NEW FOR SPRING 2026:

• Made specifically for white bass & hybrid
• · Short arms give "school of shad" appearance and routinely produce double hookups while preventing tangles

• · Keeled lead head is wider and heavier at the bottom which ensures lure always rides upwards

• · Slightly longer top arm does the catching, while the shorter two bottom arms create the illusion of a school of fish

• · Light enough to be cast with medium spinning or medium baitcasting gear

• · Stainless steel wire will not rust

• · Quality VMC hooks and snap swivels

• · Snap swivels allow for easy lure changeout, proper lure ride, and prevent hooked fish from leveraging off

• · 3 Hand-poured jigheads included (2 x 1/4 oz., 1 x 3/16 oz.)

• · No spinners on the arms means no blade strikes and no extra drag

• · Fine wire, appropriately-sized, black nickel VMC hooks

• · 2 heavier 1/4 oz. jigs on bottom, one lighter 3/16 oz. jig on top so lure rides upwards - no roll or twist

• · Hand-made in Texas by U.S. Army veterans

Technical Data

Extending the Arms – note that the hub where all three arms come together is wider on the bottom. Position the two short arms downward and outward equally. The longer arm will be positioned upward and outward, centered on the midline of the lead head.

Gearing Up – Because the White Bass Mini A-Rig is heavier than most white bass lures, somewhat heavier tackle is required to maximize casting distance and prevent fatigue. I suggest a quality size 3000 spinning reel (I personally use the Florida Fishing Products Bahia 3000) with a low, 5.2 to 1 gear ratio. Faster reels move the lure too quickly and increase angler fatigue.

Mate this reel to a 7’6” medium weight spinning rod with a fast tip like the St. Croix Triumph or the Shimano Sellus.

These rods have long rear handles which allow for maximum casting distance with two-handed casts.

Spool up with at least 40-pound braid with a 20-inch length of 50-pound fluorocarbon leader attached using a 6-turn, back-to-back Uni-Knot because the swivels (designed to be the weakest link to avoid loss of the entire rig if snagged) are rated at 38-pounds.

To keep baits on the jighead longer, use a drop of super glue on the jighead’s keeper rings just before sliding your soft plastic onto it.If you need to change colors or sizes, change the entire jighead/soft plastic combo.

Failure to use a strong, stiff leader will allow for more tangling of line around the head of the lure.

For ease in storage, consider using the Rig Rangler sleeve.

Tactics: For best results, fish the White Bass Mini A-Rig using a sawtooth method. The sawtooth method involves retrieving the lure back to the boat horizontally after making a long cast and allowing the lure to sink to the bottom. The lift-dropping action resembles a saw-tooth pattern. This tactic is best executed from a Spot-Locked position.

After casting, leave the spinning reel's bail open or your baitcaster in freespool so the lure sinks quickly and straight down. Once the lure settles on the bottom, close the bail by hand (to prevent loops and knots). Next, turn the handle to take up slack and, once the line is taut, reel ~8 cranks, thus bringing the bait off the bottom at a diagonal.

Once those 8 handle turns are done, manually open the bail again, allowing the lure to return to the bottom. Repeat the cranking and bail opening process until the lure is nearly vertical beneath the boat. Strikes typically come as the lure rises off the bottom.

Missed Strikes: As you retrieve the A-Rig, if a fish strikes but misses, immediately stop reeling, open the bail and let the lure return to bottom. Anticipate another strike on your third or fourth handle turn as you begin your 8-turn sawtooth retrieve.

Doubling Up: Catching more than one fish at a time is always fun, but, I have not found any variation to the retrieve described above which seems to make doubles more likely. Just keep steadily retrieving your single hooked fish and, if a second fish strikes, you will likely feel an increase in weight but will likely not feel a second strike.

Common Sense: Although the A-Rig’s hooks ride with the point up, these are not designed to be snagless. Fish these lures only on “clean” bottoms. If you do get snagged, go to and then beyond the snag and pull from the direction opposite the way the lure snagged. Grasp your line directly to exert maximum force instead of using your rod. Either a jighead hook may bend slightly, or a snap swivel may give way, preventing loss of the entire lure.

Replacement Parts: For soft plastic baits, jigheads, or entire A-Rigs, go to www.WhiteBassTools.com