Letting the secret out!....striper bait.

[pete]

i have been field testing what id like to consider a hybrid Alabama / Umbrella rig and am officially sold on them! they are deadly on the downrigger and even on the leadcore lines.

I have just placed a bulk order and permanently adding it to my arsenal. troll them, or cast them.

If anyone is interested, pm me for the details.

5 wire rig, with 4 willow blades. More pics to come.

[pete]

[hockey86]

Pete that's awesome. I plan to hit Norman next year and see what I can do. I have a couple of umbrella rigs but I like your setup better.

[warhawk]

We troll saltwater sized umbrella rigs here on lake Ouachita.

Nine 2 oz jigs, the entire rig is about 2 pounds. Something like this ...




Captain Mack's Umbrella Rigs | Captain Mack's

I picked up a couple of these, that I plan to try with spinner blades on the arms and a big jig in the center.

Amazon.com : Sea Striker HUR4-2410 HD Fishing Umbrella : Sports & Outdoors

Thats a 24 oz chunk of lead

[jackie53]

[fishdoc]

Pete, Yum Flash Mod Jr? also deadly castin...

[bioguy]

Definitely not a secret, YUM has had a willow blade out for 2 years now and them boys on Murray will troll the hell out of them year round. Them blades create a lot of vibration and resistance so they are not very fun to cast and reel in, not to mention 50 pound braid and a medium heavy rod, so it will take at least a 26inch fish to have any fun. If I was a guide and your job was to put meat in the boat then they are dynamite.
How big of swim baits can you put on that make?

[pete]

I am not a fan of the large capt mack style rigs at all. Its a costly hang when you fish a lake with crazy contours.

The difference between my rig and the other Yum rigs is the arms are a little more heavy duty and well, they are not $16 each like you would get at a retail store.

Ive trolled 2.5-4 inch baits no problem. Bucktails and those roadrunner heads without any problems.

I troll these on downriggers with rather light 20lb line. I am not a caster although im sure you could sling it out there.

Those who have s3nt me pms, ill answer as soon as i can. Been fishin all day. Put the hammer on some more Norman fish today with another 10lber making it in the boat. Bluebird skys and all. Report to come

[jrc62]

That's some good looking rigs Pete. If I can ever get up with you I definitely want to get a couple.

[mikefish]

Looking good there Pete. Gonna have to get some from ya.
Mike

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