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Has anybody tried an Alabama rig yet? Someone shopping at j&m was telling me about his homemade rig two weeks ago. He said he had not tried it yet at that time. He got me to thinking about it. A local bait and tackle shop sells them and I kinda want to try one. Thanks.
Never heard of it.
The "Looney Jig" is a good jig and sold locally, he's also a forum member but I don't recall his SN.
J & M carries his jigs.
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Never heard of it.
The "Looney Jig" is a good jig and sold locally, he's also a forum member but I don't recall his SN.
J & M carries his jigs.
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[size=12pt]That is Terry and he is TL II on the forum.
Looney Jigs work great. I haven't heard them called Alabama Rigs though.
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Oooooppps,
I mis-read that post. I thought it said AL jig. I may have just de-railed the post.
Sorry!!
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Oooooppps,
I mis-read that post. I thought it said AL jig. I may have just de-railed the post.
Sorry!!
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[size=12pt]If he had said LSU Rig, I bet you woulda paid attention[/size] :poke1:
I didn't know what it was at first until I googled it. It's made by Mann's tackle. Looks like an offshore umbrella rig thing and takes five jig heads and body's. My great uncle has a tackle shop and he has knock offs but I can't find anyone who has used one yet. I would post pic but I can't on my phone. Terry looney made me 100 of those looney jigs in late summer, I'm a big fan of those jigs. They catch fish!
[size=12pt]Looks like too much hardware for me. ::)
Here’s a link to a video in action. However nothing hit it! :o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SO3PqJzFYCE&feature=player_embedded#![/size]
Fin, you got that right!!!
I seen on TV Sunday where the Alabama Rig took 1st and 2nd place on Kentucky Lake in the FLW Tour.4 day limits were going around 58 to 60 lbs.
Imagine 4 gotchas hanging off the arms, being cast off the end by someone with no sense of what is around them. The 8 flying hooks of terror. :puke:
Looks like it would be heavy enough to cast with straws -- you'd be able to pick up those spanish that follow the first one with the hook all by yourself.
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Imagine 4 gotchas hanging off the arms, being cast off the end by someone with no sense of what is around them. The 8 flying hooks of terror. :puke:
Looks like it would be heavy enough to cast with straws -- you'd be able to pick up those spanish that follow the first one with the hook all by yourself.
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You would need 20#+ line just to pull up all the Spanish on that rig.
[size=12pt]The Alabama Rig is VG’s secret weapon for those Specks!
He is trying to throw us off the trail with all that talk about 2# line and ultra-lights.[/size]
:poke1:
The fishermen in the FLW tour were using 65 or 85 lb braid
[size=12pt]Thanks Steve, I was looking for that picture![/size] :banana:
Hmmm
Needs more beads I think... :D
Definitely the opposite polarity from the 'stealthy UL approach' ;)
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[size=12pt]The Alabama Rig is VG’s secret weapon for those Specks!
He is trying to throw us off the trail with all that talk about 2# line and ultra-lights.[/size]
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Hah! Not a chance.
I have seen one of those monstrosities in action. IF ANYTHING, it was good at scaring the fish away from it to other anglers. While he was casting that mini cast net, the fish would run over and hit my suspending lure downstream, as he spent his time hitting the bottom and working to get unsnagged.
That device might only be effective in deeper ocean water if you ask me. Useless for an inshore fisherman.
Even if it DID work, where is the sport in man-handling fish with the 50lb+ test it would take to accommodate that hunk of junk?
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http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/t.../IMAG00552.jpg
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Oh good grief, if I see tourists using this rig next summer, I am going to hold you responsible!! :spank:
:nyd:
not me this is TLII's patent...
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not me this is TLII's patent...
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Well, someone has to take the fall. :poke:
:D
no problem, i'm bigger than him anyway. i'ma get one of dem rigs from him and do a little r & d on the pier during hardtail season. may not be as fun now that the state is trying to run off all the non-americans. damn they might be doing us a favor, maybe the boys in blue can check for proper documentation from the sabiki brigade, that'll run'em all back to florida..
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no problem, i'm bigger than him anyway. i'ma get one of dem rigs from him and do a little r & d on the pier during hardtail season. may not be as fun now that the state is trying to run off all the non-americans. damn they might be doing us a favor, maybe the boys in blue can check for proper documentation from the sabiki brigade, that'll run'em all back to florida..
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+1 :headbang: :headbang: :headbang:
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http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/t.../IMAG00552.jpg
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Oh good grief, if I see tourists using this rig next summer, I am going to hold you responsible!! :spank:
:nyd:
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I particularly like the shiny hardware and bright orange beads. If the spanish did not die laughing they would nip the whole contraption off. That would make each cast worth about $12 in lures, or about what those fancy ling jigs cost. :boohoo:
However, knowing how much cobia love eels, one could connect four or five gotchas nose to tail and create a silver eel. It might cast, but please don't stand behind the person using it! :poke1: On the other hand, it would take half an hour to remove six trebles from the maw of the ling.
Oh noes! I just checked the forum stats. It turns out that several people found this forum by searching for
alabama rig for specks
alabama rig homemade
homemade alabama rig
Looks like people are searching online for how to use the alabama rigs and cheap pricks are trying to figure out how to make them. Turns out, this thread is #2 in google for - alabama rig specks
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Oh noes! I just checked the forum stats. It turns out that several people found this forum by searching for
alabama rig for specks
alabama rig homemade
homemade alabama rig
Looks like people are searching online for how to use the alabama rigs and cheap pricks are trying to figure out how to make them. Turns out, this thread is #2 in google for - alabama rig specks
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Oh boy... here we go. I hope they paid more attention to how much we "supported" the use of this roll tide rig.
Guess I will have to develop an auburn war eagle rig to counter it.
I don't know what that is but it doesn't resemble the Alabama Rig I've seen. The Alabama Rig starts with a large jig head and has five spinnerbait type wire leads fanning out behind it. Each of these have a swivel attached to hook up to the lure(s). You foks probably know this but I thought you were referring to the pictured rig as the Alabama Rig.
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I don't know what that is but it doesn't resemble the Alabama Rig I've seen. The Alabama Rig starts with a large jig head and has five spinnerbait type wire leads fanning out behind it. Each of these have a swivel attached to hook up to the lure(s). You foks probably know this but I thought you were referring to the pictured rig as the Alabama Rig.
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That fine unit in the pictures is the handiwork of TLII, and as far as I know, TL and Tackett are the only two who use it.
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[quote author=onceretired link=topic=383.msg5173#msg5173 date=1328291132]
I don't know what that is but it doesn't resemble the Alabama Rig I've seen. The Alabama Rig starts with a large jig head and has five spinnerbait type wire leads fanning out behind it. Each of these have a swivel attached to hook up to the lure(s). You foks probably know this but I thought you were referring to the pictured rig as the Alabama Rig.
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That fine unit in the pictures is the handiwork of TLII, and as far as I know, TL and Tackett are the only two who use it.
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We discussed the Alabama Rig you're referring to in another thread.
http://www.gulfshorespierfishing.com...of-the-summer/
The one we're discussing in this thread is actually the LA rig:
(Lower Alabama).
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Oh noes! I just checked the forum stats. It turns out that several people found this forum by searching for
alabama rig for specks
alabama rig homemade
homemade alabama rig
Looks like people are searching online for how to use the alabama rigs and cheap pricks are trying to figure out how to make them. Turns out, this thread is #2 in google for - alabama rig specks
[/quote]Y'all wanted traffic for this site , now we got it!
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[quote author=FinChaser link=topic=383.msg5200#msg5200 date=1328327651]
[quote author=onceretired link=topic=383.msg5173#msg5173 date=1328291132]
I don't know what that is but it doesn't resemble the Alabama Rig I've seen. The Alabama Rig starts with a large jig head and has five spinnerbait type wire leads fanning out behind it. Each of these have a swivel attached to hook up to the lure(s). You foks probably know this but I thought you were referring to the pictured rig as the Alabama Rig.
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That fine unit in the pictures is the handiwork of TLII, and as far as I know, TL and Tackett are the only two who use it.
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We discussed the Alabama Rig you're referring to in another thread.
http://www.gulfshorespierfishing.com...of-the-summer/
The one we're discussing in this thread is actually the LA rig:
(Lower Alabama).
[/quote]I thought it had been covered earlier. I must have lost track on the discussion. :D