This lure casts real well. Twitch it a couple of times, and it'll dart down just like a jerkbait. It has a solid head, which holds a hook a lot better than other tubes do. Some air gets trapped inside the head during the manufacturing process, and this gives it a really good action. The cut tail also generates a lot of strikes. I'm not just saying this just because Strike King makes it. I'm telling you, it's a dynamite jerkbait.

I rig the Flip-n-Tube with a 3/0 or 4/0 Mustad wide-gap offset hook and no weight. I use a bigger hook

because it adds a little weight so the lure will sink at a slow, controlled rate. I fish it on 17- to 20-pound-test line. My favorite color is a pearl-white, not only because I can see it better, and also because looks like a shad.

If the water's clear and I'm trying to get it down a little deeper, sometimes I'll put a barrel swivel about 14 inches in front of the tube.

Tracker Marine pro Kevin VanDam, of Kalamazoo, Mich., is one of the most dominant anglers on the pro tournament trail. He's won the B.A.S.S. Angler-of-the-Year title three times and has qualified for 10 BASS Masters Classics.