umbrella rigs

[fishingeorge]

Has anyone ever used an umbrella rig out ice fishing? If so any tips would be great thinking of trying it for crappie.

[ice dawg]

I don't know why it wouldn't work as long as the fish aren't too spooky. I know people who use crappie rigs around my area. Most I know seem to use them for walleyes on the Missouri River Impoundments.

[fishingeorge]

Personally I have never used an umbrella rig or even crappie rig. I normal just sit in the ice house and jig for crappie all day while the tip-ups are doing all the work for the eyes but we jig those up too with the crappie on occasion.

[ice dawg]

I haven't used them for ice fishing either, but I would use a crappie rig on Lake Oahe in winter for walleye.

[Wildakchef]

I have tried it with suckers before with no luck... I am sure they would work with time tho.

[CAPITALCRAPPY]

 I bought one and tried it a couple of times with no luck. I used it in open water while trolling. I would rig it with jig heads and curly tails but never seemed to work any better than a single jig. The idea looked promising but maybe others have had better luck..

[MBrown4]

The issue I see with it is the arms and baits fowling up on your main line.they nut wouldn't sit or run right in my opinion.would need some sort of top attachment

[ship of fools]

I think about using a sabiki rig for ice fishing every Striper season then never think about it during the hardwater season. I am sure it would work well.

I did use it one summer night for trout ....  it was killer .....  three hooks with corn and two with worms.

[eiderz]

I think it would cause a mess, but as long as it's legal you got nothing to lose by trying. My question is, how do you get it through an 8" hole?