alabama rig

ALABAMA RIG

If you know how to locate schools of bass with your electronics then you are going to love The Alabama Rig I like to search the lake for ledges, mounds, drops, stump fields etc. with my "Down Imaging" unit to locate the fish. Once I locate the fish I drop a buoy to get an alignment point for reference for my casts. I noted the depth the bass were at and make my cast count down The Alabama Rig to just below that depth so I can reel up through the schools of fish.

You will have to determine the speed the fish was the lures. Sometimes its slow, sometimes pretty fast and sometimes just a stead retrieve is the ticket. I like to reel in with a stead speed and pause it after about every ten to fifteen feet to let The Alabama Rig® sink back a foot or so and then pick up the steady retrieve again. Sometimes this pause and drop really turns on the fish. Most of your hits on The Alabama Rig will be more aggressive than with other lures such as crank-baits or spinner-baits. Sometime when you change the angle of retrieve such as bring it up towards the boat the fish will crush it.

 Another thing The Alabama Rig® will help you do is to locate schools of fish. If I am pre-fishing for a tournament I like to bend in the hook points after I hook a few fish to determine their size and just count strikes on The Alabama Rig®. I have had big fish almost take the rod out of my hand they hit The Alabama Rig® so hard. So if it is not legal to fish The Alabama Rig® during the actual tournament at least you can know that the schools of fish are there. Be sure to check your local laws regarding The Alabama Rig.

First: We recommend that you use a 7' to 8' medium heavy to heavy rod.
 Second: Use a quality high speed geared bait-casting reel (6:3 - 7:0).
Third: Spool your reel with 65 to 80 pound braided line .