The Alabama rig, often banned in tournaments for its sheer effectiveness, can be a powerhouse for recreational anglers targeting pre-spawn bass. By imitating a tight school of baitfish, it draws ...

The Alabama rig is one of the most controversial rigs in bass fishing. When anglers first started throwing it in tournaments, ...

From the Alabama rig’s bait-ball magic to powerhouse rods and reels built for monster catfish, today’s freshwater fishing gear is more advanced than ever. Purpose-built materials, species-specific ...

January is when many of Lake Norman’s hybrid striped bass, white perch and spotted bass move from the creeks to the main river channel. Add some larger-than-normal 9- to 10-pound striped bass and it ...

Inspired by the Alabama Rig’s success, an angler creates a fly fishing version to target bass with incredible results. It was only a matter of time before a fly angler brought the Alabama Rig of ...

Kids' first dove hunt; trout fishing on the Cumberland; bass fishing with the Alabama rig. We're taking two kids on their first dove hunt, floating down Cumberland River fishing for trout, and ...

Rocking boats all across the South since last fall, the Alabama rig, or umbrella rig configured for bass, has been catching more than its share of notoriety and grabbing the attention of fishing ...

After Andy Poss, of Muscle Shoals, invented the Alabama Rig in 2010 and bass pro Paul Elias won a major FLW event with it at Guntersville in 2011, many anglers predicted the rig would be the end of ...

Aluminum bass boats have caught the public eye a bit since John Cox's win in one of these boats in the recent FLW championship on Lake Wheeler. The boats are light, durable, have exceptionally shallow ...