Ned Rig
AdvancedIntermediateFreshwater
A small, fat soft plastic stick bait threaded onto a mushroom-head finesse jig, fished with an almost do-nothing presentation. Deceptively simple and deadly on pressured bass that have seen every louder bait in the box.
Profile
- Depth: 6/10
- Speed: 1/10
- Murky Water: 3/10
- Snag Resist.: 5/10
- Castability: 4/10
- Noise: 1/10
Conditions
RetrieveStill / Drift
DepthMid-Water
WaterClear
CoverLight Cover
Works well for
Recommended Knots
Technique tips
- Drag and shake it along the bottom instead of hopping it — the buoyant tail standing up off bottom is what triggers bites.
- Reach for it when fish have gone quiet on louder baits — its subtlety often draws bites nothing else will.
- Fish it on light spinning tackle — the whole presentation depends on feel, and heavy gear masks the light bites.
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