Tube Fly Hooks

One of the great things about a tube fly is it allows you the flexibility to adjust your hook to the conditions and size of fish as well as change hooks out if you dull or break one. You have two main options with rigging a tube fly. You can either insert a straight eye hook into the back of the tube or junction tubing. Or you can rig and up eye hook on a loop to trail the fly. Which one I use depends on the fly. Flies with long flowing materials are likely to foul around a hook that is inserted directly into the tube same as they would on a fly tied on a long hook shank. This is where I would run the hook on a trailing loop to prevent fouling. Additionally, this can be nice if you are fishing for fish that are likely to short strike your fly or nip at the back end. On flies with more rigid or shorter materials I will simply insert a straight eye hook right into the back and be fishing. Here are some of our favorite hooks for each situation, and then a short video of the two different methods of rigging them.

The Straight Eye Hooks from top to bottom: Gamakatsu C14S, Owner  SSW Cutting Point 5180,  Daiichi 1640,  Gamakatsu  SC15, Daiichi 2451

Owner Cutting Point SSW 5111, Gamakatsu Octopus