This may already be old news but I found some 4 inch TRDs and power finesse 1/5 oz. shroom heads at Bass Pro. Thinking the larger profile vs. the smaller size originals should entice the larger ones down here to bite.

My wife picked up some for me, I wouldn't have, but I am looking forward to trying them next year. I tried 1/2 a Zinkerz on a Charlie Brewer slider head around docks last year and did really well. The only downside was that there wasn't a lot of bait behind the hook. I think the big TRD will be the ticket for this next year. 

I'm sure the Big TRD will be great, but I'm probably going to stay with the Hula StickZ as my 4" Ned body. 

Yea, that was my thought as well. I know I have posted this before, but a Hula stick on a 1/16th jig head with a wire keeper is a great bank beating lure.  Fish it as normal until you have a missed strike, then quickly pull it off, rig it wacky, and throw it right back.  They are just long enough to work like a flick-shake and once the salt washes out, they fall nice and slow on the weighted head.  

I used the 3" TRD and killed it. Might try the bigger ones out this year.

Here weight comparison

 

ZMAN TRD 2.75"                       3.913grams------ 0.1380oz

ZMAN BIG TRD 4"                     6.540grams------ 0.23070oz

On 1/2/2017 at 5:14 PM, MIbassyaker said:

I'm sure the Big TRD will be great, but I'm probably going to stay with the Hula StickZ as my 4" Ned body. 

 

Im 100% with you in this. I don't really have any desire to fish the big TRD. Nothing about that says Ned Rig to me. If I want to go that route there are other, better options. 

Never used a Ned rig as I almost only fish muddy slime bottoms. I just got a bunch of fattyz. My question is has anyone ever cut an inch or 2 off the top of a fattyz and used it as a Ned rig with a slight different wiggle? 

I'd rather try a big TRD over the regular size but might try this first.

19 minutes ago, ErikmonBillsfon said:

I just got a bunch of fattyz. My question is has anyone ever cut an inch or 2 off the top of a fattyz and used it as a Ned rig with a slight different wiggle? 

 

 

It's become a very highly used modification by several Midwest Finesse anglers. Instructions per Ned:

 

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Because the belly of the  FattyZ possesses a molded-in hook slot, we could not trim two inches off its head to make it a three-inch bait.  But we were able to convert it to a 2 1/2-inch bait by cutting 2 1/2 inches off the tail.

 

 

-T9

 

Has anyone here tried to wacky rig the BigTRD?

 

 I've had some luck wacky rigging the hula sticks, but they only really give a good action once they've softened up a bunch.  

2 hours ago, Oklahoma Mike said:

 

Im 100% with you in this. I don't really have any desire to fish the big TRD. Nothing about that says Ned Rig to me. If I want to go that route there are other, better options. 

 

Think docks, the Zinkerz was really good on a slider head, I think the slow fall got them. The big TRD should give me a bigger bait around docks with hopefully the same slow fall. Regarding calling it a Ned rig on the slider, well no, I see it as marrying two of the best finesse techniques for bass. 

39 minutes ago, cgolf said:

 

...I see it as marrying two of the best finesse techniques for bass. 

 

I think ice cream and ketchup are two of the best foods in the world, but when you combine them, notsomuch.  Some things, like some people, are better off not married... 

 

2 minutes ago, OCdockskipper said:

 

I think ice cream and ketchup are two of the best foods in the world, but when you combine them, notsomuch.  Some things, like some people, are better off not married... 

 

 

This is one that should be married, it worked really well for me last year, the shorter Zinkerz. I also caught fish on it on the river too. 

Instead of buying the big TRD, just cut an inch off of the zinkerz if you want a four inch bait.  Same shape and size as the big TRD, except softer and slower falling.

Lol you ned nerds crack me up 

I have been called lots of things but I have never been called a Ned Nerd.

17 minutes ago, IndianaFinesse said:

Instead of buying the big TRD, just cut an inch off of the zinkerz if you want a four inch bait.  Same shape and size as the big TRD, except softer and slower falling.

 

Then I am stuck with a 1 inch piece Zinkerz I have to toss away. I love the Zinkerz not only because you get 12 baits out of a pack, but the material just seems better, tougher and more porous, than the TRD. Since I have 2 packs of the Big TRD I will try them around docks and if that works I may cut the Zinkerz, or heck go with the full 5" bait on the slider and see how it goes. 

 

I see myself as more of a rebel, messing with the rig and my most popular bait not being a Zman product. 

1 minute ago, cgolf said:

 

Then I am stuck with a 1 inch piece Zinkerz I have to toss away. I love the Zinkerz not only because you get 12 baits out of a pack, but the material just seems better, tougher and more porous, than the TRD. Since I have 2 packs of the Big TRD I will try them around docks and if that works I may cut the Zinkerz, or heck go with the full 5" bait on the slider and see how it goes. 

I haven't tried the big TRD or a four inch zinkerz, I just also prefer the zinkerz over the TRD so I figured a four inch zinkerz might work better.  I bet they will work at times, but to me it really isn't a "Ned" rig, more like a shaky head/jig worm, but both have their places.

 

24 minutes ago, IndianaFinesse said:

I haven't tried the big TRD or a four inch zinkerz, I just also prefer the zinkerz over the TRD so I figured a four inch zinkerz might work better.  I bet they will work at times, but to me it really isn't a "Ned" rig, more like a shaky head/jig worm, but both have their places.

 

 

 

Agreed it isn't a Ned even the slider and 2.5" Zinkerz is something else, not sure what it should be called, but it to catches fish. I just like that type of weedless setup vs the wire weedguard on the Ned heads which hasn't worked for me with the local vegatation. 

Half of a 7" stickbait works well too

GYCB makes a 7" TRD called a Senko and rigged Neko.

Tom

1 hour ago, WRB said:

GYCB makes a 7" TRD called a Senko...

Tom

 

Except they make it out of a different material...

Except gycb catches way more fish.

Facts