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Rap,

The wire (i like Monel) gets the rig down deeper without having to use drails or trolling weight etc in front of it. There is a calculation of how many feet of wire out will get you so many feet down. I dont know how deep you are fishing, so it may be of no benefit to you. We use it in 30-40 feet of water. Since the wire gets down quicker, you can keep the rig closer to the boat.

Lots of people fish umbrellas with rubber shads and or tubes for bass. You can buy the umbrella wires and rig any thing that works in your area on it.