So how many tourneys has the A-Rig won so far?

[gizzardshad]

I got to thinking the other day..just how many tournaments the Alabama Rig has won since it's debut last October. When I started adding them up it was pretty shocking really. I'm not talking about club level, jackpot tourneys, etc. I have no doubt that list would be endless. I'm just looking at FLW events, BASS events and PAA events. (Yes I know, BASS banned the Rig from the Elites, but it can still be used in any of the Opens or Weekend Series)

So please add to this list if there are others. It will be interesting to see what happens as the year progresses. I'm not trying to condemn or condone the rig, but you can draw your own conclusions. Here's what I have so far:

1. BFL Regional - Lake Wheeler (October)
2. FLW Tour Open - Lake Guntersville (October)
3. BFL Wild Card - Lake Barkley (November)
4. FLW Everstart Championship - Kentucky Lake (October)
5. FLW Everstart - Lake Shasta (January)
6. BFL Choo Choo Division - Lake Guntersville (February)
7. BFL Bama Division - Lake Guntersville (February)
8. BASS Weekend Series - Lake Guntersville (February)

[haleconst]

Every jackpot on Grand Lake for the last 3 months. It is amazing how many 20+ lb sacks that has been caught on them this winter.

[Phoenix Jim]

lets not forget that the top 10 at guntersville were using the a-rig yet some refuse to use or believe.

[BMCD]

If I win a T this year I will say its the A-rig.

[mcherry]

[bschwoep]

It's just another tool.

[Dando]

One of our local makers is giving $100 to the winner of a tournament if they used his rig to catch their fish.
During that interview, What would you say?

Versions of the a-rig are winning tournaments around here, but, all-in-all...about the same weights as previous years (or less weights).
AND, It's the same bunch of guys that were winning in previous years.

[coot23]

1,000,000,000,000,000,000 at least

[bassmaster658]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by gizzardshad &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">I got to thinking the other day..just how many tournaments the Alabama Rig has won since it's debut last October. When I started adding them up it was pretty shocking really. I'm not talking about club level, jackpot tourneys, etc. I have no doubt that list would be endless. I'm just looking at FLW events, BASS events and PAA events. (Yes I know, BASS banned the Rig from the Elites, but it can still be used in any of the Opens or Weekend Series)

So please add to this list if there are others. It will be interesting to see what happens as the year progresses. I'm not trying to condemn or condone the rig, but you can draw your own conclusions. Here's what I have so far:

1. BFL Regional - Lake Wheeler (October)
2. FLW Tour Open - Lake Guntersville (October)
3. BFL Wild Card - Lake Barkley (November)
4. FLW Everstart Championship - Kentucky Lake (October)
5. FLW Everstart - Lake Shasta (January)
6. BFL Choo Choo Division - Lake Guntersville (February)
7. BFL Bama Division - Lake Guntersville (February)
8. BASS Weekend Series - Lake Guntersville (February)</td></tr></table>

How about a list of the tourneys NOT won on the A-rig (MUCH MUCH longer list).

[bkeenom]

Imagine what Blake is doing with the a rig

[scstarr]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by bkeenom &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">Imagine what Blake is doing with the a rig </td></tr></table>

[UBF1]

2 local tournaments the last 2 weeks. It is not winning everyweek end though. Not many caught on it this weekend and was not the winner on Clarkshill Saturday.

[hellathump]

Its won most every tourney in Alabama or been influenced by them since Nov. Main reason why is BC the winter has been spotty with no real long term bad weather, which will mostly put them on the bottom most times. Wait untill the shad spawn, it will get stupid

[gizzardshad]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by bassmaster658 &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">

How about a list of the tourneys NOT won on the A-rig (MUCH MUCH longer list). </td></tr></table>

If you're talking about FLW events, you'd be wrong.

[RangerJim]

Is it a fair analysis if the A-rig is all that anyone is using though?! I was on Guntersville this past Sat when the BFL and BWS was going on, and honestly I did not see a single boat that was not throwing the A-rig. I felt kind of stupid the times I was using a rattlebait or jig!

[DanCard]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by BMCD &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">If I win a T this year I will say its the A-rig.</td></tr></table>

DING DING DING!!! That's exactly what you will hear a lot of guys doing, myself included.

[gizzardshad]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by DanCard &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">

DING DING DING!!! That's exactly what you will hear a lot of guys doing, myself included. </td></tr></table>

That only makes yourself look stupid. Unless you've got some kind of sponsor, most people have nothing to gain from claiming they won a tournament on the rig when they didn't.

The list I provided either came from post tournament interviews, on the water photos and video. So yes, I realize people can lie about what they used. Keep in mind in BFL and BWS events there are co-anglers in the boat as well. So there are no secrets like in a buddy tournament.

Anyone who has been on Guntersville, or a similar lake, in the past few weeks has seen the madness, and has no reason to doubt when the past few winners claim they were using an Alabama Rig.

[dirtmonkey]

aren't y'all the same people that practically ran off the original makers of the rig when they posted about it last summer?

[lakefolk]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by dirtmonkey &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">aren't y'all the same people that practically ran off the original makers of the rig when they posted about it last summer?</td></tr></table>



I was wondering if anybody was gonna say it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You are exactly right!!!

[jclark408]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by dirtmonkey &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">aren't y'all the same people that practically ran off the original makers of the rig when they posted about it last summer?</td></tr></table>