Big fish require bold tactics, and umbrella rigs deliver in a big way. On this river trip, watch how bass and striper react when the rig hits the water. The strikes are aggressive, the battles intense ...

UNION HALL - Rex Smith must be crazy. Why else would this man, whom I consider a good friend, call me Tuesday afternoon to say he was catching the heck out of stripers at Smith Mountain Lake? "You ...

When water temperatures drop and schools of shad grow scarce, bass enthusiasts targeting the heaviest fish switch to an umbrella rig that imitates a small cloud of shad to turn the bite on. The best ...

Umbrella rigs turned a tough bite into big hookups.

The umbrella rig is controversial, but it’s an undeniably powerful tool as demonstrated by Mark “Z-Train” Zona. You won’t want to miss this start to finish action and content packed how-to video!

Modification of the umbrella or Alabama rig is legal in Ohio if used as depicted by these three photos taken from the Ohio Division of Wildlife website. They include a rig (left) with only three wires ...