How To Rig & Retrieve The Alabama Leprechaun Lure
- By: Luke Simonds
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- Found In: Fishing Tips, Lure Rigging, Retrieving Lures, Soft Plastic Lures
This page will show you how to catch the most fish possible while using your Alabama Leprechaun lures.
The great thing about soft plastic jerk baits is that they are so versatile and can be effectively used in so many different applications making them a lure type that can catch fish in pretty much all regions throughout the year.
But the bad thing about soft plastics is that they won’t work well at all if they aren’t rigged properly or if they aren’t retrieved in a way that generates strikes.
So the videos below will walk you through the essential details to make sure that you know the specifics for the following:
- How to retrieve the Alabama Leprechaun like a pro
- How to rig the Alabama Leprechaun to be your #1 lure of all time
- Profile size control trick
- How to decide which retrieve speed to use
Just click on the respective videos below to see the details:
Retrieving The Alabama Leprechaun
How To Rig The Alabama Leprechaun
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Profile Size Control Tricks
Deeper Water Retrieve Tips
Ideal Retrieve Speed
Ideal Equipment
Weighted Hooks
After testing a lot of weighted hooks over the years, my absolute favorite for the Alabama Leprechaun lures is the 3/0 weighted Hoss Helix hook with the 1/8th oz weight because its unique centering pin makes rigging very easy and it is the perfect size for this lure.
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Rod
I highly recommend 7’6″ Fast Action blanks with Medium Heavy power (Medium for some brands like TFO). My favorite setup for overall value is the 7’6″ TFO Pro S (Medium) with a Daiwa Fuego 2500 reel rigged up with 10 lb braid…
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Line
I highly recommend using 10 lb braid for maximizing your results when using the Alabama Leprechaun so that you can maximize your casting distance and feel of taps vs. thumps.
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Reel
In my opinion, the reel is not nearly as important as the rod and the line. I recommend 2000 to 3000 sized reels for inshore fishing with the Alabama Leprechaun lures because they hold plenty of line and have more than enough drag strength while they weigh much less than the larger reels.
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- Click here to see the reel used in this video
Alabama Leprechaun Lures
These lures have proven to be excellent at catching the big fish in high pressured shallows due to their unique color pattern combined with their excellent action in the water when rigged and retrieved properly.
My favorite conditions for using them is when I’m fishing in the shallows with calm and/or clear water.
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Conclusion
These Alabama Leprechaun lures will enable you to catch quality fish across all regions in areas where predator fish are feeding in the shallows even when other lures don’t seem to work.
The key is to practice the rigging and retrieve techniques shown in the videos above.
In a short amount of time, you’ll undoubtedly be catching more and bigger fish up in the shallows by using these unique Alabama Leprechaun lures.
Please leave a comment down below if you have any questions… I am here to help!
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I’m Absolutely Blown Away at how helpful and detailed you are Luke, I feel like I’m fishing with a close buddy who has taken it upon himself to make sure I know what I’m doing and how to fish…Thank you.
Enjoyed the videos, Luke. Excellent presentation. Thank you.
Been looking for a lure and technique for the fish I have been seeing shallow in clear water of late. Watched some of the videos and rigged up a 7’6″ w/a 3000 and will try it out tomorrow
I hope you catch some great fish with that setup tomorrow!
are the Leprechauns and slam shadys good for bay fishing? Other than estuaries, or larger bays, not so many actual shallows here in my area. I have had good luck when there is some eel grass I can navigate through with a weedless rigging however. The water depth is usually 3 to 5 feet or maybe up to 8 ft in mid channel.. Then of course, there is always the surf.
Hey James, my apologies for missing your question. These lures can work great in pretty much all waters that have predator fish which eat baitfish in the 3″ to 5″ range.
I have successfully used them both fishing inshore bays, nearshore reefs, inland creeks, and even freshwater lakes which is why I absolutely love them.
Does rod length and reel size matter when working plastic lures?
I watch these more than once and get a little something extra each time. Thanks for making them!
Thanks so much for posting the nice comment Bob!
Luke, can you help me with how the wind driven current plays in to your retrieval suggestions? In areas with wind driven current casting with the wind (and therefore with the current) seems to be retrieving against the direction you would normally want to retrieve (in to the current rather than with it).
So sorry for missing your comment Brad! In most cases, an area with wind driven current doesn’t have very strong current flow so it’s not as essential to retrieve lures with the current flow. But if that’s the case, it’s important to position so that you can at least retrieve your lure across the current or use live bait in which you can just let the current take it to the strike zone while positioned up-current of your target.
You demonstrated how to make the plastic bait weedless using the Owner twist lock hook for shallow water. Would you suggest and should you rig the trout eye jig to make it weedless also for deeper water?
For deeper water, you’ll need to use a weedless jig head. Here’s the 1 I use most often: https://fishstrong.com/collections/saltwater-hooks/products/z-man-weedless-eye-jighead?variant=32605953884245
How long does the scent last on the Alabama Leprechaun and how can the same scent be replenished?
The scent it comes with is throughout the material, so it lasts as long as the lure. I like to add some Dr Juice inshore slam scent on top of the scent that comes with the lure, and the Dr Juice will last an hour or two.
I moved to Florida seven months ago from the north and consider myself a good (freshwater)fisherman until I move down here and had to take into account so much more ! I’m so glad I found Salt Strong !
Thanks so much for making time to post the nice comment Rich!