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zman trd 2.75 and 4 inch keitech fat impact 2.8 thru 4.3 inch missle baits ned bomb missle baits bomba worm rabid baits fox tail ned duo realis wriggle 4" reaction innovation pocket rocket zoom super fluke beast coast miyagi swimmer dry creek 3.5 tournament tube all soft baits fished wading or on the bank

since the thread said lure and not technique : smallies largemouth zman trd (ned) duo realis 4" wriggler (un wght texas) missle baits ned bomb (ned) reaction innovation pocket rocket (wacky) meggabass 110 jr (jerk) 6th sense crush 50 duo realis 4" wriggler (un wght texas) strike king hybrid hunter jr kietech fat impact beast coast miyagi

Gene Larew Ned Rig Inch Worm. 3.75" can be cut to size due to design of bait. Rabid Baits Fox Tail Ned Rig 3" Missile Baits Ned Bomb Worm 3.25" my alternate favorites when not fishing a zman trd.

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toss up between duo realis wriggle stick ( 4" ) and rabid baits fox tail ned .

it sux!

paddle tail in the 2.5"-4.0"(with and without spinner) range , poop bait ( spro, deps, osp, duo realis, misslebaits , yammamoto etc..,). thats all i got.

80% of the time for wade/bank fishing rivers near me i take 1. ned rig ( trd, rabid bait fox , missle baits ned bomb - 1/32 to 1/10 ned head ) 2 keitech 2.8 + 3.8 fat impact paddle tails 1/12 +1/8 jig head 3. duo realis 4" wriggle stick with a 3/0 ewg hook this is all i need. if i can't catch with these then they just aren't biting !

just an all around rod for multiple applications.

limitations , while walking the banks i limit myself to the amount of large rocks i climb over sometimes i don't bother at all (getting up there in age and balance is not what it use to be). topwater, frogs never really seem to catch anything on them. what i'm good at is finesse fishing ,ned( about 80% of my fishinng) , and plastics in general.

for me 3 rods (spinning) would cover all i do ; light for finesse , med for slightly heavier jig heads , tx rigs and a med heavy for fishing areas with pads and and taller grass and weeds.

i've got that rod and use it for river/stream fishing with very little vegetation to deal with , chunk rock mainly. the baits you mention are fine but for any grass or pads i'd want a little more backbone with a 3(med) being my choice for a pond/lake that at least had some open water.

i've got around 80 cranks and used them twice in two years ; but i keep buying them because they look cool. i think i have a problem.

thats what i do 99% of time. zman trd , ticklr z , rabid fox tail , duo realis finder shad , on 1/32 to 1/10 mushroom head keitech shad and fat impact 2.8" to 3.8" on owner flashy swimmer or zman finesse eyez minnow jig (shad) reaction innovation pocket rocket , yum dinger 3" to 6" , yamamoto senko , texas rigged , wacky rigged 6th sense crube , nikko hellgramite , geecrack bellows gill sm and med on asst'd tackle i use others but these always go with me.

i must have missed something ; baits are 12.99 each and you get 3 baits and a free one for the price of $52 . huh?

reaction innovations pocket rocket zman finese trd keitech easy shiner 3" keitech fat impact 3.8" geecrack bellows gill 3.8

zman trd in gp or yoga pants on a 1/32 owner ned head ( kept a log this year , 532 river smallies ).

dobyns fury 6'6" L with daiwa regal 1000 dobyns fury7' ML with daiwa regal 1000 dobyns kaden 7' XL with daiwa regal 1000 dobyns sierra 6'2" UL with daiwa regal 1000 phenix m1 6'9" L with daiwa regal 1000 shimano curado 7" L with okuma cymer 1000 13 fishing black muse 6'11" ML with phluegar president+ 30x daiwa rebellion 7' ML with daiwa tatula 1000 all 6# mono - my river go to setups

been at the same address for 40 years and have had no problem with mine . i get delivery every day , if i order something or somebody sends me something i get it.

t. w. must have flunked math because discounts are at 15% rather than the advertised 20% those prices are already discounted per advertisment

wade/bank fishing for me.

shipped a rod to dobyns in texas from connecticut by fedex ground just under $50.

works now

not mine.

you sound like dd just throwing out percentages - dd statement was about the ned rig in general and used tournament figures for his argument. there are 39,000,000 licensed fishermen in usa in 2021 (per statista ) and 1% is 390,000 and they don't all use circle hooks. using dd's argument you can do the math. i have no data to back it but my gut tells me live bait may still be #1 in catching fish among lic.fisherman and those who fish without