tiredbobmarley Posted July 29, 2015 Posted July 29, 2015 Ive been getting skunked lately and I've been blaming it on this Florida heat. I've been using senkos, lipless cranks, t-rigs and topwater without so much as a tap. While the heat may have something to do with it, I've very recently discovered the ned rig. Why didn't I try this before? Got out and caught 3 keepers in about 1.5 hrs on my local lake! Works great for shallow and deep water and keeps very clean even without a weedguard. Just saying if you are using your normal techniques and lures and not catching its time to change it up. The ned rig will be in my tackle box from here on out. Thanks Ned!! Quote
Preytorien Posted July 29, 2015 Posted July 29, 2015 So you've found out eh? You're not kidding, those babies will catch fish when nothing else does. I don't know why, I don't care. They catch. Period. Consider yourself now a NedHead Quote
BassResource.com Administrator Glenn Posted July 29, 2015 BassResource.com Administrator Posted July 29, 2015 Yup, it works. Check out the 3-pounder I caught while filming the Ned rig... http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-videos/ned-rig.html 1 Quote
Super User Master Bait'r Posted July 29, 2015 Super User Posted July 29, 2015 Yup, it works. Check out the 3-pounder I caught while filming the Ned rig... http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-videos/ned-rig.html Must be photoshopped, Neds only catch dinks haha 1 Quote
kawiguy08 Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 The same thing happen to me. I was not catching anything. Put the NED rig on for the first time and caught 5. They were all smaller but I would rather catch 5 small then none at all. 1 Quote
jonnyblazex Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 I wish they'd come out with a lighter brush guard jig head and a little bigger worm, maybe a 4". It would scare the dinky dinks away and catch a few bigger bass. Biggest I have caught on lil neddy is a 4.5 lb. then after that all 1lb or smaller. Even caught a 2 inch bass on it!! Bait was bigger than the bass! The problem I have is it really picks up a lot of weeds, even if you cast where you think there are none. Good fish catcher though, no doubt!! Quote
ABW Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 I got skunked today for the first time since May... looks like I'm gonna have to take a look at this Quote
Super User Team9nine Posted July 30, 2015 Super User Posted July 30, 2015 I wish they'd come out with a lighter brush guard jig head and a little bigger worm, maybe a 4". It would scare the dinky dinks away and catch a few bigger bass. Biggest I have caught on lil neddy is a 4.5 lb. then after that all 1lb or smaller. Even caught a 2 inch bass on it!! Bait was bigger than the bass! The problem I have is it really picks up a lot of weeds, even if you cast where you think there are none. Good fish catcher though, no doubt!! Use a full sized Hula StickZ or a Finesse WormZ or a Zoom 4" lizard or Tiny Brush Hog - all 4" baits used regularly by Midwest Finesse anglers..."Ned" is a philosophy or style of fishing, not just one type of soft plastic bait (TRD or 1/2 ZinkerZ) -T9 1 Quote
jonnyblazex Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 Well when I think of the ned rig I picture the small mushroom head jig head and elaztek plastics. They really are nearly indestructible and float very well, also have a very subtle enticing action it seems. No other plastic could replace the trd in this jighead, if you still caught fish it would be one of those days you could throw anything and they would eat it. I would be throwing it a lot more if it didn't get hung up in the weeds like I said earlier! Quote
Super User Team9nine Posted July 30, 2015 Super User Posted July 30, 2015 Well when I think of the ned rig I picture the small mushroom head jig head and elaztek plastics. They really are nearly indestructible and float very well, also have a very subtle enticing action it seems. No other plastic could replace the trd in this jighead, if you still caught fish it would be one of those days you could throw anything and they would eat it. I would be throwing it a lot more if it didn't get hung up in the weeds like I said earlier! All I can add then is that you have fallen victim to the hype of recent converts and marketing. Hula StickZ and WormZ are Elaztech baits from Z-Man. Even Ned rigs and rotates between 8-10 different soft plastics trying to find the shape and action they'll hit best on any given day...and always fished on mushroom head jigs. http://www.in-fisherman.com/midwest-finesse/midwest-finesse-lures/ -T9 1 Quote
poisonokie Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 I've only used this once and my experience is the same as I'm sure most other anglers. After rigging it up I was hyped about the action (zman trd+zman shroomz), I casted in, instant fish, I casted in, instant snag. Can't wait to get ahold of those new weedless shroomz... Quote
poisonokie Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 I Where yall buying the ned rig jig heads? I had to order mine from bps as they didn't have them in store. I haven't seen them anywhere else aside from TW, but ill only buy something there if I need $50 worth. Quote
poisonokie Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 Use a full sized Hula StickZ or a Finesse WormZ or a Zoom 4" lizard or Tiny Brush Hog - all 4" baits used regularly by Midwest Finesse anglers..."Ned" is a philosophy or style of fishing, not just one type of soft plastic bait (TRD or 1/2 ZinkerZ) -T9 Yeah, I'm thinking a jackall crosstail shad would slay. Man, those things do, anyway. Quote
d-camarena Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 I always put a ned rig on my 5 year old nephews rod. He aways catches fish. Mostly dinks and blue gills but he loves it Quote
Super User Master Bait'r Posted July 30, 2015 Super User Posted July 30, 2015 I wish they'd come out with a lighter brush guard jig head and a little bigger worm, maybe a 4". It would scare the dinky dinks away and catch a few bigger bass. Biggest I have caught on lil neddy is a 4.5 lb. then after that all 1lb or smaller. Even caught a 2 inch bass on it!! Bait was bigger than the bass! The problem I have is it really picks up a lot of weeds, even if you cast where you think there are none. Good fish catcher though, no doubt!! They make that- its called a hula stick. It even has a crazy hairdo to give it extra wiggle (you can cut it off if you don't like it). Also check out the Keitech product catalog, they have exactly what you're looking for in a weed guarded light jighead. Another option would be the Jackall weighted wacky jig- all simply a means to an end though, and don't get too caught up in What's "SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR" the Ned, etc. 1 Quote
chelboed Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 My experience with the standard Ned set-up is poor. Too many sticks and snags here. If I'm dropping a small jig/worm in the water, it has to be weedless. I've lost more Shrooms than I can afford to buy. Quote
Preytorien Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 They work great for me, but I will also be glad when a weedless version comes out. I've lost several to cover, and many times they come up with grass on em' Rumor is they're making a weedless variant....who knows.... Quote
Super User bigbill Posted July 30, 2015 Super User Posted July 30, 2015 Summertime heat go plastics. Great tip Glenn. Quote
jonnyblazex Posted July 31, 2015 Posted July 31, 2015 Thanks for the info on the hula stick jighead and keitech baits. I never knew they exisisted. There is such a plethora of bass lures it's mind boggling. You couldn't throw them all in a lifetime it seems. I'll have to check them out. It's not my go to bait, but can really produce heavily at times under the right conditions, and maybe in a last ditch effort. It's hard to find many of the bass baits around here let alone rods, I had to order most all of mine . It seems like when the new best thing is out in the country we won't see it for a year or two at least. Everyone fishes walleye and panfish it seems, but that dosent bother me, and I most always catch lots of bass, some hogs too. I used to go for walleye and such my whole life since a boy, like a "normal" person would, but I got really really bored, even with just the style of fishing. I love bass fishing, and everything there is to it! Quote
KP Duty Posted July 31, 2015 Posted July 31, 2015 I've been out of the game for a number of years (like '07) and am diving back in. Lots of new rigs out, but this peaks my interest. I generally throw a slider when things go awry. Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted August 1, 2015 Global Moderator Posted August 1, 2015 I ran into Ned on the water last week at one of his usual haunts. Him and 2 other guys put on the water not long after I did and took off about the same time, we talked for about 15 minutes at the ramp, I believe he'd caught 53 or 57 in 3.5 hours. I'd only caught 6 but I was fishing a Bullshooter All his rods were rigged up with his namesake rig, but there were several different styles of baits, not just the TRD. He's a big fan of a discontinued Zman bait called the Rain MinnowZ I believe. Quote
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