Photo: Rob Newell FLWOutdoors
It's official, the bass fishing world has been taken over by the Alabama Rig. Paul Elias smashed the 100lb mark at Guntersville and most of the Top 10 (both pro's and co's) were using the rig. As you can imagine people are interested in this bait (or I guess baits), it looks like they are completely sold out on thealabamarig.com and are back-ordered three weeks. I bet they are going to stay busy trying to keep up with demand and I expect to see some on eBay soon. The frenzy has continued as searches for the rig and my site traffic have both increased quite a bit for a weekend.
This rig is great and all, but is it even legal? I was asked this question by @DKingfisher89 on Twitter, he was researching the tournament rules and might have found some gray area. I know in some states, it is not legal as some states only allow one hook, some three and some as many as you want.
I want to know what you think, is it legal in your state? and also should this be allowed in tournaments?
4 comments:
I believe it will deff have to be discussed in the future bro! In Alabama they won't let crappie fishermen use more than 3 rods at a time because people were catching excessive amounts. As rule 12in states "fishing is a lure attached to a line with rod and reel" as we talked about you either have to ban the double fluke rig also or make the argument that these lures are attached to a steel leader not really a line. The "rig" is attached to a line but not the lures. They will have to be some kind of regulations made in tournament fishing to using stuff like this. It will be interesting for sure!
In North Dakota it would be illegal:
A lure is defined as any man-made object comprised of metal, plastic, wood and/or other nonedible materials made or used to catch fish. A lure may not contain more than three hooks and the maximum distance between any hooks on a lure may not exceed 10 inches. A single hook may not include more than three points, barbed or otherwise.
Washington State Rules:
"Hook and line angling only. Barbed or barbless hooks may be used, and a hook may be single-point, double, or treble, but not more than one line with up to three hooks per angler may be used."
Looks like I could make my own "at home" model with 3 wire leaders instead of 5.
Loving the coverage on this, great work Tyler.
Why should it be illegal? If it catches fish use it....
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