hook it's not worth it.
Tube jigs fall differently than a texas rigged tube bait. Sometimes the ticket is the swirling motion of a tube jig. That being said let the fish tell you what they want. Sometimes they way a smaller bait like a big bite baits tube, sometimes they want a bigger LFT lures craw tube, sometimes they want those big berkley 5in tubes. Ive had my best luck on smaller tubes but it just depends on what the fish want. Also BPS tube jigs are super cheap and have decent hooks. Worth the buy.
A-Jay reply :
Provider Tackle makes a great tube & offers several Killer Colors which work especially well in clear water.
A-Jay
http://www.providertackle.com/store/index.php?route=product/category&path=66
fisherrw reply :
Gitizit brown craw salt and pepper.
fisherrw reply :
3.5 in
*Hank reply :
On 5/8/2015 at 1:38 AM, fisherrw said:Gitizit brown craw salt and pepper.
On 5/8/2015 at 1:38 AM, fisherrw said:3.5 in
I agree,they catch fish.
smalljaw67 reply :
River Rock Baits makes the best tube I ever used and I have used a lot. I should say that I use a lot of River Rock Baits plastics, but the tubes, those are in another class. I learned of the tubes from a guide on the Susquehanna river, then I found that most smallmouth guides have been using them so I started using them and I have never looked back. 3.5" is the universal size, it works well with an inside jig head but is also big enough to Texas rig and pitch into cover. One real nice thing about River Rock is they will dip the tubes on different size rods, I get tubes for cold water which are dipped on a 3/16" rod, these are a little thinner than the normal 1/4" rod which are double dipped and bulky, those are the ones for pitching in cover.
drew4779 reply :
Venom Lures (salt series and bleeding series). I always have one tied on.
zeth reply :
I really think a tube is a tube. If your flipping/pitching I would look for a brand that has a solid nose.
Go to your favorite shop and buy whatever colors you think you will need.
Personally I would use a Keitech Salty Core Tube. It's a solid tube that can be rigged backwards to make the skirt flare as it swims away from you on the drop rather than towards.
papajoe222 reply :
You can get similar action to an internal jig by using an internal weight and then rigging the tube Texas style or skin hooking it. You could also rig a jig 'Stupid' style which is also a weedless rigging.
As far as tubes go, most will get the job done. I would be concerned more with color than brand.
Senko lover reply :
I have heard a lot of people talk about the Cabin Creek tubes.
cgolf reply :
Used to love the Trigger X flipping tube, but it is really hard to find now. I have replaced it with a Swing Oil J tube and really like them. They also have a big color selection too, many more colors than were available with the Trigger X tubes. I always Texas rig my tubes on a slider or similar weighted hook. May try the internal heads this year, but really haven't had a reason to try that rig.
Hanover_Yakker reply :
I prefer the PowerTeam Lures Food Chain Tubes - they come in 3.5" and 4.5". They are very durable with a couple flat appendages and several small tentacles.. The body of the tube is built such that there is a solid head for use with a variety of hook styles including ones with keeper pins. The body compresses almost flat letting you use even traditional worm hooks instead of EWGs. Upon the hookset, the tube compresses flat and allows the hook to penetrate with ease.
I've used them on everything from bass and pickerel to speckled trout and redfish.
Drop me a PM if you want more info.
travis23 reply :
Venom makes an excellent tube that is thin and super soft. I like cabin creek really well, and also dry creek.
wisconsin heat reply :
A tube is a tube.
I have zoom, berkley powerbait, berkley havoc, Lake fork tackle, Cabela's, Northland, 2 models of Big Bite Baits, and like 3 Models of Strike King. I would just look for tubes that are on sale haha.
iceintheveins reply :
I prefer Gitzits and Strike King tubes.
Hogsticker reply :
I really like Dry Creek, Big bite baits, and Skinny Bear.
livemusic reply :
On 5/8/2015 at 3:15 AM, smalljaw67 said:One real nice thing about River Rock is they will dip the tubes on different size rods, I get tubes for cold water which are dipped on a 3/16" rod, these are a little thinner than the normal 1/4" rod which are double dipped and bulky, those are the ones for pitching in cover.
Talking about a "rod," what does this mean?
livemusic reply :
On 5/8/2015 at 6:39 AM, papajoe222 said:You can get similar action to an internal jig by using an internal weight and then rigging the tube Texas style or skin hooking it. You could also rig a jig 'Stupid' style which is also a weedless rigging.
As far as tubes go, most will get the job done. I would be concerned more with color than brand.
What does "internal jig" mean?
What is "stupid style?"
Thanks.
Felix77 reply :
Gitzit
Dry Creek
Cabin Creek
Oregon Native reply :
Dry Creek
Bluebasser86 reply :
Snack Daddy and Pour Boy when I can find them. Strike King Coffee Tube and Flipping Tube get a lot of use also and so do the BPS tubes. I wish the Havoc tubes had a solid head so I could use them for flipping.
smalljaw67 reply :
On 5/8/2015 at 7:36 PM, livemusic said:Talking about a "rod," what does this mean?
Tubes are made 2 different ways, most big companies, not all but most, have injection molds to make the tubes. Other companies, most small manufacturers but a few big ones as well "hand dip" their tubes, the way this is done is the plastic is in a large pot that is heated and then a series of stainless steel rods is dipped into the plastic and then pulled out. When the rod is removed, a layer of plastic sticks to the rod and then dipped again and then you have what is called a "double dipped" tube which has a thicker wall ad is more durable. Most hand dipped tubes are slightly hard because it makes it easy to split the tails, if it is too soft the plastic will tear but River Rock has a way of doing it while keeping the tubes super soft. For the smallmouth I fish for, they see tubes all the time and they spit them quick so having a soft tube is critical, most of the guides I know are using River Rock, that is how I learned of them. An internal jig is a jig head that is tapered to slide up inside of a tube and then it is fished with the hook point exposed. The "Stupid" style is rigging a tube with an internal jig weedless, there are videos on rigging a "stupid tube" . The reason for this is because a Texas rigged tube doesn't have the same action as a tube fished with an internal jig but you can fish the internal jig in the same places as a Texas rigged tube so someone figured out how to rig an internal style jig weedless so you can fish it in the same places as a Texas rig but it still keeps the action of a tube rigged with an internal or insider jig head.
scaleface reply :
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 .
rosshilk reply :
Bass Pro Magnum tubes are a nice bait.
*Hootie reply :
I have several brands, but Venom is my favorite.
Hootie
Hooligan reply :
Mega Ring Tube from Larew is the best tube ever. Period.
primetime reply :
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.
primetime reply :
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.
primetime reply :
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.
WillBass24 reply :
Gary Yamamoto's go-2-tubes are really good
TourPT reply :
Vertical Lures Tube X
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