How do you retrieve the ned rig? 2024
EGbassing reply :
About to buy my first finesse rod. (ML/F Shimano Clarus) I'm planning on throwing the ned rig a lot, but I have one question. How do you retrieve it? I've watched a lot of videos on it, but none of them seem to explain how to retrieve it. Should I just hop it, drag it, or what? I'm fishing a shallow pond with fairly stained water. Also, is it more effective in deeper water, or shallow water? (in the summer) Thanks in advance.
Russ E reply :
all of the above. it is a versatile bait.
here is a video from Ned Kehde, explaining the different retreives. The technique is named after him.
Jig Man reply :
Fishing in a pond first thing I'd try is "dead sticking" it. If that didn't work then slow drag with rod pulling it to the side.
LCG reply :
I have caught quite a few fish on the ned rig in a pond that is muddy. Usually start by hopping, then dragging, then dead sticking. Caught a few good size catfish on it as well.
Just make sure to leave zman elaztech baits in their original bag, they don't play nice with other plastics or Plano boxes.
NYWayfarer reply :
I catch most of mine by hopping it. Hop, pause, hop, pause. I have watched a fish in shallow clear water come up and examine the bait when it stopped moving, then attack it when I started my hop.
Mbirdsley reply :
Ned rig is deadly in rivers for small mouth. Usually I use 1/16 or 1/8 depending on current. Works better when wading or if you can get in the middle of the river. Basically I throw it up stream at a 45 degree or greater angle and than reel in just enough to keep the line semi-tight as the current brings it back to you. You want enough wieght so it just ticks the bottom and it will stand up while going over rocks. You do no want it dragging the bottom as it comes back to you.
I have not tried it in a lake or the deeper wider rivers yet that would require a boat. That is on my to do list this summer yet though.
bagofdonuts reply :
Seems the answer to the op's question "how do you retrieve a ned rig?" is ... you don't.
Bass Turd reply :
You can retrieve it any and every way you can think of. Really... keep trying new ways until you get bit. The only place I wouldn't throw it is grass or pads (but I don't have much grass or pads where I fish). Swim it, hop it, drag it, jig it, dead stick it, rip it, ignore it.
BigDriverrat reply :
IMHO the clearest video from the man himself:
http://www.tulsaworldtv.com/Ned-Kehde-Six-Midwest-finesse-castandretrieve-styles-31544187
BaitFinesse reply :
I catch a ton just slow rolling it back it over weed beds or along deep weed lines. It is also effective pitched to a dock or another target and allowed to dead stick. Highly versatile baits.
theflyman reply :
On 6/28/2018 at 5:08 AM, BaitFinesse said:I catch a ton just slow rolling it back it over weed beds or along deep weed lines. It is also effective pitched to a dock or another target and allowed to dead stick. Highly versatile baits.
⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️same here
EGbassing reply :
On 6/26/2018 at 4:59 AM, Weedwhacker said:all of the above. it is a versatile bait.
here is a video from Ned Kehde, explaining the different retreives. The technique is named after him.
Thanks. That was helpful, but I can't quite figure out what he's saying about the "swim glide and shake" retrieve. Any advice on that?
Russ E reply :
On 6/28/2018 at 8:02 AM, EGbassing said:Thanks. That was helpful, but I can't quite figure out what he's saying about the "swim glide and shake" retrieve. Any advice on that?
1:you let the bait fall to the bottom.
2:then reel a couple cranks to lift the bait off of the bottom.
3: let it glide back to the bottom while shaking the rod.
This technique works well if the bottom is fairly clean.
If there are a lot of weeds I usually don't let it touch bottom. I try to keep it just above the weeds.
ww2farmer reply :
I am a ned rig noob. BUT I have been catching tons of bass on it, and some really good ones to boot since I started using it.
I watched a ton of videos, read articles, etc... to get the basics down. It probably helps that I have been fishing 30+ years, and have been known to catch a few fish here and there too, but the learning curve was rather short for me...going from "lets see how to do this" to "well that's darn effective" in just a few hours.
What works best for me (so far) is a medium short cast....I can best describe it as, longer than a pitch to cover, but shorter than I would cast a moving bait...IE...about 25-30 feet away. I cast it either along deep grass lines in 7' to as much as 15' deep, or right into areas of sparse grass rock mix in depths ranging from the bank out to 15' as well. The 1/15th. oz head gets the most bites, the 1/10th gets a few, the 1/5th so far gets ZERO bites for me. I don't have any 1/20th...yet. I fish on a 7' M spinning rod w/10lb braid, and a 6lb FC leader, on a 2000 size reel. The rod is more like a ML than a M, and has a nice limber tip. As soon as I get a bite, it's a lift and reel set. The little hooks are buried every time, and I have yet to bend one or break a fish off. A lot of the fish I catch are 2-3 lbs, but I have caught a bunch of 4-5lbers on it so far, and other than a longer than normal battle because of the light leader and light wire hooks, have had zero issues so far getting them in the boat. The only bait I have used so far is the Finesse TRD's, and in my K.I.S.S. mind, they will be all I use until they stop working.
As soon as it sinks all the way to the bottom (a lot of bites are on the first fall), which takes a while the deeper you get, I either A.) point the rod right at the bait if there's a breeze, or B.) hold the rod parallel to the water at about the 9' o'clock position if it's dead calm. If the bait makes it to the bottom without getting bit, and with the rod held in either of the above mentioned positions, I simply give the reel 2-3 moderate paced cranks to lift it off the bottom, and then wait for it to glide back down, pausing a good while (8-10 seconds) to insure it's on the bottom, and repeat the 2-3 cranks/pause all the way back to the boat. I impart NO action to the bait with the rod tip, the most I will do is a shake/pop if it catches a piece of grass, or hangs on a rock. I would say, 80% of my bites come on the initial fall, and 20% come on the retrieve. The bites on the fall are 50-50 largemouth to smallmouth, and almost ALL the big fish I have caught on it, bite it on the first fall. The bites on the retrieve are about 80-20 smallmouth to largemouth, when it's a bass that bites it, and about a 50-50 ratio of bass to "other" species, with rock bass being the most common fish other than bass to bite it on the retrieve. It's kind of impressive on how much water you can cover with it in a short amount of time, even with having to "wait" for it.
IMHO the Ned rig is not "magic", as in it won't get bites when your not around fish, and jig head weight is SUPER SUPER critical, as in the the lighter the head you can use the more bites you will get. BUT it will get bites if your around fish that absolutely will not bite anything else. For me so far this year it is out fishing the drop shot, flick shake, shaky head, and other finesse/tuff bite techniques I lean on by a wide margin. The only thing close to keeping up with it so far this year is the Neko rig, which has produced less numbers than the Ned, but a higher % of big fish. IE, for every 3-5 lb fish I have caught on the Ned, I have caught double that on the Neko, but the Ned is producing it's big fish when I can't buy a bite on the Neko rig.
tcal4404 reply :
On 6/28/2018 at 12:41 PM, ww2farmer said:I am a ned rig noob. BUT I have been catching tons of bass on it, and some really good ones to boot since I started using it.
I watched a ton of videos, read articles, etc... to get the basics down. It probably helps that I have been fishing 30+ years, and have been known to catch a few fish here and there too, but the learning curve was rather short for me...going from "lets see how to do this" to "well that's darn effective" in just a few hours.
What works best for me (so far) is a medium short cast....I can best describe it as, longer than a pitch to cover, but shorter than I would cast a moving bait...IE...about 25-30 feet away. I cast it either along deep grass lines in 7' to as much as 15' deep, or right into areas of sparse grass rock mix in depths ranging from the bank out to 15' as well. The 1/15th. oz head gets the most bites, the 1/10th gets a few, the 1/5th so far gets ZERO bites for me. I don't have any 1/20th...yet. I fish on a 7' M spinning rod w/10lb braid, and a 6lb FC leader, on a 2000 size reel. The rod is more like a ML than a M, and has a nice limber tip. As soon as I get a bite, it's a lift and reel set. The little hooks are buried every time, and I have yet to bend one or break a fish off. A lot of the fish I catch are 2-3 lbs, but I have caught a bunch of 4-5lbers on it so far, and other than a longer than normal battle because of the light leader and light wire hooks, have had zero issues so far getting them in the boat. The only bait I have used so far is the Finesse TRD's, and in my K.I.S.S. mind, they will be all I use until they stop working.
As soon as it sinks all the way to the bottom (a lot of bites are on the first fall), which takes a while the deeper you get, I either A.) point the rod right at the bait if there's a breeze, or B.) hold the rod parallel to the water at about the 9' o'clock position if it's dead calm. If the bait makes it to the bottom without getting bit, and with the rod held in either of the above mentioned positions, I simply give the reel 2-3 moderate paced cranks to lift it off the bottom, and then wait for it to glide back down, pausing a good while (8-10 seconds) to insure it's on the bottom, and repeat the 2-3 cranks/pause all the way back to the boat. I impart NO action to the bait with the rod tip, the most I will do is a shake/pop if it catches a piece of grass, or hangs on a rock. I would say, 80% of my bites come on the initial fall, and 20% come on the retrieve. The bites on the fall are 50-50 largemouth to smallmouth, and almost ALL the big fish I have caught on it, bite it on the first fall. The bites on the retrieve are about 80-20 smallmouth to largemouth, when it's a bass that bites it, and about a 50-50 ratio of bass to "other" species, with rock bass being the most common fish other than bass to bite it on the retrieve. It's kind of impressive on how much water you can cover with it in a short amount of time, even with having to "wait" for it.
IMHO the Ned rig is not "magic", as in it won't get bites when your not around fish, and jig head weight is SUPER SUPER critical, as in the the lighter the head you can use the more bites you will get. BUT it will get bites if your around fish that absolutely will not bite anything else. For me so far this year it is out fishing the drop shot, flick shake, shaky head, and other finesse/tuff bite techniques I lean on by a wide margin. The only thing close to keeping up with it so far this year is the Neko rig, which has produced less numbers than the Ned, but a higher % of big fish. IE, for every 3-5 lb fish I have caught on the Ned, I have caught double that on the Neko, but the Ned is producing it's big fish when I can't buy a bite on the Neko rig.
Great post, thanks for sharing!
EGbassing reply :
On 6/28/2018 at 8:23 AM, Weedwhacker said:
1:you let the bait fall to the bottom.
2:then reel a couple cranks to lift the bait off of the bottom.
3: let it glide back to the bottom while shaking the rod.
This technique works well if the bottom is fairly clean.
If there are a lot of weeds I usually don't let it touch bottom. I try to keep it just above the weeds.
Thank you. I'll try that.
buzzbaiter83 reply :
There’s not really a bad way to retrieve it. I’ve had the most success stroking it like a jig and then shaking it after the fall in this warm weather.
Brad in Texas reply :
On 6/26/2018 at 11:44 PM, NYWayfarer said:I catch most of mine by hopping it. Hop, pause, hop, pause. I have watched a fish in shallow clear water come up and examine the bait when it stopped moving, then attack it when I started my hop.
Other than advice from Ned, the master himself, I think this is likely one of the high probability retrievals . . what NYWayfarer mentions. You'd want to drop the Ned Rig down, and see if it, first, gets bit on the drop; then; secondarily, you'd want to dead-stick it maybe with just a little wiggle to get some attention. For a time.
But, if no bites from these first two opportunities, "hopping" it forward a bit makes more sense than dragging it. The 'why' behind it is when the Ned Rig is stationary and just being lightly wiggled, all the fish within a certain distance can see it. Saw it, too, on the drop. Depends on the water color, the bottom condition, of course, so who knows??? I'd say, though, that a Ned Rig that comes falling through the water likely gets the attention of bass in a radius of 5 or 10 feet, maybe much more at times. So, no use staying in that same "circle" if not getting bit, so hop it into the visual field of some more "suspects" in a different area. In essence, the hopped Ned Rig will then be seen by some different fish. One of them might have the reaction you are looking for!
Brad
Todd2 reply :
On 6/29/2018 at 12:28 AM, Brad in Texas said:I'd say, though, that a Ned Rig that comes falling through the water likely gets the attention of bass in a radius of 5 or 10 feet, maybe much more at times. So, no use staying in that same "circle" if not getting bit, so hop it into the visual field of some more "suspects" in a different area.
Thats been my theory for a long time. I hear guys say they let a T-Rig or Jig sit for a minute or longer. For one, I don't have the patience. But more than that, I want to move it to that next "circle" as you put it. But deadsticking does work, just for me, there's a fine line between deadsticking and soaking it in fishless areas.
Brad in Texas reply :
On 6/29/2018 at 1:31 AM, Todd2 said:Thats been my theory for a long time. I hear guys say they let a T-Rig or Jig sit for a minute or longer. For one, I don't have the patience. But more than that, I want to move it to that next "circle" as you put it. But deadsticking does work, just for me, there's a fine line between deadsticking and soaking it in fishless areas.
Agreed. I just let the season and circumstances dictate how long I'll let a presentation sit. If they are actively biting, if not bitten, move it. I have found, though, just generally speaking, that there are times when I am rather surprised at how very long it takes a bass to decide to bite. Well over a minute, for sure, but like two amateurs fist-fighting in a parking lot, what seems interminable to watch is almost always over in about 30 seconds.
One minute is a long time for many anglers, certainly I suppose those who are more oriented toward power fishing presentations. I bet a single minute would feel like an afternoon to them.
Too, I fish out of kayaks and my canoe and, again just generally speaking, we tend to fish much slower, work over water much more thoroughly than bass boats working by on trolling motors.
Brad
Wade Babbitt reply :
On 6/28/2018 at 3:29 AM, Bass Turd said:You can retrieve it any and every way you can think of. Really... keep trying new ways until you get bit. The only place I wouldn't throw it is grass or pads (but I don't have much grass or pads where I fish). Swim it, hop it, drag it, jig it, dead stick it, rip it, ignore it.
I have only tried it a couple times but this is the problem i run into. I fish in a lot of marshes off of Lake Erie and there are cattails, lilly pads and other brush type obstacles. Usually depths of 8-15 feet. I have a lot of luck with the t-rigged rage craws but literally only catch LMB with them. Ive heard a lot of people say they catch nice cats with the trd finesse ned rigs which definitely appeals to me. Ned rig seams to be far more versatile than most other setups/techniques.
Glaucus reply :
I'm a sinner and typically fish them like a mini shaky head which gives me my best results.
Bluebasser86 reply :
I swim/shake/glide most of the time, but mine rarely touches bottom. It can't touch bottom in a lot of the lakes I fish, not many times anyways. I was lucky enough to share the boat with one of Ned's buddies that helped develop the whole deal and taught me how to do it. The attention to detail they put into it is pretty incredible. It only took one trip of getting thoroughly outfished from the back of my boat to realize it was something I needed to learn though.
Glenn reply :
fin reply :
I've been real tempted to try ned rigs. I fish very similar methods, but not with the ned rig materials. I use small plastics with very little weight.
The main thing that has kept me from trying the ned is the exposed hook. Both of these videos talk about catching 50+ fish off a single TRD. It's hard for me to believe when fishing an exposed hook on the bottom. Maybe the lake I fish just has a lot more wood and rocks. I also understand a lot of the hits come from the fall, and they never hit the bottom. I don't think that would be the case in my heavily fished lake.
txchaser reply :
TW has ball head "ewg" style hooks that let you skin hook it like a t-rig. Way less weedy than the two-wire version.
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 6/3/2019 at 6:06 AM, fin said:I've been real tempted to try ned rigs. I fish very similar methods, but not with the ned rig materials. I use small plastics with very little weight.
The main thing that has kept me from trying the ned is the exposed hook. Both of these videos talk about catching 50+ fish off a single TRD. It's hard for me to believe when fishing an exposed hook on the bottom. Maybe the lake I fish just has a lot more wood and rocks. I also understand a lot of the hits come from the fall, and they never hit the bottom. I don't think that would be the case in my heavily fished lake.
If you stick with the light head and small hook, it's actually pretty resistant to snagging, especially in rocks and when it does snag it pops loose pretty easily typically. The lakes I fish mine in (the same lakes that Ned developed the system in), are primarily rocky bottoms with scattered grass and wood and docks as well. All are heavily pressured. Some days they'll eat on the drop, some days it's more during the retrieve like fishing a jig or T rig. It's a very inexpensive rig to try (frugality is one of the main emphasis of the system), you can buy a couple packs of heads and a few bags of baits and be out $20.
fin reply :
On 6/3/2019 at 1:04 PM, Bluebasser86 said:If you stick with the light head and small hook...
I use 1/16 oz most of the time already, so yeah, no problem there. What is considered a small hook in a ned rig? It's all LMB here, no SM.
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 6/3/2019 at 5:34 PM, fin said:I use 1/16 oz most of the time already, so yeah, no problem there. What is considered a small hook in a ned rig? It's all LMB here, no SM.
A #2 is pretty standard with the 1/16oz head, that's the weight and size hook I pour the vast majority of and use by far the most for largemouth and smallmouth.
PourMyOwn reply :
On 6/3/2019 at 5:35 PM, Bluebasser86 said:A #2 is pretty standard with the 1/16oz head, that's the weight and size hook I pour the vast majority of and use by far the most for largemouth and smallmouth.
I also pour these heads, and use 1/0, #1, and #2 hooks. I pour mine with bismuth/tin to stay legal here in NH, which is less dense than lead.
fin reply :
On 6/3/2019 at 1:04 PM, Bluebasser86 said:If you stick with the light head and small hook, it's actually pretty resistant to snagging, especially in rocks and when it does snag it pops loose pretty easily typically.
So I broke down and bought a bag of finesse TRDs and a package of NedlockZ in the 1/15oz #2 hook (only size available in that weight). Only took me 15 minutes to lose it to a snag ????
HoosierFisher reply :
On 6/6/2019 at 4:48 AM, fin said:So I broke down and bought a bag of finesse TRDs and a package of NedlockZ in the 1/15oz #2 hook (only size available in that weight). Only took me 15 minutes to lose it to a snag ????
I think every time I've tried the Ned rig I have managed to snag it on something and lose it or bend out the hook. I've had better luck with a shaky head. I'll keep trying though.
Russ E reply :
On 6/6/2019 at 6:57 AM, HoosierFisher said:I think every time I've tried the Ned rig I have managed to snag it on something and lose it or bend out the hook. I've had better luck with a shaky head. I'll keep trying though.
On 6/6/2019 at 4:48 AM, fin said:So I broke down and bought a bag of finesse TRDs and a package of NedlockZ in the 1/15oz #2 hook (only size available in that weight). Only took me 15 minutes to lose it to a snag ????
Since my boat is currently in the shop, I spent the day fishing from bank at a local lake with a bag of TRD's and 3 1/15 ounce shroomz heads.
it is a rocky weedy lake with a few fallen trees in the water. Fished all day on one Shroomz head and one TRD.
caught a mixed bag of smallmouth and largemouth. also caught 1 catfish and 2 drum.
I snagged a couple times but with steady pressure they usually pull free. if the hook bends , I just straighten it and keep fishing.
I did retie and sharpen the hook a couple times, but when I quit, the bait I started with was still on my rod.
fin reply :
On 6/6/2019 at 6:57 AM, HoosierFisher said:I think every time I've tried the Ned rig I have managed to snag it on something and lose it or bend out the hook. I've had better luck with a shaky head. I'll keep trying though.
I'm not giving up. I'm going to try a t-rig with a 1/0 VMC EWG with a 1/16oz pegged Water Gremlin low profile slip-sinker next. VMC has the tiniest 1/0 for some reason. Still not as short as the jigheads I bought, but close enough I hope it will still have some wiggle.
On 6/6/2019 at 7:18 AM, Russ E said:I snagged a couple times but with steady pressure they usually pull free. if the hook bends , I just straighten it and keep fishing.
I'm not sure what I hooked into. Maybe metal. I tried working it loose for 5 minutes or so. I think those NedlockZ are heavy wire, they wouldn't bend before my 10# popped, and I was snagged only a few feet away.
Russ E reply :
On 6/6/2019 at 7:35 AM, fin said:I'm not giving up. I'm going to try a t-rig with a 1/0 VMC EWG with a 1/16oz pegged Water Gremlin low profile slip-sinker next. VMC has the tiniest 1/0 for some reason. Still not as short as the jigheads I bought, but close enough I hope it will still have some wiggle.
I'm not sure what I hooked into. Maybe metal. I tried working it loose for 5 minutes or so. I think those NedlockZ are heavy wire, they wouldn't bend before my 10# popped, and I was snagged only a few feet away.
I am not a fan of the nedlockz. don't like the heavier wire hook or the bait holder collar.
I prefer the original shroomz heads. They did had an issue with hooks breaking a while back, but that seems to be fixed.
Generally I don't use the ned rig a lot. I prefer larger baits most of the time.
It is a good bait when fishing is tough.
It also is a great bait to introduce somebody new to bass fishing. it flat out catches fish.
DSTN reply :
Most of my ned rig fishing has been using a 1/16 oz ball head crappie jig with a #2 hook. Has worked really well and since the heads aren't marketed for the ned rig they aren't $1 a head. I tried some if the Berkley half-heads in 1/16 and really like the keeper on them. Works really well. Just wish the 1/16 oz came with a #2 hook instead of #1.
ChrisD46 reply :
If you are snagging , drop down to a 1/24th oz. or 1/32nd oz. jig head and use no larger than a #2 hook size . I have some *Gopher made mushroom heads that have a smaller **#4 size hook that are very good in snaggy conditions .
*Gopher Jigs filled a nice Ned Rig niche - unfortunately I believe they may no longer be in business .
** I've seen Ned pictures where he has Bass hooked with a #6 size jig head hook - to Ned a #2 size hook is large !
fin reply :
On 6/6/2019 at 7:43 AM, Russ E said:I am not a fan of the nedlockz. don't like the heavier wire hook or the bait holder collar.
I prefer the original shroomz heads.
They had very few options at my local Academy. I wasn't happy with the design of the bait holder either, or the heavy wire. I won't be buying again.
On 6/6/2019 at 7:43 AM, Russ E said:Generally I don't use the ned rig a lot. I prefer larger baits most of the time.
It is a good bait when fishing is tough.
Fishing is tough where I fish about 80% of the year, so I use a lot of small baits. Sometimes larger than average triggers bites too.
On 6/6/2019 at 10:15 AM, DSTN said:Most of my ned rig fishing has been using a 1/16 oz ball head crappie jig with a #2 hook. Has worked really well and since the heads aren't marketed for the ned rig they aren't $1 a head.
lol. I usually avoid hot trends until they're no longer hot, but this appealed to the way I already fish. If I used ball head jigs, that would be so close to fishing with grubs that I wouldn't expect much better results than that, plus, I assume you would lose baits since there is no holder.
fishwizzard reply :
On 6/6/2019 at 5:26 PM, ChrisD46 said:
*Gopher Jigs filled a nice Ned Rig niche - unfortunately I believe they may no longer be in business .
** I've seen Ned pictures where he has Bass hooked with a #6 size jig head hook - to Ned a #2 size hook is large !
Yea, Gopher is gone. I had hopped that they sold their molds to someone who would keep producing them but so far it seems to not have happened.
GreenPig reply :
I prefer to stitch the Ned Rig. I can cast & retrieve 8 or 9 long cast in 4 hours if I'm not bothered by the bass. Must be in an area that has fish for this technique to work.????
jbsoonerfan reply :
On 6/3/2019 at 6:06 AM, fin said:I've been real tempted to try ned rigs. I fish very similar methods, but not with the ned rig materials. I use small plastics with very little weight.
The main thing that has kept me from trying the ned is the exposed hook. Both of these videos talk about catching 50+ fish off a single TRD. It's hard for me to believe when fishing an exposed hook on the bottom. Maybe the lake I fish just has a lot more wood and rocks. I also understand a lot of the hits come from the fall, and they never hit the bottom. I don't think that would be the case in my heavily fished lake.
I'm in the same boat, but I tied one on today to try this weekend. I figure I will catch more grass/moss than fish, but I'm gonna try.
cookieman reply :
Have tried about everything and use the hop retrieve the most. Surprising enough I am thrifty and no longer use the ned rig hook regularly but use a worm hook with a round split shot weight. Saves the money and works good for me
fin reply :
On 6/7/2019 at 1:30 PM, jbsoonerfan said:I'm in the same boat, but I tied one on today to try this weekend. I figure I will catch more grass/moss than fish, but I'm gonna try.
I lost my t-rig in 15 minutes too. I lost it in riprap though, so I can't really blame the rig. It didn't stand up and wiggle as good as the shroom head jig, but it looked pretty good. I bent the EWG to make it even shorter and wider.
I can see why fish would be attracted to it, it looks like an easy snack. A bream about 2" long attacked it when I let it sit near the bank for a second.
I'm not sure it would be my bait of choice in flooding conditions / muddy / murky water.
teabag259 reply :
The Ned Rig has become my go to where I usually fish. I’m still working on mastering the technique but I have definitely improved. I usually hop it along the bottom and have had pretty good success. But....I do get hung up A LOT with it. The lake I fish is very rocky and I guess that is the risk I run.
I do have a question on what rod and line I should be using. I’ve read that a light or medium light rod with light test is recommended. Is this the case? I’ve been using my medium heavy rod with 10# test. It does work but I’m thinking i might have more success with the proper equipment.
EGbassing reply :
On 6/8/2019 at 2:06 AM, teabag259 said:The Ned Rig has become my go to where I usually fish. I’m still working on mastering the technique but I have definitely improved. I usually hop it along the bottom and have had pretty good success. But....I do get hung up A LOT with it. The lake I fish is very rocky and I guess that is the risk I run.
I do have a question on what rod and line I should be using. I’ve read that a light or medium light rod with light test is recommended. Is this the case? I’ve been using my medium heavy rod with 10# test. It does work but I’m thinking i might have more success with the proper equipment.
Get a ML if you can. MH is definitely too heavy, but it will work if you need it to.
Allen Der reply :
st croix 6"10" MLXF works well. this is their "drop shot rod". i've also used 7' MLF. 6lb mainline or leader
Glaucus reply :
On 6/7/2019 at 5:44 PM, fin said:I lost my t-rig in 15 minutes too. I lost it in riprap though, so I can't really blame the rig. It didn't stand up and wiggle as good as the shroom head jig, but it looked pretty good. I bent the EWG to make it even shorter and wider.
I can see why fish would be attracted to it, it looks like an easy snack. A bream about 2" long attacked it when I let it sit near the bank for a second.
I'm not sure it would be my bait of choice in flooding conditions / muddy / murky water.
It caught most of my biggest SMB last year in the rapids of a river dam. White water and murky to muddy otherwise. Swimming it rather quickly with an eratic hop retrieve the whole way to combat the fast water. There's no limit to it. Those fish are more incredible than we realize, and so is the Ned Rig.
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