After the exceptionally warm winter of 2011-12, a lot of anglers thought the magic was gone from the multi-lure umbrella rig, best known as the Alabama Rig because its use as a freshwater bass rig was ...

Mike Hastings makes a long, looping cast to the left of the orange buoy marking the drop to deep water where largemouth bass are holding just off the bottom. His lure looks like a cross between a ...