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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.
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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.
We troll saltwater sized umbrella rigs here on lake Ouachita.
Nine 2 oz jigs, the entire rig is about 2 pounds. Something like this ...
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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
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Pete, Yum Flash Mod Jr? also deadly castin...
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?
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
That's some good looking rigs Pete. If I can ever get up with you I definitely want to get a couple.
Looking good there Pete. Gonna have to get some from ya.
Mike
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I am working on putting several sizes of umbrella rigs on my website now. We have 10", 12" and 22" along with 2 models of A-Rigs. They are not all up yet because I am behind but we have them already. We can rig completely or sell items to rig your own. If interested and do not see what you want just give us a call at 336-249-6782. Our prices are very competitive.
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After have used the casting A rigs and having big fish or two fish hit them and breaking them. I got some basic trolling A rigs and adding blades my self. They have been working well and have not had one break and they cost a lot less. Will post Pictures soon.
Thanks for sharing it Pete! May have to try it someday
I've used Maynard's rigs for some time now. They work great and are very strong. Can't go wrong with them. Strong enough that if you pull them with 60 or 80 pound braid, you can just wrap the line around one of your boat tie off..... and pull the hooks straight. Haven't lost one in some time now. You can't catch them with u-rigs if you don't pull them. I've had days the only hits I gotten were on u-rigs. I've always got at least one in the water. Usually two of them.Quote:
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ive tried many rigs out there as well as some listed above. each has its pros and cons. some you have to have a special jighead on each arm or else it will rotate and twist (on the troll). some are very cheap in quality. The worst ones are the ones that use a single piece of steal for each arm. they wont last long.
Some are out to fool the average "weekend warrior." its up to what each person wants. It all boils down to this..... If it works, and i am happy with it, i would end up buying more. There isnt much on the market that i "have to have." but this rig has had my vote for the longest time.
what kind of downrigger release do you use ?
I use the off brand release sold at bass pro shops. I forgot the name of it. the cannon are good, but the spots and perch often times dont hit hard enough to pop the release.Quote:
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First Batch has arrived with a 2nd batch on its heels. Those who are interested, let me know. I promise you they will not sit around long!
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How much are the rigs Pete?
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Thanks for reply on downrigger release,been fishing at OKI for a while need to get back to pulling lead core and downriggers and try to get this brine out of my blood
No place id rather be than OKI (on a calm day)!!!
2 more from the first batch left!!
CAn you share some info on how you are using them? like trolling speed how much line out to reach a certain depth and general stuff like that. I fish Kerr and Gaston and always use downlines with live bait so I don't have any experience trolling but would like to add the skill for when bait is scarce or conditions aren't conducive to pulling bait.
I troll a pair on my downriggers, and a pair on the outside of my leadcore spread.Quote:
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On the downrigger, i put the bait about 40ft behind the boat then clip it on and drop her down. Whatever the downrigger says, i calculate +5. If i set my downrigger at 20ft, i consider my bait running in the 25ft range.
on the leadcore same thing. whatever your line brand has set for depth, ill add +5 as well. if your leadcore runs 5ft per color and you have 2 colors out, i assume the bait is touching the 15ft range.
I havent used straight mono, but pretty sure it will work fine. Lake Norman is a little different considering other lakes in NC where the fish generally feed DEEP. you cant touch below 12 feet using straight mono trolled at 2mph unless you had a lot of lead.
hope this helps.
I have another order rolling in by the end of this week. 2 more weeks and i am hanging up my fishing stuff, and am out of town in Ohio training for near 2 months.
nice,I bet two at a time are fun..
How much pete?
For those still interested, i have another bulk order coming in the front half of next week. If interested, let me know and ill try to get them out to you as soon as possible before i leave for ohio for 6 weeks....