Ned rig jig head

[Fallguy]

I'm currently looking for a ned rig jig head.  My favorite was the Ozark Finesse Jig Head that Dave made.  The #2 Mustad Salmon hook was perfect.  Is their anyone making this jig head now?  That hook was strong and I have caught 4-5 lbers on that thing.  

[aarchdale@coresleep.com]

11 minutes ago, Fallguy said:

I'm currently looking for a ned rig jig head.  My favorite was the Ozark Finesse Jig Head that Dave made.  The #2 Mustad Salmon hook was perfect.  Is their anyone making this jig head now?  That hook was strong and I have caught 4-5 lbers on that thing.  

Fin an Feather usually has them. I make my own with a lighter hook. They way i see it is Im on 6lb line with a spinning real with good drag, Im not going to bend them out unless i just horse them in.  I think Dutch makes some that are a little more unique than the typical ned head. He seems to catch a lot on the ned

[Daryk Campbell Sr]

I'm interested as well.  I may have a couple of Dave's left.  But it's been a while since I've fished ned.  

[Dutch]

I’ve tried lots of styles, including Dave’s, I like the type with the new weedless Midwest Finesse mold and the Victory hook.

They are a lot like the ones that you can get from Jades Jigs.

[Quillback]

I emailed Dave a couple of years ago and he sounded like he wasn't going to manufacture the Ned heads anymore.  They are my all time favorite and I have experimented with quite a few others.  He used a #2 stout Mustad hook, no bait keeper, shroom head, and a weed guard.  Easy to slide Elaztech baits on it, the shroom head provided a good surface to glue the head.  Hands down the best Ned head for Elaztech baits, IMO.

Theirs a bunch of Ned heads for sale on TW.  Most of them don't have weed guards.  Most of them have bigger hooks.  Most of them have have some sort of bait keeper.

The best heads that I use for Ned heads are the 6th Sense Devine Ned heads.  They come 4 to a pack and are reasonably priced.  A 1/0 sickle style hook.  V-shaped wire weed guard.

It's a football head and has a molded into the head bait keeper which means to get Elaztech glued to the head you'll have to push the plastic over the bait keeper which takes a few seconds, but it will work.

Here's a pic from Jan 2 where you can see the 6th Sense head, they work:

[Ham]

Last I heard which was a while ago, Dave was making them in bulk and selling to a vendor, but did not want to sell to individuals any longer. 

[Macsimus]

My enthusiastic vote goes to the Five Fish Lures Ultimate Ned Jigs. They have a good variety of weights, the hook sizes are perfect and strong, and they have a great braided wire weedguard which does not unravel and can easily be bent back into shape.