Years ago the umbrella rig took the fishing industry by storm after Paul Elias destroyed the competition using an umbrella rig.  The fish didn’t seem to know the difference between a real school of shad and the school effect the umbrella rig provided.  As time passed, the umbrella rig craze has slowed, but the umbrella rig is still an effective presentation, and has come to be a great tactic in the fall and winter to get those cold water fish to bite.