Ned Rig fishing

[Harold Money jr]

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

 

[Iglow]

I've used it by dragging it slow and short then shaking it. Sometimes I drag it and let it fall, watching the line, like a hair jig. It catches fish that's for sure.

 

[Doecrusher]

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..

 

[ThreeDogs]

I hop it jig style back to the boat when river fishing. Very effective for smallies.

 

[Rammer Jammer]

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.

 

[JRC1]

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.

 

[WTM]

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.

are those made out of elastec too?

 

[JRC1]

are those made out of elastec too?

Yes, they are

 

[redblood]

all i know is that it must the term of the month in the fishing world, i sure hear about it alot

 

[rstodd]

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.

 

[redblood]

How is it different that tge tried and true 3 or 4 inch grub on an 1/8 oz jig head?

 

[Popcorn]

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.

 

[younggun308]

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.

 

[megalomaniac]

Pouring some heads up this week for specks

 

[West_Tn]

Slow drag mostly with an occasional pop here and there. Ned rig is a fish catching machine.