Ned Rig

[hoglaw]

yep yer right they are they best I have ever tried or bought for this specific technique.......good call there

I bought a pile of jigheads from him as I've had a hard time finding a decent hula grub head for fishing an exposed point with a weed guard. Used to get them from custom lure in Fayetteville, but the ones he's carrying changed, and now the weedguard is way too stiff (and the hook is cheap). I like the PJ's heads and hooks, but their weedguard is just terrible. It's like a partially cooked noodle...completely worthless (I still like other PJ's stuff, just not their 1/4oz hula grub heads). Dave hooked me up with some great ones and they're fantastic.

I also bought a pile of crappie jig heads from him. That sickle (sp?) hook seems to make a difference, and a great weedguard on them as well. Very very fond of the 1/16 oz crappie jigheads.

I also bought a few ned heads. I don't fish the ned much and as I've said before, I feel like I catch more and better stream fish on some other options for the bottom bouncing presentation. But I will say that the ned was a real difference maker on a couple of tough bluebird lake days not too long ago. Turned what would have been a few fish on the shakey head into 25 or so, and I fished them both through the same spots. A few weeks later the ned wasn't the hot ticket.

So in conclusion:

1. Dave's jigheads are awesome, and they're the best I've fished for a couple of specific presentations - extremely happy with my order and I'll order a bunch more when I run out; and

2. No one has ever claimed the ned rig to be the end-all be-all bait as far as I know, but it's a dang effective tool in the right situation.