Ned Rig Conbo?

[papajoe222]

I have to admit that I am not big on finesse fishing. My answer to tough conditions leans toward downsizing my power presentations, The Ned rig, to me, appears to be a downsized shakey head presentation and that's one I never considered downsizing, so.........................................

The set-up I'm considering is a St. Croix 6ft. Med.Lite/Fast paired with a Pfluger President,10lb. braid and a 6lb. mono leader. It's a very similar rod to the one I use for my hair jigs, but shorter and it's a spinning combo. I figure using braid as a main line will eliminate most of the issues I dislike about spinning gear.

Pros/Cons?

[Scott F]

I use a St Croix Premier 7’ ML/F with a Quantum Smoke 15 spinning, 10lb. Suffix 832, without a leader for my Ned Rigs. I’m usually chasing smallmouth with the set up, but it works very very well. I’ve always been a spinning reel first fisherman so I don’t have any issues with spinning gear to overcome.

[GreenPig]

My Ned combo is a Stradic 1000 spooled with Berkley Fireline Ultra 8 (Crystal) in 8lb test with a leader of 6 lb Seaguar Red Label fluorocarbon mounted on a Carbonlite 2.0 Medium/Light 6'10" rod. Cast great and sensitive enough to feel what fish are thinking.

[FishTank]

I have two setups that I use for the Ned Rig....

 

Spinning>7'2 Elite Tech Walleye ML X-Fast with a Shimano Symetre and 6lb Trilene XL 100% FC.  This set up works great for the small TRD and Robo worms

 

7 M Fast Abu Garcia Fantasista Regista with a Abu Garcia ALX and 10lb Tatsu.  I use this setup for the big TRD and an Owner 1/16oz or 1/8oz Block Head Jig.  So far this has been the best of the two.  Not total finesse but close enough. 

 

[Shimano_1]

Sounds like a good setup for it but I personally would much prefer a 7 ft rod. 

[dodgeguy]

I use a 7 ft medium fast bass pro shops Patriot rod with a Lews tournament pro 7.5 to 1 baitcaster spooled with 8lb Sufix advance mono.

[Bluebasser86]

That combo will work. I prefer a little longer rod but you don't need real specialized equipment to fish a Ned rig successfully.

[Jig Man]

That sounds like it will work.  All of my Ned setups are shorter than my power setups.  That is just the way I like it.  My experience with lines comes from fishing with several other guys.  I have found that those who don’t use fluorocarbon get to watch me catch more fish than them.  Based on that I recommend you use a fluorocarbon leader.

[Lead Head]

I have always been a baitcaster guy and shunned any presentations that required the use of spinning gear... until last year. Around March I decided to give in to the hype and fish the ned (thanks bassreasource!), so I went to academy and bought a $15 medium spinning rod. I dug a OLD spinning reel out of the closet and put 20lb kastking braid (with fluorocarbon leader) on it. For about $22 I was set up and ready to prove the ned rig wasn't that great. 

WRONG... wrong, wrong, wrong... I was so wrong... about everything. Not only was the ned HIGHLY productive, but I also found myself really enjoying catching fish on the spinning gear. So much so that by June I decided to build a dedicated ned rod. The new setup is a ML Rainshadow Immortal with microwave guides and 15lb suffix 832 to 8lb fluorocarbon leader. It is pure joy for ned fishing. 

 

All of that just to say this:

 

Ned rigs catch lots of fish

Don't avoid spinning gear, it is a useful tool

Braided line does eliminate most of the what I didn't like about spinning gear 

As long as you can cast a 1/10 or lighter ned rig the rod quality don't matter much

I prefer a longer rod for longer casts

 

Sorry I went into storyteller mode but it seemed relevant in giving my personal opinions and experiences. 

[TBAG]

Dobyns 682s Sierra, Nasci 1000 spooled with 6# Yo-zuri hybrid. 

 

It is my ned rig specific setup and so far handles them awesome. 

 

 

[newyorktoiowa57]

I used a Dobyns Sierra 692 last year and quite liked it, especially for the low price TW had them for last winter. 

[junyer357]

Dobyns champion 702 with a pflueger supreme 25. 15# pp slick 8, no leader. I like a longer rod than 6' unless im wading a creek panfishing. Im sure there are some who have found a baitcasting combo to work, but its out of my budget. I have less that $175 in my combo, found some deals on the flea market here. 

[DitchPanda]

I use a dobyns Sierra 7ft medlite fast...daiwa regal size 2000...6lb hybrid..rod is soft which I like...it's also great for shad raps

[CarpCasey]

I use a Lews laser SG1 6-6 ML with an ardent 2000 & 10lb braid no leader

[MN Fisher]

Among this group, I'm an odd-ball

My prime Ned combo is a Pflueger President 20 on a Diawa Spinmatic 6'6" Ultra-Light/Fast with 4# Yo-Zuri

 

Ya, Ultra-light for Neds

 

My backup combo for Neds is a Pflueger President 25 on a Dobyns Fury 702SF with 8# Suffix Elite - this one is primarily my general finesse combo...normally pre-rigged with a drop-shot.

[walleyecrazy]

I finally got myself a dedicated Ned rig setup this season. I went with a longer rod for longer cast due to most of my fishing being in very clear water. I ended up with Daiwa Tatula LT 3000 on a Daiwa Tatula Elite AGS 7’6” ML fast action. 

[A-Jay]

3 hours ago, walleyecrazy said:

I finally got myself a dedicated Ned rig setup this season. I went with a longer rod for longer cast due to most of my fishing being in very clear water. I ended up with Daiwa Tatula LT 3000 on a Daiwa Tatula Elite AGS 7’6” ML fast action. 

Solid Choice ~ 

 

 

A-Jay

[Amonty89]

My 4 setups for ned and all around finesse. 
#1 g loomis WFR 801s imx 

     Shimano stradic Fl 1000

     10lb Seaguar smackdown 

#2 Phenix M1 6’9” light fast

      Pfleuger supreme xt 25

      10lb Seaguar smackdown 

#3 G loomis imx 720 mag light 

      Stradic 1000fi 10lb smackdown 

#4 Dobyns 742 champion extreme 

     Stradic 2500fi 15lb xtb 8 

Al work well for ned, depending on casting distance needed and weight of the rig. 6’ rod is more for wading creeks and I fish a number of baits on it. 6’8 imx is pretty much all around finesse. 6’9 Phenix is drop shot but works great for neds and light minnow baits/small rattle traps. Dobyns is my tube rod but works very good for 1/8-1/4oz neds especially when fishing clear water lakes like Clair. 

[FishTank]

On 3/22/2020 at 12:40 AM, Bluebasser86 said:

That combo will work. I prefer a little longer rod but you don't need real specialized equipment to fish a Ned rig successfully.

Agree on the longer rod and you really don't need specialized equipment for it but if someone came out with a specialized rod for this technique, it would sell like hot cakes. 

[The Bassman]

3 hours ago, Amonty89 said:

My 4 setups for ned and all around finesse. 
#1 g loomis WFR 801s imx 

     Shimano stradic Fl 1000

     10lb Seaguar smackdown 

#2 Phenix M1 6’9” light fast

      Pfleuger supreme xt 25

      10lb Seaguar smackdown 

#3 G loomis imx 720 mag light 

      Stradic 1000fi 10lb smackdown 

#4 Dobyns 742 champion extreme 

     Stradic 2500fi 15lb xtb 8 

Al work well for ned, depending on casting distance needed and weight of the rig. 6’ rod is more for wading creeks and I fish a number of baits on it. 6’8 imx is pretty much all around finesse. 6’9 Phenix is drop shot but works great for neds and light minnow baits/small rattle traps. Dobyns is my tube rod but works very good for 1/8-1/4oz neds especially when fishing clear water lakes like Clair. 

Welcome from a fellow hoosier. Great lineup. You clearly know your stuff. I use two JDM Shimano Zodias, one a 6'4" ML and another 6'4" L with 1000 Stradic CI4+FA's  and 4 and 6 lb. Fins Windtamer for my ned work (and a lot of other things).

[NHBull]

As you can see, your good to go.

I like a 7', but your dog should hunt 

[Lead Head]

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I looked into finesse casting gear and almost built that blank into a casting rod. My original test run for the ned cost me less than $25 and finesse casting gear is far more expensive than that! After catching so many fish with the spinning gear I found that I enjoyed using it (braid really does make all the difference for me).

 

I also wanted to build my first spinning rod and this was the perfect opportunity. Unfortunately, I'll almost certainly build a bfs casting rod from a spinning blank eventually... and then the hunt for a reel will begin. Hopefully I can keep the monkey satisfied with other builds for awhile. I try to be as budget friendly as possible with my fishing gear but rod building is like fisherman crack, one hit and you suddenly cant stop.

 

Nice drum btw... I hauled in one in the 4-5lb range yesterday on the spinning rod we are talking about.

[Big Swimbait]

On 3/24/2020 at 5:27 PM, FishTank said:

Agree on the longer rod and you really don't need specialized equipment for it but if someone came out with a specialized rod for this technique, it would sell like hot cakes. 

Lew's has one

https://www.lews.com/rods/tp1

 

[basser27]

I love my Dobyns fury 702. Great ned rig rod with some tip but also plenty of backbone for larger fish. This rod also works well for small swimbaits with a light ballhead jig. 

[ChrisD46]

On ‎3‎/‎23‎/‎2020 at 3:07 AM, A-Jay said:

Solid Choice ~ 

 

 

A-Jay

*Now that is a Ned Rig (two thumbs up !!) … I have two set ups now : 7' ML IM-8 Cabelas spinning rod (closeout after BPS purchased them) with a President 3000 series spinning reel ,  PP #8 lb. braid mainline with #6 lb. InvizX FC leader (approx  7' leader) . I use this for lighter Ned Rigs such as 2.75" TRD or 1/2 Zinkerz and a 1/16th ShroomZ jig head . Next , I have a 7' M BPS Extreme spinning rod , Daiwa 3000 series spinning reel , #10 PP braid mainline with #8 lb. InvizX leader (approx 7' leader) . For this set up I'll go up to 1/8th oz. or 1/6th oz. on a Shroomz jig head (or equivalent) with slightly heavier Roboworm Ned Worms or the Big TRD . I can also quickly convert this set up to shaky head applications as required … I try to stay with the lighter Ned Rig set up if possible because I believe you catch more bass . If fishing deeper or if wind kicks up - I'll go with the bigger Ned Rig set up . *Ned purists like A-Jay don't let wind interfere and are known to throw Ned rigs on a 1/20th oz. jig head in 25 MPH winds (lol !)