5 hours ago, Smokinal said:

^^^What plastics are you throwing in that color?

 

A lot actually. Cabin Creek tubes and craws, BizzBaits baby Bizzbug and killer kraw, Culprit worms, River Rock tubes (not just G. Pumpkin blue, but close)

 

It's my favorite color by far. Watermelon blue is awesome too. Idk that it matters either way. The smallies LOVE either one 

12 minutes ago, Mokujon said:

Anyone have a chance to try the tubez yet? I'll probably go out this weekend and pick some up if my local store has them. 

I fished them this weekend and didn't see my catch rate change. I was catching fish on the trd. I switched to the tubez and caught fish then switched back to the trd and still caught fish. The trd weigh a little more and are easier to cast. I probably won't buy another pack of tubez but don't regret buying a pack to try 

3 hours ago, Mokujon said:

Anyone have a chance to try the tubez yet? I'll probably go out this weekend and pick some up if my local store has them. 

I have used them, and while I do use them on occasion they are much harder to cast and less versatile.  They seem to do well once the bass have seen a lot of 2.5 inch zinkerzs and want something different with a slower fall.  The downside like I mentioned is they don't cast very far, but I see them being deadly in small streams for smallies.  I over all prefer half of a zinkerz, by far, but they are good to have as another option.

On 3/15/2017 at 11:37 AM, WI_Angler1989 said:

I really wish Zman would make a green pumpkin blue flake TRD. The blue craw doesn't look like I wanted.

Have you tried a Punch CrawZ as a Ned Rig bait? It comes in green pumpkin blue flake. It's a slower fall, but an awesome Ned Rig bait. I'd never thought about it until a local guy had 2 over 5 and 2 over 7 on it one day last year.

Nichol's has released a new Ned Rig head:

 

https://nicholslures.com/products/clent-david-toadstool

Whoa! I like that^^ I like that the hook size is a hair larger than the Shroomz. Thank you for sharing

Got my first set of Ned Rig gear today. Will give it a try when I next get out  which will also be the first time this year.

5 hours ago, Smokinal said:

Whoa! I like that^^ I like that the hook size is a hair larger than the Shroomz. Thank you for sharing

A cheaper option than the Nichols (or z-man) is the mushroom heads from Gopher tackle.  They let you choose the weight, hook brand/type, hook size, and the color of the head.  Here's a link http://www.gophertackle.com/mushroomjig.html. They are quite bit cheaper, and you can get exactly what you want.

8 hours ago, IndianaFinesse said:

A cheaper option than the Nichols (or z-man) is the mushroom heads from Gopher tackle.  They let you choose the weight, hook brand/type, hook size, and the color of the head.  Here's a link http://www.gophertackle.com/mushroomjig.html. They are quite bit cheaper, and you can get exactly what you want.

I like those too! Thanks!

I placed an order with Gopher tackle about 6 weeks ago and never got anything. I did get an email saying the order number but that was it. Never shipped it and I called and the voice mailbox was full. Sent emails with no reply. I can't do business with someone so unreliable. Looked like good product too.

Man, over $1 a jighead for a Ned rig head is highway robbery. It's not hard to lose 5-10 a trip thanks to the zebra mussels. Makes me really glad I'm not paying for them

 

18 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

Man, over $1 a jighead for a Ned rig head is highway robbery. It's not hard to lose 5-10 a trip thanks to the zebra mussels. Makes me really glad I'm not paying for them

 

Yep, I started pouring my own jig heads cause I couldn't stomach paying 1$ for each head that i knew I could make for 6¢.  Paid for itself within three or four months.

Exactly, even with the keepers and painting them, they're still below $.10 a head. It's how time consuming they are to make that is so frustrating. I wish Do-It or someone would listen to the actual needs of people fishing a Ned Rig (what is really considered a Ned Rig, not what they built this first mold for). I'd like the smaller sizes, but I also can tell that the keeper may not work in anything smaller. In that case, I wish they'd make like a 6-8 cavity of just 1/16 so I could get my main needs taken care of quickly. Pouring 1 tiny head at a time is mind numbing. 

OK - so a quick question for everyone...

 

I live near Toronto and very few retailers have been stocking Z-man products for the Ned Rig...

 

SAIL has just started, but near as I can tell they only carry the 1/5 oz 'finesse shroomz 5-pack' - nothing lighter for some reason.  They do carry the 'power finesse shroomz 3-pack' in as light as a 1/10 oz, but these have a much larger hook (nearly twice the length), and although it seems to be a stronger hook, I am concerned it might impede the action.

 

Anyone used the 'power finesse' over the standard 'finesse' z-man mushroom heads?  Thoughts?

I'm planning on trying these myself, but seeing as bass season doesn't open up here until mid-June - I thought I would ask for others opinions who might have used both already.

 

Thanks

The "power finesse" heads aren't really a Ned rig anymore, the hook is so big and it weighs to much. The action would be killed, it would be hard to fish "no-feel", and it would snag more easily.  They might be good for use as a shaky head or jig worm with a larger worm though, but for the ned rig it sounds like you'll have to order the components online.

I believe in this now after avoiding the skunk with four largemouth and one rainbow trout!  The color I used was green pumpkin orange on a 1/16th and I had to pause it a few times instead of keeping it just off the bottom.

May I ask what are the limitations of the ned rig in terms of location? What type of composition would it excel in and what areas should i avoid using this rig?

 

thanks in advance

Like most will say, rocky bottoms are best (I have found) as it creeps over this cover well. I throw it in light grass but anything heavier for grass gets some other t-rigged plastic.

2 hours ago, S-T-R-I-K-E-R said:

May I ask what are the limitations of the ned rig in terms of location? What type of composition would it excel in and what areas should i avoid using this rig?

 

thanks in advance

Here ya go, read paragraph 12 for the answer to your question.

 

Ned Rig is my confidence bait at my local pond. I caught five 1-pounders in 35 minutes the other day.  Biggest was 1.85.  Still looking for a bit more size. But a fish is a fish for me. It's a blast. 

 

1/16th oz jig head

black and blue fleck ZMan TRD (used the same lure the entire time. Indestructible). 

I've been playing with trying to make the Ned rig weedless. I don't like the shroomz with the weed guards, they still get hung up and are heavier than I want. So far I've been rigging them this way:

 

That works pretty well to keep the hook from hanging on things and doesn't seem to impede the action. But, it still gets hung up in weeds due to the mushroom head. 

So, I thought I would try this:

1/16th oz bullet weight pegged on a size 1 worm hook. I'm hoping this will come through grass and weeds better. Haven't fished it yet. The one problem I see so far is the worm is a little wider than the weight, so it may get pulled down on the hook. And this probably won't work well with split color TRDs since the eye is not off to the side, even though my favorite color is "the deal."

Put a dap of super glue on it where it meets the hook if it does pull down.

Not saying that it won't work, but I think the hook may be a little to large to allow the bait to shimmy and wiggle much.

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Not saying that it won't work, but I think the hook may be a little to large to allow the bait to shimmy and wiggle much.

I think you're right. That's the smallest worm hook I could find at Academy. 

On 4/29/2017 at 11:03 PM, paleus said:

I think you're right. That's the smallest worm hook I could find at Academy. 

Check out the Owner Rig N hook. They come in really small sizes but with a good gap for the fat little bait.