STOP Fishing A NED RIG Like This (3 Ned Rig Mistakes)

Ned rigs are one of the best lures to fish for bass. However, there are many mistakes that bass fisherman make when fishing them.

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One of the biggest mistakes I see anglers make is by fishing the ned rig the same way every time they go out fishing. Sure you can probably catch fish doing this but a ned rig is actually more versatile then you think.

Another ned rig mistake I see, is people using too heavy of a ned rig head. These lures were intended to be fished on extremely light heads and it seems that the lighter your head, the more bites you will get.

Another ned rig mistake I see is more of a modification. If you use the modification I show you, it will help you to not have a twisting issue with the ned rig.

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[philandjana]

Never realized it was the hook keeper causing the little twist... Thanks

[josephvanchierijr.]

Thanks for the info. Never fished a Ned rig until this year and I am 65. I now catch way more fish.

[jasonscott]

The trick is, as you said, light weight. 1/16th or less. But, equally importantly, it needs to fall on slack line. Give it extra line on the water so it falls with no tension. This lets it wiggle waggle on it’s way down. If you have tension it will mostly just glide down which is bad. Too much weight makes it just glide down with no wiggle waggle too. I like to fish it in 10-15’ of water and hop it off the bottom 4-5’ and let it wiggle waggle back down. Don’t like to jerk it off the bottom though. Real down to the water and smoothly lift the rod tip up about 5’ and the. Give it slack and call to the bottom. I never found it to be a drag bait. It’s a free fall bait.

[adamxiong]

I stopped visiting Snag City as soon as I lowered my jig head weights down to 1/10 - 1/15 oz. Never knew it would make a big difference.

[sunneterrell]

Hello from Texas. I'm a new fisherWoman I'm learning so much from you. I have watched 2 or 3 other channels from other fisherman that have lots of videos but I must say you have EXCELLENT and Usefully tutorials. Thanks you for your channel.

[brnowak_fishing]

Awesome video man! There’s lots of sneaky tips in this. My biggest mistake is fishing too heavy of a ned rig at times - it feels nice to feel bottom but fishing a lighter head tends to get more bites as it “floats” along the bottom and has more action

[ryanbuckley]

Old school, curly tailed jig anglers might remember cutting the tails of your jigs and downsizing the jig head during a tough bite. Some used to paint over the eyes, some would try to bend the eye out. Ned rigs are a very cool modern take on some old school finesse jigging with curly tails. FN love it!

[FatJeffStew]

Swimming a ned with a yo-yo retrieve and treating it like a vertical jig is great for suspended/schooled fish.

110% agree with you on lightweight and the snapping method. For rivers with current... Take a weight where its JUST enough to keep bottom contact and let the current scoot it down stream!

My favorite little trick I saw on YT several years back... Add some maribou to the end of a ned rig!

[dennisederer]

Excellent training video. My follow up question is how to know whether to use a Ned rig or a Neko rig.
Thank you for any consideration.

[GodGunsGills]

I fish different ways with all my rigs that I use!!! You can make things up and catch fish!
I catch lots of fish on a wacky worm with a weighted ewg hook. I swim all rigs, i drag all rigs, i pop all rigs!!! Just fish man and try things that you think of and it might just work

[phatpakbaits]

I’ll add one more technique. Use the lightest head as possible (1/64th if possible) medium lite rod with 20lb or less braid to 4 or 6lb floro. Cast it out let it fall on semi slack line, watching your line as it falls, begin reeling and raise your rod to about 2 o clock, stop reeling and leave your rod in place . This will make the bait rise off the bottom begin swimming towards you, than as the reeling stops the bait will pendulum back towards you and fall to the bottom. Rinse and repeat . It’s a swimming and drop technique. Very similar to what u had mentioned but slightly different. I got this off john crews on bass u .

[wests]

Hey Tyler here’s a hack for keeping the TRD up on the hook in place without a bait keeper and no glue. I use heads with no bait keeper and simply thread the bait on straight and then pull a little bit of the skin of the bait over the eye of the hook, and snip a little place in it to make a small hole for the eye of the hook to come through. Then it’s ready to tie on. This Works great! No glue, no mess and it will not slip down the hook and you can catch multiple fish this way. Give it a try!

[richardwood]

Great information. Thanks. Especially when you clipped off the bait keeper on Ned bead

[joepotts]

It's so cool how they reinvent the old ways the Ned rig reminds me a lot of the slider the elastic plastic makes it nice though it is a good bait for cold water

[elijahsoczka]

Just caught my first ned rig bass yesterday. It was my last resort, and it lived up to its name.

[kelseyloushin]

Thx for the clarity in your videos, your a great communicator. Such helpful ideas!

[SSS]

I use it a lot. I use the heavier and lighter head weights depending on the cover and structure. I will be throwing on Chick in a couple weeks too.

[russtbaker]

Good video. Thanks. 2 questions. 1, can you put the plastic worm on a ned rig and make it weedless, like tucking the hook just inside the plastic? Would it still be effective as long as you keep it straight? 2, What weight would you suggest for fishing moving water, like streams and rivers?

[Malysandacz]

Ned rig fished in the middle of water column is not a ned rig anymore essentially.

[chriscatignani]

@0:07 seconds...first mistake is to use the ceramic ring of your guide as a hook keeper.