I have fished the A rig many times in the past with differnt brands and had succes just I don't think its a very fair element of true fishing. After 4 days of prefishing at a tourny I'm pretty sure you going to atleast have a general idea of where the fish are at so no there is no magic it's kind of common sense why they banned it. Because there is no cadence you have to use with other baits you start stop etc. And for those who said that they double up on jerk baits and crank baits how many times have you done that in one day? Not very common if you get in a school with an A rig you can fill out your bag in 4-5 casts that just doesn't seem fair in a tournament situation especially when 100,000 dollars is at stake. There has to be skill to win that 100,000 dollars not just cast reel repeat.