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Harold Money jr

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Those of you who are real good with a Ned rig, my question is….
Do you drag it like a worm, or swim it more maybe hop it like a jig? I have them and have been underwhelmed by the success I've had. I tend to drag and stop. I know there's a technique and am curious. Thanks
 
So many ways to fish a ned rig but if I'm gonna drag/hop along bottom I'm usually throwing something else... Im mostly targeting smallmouth but I like to throw it out and let it flutter/do it's thing to the bottom and wait a few seconds and give it a good pop and if they don't hit it then I'm reeling it back in and repeating... Most of my bites will be on the fall though... Also I like to pendulum it back to the boat on suspended fish..
 
I think it varies each trip. I try dragging and hopping each time I go. Also play with fast and slow retrieves. Make sure your main line is highly visible. A lot of my bites happen when there is slack in my line. Having visible line helps me to see the strike. I'm definitely a line watcher. I go with braid on the main line with a 6-7 foot fluorocarbon leader. Hope that helps.
 
I wouldn't say that I'm real good with a Ned rig being that I crappie fish 99% of the time, but the Ned rig is my go to for pond bass. The Z-man 2.5 inch crawz are my favorite. I drag it like a worm, stop and reel up slack, then drag again. Like I said I'm not a bass fisherman per se, but have been very surprised with my success with this method.
 
JRC1 said:
I wouldn't say that I'm real good with a Ned rig being that I crappie fish 99% of the time, but the Ned rig is my go to for pond bass. The Z-man 2.5 inch crawz are my favorite. I drag it like a worm, stop and reel up slack, then drag again. Like I said I'm not a bass fisherman per se, but have been very surprised with my success with this method.
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are those made out of elastec too?
 
We have used them in the past. I've only had luck with places with rocky/gravel bottoms. Bouncing and pulling very slow along the bottom. With fluorocarbon line.
 
Like many lures there are different ways to fish a Ned rig depending on what the fish trigger on. My favorite is a low hop with the crawfish but a faster jerk retrieve with a grub or minnow. I almost always expect the strike on the fall and have had fish take the craw a foot off the rod tip.
My favorite lure to fish is a long worm but if I'm just going for supper I rig a Ned craw.
 
When I tried them a few years back, I got snagged too often. I also didn't really know what I was doing. In retrospect, I should have fished them exactly like a tube.
 
Pouring some heads up this week for specks
 

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