Fish Species Caught On A Ned Rig?

[dtrs5kprs]

In North Louisiana that's "Grinnel".

That is a particularly nasty fish. Pretty much our homegrown snakehead.

On the Upper Mississippi it is known as "beat it until it comes off what is left of your spinnerbait".

[Quillback]

In North Louisiana that's "Grinnel".

My SE MO granddad called them Grinnel also.

[Tim Smith]

That is a particularly nasty fish. Pretty much our homegrown snakehead.

On the Upper Mississippi it is known as "beat it until it comes off what is left of your spinnerbait".

I saw a 6" specimen raise a bruise on the palm of a guy's hand. That's how much bite strength they have. Just a bit of grip and they can really do damage.

They'll also launch themselves at you if you stumble onto their nests. Would love to have one for the aquarium but yeah, they're no fun to catch.

Unlike snakeheads they have the benefit of a long, long history in this area and they're in balance with the local species. Along with largemouth, it has been said that snakeheads will probably do significant damage to bowfin over the long run. They're way too similar to coexist peacefully.

[Chief Grey Bear]

Okay, what is the recommended tackle for a Ned Rig?

We have been this using since I was a kid. Didn't know had a special name to it. But a few years ago we started calling it the Jerm Worm.

The earliest version that I used was a Beetle Spin with out the spinner. Which is really the same thing only a spit tail. And that is probably where the idea came from. That was in the 70's. Some time in the late 70's, early 80's, we started saving the bottom portion of our wore out bass worms and started trimming to about 3 or 4 inches and putting on a 1/16 or 1/8 ounce jig head and using in the river.

No fancy equipment is needed. Any type jig head will work. Some will work better than others. I like them with some type of coller to hold the worm on. But you can also use a wacky worm band to hold them. I have also used bass jigs in the 1/4 and 3/8 ounce range. So you can use a spinning or baitcasting rod. It depends on what size of stream I am on. Both are a ton of fun.

Most of my experience with the Jerm Worm has been on the creeks and rivers. So your milage will vary on impounded waters.

[drew03cmc]

We have been this using since I was a kid. Didn't know had a special name to it. But a few years ago we started calling it the Jerm Worm.

The earliest version that I used was a Beetle Spin with out the spinner. Which is really the same thing only a spit tail. And that is probably where the idea came from. That was in the 70's. Some time in the late 70's, early 80's, we started saving the bottom portion of our wore out bass worms and started trimming to about 3 or 4 inches and putting on a 1/16 or 1/8 ounce jig head and using in the river.

No fancy equipment is needed. Any type jig head will work. Some will work better than others. I like them with some type of coller to hold the worm on. But you can also use a wacky worm band to hold them. I have also used bass jigs in the 1/4 and 3/8 ounce range. So you can use a spinning or baitcasting rod. It depends on what size of stream I am on. Both are a ton of fun.

Most of my experience with the Jerm Worm has been on the creeks and rivers. So your milage will vary on impounded waters.

I thought that was what Jerm was fishing on that float. I am not sure why the new names for old techniques, but these companies have to make money somehow, right?

[Chief Grey Bear]

I thought that was what Jerm was fishing on that float. I am not sure why the new names for old techniques, but these companies have to make money somehow, right?

You have to keep it fresh and making people think it is new.

What we called tight lining years ago is now Drop Shotting.

Corks became bobbers which morphed to Strike inditcators for fancy trouters.

Braid became mono and back to braid.

The list goes on and on. Names change, techniques stay the same.

[Old plug]

I thought that was what Jerm was fishing on that float. I am not sure why the new names for old techniques, but these companies have to make money somehow, right?

Thats is right What do you think is going on here anyway. This whole ned rig thing looks like a marketing adventure to me and I will not believe otherwise.I will just wait and see. And what Inexpert to see is them hanging on the racks in places like PBS in a year or so.

[Guest]

That's Louisana talk for Bowfin (Amia Calva)

We called them grennel back home.

Aka. cypress trout

Helluva challenge on the Ned, it's a good test on braided line.

[Guest]

Thats is right What do you think is going on here anyway. This whole ned rig thing looks like a marketing adventure to me and I will not believe otherwise.I will just wait and see. And what Inexpert to see is them hanging on the racks in places like PBS in a year or so.

Marketing adventure it is not. More like a frame of mind adventure.

The zman rig catches fish, like it or not it's here to stay. You might as well try it.