More Midwest Finesse

[dtrs5kprs]

From Ned Kehde's blog, for those who do not follow it, or subscribe to his FNN newsletter. A good read, and a little different approach to the Ned Rig.

http://www.in-fisherman.com/2013/12/18/midwest-finesse-ways-doc-seger/

[Guest]

I'm also a contributor.

Ned is one of the nicest guys that you will ever meet.

Charlie Croom

[dtrs5kprs]

Did not know that was you Trophy. Enjoyed the brown fish and moving water work.

[Guest]

Did not know that was you Trophy. Enjoyed the brown fish and moving water work.

I owe you some credit for getting me pointed in the right direction. I had a lot of issues with jig heads at first. It's taken me a while to come around to gopher heads and smaller hooks.

I really need that wire weed guard.

I just want a mushroom head with a single guard.

Mitch F might be able to help.

I'm still learning, but having access to a creek really helped. I was able to fine tune my approach quickly. I can see the possibility for 200 fish days in May June & July.

The Ned rig has revolutionized my approach to river smallies.

[dtrs5kprs]

A link to one of Trophy's reports. Fishing the little rig in streams is a question that comes up, and he has certainly started to answer it.

http://www.in-fisherman.com/2013/08/01/tactics-for-smallmouth-bass-in-ozark-creeks-and-rivers/

[J-Doc]

I really enjoyed the article about the salty finesse rig. Definately going to give it a try this year. I think Im going to start dragging all plastics this year. I was already thinking about that earlier and this just confirmed my suspicions and thoughts.

[Guest]

It's amazing how many fish can be caught from a single plastic worm.

I think 27 was the most that I caught. Usually I break them off in logjams and boulders.

Pig smallmouth will eat them too.

It's a numbers deal that progresses into a big bass.

Usually I would fish a spot for 15 minutes and move to the next.

Now, I hunker down and try to hook every last one of them.

That's why you only need to fish short productive stretches of river.

Paddle upstream from the take out and wade to the known honey hole.

The bridge at ginger blue is busy with drunks & unattended kids.

If you can handle it, there's always a wolf pack in there.

[Old plug]

i do not know Ned or do I think he deserves credit for something that has been fished in the Ozark's for many many years. I am just surprised that some of you just did not stumble onto it yourselves. I can remember using it on the Streams in the Ozark's at least 35 yrs ago. Would take my little 6" creme worm,s after the head was torn up and break them off and put them on a 1/16 or 1/8 oz crappie jig, Llove the purple ones with the pink tipped tail.

[Gavin]

Those do work. Have a great 3/32oz head and Mitch's 1/8oz heads work great. Have not found a lighter head with a good weed guard.

[bluebasser86]

i do not know Ned or do I think he deserves credit for something that has been fished in the Ozark's for many many years. I am just surprised that some of you just did not stumble onto it yourselves. I can remember using it on the Streams in the Ozark's at least 35 yrs ago. Would take my little 6" creme worm,s after the head was torn up and break them off and put them on a 1/16 or 1/8 oz crappie jig, Llove the purple ones with the pink tipped tail.

Ned has been doing it for a minute or two as well. Still uses the old Mitchell egg beater reels without the bail that he used way back when he started. He may very well not have came up with the idea, but he certainly has polished it and publicized it so others can enjoy it's effectiveness. I don't believe he named it after himself either, he just loves teaching others how to use it and it got named after him by others.