The BEST "homemade" A-RIG/Umbrella Rig on YouTube. - Updated Video in Description.
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Video Intro
Do's and Dont's - 5:13
Tools - 7:45
Starting the build - 10:20
Complete A-Rig - 40:35
Awesome A-Rig Instagram Fisherman - Lucas on IG@bigboybass_ca
I make a A-Rig's for around 5$ each using high quality Owner or P-Line parts. This is a great way to make a quality A-rig at cheaper than most packs of worms. A lot of the tools I use are common household tools and you don't need a wire former to create loops for the baits, be creative if you don't want to buy a wire former. I've made the loops with needle nose when I first started, it just took a little longer.
Parts to make a 5 Wire/4 Blade A-Rig 8"/7"/5" Arms:
Wire - STAINLESS STEEL STRAIGHT LURE SHAFT WIRE FORM 0.035
Search for these on ebay. 13-15$ for 50 pieces
You can get 10" wire for the Main Arm and 16" wire for the Secondary/Dummy Arms or just get
16" wire and cut to size for the ALL the arms.
Owner Head swivel - Size #3
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P-Line Crosslock swivels for the swimbaits. Size #5.
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Bait barrel swivel - Size #4
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Bait split ring - Size #3
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Pack of 14 is Size #3
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CPS Spring for Dummy Bait Arms
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Willow leaf blades - Size 3. They give prices by the Qty 1000 on the website but you don't need to buy 1000. Or simply go to your local tackle shop and find blades.
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Blade barrel swivels - Size #6
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Blade split rings - Size #2 or #3
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Beads - Size 3 to 3.2mm is good
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Crimps 1.3mm "Inner Diameter" for 0.035" wire
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Shrink Tube
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Solder and Flux
STA-BRITE SBSK Silver Solder 3/64 1/2 oz STAR2000 by Stay-Brite on Amazon. A good FLUX is a MUST!!!! I try new brands all the time!!!!!
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TOOLS
Boggs Wire Former -
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Split Ring Pliers
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Diagonal Wire Cutters
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Wire loop pliers
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Crimping Tool
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Soldering Iron -
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Intro Folsom Lake drone shots thanks to @Nerd.
Been making a-rigs for awhile now. Your way is much better!!
Thanks man, It's a great system and great rig...the only real issue most people have is finding the right solder/flux to use on stainless steel. It took me a while to find what worked best for me because stainless steel can be tricky to solder. I've now made over 1500 and it is a very solid rig that anyone can make at home. Thanks for the view/watch.
@ProAm Bass Definitely gonna give your way a try for sure!
The video definitely lives up to the title. Awesome job! Thanks for sharing
Hey thanks for the comment. I spent over 9 months making these the way I wanted before making the video and easily spent over 2k$ invested in trying different types of hardware. This is one of the first videos I made on TH-cam and I know I'm bad on camera but at least they're made pretty darn solid. I've made over 1200 of them now, I have over 13 different local pro's using them and they continue to produce. I am still using the same A-Rig that I was using when I made this video too. Make'em right and they'll last for a long time. Thank you for the view and comment. Tight lines.
This is the most comprehensive A rig video ...thanks a lot for such great detail
Any time, I made this when I just started makin videos so it was super awkward lol. Just a heads up but some of the links to the parts may not be good anymore. With all the shortages happening I'm even having problems finding parts now. When you order the crimps take notice if you're ordering "ID" Inner diameter or "OD" Outer diameter as different companies measure differently. It's a solid rig, I've made over 600 now for amateurs and pro's for freshwater and saltwater and everyone seems to really like them. Tight lines.
@@proambass8027 thats a great tip mate...items are getting scarce...anyways I have found all the cool info for starting up making my own A rig ...cheers
Thanks. for showing us how to do an A-Rig Great job.
No problem man, I've made over 1500 now and have pro's all over the country using them. They hold up if made like I shown so if you have any questions let me know. As a matter of fact I just had a local pro place an order for 10 more, he just told me he's caught several striper over 15lbs on the same rig so I thought that was cool. Soldering stainless steel can be a pain so if you're having problems with the soldering you may have to try other types of solder but you still have to use flux with any of the solder.
@@proambass8027 Nice thank for the info.
Best DIY A rig I’ve seen on TH-cam
Thank you. This will save me a ton of cash
It really does save a bunch of $$ makin it on your own. You'll probably have to substitute some of the parts I listed because of Covid and inventory problems everywhere but the make up is still the same. I only bought one from the store and was super disappointed in it. Broke it on the first day and it cost me like 20$, a lot of store bought ones are complete garbage. Just make sure you have the right rod to throw the rigs or you'll end up with a sore arm haha. I use a 7'4" Medium Heavy rod with a 7:1 reel. Tight lines man.
Totally excellent craftsmanship. You should be proud.
Thanks for the view and comment. It took me a lot of trial and error to get this right and I'm glad I stuck with it and got it made. I'm still making them the same way and they're still crushin bass and striper. In the last month I've had pictures of another 8lb bass and a 15lb striper sent to me caught on my A-rig. They're great rigs, I hope you get a chance to make some.
@@proambass8027 how much do you charge
Thanks, your system isdefinitely the best for diy A rigs! Awesome!
Thanks Rodney, I put a year of trial and error into making them, hundreds and hundreds of all sorts of different species have been caught on them from 1lb all the way to 10 pounders. They are very solid if you use the higher quality parts, that's the best advice I could give you if you wanted to make your own. You can use needle nose to create your loops instead of the wire former to keep costs down too, I was selling them for a little bit and wanted it to look as close to store bought as possible. Thanks for the comment, tight lines brother.
Money. Hands down the most comprehensive video I've seen on building these. Quality process, components, and construction. Camera angles left me hanging a few times, though. Especially while following along, building my own. Film another build??
This was like the 3rd video I ever made so it wasn't real great. I'm gettin a little more comfortable makin videos so I've been thinkin of makin an updated one. Plus I've made about 1500 more A-Rigs since this video and have changed a technique or 2 along the way. I can cut out a lot of the "Fluff" and just get right into the build and shorten the video while leaving in all the important details, adding close ups to the rig etc...I could probably get it to about a 15-20 minute video. Thanks for the tip, I appreciate the comment and I'll work on another updated video of the build.
Nice info video
Thanks! If you have questions or need help with anything let me know.
Thank you for the video, I have all the same stuff you do and it makes a killer A rig. Just some practice and take your time. Good Stuff.
Right on man, Glad you were able to get it made. You're right, it does take practice, especially the soldering and find the right solder that works for you but once you get it down you'll never buy another A-Rig again. Then you'll start making 8 Bladed Rigs and ordering different types and colors of blades, it NEVER stops lol. Thanks for the view/comment.
@@proambass8027 Yes the solder FLUX is the trick. Soldering is easy it is the Flux that makes a huge difference.
@@massivehorsepower exactly!!! A good FLUX is a must when trying to solder Stainless Steel. I buy solder with flux in it and still use more flux.
Great video! Very Informative!
Thanks for watching and the comment Robert. Tight lines brother.
Great video dude, also great rigs, can’t wait to start throwing these again this winter/spring!!
Thanks man, I'll have your 8lb'er up on my little IG promo video tomorrow. Hell if I don't get any more subs I'll just give you 3 more A rigs haha.
Good video thanks and happy new year
I hope you and yours have a Happy New Year also. Tight lines.
Nice work!
Thanks brother. If you have any questions or need help let me know. Make sure to get a good quality flux for SS or it will be a pain in the @$$ to solder it.
It's Roland mcClendon I'm your subscriber going to get the alabama rig tools at home depot
Very cool! You don't need the wire former I have which will keep your costs down too. Also when you buy solder the more Silver it has in the solder the better it will stick to the Stainless Steel arms.
I've seen others finish the top (heads) with epoxy putty. Great looking lure !
Thanks for the comment...There's a couple reasons why I don't like the heads (lead/epoxy/putty/wood), Have you ever fished an A-rig and it didn't swim straight? It's because the heads need a swivel on them. If your arms aren't bent exactly the same they will spin, swim sideways and the bass won't eat the rig. Having a barrel swivel for the head 100% eliminates that problem and allows the A-rig to swim "True and straight" immediately when it hits the water. I made them like the G-Funk CA Rigs for reference. You can add a swivel on the head but you're introducing another point of failure onto an A-Rig. You ever notice where a swivel breaks? 9 times out of 10 it's on the snap part, at least for me. The head of these rigs are barrel swivels and the wire is formed through the barrel swivel, the only way for that to break is if the barrel portion breaks which is why a quality barrel swivel needs to be used. I use Owner Hyperwire only for those head swivels. Good luck brother and thanks for watchin and leaving a comment.
@@proambass8027 I am about to start making my own, I had my ideas to use epoxy heads and make a mold from alumalite. If you have ever seen brown dog tackle A rigs I was planning on matching them. They are 30$ a peice and the smallmouth love them up here in NY. After watching this I’m contemplating going with your design. I lost 3 yesterday in the first hour of the tournament because I’m fishing white water near dams on the river and 90$ flushed down the toilet haha.
@@bigbassgang8345 Man that sucks losing 90$ on 3 rigs. I’ve never heard of Brown Dog A-Rigs but checked them out after you mentioned them and they know their stuff. Check out the Oval Split rings for the baits instead of the Round Split Rings. Many people don’t know this but oval split rings make your bait run “Truer”. You don’t see that on many Rigs…unless you look in my box. Hahaha. I use barrel swivel to oval split rings though not oval split ring to snap swivel. Making a mold and using Epoxy would be awesome if they hold up and the arms don’t pull out. I cant see the arms in the head but 1 of the biggest advantages to using my method is the arms can never pull off the rig. The solder can break I’m sure but if you had a 10lb bass on and it broke the solder joint (rated for 35k psi) the side of the arm with out the bass would slide up to the head and wouldnt be able to slide all the way off the rig. If the solder joint broke. Let me know if you make the mold, would love to see it. How’d you do in the tournament?
@@proambass8027 hey I sent you a message on Instagram
@@bigbassgang8345 Sorry man, I replied back to you on IG.
very entertaining!
This was one of my first attempts at making a TH-cam video, not the greatest but hopefully people can see how I make them. Ive had several people message me on IG that have been able to make the rig so im happy with it. Thanks for the view and comment.
you definitely rocked the A Rig with your design. I built one with the swivel and snap rings to attach the bait and it is awesome. runs straight as an arrow and has zero line twist. it does take some time to change out baits with them all on split rings. just curious as to when you use the Pline Cross Lock swivels with snaps what size do you use? I will never pay $30 for an A Rig again. Thanks!!! im loving your channel!
Right on man, glad you made some and they worked out for you. I've caught a ton of fish on them over the last couple years and they freakin hold up! I used the same A-rig for almost a year before I snagged it on a stump. Parts are harder to get, prices of the parts went up some but I can still build a great A-rig for 1/5th (for myself) the cost of one at the store with the same hardware on it. If I'm making A-rigs for guys that want to use the A-rigs for Striper's I'll put on Size #3 (rated for 77lbs) because they're rated for more weight. If they're for bass I'll put on Size #5 (rated for 48lb), I want them as small as possible but still with a good weight rating for them. It would crush me to put to small of a Crosslock on the rig and have someone hook up with a 10+ pounder and have the swivel break. I haven't tried any Crosslocks smaller than Size #5. I'm finding most people are ordering the P-Line Crosslock swivels and they've been holding up with no problems with those size ratings. The biggest striper caught so far I've been told about has been a little over 28lbs and the biggest bass is still 10.03lbs both using the P-Line Crosslocks. Tight lines brother.
Proam bass it's Roland mcClendon I live in Georgia usa I can use any amount of hooks here on the a rig
Very cool, Yah here in CA we can only have 3 hooks on an A-Rig. Good luck and tight lines!
Great Video! Thanks for sharing this.
No problem man, thanks for the view/comment. The rigs now been made by tons of people and its tried and true and lasts longer than any A-Rig I’ve bought from the store. Hope you catch a big’un.
love the video
Thanks man, its a great rig. Ive been makin them for about a year and a half and they hold up, catch bass and are cheap to make compared to the store. Thanks for watchin and leavin a comment.
Just came across your video, Nice job. Question: where could I purchase some of your A-rigs from?
Thanks man, Hit me up on Instagram so I can get your info and what you're wanting. I have an IG link on my banner, bottom right hand corner.
I have coils of .035 for making other lures. It is a pain to straighten the coils but can you use those instead? Cheaper or about the same price per inch? I have not checked into it so far. All tackle making prices as gone up like groceries. I make jigs, spinnerbaits, etc and costs are crazy now. Also I like that wire tool ALOT better than what I have.
Thats awesome man, i cant pour lead for jigs/spinnerbaits because im to impatient. Burnt myself 3 times in my first 3 pours so I gave all my equipment away. lol. 900 degree's of molten metal is nothing to play around with, I know my limitations hahaha. I tried coiled wire and i just couldn't get it straight. So i buy straight wire in 10", 12" and 15" off ebay from a guy, he's never run out and ships fast to me cause he's in my State. 50 pieces of 10" wire is like 11$ and 50 pieces of 12, or 15" wire is like 14$. Honestly, all the small parts like the crimps have been getting harder and harder to find, so I found 1 company that I liked, ordered everything they had and I pretty much stopped making and selling them. I just have parts for myself now. People expect me to have all this stuff all the time like I do this for my job so I kinda gave up trying to sell them. It would take me hours of researching to find parts sometimes and when I got them, a lot of the times they wouldn't work or the quality would be to poor for me to use. Companies sell those crimps differently, some use inner diameter, some use outer diameter to measure their size and honestly they're not all the same size even with comparing inner to inner diameter between companies. I ordered hundreds of dollars worth of parts I couldn't use or return. But I do enjoy making them and what I have on video is definitely a solid rig to make and worth the time if you like to throw A-rigs.
@@proambass8027 I appreciate it. Everything is nutzo now. Getting harder to even find lead.
@@Markisuncfan man I spent 50$ on 10lbs of what was supposed to be super clean lead off some guy on ebay and I thought I was just bad at melting lead cause I didnt know any better. I gave 9lbs of it away and it turns out it was junk. I thought I just didnt know what I was doin, which i didnt but if had received good lead I probably wouldn’t have had any issues. Oh well. Thanks for the view and comments.
Do you sale this product some where online ?
Hi Randall, Normally I get contacted through InstaGram, there's a little logo on the top right of my banner on my home page that links to Instagram where you can message me or I can give you my email. I actually posted this video to try and help people make them on their own but I keep getting requests to buy them from me. I was making them for friends and family and this is kind of blowing up and I'm getting quite a few requests. I have 2 big orders I'm working on currently which will take me a few days to complete. If you don't mind waiting like a week I can make some for you...Sorry, I'm trying to make them as fast as possible. Let me know if you're OK waiting a few days and I can post my email addy if you don't have IG.
Why not a sleeve for the main connection
Do you mean to use a sleeve to "crimp" all the wires together or something else? Sorry, I'm not sure I completely understand the question. Thanks for the comment.
I’ve found 3 of those on Folsom Lake I wonder if they’re yours? Pretty cool tho! Would you ever be willing to sell some? I goto Folsom a lot and I’m part of the Folsom Lake fishing page on Facebook. I’ve watched a lot of your videos out there. Definitely will buy some from you!
Oh cool man, I'm on the Folsom Lake page on FB too if you're talking about the Folsom Bass Club. I sell quite a few to the fishermen in Folsom so it's possible those are mine, I'd have to see them to say for sure though. Ya I do sell them, If you want to hit me up on Instagram you can send me a message there, same name ProAmBass. On my front page banner in the bottom right hand corner there is an IG button that you can click to take you right to my page too. Or feel free to email me at d75bender@gmail.com.
Where else do you get your crimps can’t find them on amazon and when i do their all out of stock
Brother you and me both...I'm in a real struggle right now tryin to find crimps. I have bought soo many different brands and most are horrible. I've easily wasted a couple hundred dollars ordering and trying different crimps. There's just a select few I like and they are out everywhere!!! I've been struggling for weeks trying to find a new supplier of crimps that I like, I was expecting some yesterday and got a notice from Amazon that my package was lost. Starting tomorrow I'm going to be driving to some local metal fabrication shops to see if they can make me some or at least point me in the right direction of where to have some made/buy local. If I make any headway I'll reply here. Right now my next order isn't supposed to be here until Mid March!!!!!
@@proambass8027 all good thanks for the response good luck!!!
Awesome how to video. Do you sell them? I am interested in buying some
I can make some for you however I currently have 2 big orders I'm working on which will take me about a week to finish. We're in the middle of A-rig season and I'm trying to make as many as I can for everyone and I keep getting bigger orders. I make these rigs on my free time outside of work so I can only make so many per day after spending time with the family. It will probably take me about a week to get them made. If that's ok with you feel free to send me an email at d75bender@gmail.com
I'm interested on a couple of A-rig as well but here in Nevada we're only allowed 2 hooks
@@ney7931 Feel free to email me at d75bender@gmail.com However, I have Covid Pneumonia currently and I'm behind in my rigs. I can't give you a time frame as I'm not out of the hospital yet and don't anticipate being able to make more for another week or so. Sorry for the delay. Stay safe and tight lines.
What head size did you use for the BOggs wire tool
I only make "Flex Rigs" which are 0.035" diameter wire but what's considered a "Normal" A rig diameter is 0.040". So I chose the C-Head which is for forming wire 0.032" to 0.040" to allow me to form both sizes of wire.
@@proambass8027 Thanks, I appreciate it.
how much would you charge for one
Those look awesome I've broke three different a rigs in the last 2 weeks 2 different types one said titianum lol it broke the fastest been useing them for striper and hybrid but have also caught black bass as well I have caught 12lb hybrid and 12 lb stripers there pretty rough on them and I've even upgraded my hardware I'm really surprised I haven't caught 2 at a time YET. Anyway I was wondering if I could purchase some from you for now and I will definitely make some in the near future? Thanks for taking the time to make the video.Im a new sub
Oh that's cool man, thanks for the sub. I've only had 2 break and that was when I made them with cheaper head swivels. Since I made the switch to Owner I haven't had a single one break. Not sayin they can't, I just haven't had any. I've got one guy on IG who throws my rigs and he's caught over 250 different fish on just 1 of these rigs I made for him. Message me on IG so you don't have to give out your personal info here. It's A-Rig season right now and I'm makin a ton but I'll see what I can do for you. I've gotta make 30 tomorrow on my day off and I'm goin fishin on my other day off haha. But hit me up, I'll see what I can do for you. Tight lines brother.
Nice video thx, Do you sell them online?
I can make some for you, hit me up on IG@proambass and you can send me a message there.
Hey I’m having some trouble with soldering and figured I’d reach out . What wire do you order ? I got some stainless steel wire from eBay that seems great but I can’t get the solder to weld with the wire of the a rig
I’m using flux and the same silver solder as you . But it just beads right off
@@henrybrown9451 Boy it can be a pain to solder Stainless Steel, you have to use Flux like you're doing and I've only used the flux in the video and keep ordering the same stuff. I've tried a ton of different types of solder because most of it sucks and doesn't bond well with Stainless Steel. The Solder I now use is currently unavailable on Amazon but I buy that stuff 10 tubes at a time so thankfully I still have some left. I'll post the link at the bottom for the solder along with the wire link from Ebay that I use. I'm pretty sure you can just do a google search and find this solder else where though.
Solder: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B097DZ26LY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Wire:
www.ebay.com/itm/153439640541?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D777008%26algo%3DPERSONAL.TOPIC%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20220705100511%26meid%3D0edd68cb54d740e99d42a838380c91b4%26pid%3D101524%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26itm%3D153439640541%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2380057%26algv%3DRecentlyViewedItemsV2%26brand%3DUnbranded%2FGeneric&_trksid=p2380057.c101524.m146925&_trkparms=pageci%3A2a454de0-97ab-11ed-8b03-5ab9d77bf6ca%7Cparentrq%3Ac81e12a41850a60c0365ac50fffec766%7Ciid%3A1
2 question do you ever pour a head on them and what do you think it cost you to make them
thanks Bryan
I bought all the stuff to pour heads on these A-Rigs but honestly im not patient enough with 900 degree lead and I kept burning myself so I got rid of it before something bad happened. LoL. Pouring lead for the heads seemed way easier but for me it made it more difficult. The mold I ordered was from Do-It molds and you’d have to do some custom etching to the mold also to get it to work. It costs me about 6.50$ in parts to make an A-rig with all Owner Hyperwire parts for the baits. They sell the same A-Rigs I make on TackleWarehouse for about 30$ each. Its the quality of parts that drive the prices up.
I also buy a lot of my parts in bulk so it makes it a little less expensive too. So maybe 7$ per rig of you’re not buying in bulk with these Covid prices. Pre-covid it cost me 4.75$ per rig.
What is the bending tool mame?@@proambass8027
Do you sell them?
Hi Matt, Yes I do. You can message me privately on Instagram using the same profile name, ProAmBass. If you don't have IG you can email me at d75bender@gmail.com
Or on my banner on the front page of this channel on the bottom right hand side is an IG button. You can just click on that button in the banner and it takes you directly to my IG page.
can I buy some from you?
Hey man thanks for reachin out on IG and watchin the video. Your order's already ready to go! lol. Thanks again, tight lines.
Great video!
Do you sell them?
Ya I can make you some. If you don't mind message me on Instagram so you can directly message me there. My handle on IG is Proambass there as well.
@@proambass8027 I would also like to buy a few from you but I don't have IG. How else can I get in contact with you? I see you were fishing Folsom Lake, I never fished it and I only live an hour from there.
@@d10dozerman2 Folsom can be a tough lake to fish, I was just out at Folsom today as well and got 3. I try to go every week and I do better than most the guys I talk to out there but no where near as good as the local pro's. I just like to go out fishin so that's OK by me, I just like to fish and have fun.