John H. wrote:
On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:50:19 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:31:44 -0500, John H.
wrote:

On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 07:23:55 -0500, HK wrote:

There were a few questions a couple of weeks ago about umbrella rigs.

Here's a commercial webpage that shows a variety of umbrella rigs, their
components, variations, et cetera.

http://www.cnksal****ertackle.com/home.html
tandem rigs with parachutes or bucktails. Only way to go.

Of course, if you did more than 'drift fishing' within twelve feet of the
marina, you'd know that.
I single rig parachute rigs - very seldom use the spreaders although I
have a full set of them from 6 inch to 24 inch and in several
configurations.

Have you ever tried tandem parachute rigs? In the MD portion of the bay, no
more than two hooked lures can be used on one line. A tandem rig allows the
use of two lures.

I'd not try a Robalo on a tandem, as Harry suggested, because the Robalos
move around way too much. You'd have one tangled mess before the lures were
20 yards from the boat.



I wouldn't put a Robalo on a tandem, either. Far too heavy for striper
trolling. I use a Rapala.

And I didn't say a tandem rig. I said hooked in tandem to a three way
swivel. Works fine, no tangles. The Rapala goes deep and pulls the soft
plastic down, but both baits stay away from each other. I troll two such
lines successfully, and have caught stripers on the Rapala and on the
soft plastic. No need for heavy line, either.

There's the smart way...and then there is the army way.