AlabamaRig.com has compiled regulations by state and province around the Great Lakes region for fishing with castable umbrella rigs like The Alabama Rig (we’ll add other states and provinces as the official information comes in).
Effective May 24, 2013, under a new Indiana Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) rule, an umbrella rig, like the Alabama Rig for example, can now have up to three hooks and unlimited hookless attractors.
Illinois DNR clarifies Alabama Umbrella Rig RegulationsThe new Alabama rig is sweeping the nation, raising questions by anglers regarding its legality. The...
Michigan DNR says up to 6 hooks legal for umbrella rigsAlabamaRig.com has confirmed with Lansing Michigan DNR Fisheries and Law Enforcement Divisions that...
Indiana DNR Allows Three Hooks on Umbrella RigsEffective May 24, 2013, under a new Indiana Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) rule, an umbrella...
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This is the one that started it all! The Mann’s Slick Lures Alabama Rig is the rig that Paul Elias used at the Lake Guntersville FLW Tour Open on October 2011.
The Amazon Rig for Peacock Bass
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Michigan DNR says up to 6 hooks legal for umbrella rigs
AlabamaRig.com has confirmed with Lansing Michigan DNR Fisheries and Law Enforcement Divisions that castable umbrella rigs like The Alabama Rig are legal in Michigan using up to 6 hooks.
Illinois DNR clarifies Alabama Umbrella Rig Regulations
The new Alabama rig is sweeping the nation, raising questions by anglers regarding its legality. The Illinois DNR legal staff, working with the Divisions of Fisheries and Law Enforcement, have determined that the Alabama rig IS legal in those waters in the state that do NOT have the “2 poles only with no more than 2 hooks or lures per pole regulation.”
Modified Two-Hook Alabama Rig Meets Iowa Fishing Laws
A new fishing lure may be catching more anglers than fish and is generating quite a buzz on message boards and sports shows across Iowa.
Michigan DNR says up to 6 hooks legal for umbrella rigs
AlabamaRig.com has confirmed with Lansing Michigan DNR Fisheries and Law Enforcement Divisions that castable umbrella rigs like The Alabama Rig are legal in Michigan using up to 6 hooks.
Illinois DNR clarifies Alabama Umbrella Rig Regulations
The new Alabama rig is sweeping the nation, raising questions by anglers regarding its legality. The Illinois DNR legal staff, working with the Divisions of Fisheries and Law Enforcement, have determined that the Alabama rig IS legal in those waters in the state that do NOT have the “2 poles only with no more than 2 hooks or lures per pole regulation.”
Modified Two-Hook Alabama Rig Meets Iowa Fishing Laws
A new fishing lure may be catching more anglers than fish and is generating quite a buzz on message boards and sports shows across Iowa.
Alabama umbrella Fishing Rigs: Legal in Minnesota? Updated 2023
Is The Alabama Rig or other castable umbrella rigs legal in Minnesota? The short answer, no, but rigs with 5 attractors and only 1 hook are legal.