Ned Rig refinements

[rogerdodger]

This used to be an easy site to upload photos I don't know if they loaded or not.

Well anyway my assessment of the TRD neds that let you skip the cutting of the Zinker Z IMHO are a flop. Hardly any salt, plastic is very hard and can never replicate that super soft feel you get from the traditional Ned also the shape is odd, with these 2 changes they have fundamentally got it wrong.

The Z Tech hooks on the other hand are very well made. They were easier to thread than I thought they would be , the heavy wireguard can easily be split and trimmed to a more finesse thickness and also you can completely bend the wireguard out of the way for threading  and it will stay put, after threading just bend it back to its normal position, BUT YOU STILL NEED THE GEL SUPERGLUE........

[Gavin]

What's wrong with half a ZinkerZ(fat end) Dave's jig heads and some gel super glue? Can it get any better?

[aarchdale@coresleep.com]

Half zinker and the heads i pour work perfect, he TRD is a waste of money, cut zinkers you get 12 and the TRD you get 8 at the same price. No brainer

 

[abkeenan]

2 hours ago, Gavin said:

What's wrong with half a ZinkerZ(fat end) Dave's jig heads and some gel super glue? Can it get any better?

This. Thread doesn't need to go any further because you don't need anything else.

[aarchdale@coresleep.com]

And if they dont bite PB&J you might as well go home

[snagged in outlet 3]

Green and orange.

Gorilla Glue works well.

[Quillback]

1 hour ago, aarchdale@coresleep.com said:

And if they dont bite PB&J you might as well go home

I've always been a fan of "Dirt", but this winter the smallies on Beaver wanted PB&J.  I had a bag of PB&J that had a really bright purple for the J part.  I wasn't that sort of dark J you usually see on PB&J Zinkerz.  Smallies really liked that bright purple, unfortunately those Zinkerz are long gone and I haven't been able to find another bag like it.

[dtrs5kprs]

11 hours ago, Gavin said:

What's wrong with half a ZinkerZ(fat end) Dave's jig heads and some gel super glue? Can it get any better?

This. At least as far as the plastic and glue. 

The TRD will simply never fish like the cut stick.

[dtrs5kprs]

1 hour ago, aarchdale@coresleep.com said:

And if they dont bite PB&J you might as well go home

Most of the time. If you fish every day for a couple of weeks you may notice preferences.

Great starting point though, any lake, any water color.

[dtrs5kprs]

6 minutes ago, Quillback said:

I've always been a fan of "Dirt", but this winter the smallies on Beaver wanted PB&J.  I had a bag of PB&J that had a really bright purple for the J part.  I wasn't that sort of dark J you usually see on PB&J Zinkerz.  Smallies really liked that bright purple, unfortunately those Zinkerz are long gone and I haven't been able to find another bag like it.

Shhhh.