Finesse techniques catch fish when aggressive moving baits fail to get bites, especially if you’ve created a secret rig that the fish haven’t seen before. But great techniques, like the Ned rig, ...

A Ned rig is a near-nothing bait composed of a small soft-plastic lure rigged on a jig head. And yet if you had to coax a bite from a bass anytime, anywhere, a Ned rig might very well be your best bet ...

There's a little lure that's getting big results at Beaver Lake -- the Ned rig. It isn't much to look at, with its disc-shaped jig head and small hook that's threaded with the stub of soft plastic the ...

When it comes to catching large numbers of panfish, it’s impossible to beat a chunk of nightcrawler (or maybe a cricket) hanging under a bobber. But when you’re throwing live bait for panfish, you’re ...

If you’ve been paying attention for the past month or so, one fishing setup keeps popping up in a lot of the columns and stories I’ve been writing: the Ned Rig. Anglers have been having a great amount ...

The Ned Rig is a popular set-up for catching smallmouth bass after smallmouth bass, regardless of circumstances. Notably, smallmouth and their habits change as the year goes on. In the early spring, ...

Ned Kehde, originator of the Ned Rig, offers these tips for fishing the offering. Fancy tackle isn’t needed, just an average-priced 6-foot medium-action spinning rod with sensitive tip. A favored ...

The Ned Rig technique involves fishing a small plastic bait on a small jig when chasing bass. Here in the northern reaches of the country, we have been using plastic worms of various shapes on small ...