NYBasser Posted February 28, 2023 Posted February 28, 2023 I’ve been having an issue with alabama rigs rotating/spinning while retrieving them. I’ve been fishing with the yum flash mob jr and 3 1/8 jigheads on the middle and bottom two arms with 2 dummy baits up top on owner cps springs. Mostly running 2.8-3.8 keitechs. Just wondering if this is due to weight distribution or retrieve speed, it seems to get worse the faster I reel. Quote
softwateronly Posted February 28, 2023 Posted February 28, 2023 Have you double checked all your swimmers are rigged straight? Including the dummies? scott 1 Quote
NYBasser Posted February 28, 2023 Author Posted February 28, 2023 2 minutes ago, softwateronly said: Have you double checked all your swimmers are rigged straight? Including the dummies? scott Rigged straight as in on the jighead? I usually try to rig them as straight as possible, and the dummies are usually just screwed on. I’m just wondering if swapping out the bottom 2 jigheads for 1/4 instead of 1/8 or putting 1/8 jigheads on the dummies would reduce the spin? Quote
Super User Bankc Posted February 28, 2023 Super User Posted February 28, 2023 Check the angle that the arms are splayed. If they're not all balanced correctly, it can cause them to spin. Quote
softwateronly Posted February 28, 2023 Posted February 28, 2023 I throw a different rig but 3 1/8oz heads and 2 dummies. Head weight should not be a factor. Arm angles not being symmetrical can be a culprit. Dummies wound too tight or loose so that the cps is binding on an angle can be the problem. Non straight rigged swimmers can be a problem and if the swivel at the line tie is gunked up that can be a problem. scott Also when wanting to work deeper/slower I’ve had the best luck just increasing the weight of the furthest back head not all of them. Quote
Super User Deleted account Posted February 28, 2023 Super User Posted February 28, 2023 51 minutes ago, NYBasser said: I’ve been fishing with the yum flash mob jr and 3 1/8 jigheads on the middle and bottom two arms On a 4 arm umbrella, to minimize spinning, think of having a "bottom" bait and a "top" bait, as opposed to 2 "lower" and 2 "upper" ones. The middle is always the middle... Quote
Super User Jig Man Posted February 28, 2023 Super User Posted February 28, 2023 Experiment with wire angles. Quote
txchaser Posted March 1, 2023 Posted March 1, 2023 If it always spins in the same direction it's an alignment problem. Either the baits or the arms. Quote
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