Ned Retrieves

[balsabee]

I found this today and thought I would share.

[Ham]

That's a good start

[Guest]

I always thought trd would be a better selling name for a carp bait than it is for a bass bait....  But hey, whatever works...

[magicwormman]

1 hour ago, balsabee said:

I found this today and thought I would share.

Good info! It appears that there is not a wrong way to fish it.

[Ham]

Just now, magicwormman said:

Good info! It appears that there is not a wrong way to fish it.

In general if you're not swimming it, less movement and less direct connection to the bait is more. Dead sticking it with controlled slack can be soooooooooo good. 

[dtrs5kprs]

25 minutes ago, Ham said:

In general if you're not swimming it, less movement and less direct connection to the bait is more. Dead sticking it with controlled slack can be soooooooooo good. 

Yep. Swimming it can be surprisingly good in super shallow water. Bank out to two feet. Otherwise very hard to beat dead sticking it.

Ned has written about a variety of retrieves he considers basic for years. I probably hybridize all of them in a given day. Always start and come back to dead sticking.

[Sore Thumbs]

There is an article with him in the latest Bassmaster magazine if you guys want to check it out. Good stuff. 

[Guest]

Pendulum swing it in deeper boat docks like you would a jigging spoon. When bass are suspended & post spawn, the pendulum swing is killer. 

[Quillback]

Dang thing will catch top water fish too, cast it at them, let it sink for a second, rip it a couple of feet, then let it sink on slack line, watch for a twitch in your line. 

[abkeenan]

14 hours ago, balsabee said:

I found this today and thought I would share.

How did you get access to Dave's Nedside Kamasutra Book?