Alabama Rig vs Umbrella Rig
– Casting vs Trolling Explained
What Is the Alabama Rig?
The Alabama rig, commonly known as an “A-rig”, is a multiple-wire device. It permits anglers to attach several swimbaits or lures, mimicking a small school of baitfish. Usual 3-5 pieces of wire arms, with a snap swivel at the end of each arm for connecting fishing lures or teasers.
When to Use an Alabama Rig?
• Fish tend to group where there is cover or bait (logs, rocks, underwater foliage, suspended over deep water).
• In freshwater lakes and rivers
• In the weeks leading into the spawn during the fall feeding
• Some of these cranks give you a little more control over your retrieve.
• When you want to achieve slow or fast speeds
When to Use an Umbrella Rig?
• For striped bass or tuna when covering water
• When trying to emulate bait balls or small groups of bait fish.
