My Evaluation Of The Alabama Rig

[Nice_Bass]

I am sure it works in the right spot, time, depth, etc. I also flat hate the idea of commercial fishing method being used on already very pressured waters for any species. Oh well, is what it is.

[zip pow]

Anyone who doesn't want there rigs please pm me and i'll pay shipping just to get them off your hands . I've only got about twenty with three rods rigged with different setups i need all i can get my hands on.

[Fat Boy]

^{I haven't bought or tried them yet, but mainly because in my state it's not legal to fish more than two lures on one rod. You can use teasers though. So, I've been toying with the idea of attaching spinnerbait blades to several of the wires and one or two swimbaits, grubs, jigs or spinnerbaits as the "hooks" on the bottom of the rig. Anyone try that before? It would resemble a school of spinnerbaits!}

^{I've taken up musky fishing over the past year, so tossing the big stuff doesn't bother me. The way that I figure, chucking these will build up my forearms for musky fishing, and vice versa.}

[bigbassctchr101]

^{I haven't bought or tried them yet, but mainly because in my state it's not legal to fish more than two lures on one rod. You can use teasers though. So, I've been toying with the idea of attaching spinnerbait blades to several of the wires and one or two swimbaits, grubs, jigs or spinnerbaits as the "hooks" on the bottom of the rig. Anyone try that before? It would resemble a school of spinnerbaits!}

^{I've taken up musky fishing over the past year, so tossing the big stuff doesn't bother me. The way that I figure, chucking these will build up my forearms for musky fishing, and vice versa.}

I use 2 different rigs in Tennessee. A 3 wire with 3 baits with hooks, and a 5 wire with 4 dummies and 1 hook. My reccomendation is no matter where you put one hook, make sure you have one on the center wire. On the 3 or 5 wire, I always put a long bait and off colored bait (like a 5" chartruese if the rest of my baits are 3.5" and white). Over 90% of my fish have always come on the center bait. Even with the 5 rig, I have just as much confidence on my hookup ratio as I do with my 3 wire with 2 more hooks.

[Fat Boy]

Thanks Justin, this was very helpful.

I'm also into making my own lures (especially spinnerbaits and buzzbaits), so I may try and make my own version of this, being the cheapskate that I am.

[WookieeJedi]

My main reason for buying one was so I could clone it properly. If it ever starts catching fish, that is. I can buy a lot of wire and snap-swivels for $20.

[SmokeRise1]

Breaking one out this weekend. I hope it is not worthless.

[Quillback]

It wasn't worthless for this guy:

Richmond, VA - The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF) State Record Fish Committee has certified a new state record, a spotted bass weighing in at 4 pounds, 7 ounces and measuring 20 inches long. The new record was caught Saturday, March 10, 2012, on Claytor Lake by Mr. Rod Kegley of Dublin, Virginia. Kegley's prize catch easily exceeded the past state record of 3 pounds, 10 ounces, which also came out of Claytor Lake and was caught by Mike Ritter in 1993.

Kegley, an avid angler, wasn't aware of his record breaking accomplishment until he returned to Rock House Marina. After watching a local tournament weigh-in, Kegley was alerted by another angler that his catch, which looked very much like a largemouth bass, was actually a huge spotted bass. Marina owner Mike Burchett weighed the fish and then held it in the marina's bait tank. VDGIF Aquatic Biologist, John Copeland, and VDGIF Conservation Police Officer David Peake verified Kegley's catch that afternoon.

Kegley, who was casting in deep water along a flat in the 'Peaks Creek' arm of the lake, caught his record spotted bass using an Alabama-style rig called the Yumbrella by Yum Baits. The castable multi-lure is a wire rig similar to a saltwater umbrella rig that is popular among anglers targeting big striped bass and other game fish along Virginia's coast.

Kegley said he regularly likes to "bring a mess of fish home," to cook, but decided his prized catch was too special to hit the frying pan. The record spotted bass was released unharmed back into Claytor Lake for others to enjoy. Kegley stated that spotted bass fishing on Claytor Lake has improved in recent years. The fish are getting larger and Kegley expects it will not take another 19 years to see the record broken again.

[Ineedanewscreenname20170204]

Well I've only used the A-Rig for a few casts into a cold deep gravel pit that I fish fairly often. It's a tough place to catch fish but I did manage 2 bass on the A-Rig so that's enough proof for me to invest some more time in the technique. I went with a Trendsetter rig since it isn't weighted. That helps keep the overall weight down because the thing can get heavy real quick. I figure with 1/8 oz jigs it weighs in around an ounce so it's not that bad to toss around on stout equipment. I'm using a Avid 7' Heavy (AVC70HF) and it handles the weight fine. I set a goal to catch at least 5 tourny bass on the rig before I pass judgement...