Alabama Rig 5-bait system

[lunkertaker]

Has anyone fished this with success in FW here in NJ. Got one for Christmas.

This is a central "jig head" with 5 wire leaders that one can snap a jig head carrying a plastic bait...a schooling bait ball so to speak

Looks like it could be effective, but we all have got lures that "caught our eye" and not caught fish.

I think that YUM has a similar product called "bait school technology"

Anyone tired this type of fishing here in NJ?

[ChaosStarter]

I have and caught fish with it. Make sure you get a Alabama rod or something stiff to keep hurling that bastard. You're arms will be sore after a day of that, that's for sure.

[ScowardNJ]

After decades of trolling umbrellas for stripers and blues, I am looking forward to trolling them behind the yak this year in fresh water.

[jimmythegreek]

Ive used quite a few diff ones. The regular 4-5 wire w lead heads work ok, but Ive mainly used them trolling on the downriggers for stripers suspended at the thermocline. For casting I found a guy who custom makes them and they are sort of a mini setup, a little smaller and lighter and each of the 4 wires has an indent that holds a spinner halfway down, that one works great for everything esp smallies and pike/pickeral. I usually rig w a keitech or smaller swimbait w lightest jighead I have. I also have the same one in a 3 wire thats great too, they have no center wire so no tangles and u can cast it fine w a MH action rod and not kill ur arms

[lunkertaker]

Concept is appealing. Multiple hooks with 5 baits. Pass it through schooling Bass feeding on similar sized bait. Wonder how many multiple hook ups have been experienced, 1,2,3,4,5? My first thought was initially small blues or even snappers in the fall. Given that it is marketed as a FW bait, just wanted to feel the waters on experience here. Will give it a try in both FW and the salt if conditions are right. Not sure if I want to try and land 5 X 12 lb blues on this rig.

[acabtp]

just remember guys, that the maximum number of barbs you can use while freshwater fishing in NJ is 9 (per rod). so one of those alabama rigs with all treble hooks would not be legal.

Originally Posted by NJ 2013 Freshwater Digest

It Is Unlawful To:
...
• Possess a fishing device with more than nine
hooks in total, or more than three treble hooks...

on the delaware river, the regs are even more restrictive:

Originally Posted by NJ 2013 Freshwater Digest

No more than three rods, each with one line, or two hand lines—or
one of each—may be used. No more than three single hooks or three
treble hooks per line.