Bama rig saved me

[lakehartwellpro]

I had a youth tournament at Clark hill this weekend and I came in third place which keeps me in the top standings to go to the Georgia youth championship in March. But yea I went to Mistle toe state park and there were schooling fishing everywere you looked around there. But the bad thing is they were eating 1 inch shad and I threw everything at them but I couldn't get them to bite it. I threw clear spooks spoons number 5 shad raps drop shot everything i had but couldn't get a bite and I was about to leave then I remember that article you wrote about the Bama rig and I tried it and i caught two fish back to back and then all of a sudden they quit. I lost by one pound so maybe if i would have thought of it earlier I could have won but next time I will know what to do so i guess reading really does help you out.


Thanks mike

Bradley R.

[waterworld]

congradulations. third place not bad..

[Mike Bucca]

Congrats Brad!! That Bama Rig has saved my rear a time or 2 as well

Mike

[gooseman]

Great job Brad! You are showing all those oldtimers us kids can do just as good.

[bfriendly]

Great Job Bradley! My props go to you for NOT GIVING UP! Dont ever quit, EVER!

[1kicker]

OK, I am game, what is a Bama Rig?

[lakehartwellpro]

Well I have just used it once and how I did it was a 4/0 feathered treble hook behind a rebel pop r but I am sure mike can tell you about it better hes the expert.

[Ron288]

thats about the same thing i use and i also take the the front set hooks off.

[Mike Bucca]

Here is my bama rig article that I wrote.

www.geocities.com/tritonmike_99/bamarig.html

Mike

[dannyp]

Everybody needs to watch out for Brad. He will be a touring pro one day. He came in 2nd or 3rd and was just a few ounces off the win in BASS youth championship last year.

[harleywizard]

I have fished similar rigs all my life. When I was a kid I used to sneak one of my Dad's Dalton Specials and tie a leader on the back hangar and tie on a fly. It was deadly on bream beds in ponds. In the early 80's I had a friend ask me if I had ever caught hybrids on a chugger and fly. I hadn't so he turned me on to it. I have used it ever since. It is a weighted popping cork with a leader and a balsa bodied fly with feathers. I do cover the popper with black electrical tape to keep the fish from striking it and not the fly. My question is why use a treble hook instead of a single hook? I used 25lb Ande line for the leader it keeps the fly from wrapping the popper as it is stiff and the limper the line the more it wraps when you cast it.

[1kicker]

Thanks for the article Mike. Basically this is set up I use on schooling hybrids, only difference is I use a popping cork that I can toss a country mile with trailer. Richard