bholtzinger14 Posted October 28, 2015 Posted October 28, 2015 Put my Ned Rig together today and put it in the bath tub. Mine does NOT stand up at all. Just falls over on its side and gets drug. Any ideas? Zman mushroom head with TRD finesse bait. This was the goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ugr5ICOvuE Quote
Molay1292 Posted October 28, 2015 Posted October 28, 2015 Lots of salt in these baits, takes a while in the water before some of it disolves and they begin to float. You can speed the process if you stretch the bait a few times before rigging it. Quote
Super User MIbassyaker Posted October 28, 2015 Super User Posted October 28, 2015 Try it in the lake, where there are fish. Quote
bholtzinger14 Posted October 28, 2015 Author Posted October 28, 2015 Unfortunately its too dark for me to see it in the lake tonight. I was just trying to get an idea of what it looked like. 1 Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted October 28, 2015 Global Moderator Posted October 28, 2015 As the salt dissolves they start to float. Stretch them a few times then soak them in water for a hour and the salt will dissolve and they'll float. 1 Quote
bholtzinger14 Posted October 28, 2015 Author Posted October 28, 2015 Thanks for the help guys!! Quote
bholtzinger14 Posted October 28, 2015 Author Posted October 28, 2015 Has anybody used an *** 6'10" ML XF for the ned rig? That's what I am going to try it on. The rod actually seems a little stiff for this application. Kind of feels like a medium. Quote
Super User MIbassyaker Posted October 28, 2015 Super User Posted October 28, 2015 Unfortunately its too dark for me to see it in the lake tonight. I was just trying to get an idea of what it looked like. Haha, yeah, I'm just saying, don't be so sure they aren't working right....A TRD will get attacked right out of the bag on the way down, before it even gets a chance to stand up! Quote
bholtzinger14 Posted October 28, 2015 Author Posted October 28, 2015 I hope so mlbassyaker. I'm entering my first local yak tournament. My only goals are to learn the process and not get skunked. Quote
Super User MIbassyaker Posted October 28, 2015 Super User Posted October 28, 2015 Has anybody used an *** 6'10" ML XF for the ned rig? That's what I am going to try it on. The rod actually seems a little stiff for this application. Kind of feels like a medium. Yes? I guess? I understand you want to optimize, but I tend to think a lot of people wring their hands unnecessarily about exact, narrowly-perfect gear for particular applications, and at some point you just reach diminishing returns that aren't worth the splitting hairs over. I use a Ned rig on two spinning combos, an ML/F and an M/mod-F with no issues, and don't really notice the difference. Anything you might use for a drop shot or shakey head ought to do the job. Just tie it on and catch some bass. 7 Quote
PourMyOwn Posted October 28, 2015 Posted October 28, 2015 Yes? I guess? I understand you want to optimize, but I tend to think a lot of people wring their hands unnecessarily about exact, narrowly-perfect gear for particular applications, and at some point you just reach diminishing returns that aren't worth the splitting hairs over. I use a Ned rig on two spinning combos, an ML/F and an M/mod-F with no issues, and don't really notice the difference. Anything you might use for a drop shot or shakey head ought to do the job. Just tie it on and catch some bass. Post of the day. Quote
Super User ChrisD46 Posted October 28, 2015 Super User Posted October 28, 2015 Lots of salt in these baits, takes a while in the water before some of it disolves and they begin to float. You can speed the process if you stretch the bait a few times before rigging it. ^^This^^ ...ZMan ZinkerZ Stick Worm has less salt than the TRD ... Stretch it a few times , cut in half , rig as you would a TRD and your good to go OR just fish the TRD - the more it is in contact with water - the more salt leeches out and the more it will float . Quote
bholtzinger14 Posted October 28, 2015 Author Posted October 28, 2015 Sounds good. Thanks guys!!! Quote
Super User WRB Posted October 28, 2015 Super User Posted October 28, 2015 After reading the replies The Ned rig should be renamed Pin head rig. Tom 1 Quote
benzmech Posted October 28, 2015 Posted October 28, 2015 I keep an old water bottle on my boat and soak Ned rigs in it (or other zman plastics). I also stretch it out under water about 6-7 times before soaking. If I loose one in the rocks I take one out of the water bottle and I'm ready to go. Been working pretty good for me so far. Quote
monkeyman3dee Posted October 28, 2015 Posted October 28, 2015 I wonder if they should just come out with a formula MEANT to float properly? as in no need to soak stretch etc. rite outta the bad instant float. -Joshua Quote
tholmes Posted October 28, 2015 Posted October 28, 2015 Post of the day. decade. Fixed it for ya! Tom Quote
PourMyOwn Posted October 28, 2015 Posted October 28, 2015 Fixed it for ya! Tom Thanks, Tom. I thought I may have been a few thousand times off... Quote
bholtzinger14 Posted October 28, 2015 Author Posted October 28, 2015 Got my line wet on my lunch break. Caught one with the ned rig and then got snagged and had to break my line. It started floating up after about 10 cast or so. Quote
Super User Sam Posted October 28, 2015 Super User Posted October 28, 2015 "Put my Ned Rig together today and put it in the bath tub. Mine does NOT stand up at all. Just falls over on its side and gets drug. Any ideas? Zman mushroom head with TRD finesse bait." - Glad we are discussing the NED rig. Quote
desmobob Posted October 28, 2015 Posted October 28, 2015 ^^This^^ ...ZMan ZinkerZ Stick Worm has less salt than the TRD ... Stretch it a few times , cut in half , rig as you would a TRD and your good to go OR just fish the TRD - the more it is in contact with water - the more salt leeches out and the more it will float . ...and it's cheaper to buy the ZinkerZs and cut them in half! Win-win! :-) Tight lines, Bob Quote
Bass newb Posted October 29, 2015 Posted October 29, 2015 I've had zman worms that said "floating " on the pack and don't float. I hate the material that they are made of. Bass pro makes a floating worm that floats and the material is much better too. Quote
Bass newb Posted October 29, 2015 Posted October 29, 2015 I wonder if they should just come out with a formula MEANT to float properly? as in no need to soak stretch etc. rite outta the bad instant float. -Joshua Soaking and stretching doesn't work on the big worms anyway. A week of soaking a stretched worm only produced a bubble covered worm for me. Quote
MO_LMB Posted October 29, 2015 Posted October 29, 2015 Put my Ned Rig together today and put it in the bath tub. Mine does NOT stand up at all. Just falls over on its side and gets drug. Any ideas? Zman mushroom head with TRD finesse bait. This was the goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ugr5ICOvuE Are you using the regular shroomz heads or the finesse shroom heads? Also what weight? Quote
bholtzinger14 Posted October 29, 2015 Author Posted October 29, 2015 Z-MAN FINESSE SHROOMZ 1/15th and 1/10th I got them working though. A little stretching and a little time in the lake and they started standing up just right. Quote
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