dtrs5kprs Posted May 15, 2015 Posted May 15, 2015 Z-Man just posted a brand new video about the "system" as they referred to it this evening. Some nice underwater footage, along with several different versions of their baits. Keep in mind that in shallow water, things like tiny brush hogs and 4" Zoom lizards can be killers on the little jigheads, also. They just don't hold up quite as well. Anyway, It can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBRtlxu3hFs . According to the count, I was the first person in the YouTube world to view it LOL -T9 Well, I am with you in the first 10 at least. Pretty good info. Very hard to show it as slowly as it needs to be fished, at least from my limited vid shooting experience/experiments. I would glue that bait regardless of which head I fished. Eventually the keeper will tear out, plus you still have some wiggle at the head. Glue is like insurance against line twist and false "pressure bites". That tiny hog can be a real winner at times. Anymore, I don't venture too far from the cut stick. The TRD is fine, but have not seen that it fishes better than the cut stick so far. Had one day where I hit 10 keeper brown fish in about 2 hours on the TRD, including 3 over 18" and a 19" fish. Thought, ok maybe this is different. Next day took a friend to the same gravel stretch and we did the same thing with the cut stick. He had his PB brownie at almost 20". Will say the TRD does TX rig better, if you need to do that. When the TRD came out and convenience was mentioned, I had to wonder how lazy someone would have to be to not want to cut a bait in half. Must be the same folks who buy steaks pre-chewed. 1 Quote
Drew03cmc Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 Dave I must say that the weedless heads have changed the game for me. You know some of the muck we deal with in eastern Kansas, and they continue to work out perfectly for me. I need to get it on moving water soon to see if it is as good as in lakes. Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted May 18, 2015 Global Moderator Posted May 18, 2015 Guys, any question you have about the Ned, dtrs5kprs, can probably answer for you. I've posted a couple of his videos when guys have questions on them in the past. He spends a lot of time on some great water for the Ned. Welcome Dave, glad to have your insight on the rig you've helped make so popular on The Rock Quote
livemusic Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 Dave I must say that the weedless heads have changed the game for me. You know some of the muck we deal with in eastern Kansas, and they continue to work out perfectly for me. I need to get it on moving water soon to see if it is as good as in lakes. What weedless heads? Quote
Nice_Bass Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 I will say I have not fully soaked in this "system" for myself at this point but have been using it a bit more this year. This weekend however may change my mind a bit. I had my daughter fish it under a clacker style float above emerging grass and just above the tops of standing timber. She caught around 5:1 fish on me. With well over 25 bass in one-half day for a 7 year old, she was excited, motivated, and eager to learn. At worst this is a great system to keep any age interested. (used a clacker float as was really windy, but will change her out to regular slip float under most conditions). She did not catch any giants, but some decent fish nonetheless and moving forward will most likely have this system in place fishing docks at lake of the Ozarks in a couple of weeks if the conditions are right. 1 Quote
Brian Brazier Posted May 19, 2015 Posted May 19, 2015 Well, I am starting to believe in the Ned Rig, I went out today, conditions were tough, I ended up with one 2# LM on the New Money TRD and Red Shroom. I like the New Money Color, I had multiple bites, but I thought I was hung up on a couple, and missed the bite. I just got the Chartreuse Shroomz and Chartreuse TRD, today, I am going to try them tomorrow. I did loose a few rigs, it nis scattered rock, and I had a couple get stuck between some rocks. The finish on the Shroomz is ok, I will say any contact with a rock and they do chip. Quote
livemusic Posted May 19, 2015 Posted May 19, 2015 I will say I have not fully soaked in this "system" for myself at this point but have been using it a bit more this year. This weekend however may change my mind a bit. I had my daughter fish it under a clacker style float above emerging grass and just above the tops of standing timber. She caught around 5:1 fish on me. With well over 25 bass in one-half day for a 7 year old, she was excited, motivated, and eager to learn. At worst this is a great system to keep any age interested. (used a clacker float as was really windy, but will change her out to regular slip float under most conditions). She did not catch any giants, but some decent fish nonetheless and moving forward will most likely have this system in place fishing docks at lake of the Ozarks in a couple of weeks if the conditions are right. What is a clacker? So, she was fishing it under a float like you would a nightcrawler worm, on a jighead or just what? Thanks. Quote
Nice_Bass Posted May 19, 2015 Posted May 19, 2015 What is a clacker? So, she was fishing it under a float like you would a nightcrawler worm, on a jighead or just what? Thanks.Essentially float n fly. Nothing new but effective. Float is actively worked or used to suspend bait over cover and structure Quote
Super User Choporoz Posted May 19, 2015 Super User Posted May 19, 2015 Anyone have problems with tiny hooks? I was using a 'similar' finesse technique the other day with a jighead that had a hook that was approx size 6. Bites and hook-ups weren't a problem, but keeping them buttoned was tough. (6'6" M spinning, 8 lb copoly.) Quote
Super User Team9nine Posted May 19, 2015 Super User Posted May 19, 2015 Anyone have problems with tiny hooks? I was using a 'similar' finesse technique the other day with a jighead that had a hook that was approx size 6. Bites and hook-ups weren't a problem, but keeping them buttoned was tough. (6'6" M spinning, 8 lb copoly.) Hard to say without knowing exact details. You always seem to lose a couple with the small hooks, but shouldn't be too extraordinary. I really prefer to bump up to #4s or small #2s most of the time. Also, you'll lose more bass on small jigheads with sickle hooks. I frequently open the gap slightly with my thumbnail on these small hooks. Also, make sure the plastic you're fishing isn't overpowering the small hook (again, gap). Then there is simply getting your rod/line/hookset dialed in. Every combination is different, so play around with different types of hooksets and amounts of pressure with whatever you're using, or consider changing out one of the components. For example, I mostly use light braid with a leader for these small jighead & plastics, but I won't use an XF rod, instead going to a more moderate-fast taper. Lets me lay into them pretty good if I want (think long, sweeping Charlie Brewer hookset). I usually let them load up before swinging. Quote
jhoffman Posted March 25, 2016 Posted March 25, 2016 Quite a few years ago an FLW college tournament was held on my home lake. The winning team used a 3" senko on a ball head jig and fished "the pond" which sees very few anglers and they put together some solid limits of smallmouth on a lake mostly known for largemouth. Quote
etrout72 Posted March 25, 2016 Posted March 25, 2016 Ned just plain catches fish! I've fished every color with success. The only bad thing is that all fish love it. I'm up to 9 speices so far! Quote
Last_Cast Posted March 29, 2016 Posted March 29, 2016 Bought a bunch of ned rig stuff, excited to try it out this season.. Nice catch ^ Quote
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