Fishing the Alabama Rig
What type of fishing rod, reel, and line should you be using to cast one of these new-fangled contraptions called an “Alabama” Rig (also known as The Deadly 5, Bait Chaser Rig, The Swarm, Umbrella Rig?) For starters, you’re going to need heavier types of outfits, as your fishing rods and reels must be able to handle heavy weighted lures. It’s not just the weight of the rig, which alone can weigh up to five-eights ounce without any baits attached to it. Add five three and a half inch Paddle Tail Shad in white and five quality jig heads and you will be pushing a total weight in excess of four ounces. Some of us bass fishing guys are just not used to casting a lure that weighs as much as a wet tennis shoe. So, you guys fishing with your lightweight rods – BEWARE. Fishing with a lighter rod will cause you to make a return trip to your local tackle store to purchase another fishing rod. In general terms of rod selection for this Rig, what you’re going to need is a min