Favorite Way To Fish Ned Rig ?

[tander]

My favorite is to cast it out and let it set for about 15-20 seconds then shake it and try not to move it as much as possible. I then take a complete turn of the reel (gliding) shake it let, repeat until I think I am out of the strike zone. I guess you could call it like the others said, glide and shake.

[OCdockskipper]

On 12/24/2017 at 8:47 AM, fishwizzard said:

If I want to drag it, I switch to the little zman mico jigs;

 

 

That Micro jig with the ZMan Batwingz is an awesome combination.  When dragged, it scoots over the cover just like a small mudbug and then as soon as you stop it, the buoyancy of the elasticel lifts the back end up exactly like crayfish do when a predator approaches.  Watch it in shallow water & it is amazing how well it replicates a crawdad.

On 12/25/2017 at 12:21 PM, Bluebasser86 said:

It catches literally everything. Most of the lakes that Ned fishes here don't have smallmouth, just largemouth. I've caught bluegill, several kinds of sunfish, crappie, yellow perch, walleye, white bass, wipers, channel cats, blues, flathead to 21 pounds, drum, gar, even carp.

 

I'll confirm that as well.  My home lake has only LMB, bluegill, catfish & carp and not only has TRD's caught all four species, it has caught large ones of each (8lb LMB, 2lb bluegill, 15lb catfish and 12lb carp are tops for all four).

 

I have also caught a freshwater clam and a lawnchair with it, but I don't think those are typically sought after species...

[ChrisD46]

On ‎12‎/‎25‎/‎2017 at 5:03 PM, tander said:

My favorite is to cast it out and let it set for about 15-20 seconds then shake it and try not to move it as much as possible. I then take a complete turn of the reel (gliding) shake it let, repeat until I think I am out of the strike zone. I guess you could call it like the others said, glide and shake.

*Glenn mentions a straight #6lb. co-poly line for the Ned Rig - for those that have replied , what is your choice of line ?

[Bluebasser86]

18 minutes ago, ChrisD46 said:

*Glenn mentions a straight #6lb. co-poly line for the Ned Rig - for those that have replied , what is your choice of line ?

10lb KastKing Super Power pink braid to 8lb mono or fluoro leader, if I'm using a leader at all. 

[tander]

3 hours ago, ChrisD46 said:

*Glenn mentions a straight #6lb. co-poly line for the Ned Rig - for those that have replied , what is your choice of line ?

I use 10# Power Pro in yellow with 7# Sunline Sniper FC leader using an Alberto knot. I would love to use straight FC but I can't deal with the twist and braid cast so much better.

[frogflogger]

I really like 10#  nanofil with a 6# fluoro leader - that said we fished the beetle on straight mono for years and caught lots of fish. The main thing for me is a soft action rod and sharp hooks.

[fishwizzard]

6 hours ago, ChrisD46 said:

*Glenn mentions a straight #6lb. co-poly line for the Ned Rig - for those that have replied , what is your choice of line ?

Right now it's 8lb neon Suffix to 12lb Invisix.  I like a thick leader to keep the lure down a little more and for pickerel protection.  I have tried various 6-8lb floros and was not super pleased with any of them, but I do use a 1000 sized reel on my ned combo.  I am going to give some 6lb monos a go over the summer as I dislike the sound of a leader knot hitting the guides.  

[IndianaFinesse]

8 hours ago, ChrisD46 said:

*Glenn mentions a straight #6lb. co-poly line for the Ned Rig - for those that have replied , what is your choice of line ?

6-8 pound high-vis braid with an 8 pound mono or flouro leader for me.

[OCdockskipper]

10lb Nanofil with 8-10lb P-Line Flurocarbon leader.

 

I have dropped to 4lb leaders in the past, but on my lake, I have yet to notice a difference with the lighter ones.

[gim]

Make sure you loosen up those drags, fellas.  The hooks are light wire and will bend.  I lost a couple big fish that way last spring.

 

I bought some of those nedlokz jigheads and they are much beefier hooks and they hold the plastic better than the traditional ones.

 

I have never caught anything real big on the ned but I will admit that it often catches fish when almost nothing else will.  And even catching dinks is better than catching nothing sometimes.

[Yumeya]

5lb fins 40g (brakes at 20lb) with a sunline sniper invisible 6lb fluorocarbon. 

 

I cast as long as possible and let it sink to the bottom, or let it sink to where I think they are suspended then reel 

super slow back to the boat...boring but it works

[ChrisD46]

Thanks for the replies - I would like to think that the thin braid + FC leader would be a good line option in winter as well as not impede any action to the Ned bait combo ?

[Bluebasser86]

1 hour ago, ChrisD46 said:

Thanks for the replies - I would like to think that the thin braid + FC leader would be a good line option in winter as well as not impede any action to the Ned bait combo ?

The only issue that arises when it gets really cold is the tiny amount of water that braid holds, freezes really fast and makes it stiff when it really cold. It also carries more water back through the guides and to the reel, so it ices up guides (and levelwinds with baitcasters), faster than mono seems to. I still use it all winter long even in extreme cold. 

[Todd2]

2 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

The only issue that arises when it gets really cold is the tiny amount of water that braid holds, freezes really fast and makes it stiff when it really cold. It also carries more water back through the guides and to the reel, so it ices up guides (and levelwinds with baitcasters), faster than mono seems to. I still use it all winter long even in extreme cold. 

If the braid ever gets too much for you to deal with in the winter, try some encapsulated Spectra. Several different ones out there. Same sensitivity, stretch, and its usually a little cheaper than braided Spectra. I've been using one for about a month that I like. That covering should keep ice off the guides, although since it's dropped to single digits here I've opted to sit by the fireplace more than fish....lol

On 12/25/2017 at 2:45 PM, aceman387 said:

My favorite method is to crawl it on the bottom with my reel like a Charlie brewer slider.

 

My favorite method is to crawl a Charlie Brewer Slider like a Charlie Brewer Slider...lol

 

I wish the Ned worked for me like others but I fish too much brush and get hung when I try.