Collapsible umbrella fishing rig apparatus and method of use

An umbrella fishing rig apparatus comprising:

• a rig body having an upper end and an opposite lower end and a central axis therethrough and comprising a spacer and a support, the spacer having a spacer upper surface and an opposite spacer lower surface, the spacer lower surface having formed therein radially spaced apart downwardly-opening spacer arm bent end channels communicating with radially spaced apart outwardly-opening spacer arm slots formed in the spacer intersecting the spacer upper and lower surfaces, and the support having a support upper surface and an opposite support lower surface wherein the spacer lower surface is in contact with either the support upper surface or a stacker upper surface so as to have no gap therebetween;
• and
• arms operably engaged with the rig body, each arm being elongate and formed having a proximal bent end configured to pivotally seat within the respective spacer arm bent end channel,
• wherein the arm bent ends and the spacer arm bent end channels are coextensive,
• wherein the spacer arm slots are parallel to the central axis,
• wherein in a first operational mode of the apparatus the arms are splayed radially outwardly from the rig body as extending from the respective spacer arm slots parallel to the spacer lower surface,
• wherein in a second operational mode of the apparatus the arms are shifted upwardly toward the rig body upper end through the respective spacer arm slots parallel to the rig body central axis, and
• wherein selectively shifting the apparatus between the first operational mode for use and the second operational mode for storage involves no tools, unscrewing any fasteners, or unclamping any mechanisms, or any disassembly of the apparatus.