How interesting

[Chief Grey Bear]

For the last year there has been a huge, massive, all out blitz on OAF to push the Ned onto fishermen under the guise of trying to help people catch more fish. As true as that may be, others believe the brutal flooding of bandwidth was for financial gain. I make no determination one way or the other and leave that to the reader.

It was allegedly developed by a very humble unknown fisherman that wanted no exposure or fame or press. Some may or may not find that hard believe. Again that is for the reader to determine on both accounts.

What I find interesting is that after months and months and

hundreds and hundreds of post exclaiming the vast superiority of the Ned, the very posters that pushed the use of the Ned the hardest are now astounded and extremely angered by the fact that there was side affect to this little super catcher.

The Knifer's! The demonic circle has been completed.

[WoundedOne]

You are like the Energizer bunny on this

[Smallieguy87]

I've fished the Ned a few times now and have been successful with it. It works like a lot of small baits do in that they tend to catch a great deal of fish. I most certainly don't rely on it every time i'm out on the river. I still find my bigger fish come from other baits and i'm still throwing my tubes, grubs, jigs, and thanks to Al i've been mixing in a lot of top water. The Ned can be a blast when it comes to numbers and though i haven't caught anything big on it there's a lot of people who have. I see the value in learning many different techniques and building confidence in a variety of baits as that will only make you an even better fishermen. I do feel that a lot of people maybe pigeon holed with the Ned but honestly that has no bearing on me or my fishing as to me its just another tool in the ol proverbial tool box. I am a fan of the jig heads i picked up and have used it with a few other small baits, mostly hellgrammite and centipedes but from what i gather if the bait isn't a senko style plastic then you may not be fishing the Ned ( i guess it depends who you're asking).

[Phil Lilley]

Wait till DD introduces it to Alaska... the forums will be flooded with posts about the Ned catching big rainbows, char and probably even salmon!!

Oh my!

[Riverwhy]

I'm headed to Ketchikan the end of July. I hope to post a picture of a big king salmon with a Ned in its top lip.

[MOPanfisher]

Don't be afraid to use it in saltwater. Ain't no telling what you might catch.

[Old plug]

You know Chief you can lead a horse to water amd he will not drink. Of course his wise decision might cause him to die of stavation. Same deal here.

[hoglaw]

What I find interesting is that after months and months and

hundreds and hundreds of post exclaiming the vast superiority of the Ned, the very posters that pushed the use of the Ned the hardest are now astounded and extremely angered by the fact that there was side affect to this little super catcher.

The Knifer's! The demonic circle has been completed.

What are you referring to? I must have missed something. What's a knifer?

[vonreed]

A knifer is somebody who doesn't belong to the organization called PETA. Also known as people who eat meat. Most likely to be using an aluminum boat instead of a huge fancy top of the line fiberglass boat going from post to post and causing controversy.

[Chief Grey Bear]

What are you referring to? I must have missed something. What's a knifer?

As Von was saying, a knifer is one that keeps a legal stringer of bass for human consumption.