First time using a ned rig

[dtrs5kprs]

Are there any confirmed tournament wins by anglers fishing the NED as their main bait? I know I gave a PBJ NED a really good try at a very dingy Meramec River tourney recently. It was the most productive lure of the day for numbers, but never produced a single keeper. Chompers and senkos produced far less, but much better quality bites.

Seth...not sure of any wins on the major circuits, but absolutely in terms of others. It has been used for several top 10 finishes in major derbies, which is far more than I will ever cash fishing it.

A lot of that has to do with timing of events, and the lakes involved. If you are fishing a lake where 6" swimbaits catch 4# largemouth then by all means you should throw one. Just doesn't really define any of the lakes in the Ozarks. Maybe Grand at times, and TR in very narrow windows around the spawn and in the winter.

It will catch kickers, and can get you to 15# with some regularity. If you need 20# to win you would need to upgrade a few fish. Simple fact is if you need 20# to win, most of us are out before we started. What it will do do is give you chance in every tmt, and some confidence to go after a big fish, knowing you have five already swimming in the box.

[dtrs5kprs]

But the elastic helps the bait float and fall really slow which supposedly makes the bait catch fish. Normal plastics and heavier jigs make the bait fall too fast. That's just what I read on bass resource.

Absolutely.

[dtrs5kprs]

5 bites you have absolutly no preception of what flipping is behind a dock. I got to wonde have you ever done it. Many docks up hear have 6 or more cables on them.

Anyone remember the old episode of Bassmaster from the 80's featuring Guido Hibdon skipping tubes around docks on LOZ on 6# mono and an old Cardinal reel?

You bet it can be done. Done easily, no. That is why it works. It puts a tiny bait in nasty places, in front of pressured fish.

[Omega jig bass]

Most docks in my area have 2 cables per side. And I get away with 10# fc. If a dock has 6 cables I would just skip that dock.

[Omega jig bass]

Man this is gettin heated ?

[5bites]

Why in the world would anyone object to the Elkins Jig name.

Exactly and thank you for further driving my point home.

Btw are we talking about the same jig or are you spelling it wrong? I'm talking about the Eakins finesse jig made by Jewel.

You mean to tell me you think the Elkins jig was not a jig.

I can't possibly imagine how on earth you derived that from what I said.

The Eakins tweaked a jig that had been around for a while and made it to their liking. They developed their system for it thst works. Sorta sounds like the Ned rig right? Lol. Only he didn't name it that. He didn't sell his name to a company either. So if I see this right you do like a bait that technically sold out while bashing one that has become popular by the people that use it. Wow, seems legit.

My guess is the butthurt whiners have either tried it and can't get results that others are or they just don't want to try something different and would rather gripe and moan about it.

What really cracks me up is before it was the a rig and now at the complete opposite end of the spectrum a tiny worm has a disgruntled few with their panties wadded up and wedged up high. It's borderline comical to see people be upset over a fishing lure lol. Especially the ones that are shall we say more "seasoned" and "wiser" than so many others.

And finally not sure what the winning weight reference was about or if it was pertaining to anything. It's not bad I guess but a ways from impressive.

[Omega jig bass]

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[Skeeter ZX190]

Are you guys using spinning gear when fishing the Ned that deep? FC line, or light braid & FC leader?

[dtrs5kprs]

What really cracks me up is before it was the a rig and now at the complete opposite end of the spectrum a tiny worm has a disgruntled few with their panties wadded up and wedged up high. It's borderline comical to see people be upset over a fishing lure lol.

Amen.

[5bites]

5 bites you have absolutly no preception of what flipping is behind a dock. I got to wonde have you ever done it. Many docks up hear have 6 or more cables on them.

You do not know wrench so I would not be trying to tell him about Flipping docks.

Why would you say something so completely ignorant and just utterly stupid? What kind of fishing do you think goes on at Grand? I'm a dock fisherman by definition. I used to do it with 10lb line on an Eakins jig and at the great wonderful loz. I know some stuff about docks is what I'm saying. What did I say that made you think I didn't? I typically use 20lb sunline yes on a homemade jig I designed myself, drew up on mastercam myself, and made the mold at work myself. So yea I take dock and willow fishing pretty serious if I'd go through that much trouble. Now if you aren't capable of catching fish around docks with lighter line then you need to learn some things about dock fishing from someone that knows what they're doing.