A-Rigs On The Rock

[dtrs5kprs]

Awesome....maybe Barlows has a pair. I'm heading to Dallas for the next three days and will stop in and see.

They don't have them listed online. Hobbytown in Springfield lists two different pairs.

http://www.hobbytown.com/Search.aspx?ss=true&size=30&start=0&page=1&q=plier

But I would purely love to go to Barlows anyway.

[balsabee]

They don't have them listed online. Hobbytown in Springfield lists two different pairs.

http://www.hobbytown.com/Search.aspx?ss=true&size=30&start=0&page=1&q=plier

But I would purely love to go to Barlows anyway.

Thanks...I really appreciate it. I actually just tried to buy them from the Hobby King website and shipping was going to be $40. Turns out they're in Hong Kong! I've never seen these pliers before. Again this is exactly why I love posting on here. Yeah I can't wait to spend some time in Barlows. Thanks for the help!!!

[dtrs5kprs]

Thanks...I really appreciate it. I actually just tried to buy them from the Hobby King website and shipping was going to be $40. Turns out they're in Hong Kong! I've never seen these pliers before. Again this is exactly why I love posting on here. Yeah I can't wait to spend some time in Barlows. Thanks for the help!!!

Just took a peek at ebay, quite a few of them listed there.

[Hunter53]

That new one with the different lengths looks good too. You will have to report which works better; the different lengths or weighting the bottom so you can run hooked baits up top.

Probably end up being '6 of one half dozen of the other'. LOL

[balsabee]

That new one with the different lengths looks good too. You will have to report which works better; the different lengths or weighting the bottom so you can run hooked baits up top.

Probably end up being '6 of one half dozen of the other'. LOL

You can bet I'll try it! Jika rigging the opposite side was a brilliant idea! Pm me when you head down to bull shoals and I'll tell you everything I know..granted it isn't much but I spend more time there than I do TR.

[GNSfishing]

GNS, yes I am pouring the heads on those and they are lead. The wire thing took me a long time to figure out. I toyed with this for some time, making all kinds of bends, twisties, putting loops in, etc. and never came up with anything I liked until I finally found it. I do sell some of these so I don't want to give away the farm but I did let out a hint in my former post up the page a ways. I'm sure other guys have their ways too and I'm sure they work. But yes, my wires are locked in the head however where the wires come out of the back of the head allows them some flex.

I have built some myself and I put a short 90 deg bend on the end to anchor it in the lead head and the wires have to be placed right or they can stick out flush with the edge on the head it works but is a hassle to get all of the wires in position. I think I did catch the hint so I may look around for a fix to the problem....Thanks for the reply.....

[Hunter53]

Thanks for the offer and I will do that for sure.

[GNSfishing]

About the second time you engage the handle of that reel while the A-Rig is still flying thru the air, you will change your thoughts on that reel in a big hurry. Why pay 80 bucks for it. A couple of days ago at the outlet store you could have picked up 250 of them for 40 bucks, in the reworked/returned bins? I'm sure there is still plenty there. Just sayin.

Lew's Super Duty Speed Spool is the only reel I will use with a A-Rig. Go to their site and read about this fantastic light weight reel. It is absolutely built for the Alabama Rig. It is priced very reasonably at $179.00. You can use it double duty as a very good big Jig reel. I'm using 80 pound Power-Pro and it is a fantastic system for the rig. You can run the heavy line back on the spool or a old reel and put carbon on it to fish your big jig or swimbait. Your braid will be good the next time you want to put it back on to fish the Rig. This A-Rig bite will leave us so you want something that you can use multi-system, and that Super Duty is fantastic. I sold all my Curado 300 series, which was claimed to be the best reel for the A-Rig. It is good, no doubt, but this Lew's Super Duty is light weight and a smaller frame. The Curado was just abit big for me.

Good Luck

Bill, I am going to get a Lew's Super Duty reel to use mainly for the A-Rig, so what would be the best gear ratio in you opinion to get.