The Ned Rig My Wifes' New Best Friend!

[J-Doc]

I have to ask why it's great for kids. If I recall you have tofish the Ned rig extra extra slow. Kids want fish the second a bait touches water. Some wives are the same way due to not enough experience.

How is this so good for kids? I assume it's because it's a producer.

[JF660R]

I have to ask why it's great for kids. If I recall you have tofish the Ned rig extra extra slow. Kids want fish the second a bait touches water. Some wives are the same way due to not enough experience.

How is this so good for kids? I assume it's because it's a producer.

It's not really that slow. Pitch it to the shore and let it sit for a minute or so then give it a pop. Usually by the second or third pop it's fish on. We got into a Cove yesterday where I caught probably 4 for 4 cast on the first pop. It's not a a challenging technique for beginners to pick up, and typically delivers good fun in short order.

[J-Doc]

Thanks. I have only tried it once and it was short lived. I was wanting a jerkbait bite at the time. I keepp saying I'm going to try it again but crappie and walleye are biting spoons and jigs. :-)

[Quillback]

You don't have to be skilled at bite detection with the Ned, fish just load up on it. Not as snaggy as bottom stuff like c-rigs and t-rigs. If you're fishing with less skilled folks like kids you can go crazy trying to keep them unsnagged if they're fishing that bottom stuff. And it just flat catches fish.

As far as walleye, they'll eat that Ned. After you're done catching them with the spoons and jigs, throw it as a follow up bait.

[J-Doc]

Ah I see now.

So can the kids detect the bite? Or does bait just feel heavy and they set the hook? Fish doesn't take off swimming with it aggressively in other words.

[Gavin]

My girls have a ball with it (4 & 6). Works really well with their slow retrieve 5' 6" spinny cast set ups. They cast, count to ten, and start reeling. Usually catch a few, and you rarely need to re-rig for them.

[Gavin]

The fish just eat it. No need for setting a hook as long as they are reeling and in contact with the bait. Really sharp hooks.

[dtrs5kprs]

My girls have a ball with it (4 & 6). Works really well with their slow retrieve 5' 6" spinny cast set ups. They cast, count to ten, and start reeling. Usually catch a few, and you rarely need to re-rig for them.

Thats about right. My kids picked it up right away, at 6 and 10, catching brownies from the back seat. That was three years ago. Now they expect to catch 5 that will measure. They are pretty well indoctrinated in it now.

Doc...basically it gives kids, and you some autonomy. For the younger ones they get to use more serious gear, ditch the bobber, skip the live bait, and move up the food chain from perch. Those are all huge for short people. Adults are freed from tending bait, and get to see happiness in action.

[dtrs5kprs]

You don't have to be skilled at bite detection with the Ned, fish just load up on it. Not as snaggy as bottom stuff like c-rigs and t-rigs. If you're fishing with less skilled folks like kids you can go crazy trying to keep them unsnagged if they're fishing that bottom stuff. And it just flat catches fish.

As far as walleye, they'll eat that Ned. After you're done catching them with the spoons and jigs, throw it as a follow up bait.

You're on the way to ruination Jeff.

[Quillback]

Ah I see now.

So can the kids detect the bite? Or does bait just feel heavy and they set the hook? Fish doesn't take off swimming with it aggressively in other words.

What happens most of the time is your rod tip will get heavy, similar to a snag, fish will eat it like it's bait, they swim off with it at a slow pace and they hold onto it. Another nice feature with the small hooks, is if the fish is deeply hooked, you can get the hook out without causing damage. I've also learned not to use an eye-crossing hook set, that will usually pull it out of their mouth - just need to lift the rod tip.