The Alabama Rig Craze is Real!

In terms of bass fishing products, the Alabama Rig has become the single hottest product for the 2012 season!  The Ozark Source's best selling umbrella rig has been the Yum Yumbrella 7" Rig.  It has a solid construction with strong leader connections and quality swivel snaps that are far superior to some of the other rigs that have been rushed to market to meet the demand of this new craze.

The best way to start fishing this rig is to be properly equipped with a good selection of the right equipment.  The Ozark Source has a starter kit with all the essentials.

Thousands upon thousands of these rigs are being sold and the bass fishing market is consuming these at record paces.  Not a new concept and frequently used as a spreader bar in the upper midwest, and similar style products in the saltwater market, the freshwater tournament bass fisherman has found the application to be effective as a "schooling-shad-presentation" at lunker bass.  Their are a few keys to this rig.  One, fish a minimum of 65-pound test braided line.  The weight of the rig, full-rigged, with the potential of one to five fish on the end of the rig demands it.  While you will be tempted to use inexpensive hooks, make sure you use swim bait hooks with heavier shanks.  Lastly, logic would seem to indicate that you should upgrade to a heavier action rod to handle the weight.  The problem with this logic is an extra-heavy rod action will make this rig entirely to difficult to cast.  A medium-heavy to heavy action, combines with zero-stretch braid will get the hookset accomplished.

Give this technique a try!