"Jigging with your 4" Big Boy or 2.75" Bass/Walleye Teaser is very effective in lakes and rivers that have rocky points and drop offs. To rig using a slide-in jig head, insert the jig head into the bottom of the tube and push it to the top. Then, push the eye through the bait and tie it on. To fish, back off from points and throw the tube toward the bank. Work the Mizmo tube along the edges of the point and down the sides of the steep banks. As the tube is worked into the deeper waters, you should feel the bait falling off of structure and ledges. As it falls, be ready for the strike to occur. This falling action is the same motion that crawfish use in moving along the points and from ledge to ledge. As with other methods, always be sure to pause your retrieve just before pulling the tube out of the water in order to trigger strikes from a somewhat reluctant bass that has followed the bait to the boat."
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"Flipping a Mizmo Big Boy or 5.5" Grande requires a little different technique, but is very rewarding and, personally, one of my favorite methods of fishing. Flipping starts with a simple, Texas rigged 4" or 5.5&qupt; tube. Now, take it and flip it into the thickest, nastiest and most difficult brush pile imaginable. Around a log and the base of a standing tree are both effective areas to flip, but the most productive area I've found is around a fallen tree where the top is at least partially, if not completely, submerged in the water. Once you've located a good position, take your Big Boy or Grande and try to get it in the thickest part of the top (Note: if you don't think there's a good chance you're going to get hung-up when you flip, you're probably not putting it in the right spot). Always be sure to use a big enough slip sinker to allow the Mizmo tube fall as deep down into the top as possible. If you encounter a problem with the weight going down but not the Mizmo tube, you can take a tooth pick a peg the line against the sinker by inserting the toothpick in the top of the slip sinker and breaking off the excess. This will make the sinker and the tube work together as one unit. Always present the tube as quietly as possible and be ready for the strike as the tube is first falling into the target area. If the Big Boy or Grande makes it to the bottom (which, if bass are present, it usually doesn't), start bumping the slip sinker against the limbs in the top in order to attract the attention of whatever is lurking about. One of the most incredible things that I have learned over the many years of fishing is that even though you can see the bottom don't think that you can see the bass laying in the top. Bass are very well camouflaged, so do not rely on seeing the bass all the time. I have won many tournaments fishing in less than a foot of water in tree tops and laydowns. When you are bringing the tube back to the top of the water, if the Big Boy or Grande gets snagged in the top be sure to shake it vigorously to bring attention to the Mizmo tube as it tries to escape from the top. I have learned over the years that the best line to use in this application is the braided lines offered on the market, although some of the new florocarbon lines have some interesting features as well. The monofilament lines are good, but are not as abrasion resistant and do not have the reaction time that the braided lines. These reaction times may only be fractions of a second different, but can make the difference in whether or not you catch that lunker bass with your 4" or 5.5" Mizmo tube in its mouth."
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