I don't own one, but may try one sonner or later. Love me some jigs & plastics myself, but that's just me & also a shortcoming at times when I should be doing other things. I just simply can not understand why anyone thinks they should be banned. It's simply another tool & in my opinion most anglers need all the tools they can get. Why would anyone think this rig in unethical & considers it cheating to use one. Frigging ridiculous. If you want to crank, throw a jig or jerkbait go for it & anyone wanting to use the Alabama Rig should do just that too.