Ned Rig

[Green Trout]

I am super impressed with this rig right here. I went to a pond where in the past I've caught very few bass. I threw my ned rig out there a and almost back to back to back to back casts I caught a fish. I even caught a 3lb bass on it. Great little rig and fun fishing it on the ultralight.

For the river I usually fish, I need something weedless. Anyone have any ideas on how to make this rig weedless? Thanks!

[Penguino]

What is the ned rig? Is it a variant of a Carolina or texas rig?

[aceman387]

I use these jig heads in the 1/16 size.I put a drop of super glue gel on the barb to hold the stub in place.http://www.basspro.com/Luck-E-Strike-Cable-Jigheads/product/10224212/?cmCat=CROSS

[aceman387]

What is the ned rig? Is it a variant of a Carolina or texas rig?

This video will help. Its a fun and simple way to fish without dragging a bunch of tackle with you. 

[rangerjockey]

All you can do is use a weedless jig head..I throw it more around gravel but they will hang up....nature of the beast.

 There is a ton of ned rig info on ozark anglers.

[eyedabassman]

All you can do is use a weedless jig head..I throw it more around gravel but they will hang up....nature of the beast.

 There is a ton of ned rig info on ozark anglers.

Ozarkanglers.com will give you a ton of info on the Ned rig. The Ned rig will out fish the Senko I ( wacky ). It just plain out puts fish in the boat.And it will catch big bass! It looks like nothing you would think would catch bass but it does.

[Turtle135]

I find these work well and are very snagless, the "Owner Ultrahead Finesse Ball Head" and the "Z Man Finesse T.R.D."

 

[F14A-B]

http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/147809-ned-rig/

Check this out, from early Dec/2014.. Good stuff!

[Dogmatic]

Oh man, something to do with all those shredded senkos!

[fishballer06]

Oh man, something to do with all those shredded senkos!

 

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[F14A-B]

Oh man, something to do with all those shredded senkos!

I'm not saying those can't or won't work... But there seems to be a distinct advantage to using

The Zman elaztech material over the heavier Senko.. At least that's the jest coming from the guys that swear by it..

[bassh8er]

Just picked up some packs of the TRD along with the mushroom heads from TW and am excited to try this rig out soon.

[roadwarrior]

Just picked up some packs of the TRD along with the mushroom heads from TW and am excited to try this rig out soon.

 

I will be interested in how everyone does with this bait. I looks like a "numbers" rig to me.

 

 

 

[Turtle135]

I will be interested in how everyone does with this bait. I looks like a "numbers" rig to me.

 

It does seem to be a numbers rig and does pretty well with a non aggressive bite. I have done better with it on smallmouth bass in rivers than anyplace else so far (allowing it to tumble in the current).

 

[primetime]

I just starting experimenting with it but have been using Flick shake worms and not sure about this rig yet, I do love putting a nail in one end of a worm to cause the worm to float upright off the bottom, or in the back of a senko on the MJ rig to get more swing, I fish Senko's fast like a fluke and always jab a nail in back and behind the sack to get a gliding action....It works best over weeds, long casts, and getting the glide is easiest on a 6-7" senko, MJ rig or without the blade...Ned rig seems like a light line only clear water rocky bottom rig but I could be wrong?????? I think Ned rig means wacky rig with short shank jighead, nail in one end and shake???? Yes, or no? So many rigs out there now...

[roadwarrior]

Ned rig seems like a light line only clear water rocky bottom rig but I could be wrong?????? I think Ned rig means wacky rig with short shank jighead, nail in one end and shake???? Yes, or no? So many rigs out there now...

 

Go back up to the second post on this thread. The Ned Rig has nothing to do with a wacky rig.

[Fishes in trees]

A 1/16 oz. Charlie Brewer Slider head works.   Either the regular slider or spider style.  Their weedless 1/16 oz crappie head would also work for a more weedless approach to the ned rig.

[primetime]

ok thanks. I have seen this in magazines with the zinkers and mushroom head... I have not tried it yet, I was thinking a nail weight for some reason and thought the TRD was the name of the rig, and Ned was with a nail weight and either wacky or no jighead at all.

 

Too many rigs out there but looking at how many people use this it must be legit....Impossible to put every rig in your arsenal these days....By the time you master the drop shot you have 9 new light line techniques that are waiting for you......and I am a sucker for trying them all, I just picked up a bunch of the strike king elaztach baits from a local shop and some zman elaztach stuff, I think I had a pack of Zinkers in there or if not I definitely saw those Hula sticks which I have been wanting to try....A lot of these rigs overlap if I step back and think about them, kind of like arguing about the Mojo rig, c-rig, and split shot rig.....

[primetime]

A 1/16 oz. Charlie Brewer Slider head works.   Either the regular slider or spider style.  Their weedless 1/16 oz crappie head would also work for a more weedless approach to the ned rig.

I love the Charlie Brewer Slider heads...Have been using them for years and still throw the slider worms and slider grubs...The Charlie Brewer webpage has some cool light line stuff on that site that is unique and people are missing out if not using them for sure.

[hoosierbass07]

 I ordered some Gopher Mushroom jigs so I could try the Ned Rig this year.  If you want to buy some mushroom jigs I would suggest buying them from the Gopher site.  I'm not positive but I read an article that said the guy who owns the Gopher company makes them all by himself from his house.   Whenever I open my little tackle box and look at them I feel they are specially designed and not mass produced in China or Central America.  I've not had a chance yet to use them but I will see how they do this spring and summer.  I plan on doing some Ned rigging this year.  Over the winter I placed two orders and they both shipped within a week or so and they arrived good.  No problems.  

[hoosierbass07]

I love the Charlie Brewer Slider heads...Have been using them for years and still throw the slider worms and slider grubs...The Charlie Brewer webpage has some cool light line stuff on that site that is unique and people are missing out if not using them for sure.

 

 

  I placed an order from the Brewer site over the winter and bought his book, some slider heads and a few packs of slider worms.  They sent me all that plus a bunch of samples.  I was impressed and it was very very nice of them to send me free samples with my order.  I have to say some of the samples looked very good and I think would be good finesse lures for bass.  Whoever is running that shop down there in Tennessee is doing it right.  

[hoosierbass07]

 Check out this guy on Youtube - Winkidoodles.  He's heavy into finesse fishing for bass and uses the Ned Rig a lot.  I think he's part of the Midwest Finesse group with Ned Kehde.  

 

 

[primetime]

  I placed an order from the Brewer site over the winter and bought his book, some slider heads and a few packs of slider worms.  They sent me all that plus a bunch of samples.  I was impressed and it was very very nice of them to send me free samples with my order.  I have to say some of the samples looked very good and I think would be good finesse lures for bass.  Whoever is running that shop down there in Tennessee is doing it right.  

I had a similar experience a few years ago ordering from them, and they even sent me some decals and extra baits as well. I place a new order every year from them because of the fantastic service, plus the Slider Worm is one of the first baits I ever used for bass fishing as a kid, I was in love with the black and chart tail slider worm and still use them to this day as my go to finesse worm. They make great jigheads and offer some awesome designs that are not available elsewhere, especially the weedless jigs. The Slider system is no joke, it catches numbers and good fish, If fish will not hit a slider, you are most likely in a bad spot.....

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

ok thanks. I have seen this in magazines with the zinkers and mushroom head... I have not tried it yet, I was thinking a nail weight for some reason and thought the TRD was the name of the rig, and Ned was with a nail weight and either wacky or no jighead at all.

Too many rigs out there but looking at how many people use this it must be legit....Impossible to put every rig in your arsenal these days....By the time you master the drop shot you have 9 new light line techniques that are waiting for you......and I am a sucker for trying them all, I just picked up a bunch of the strike king elaztach baits from a local shop and some zman elaztach stuff, I think I had a pack of Zinkers in there or if not I definitely saw those Hula sticks which I have been wanting to try....A lot of these rigs overlap if I step back and think about them, kind of like arguing about the Mojo rig, c-rig, and split shot rig.....

The nail weight rig you're thinking of is referred to as Neko rig.

[Dogmatic]

I feel ya Primetime! All the different rigs, wouldn't it be nice to have a "glossary" of all the rigs and techniques, all nicely ordered alphabetically? (Hint, hint) ; )