Here are the details for rigging a Texas tube:

What you’ll need:

• A 3 1/2- or 4-inch tube and a 2/0 Shaw Grigsby hook from Eagle Claw, which features a clip that holds the nose of the tube in place.
• A 5/16-ounce tungsten weight and a bobber stop to hold it against the tube’s nose and a second bobber stop to go between the knot and the weight to complete the rig.
• Add a tiny ant swivel (Spro No. 6) a few feet up the line to avert any line twist. Rigged improperly, the tube will spiral to the bottom when it falls, which can lead to a terrible birds nest if the line gets too twisted.

Steps:

1. Put the bobber stop, weight and second bobber stop on the line and tie on the hook.

2. Open the clip on the hook.

3. Pierce the tube slightly above the nose.

4. Continue to bring the hook out on the underside.

5. Bend the tube dramatically and bring the hook straight through, side to side.

6. Skin-hook the tip of the hook point.

7. Close the “safety pin” wire on the nose of the tube.

8. Move the weight and bobber stops against the nose of the tube to keep the weight in place.

Buck adds in the May article this tube can be worked in a lot of different ways for bass. He likes it on light-action spinning gear and an 8-pound test fluorocarbon leader. An 8-pound braided line as the main line can be used as well.