I've tried the Ned rig for the first time the past 2 times out fishing. The only heads I could find local were the Zman Weedless Shroomz and I'm pretty disappointed in the quality of them. First off the weedgaurd is too stiff for a good hookup and second thing is these hooks break way too easy. Who makes a decent Ned rig jig head? 

I like ones I found at Walmart - 1/16 oz - size 2 hook - decent bait holder - mushroom head - made by Arkie - reasonable price.  An alternative is a Brewer Slider Spider head 1/16 or 1/8 rigged tex-posed.

Buy jigs with a wire bait holder, not a molded lead one.  It is about impossible to get a Ned properly placed on a lead bait holder.  Also try to stick with fairly light wire hook so you don't lose the Ned material's buoyancy advantage.

Only two I'll throw at this point . . . 

 

Check out Owner Block Head Jig Head

 

 

 

and 

 

 

Outkast Tackle Perfect Ned Head ~

 

 

 

 

 

A-Jay

1 hour ago, LonnieP said:

I've tried the Ned rig for the first time the past 2 times out fishing. The only heads I could find local were the Zman Weedless Shroomz and I'm pretty disappointed in the quality of them. First off the weedgaurd is too stiff for a good hookup and second thing is these hooks break way too easy. Who makes a decent Ned rig jig head? 

I’ve been using the weedless Shroomz for a while and haven’t found the weed guard keeps me from getting good hookups at all. The weed guard is good at letting me toss the bait into downed trees without getting snagged. I did see some hooks breaking on the first Z Man jigs I bought, but on all of my newer ones, I’ve seen the hooks just bend when I pull them out of a snag. My only real gripe with them is the price.

Agreed to this ^^^^, the weed guard on 1/10 Zman shroom only 2 stands of thin wire. I don’t see any problem with hook up. You can trim one weed guard off easily. I only use 1/10 weedless shroom with medium size bait, like baby brush hog, hula grub and Zman turbo crawZ.

 

If you don’t need weed guard, you can try 1/16 Berkeley half head jig, I had pretty good result with it, the price pretty reasonable and wildly available.

 

picture of a 4-5lbers caught last week. 

36 minutes ago, Scott F said:

I’ve been using the weedless Shroomz for a while and haven’t found the weed guard keeps me from getting good hookups at all. The weed guard is good at letting me toss the bait into downed trees without getting snagged. I did see some hooks breaking on the first Z Man jigs I bought, but on all of my newer ones, I’ve seen the hooks just bend when I pull them out of a snag. My only real gripe with them is the price.

I haven't caught anything using the Ned rig yet. I've gotten several bites but haven't been able to hook one yet. A lot of reviews on the TW site say the weed guards are a problem so I assumed this was my problem. I did manage to break 2 hooks pulling snags loose. 

1 hour ago, A-Jay said:

Only two I'll throw at this point . . . 

 

Check out Owner Block Head Jig Head

 

 

 

and 

 

 

Outkast Tackle Perfect Ned Head ~

 

 

 

 

 

A-Jay

I looked at the Owners but didn't see many reviews for them. I think I'll give them a try. Thanks

I think the shrooms work great when using the zman plastics.  I haven't caught any huge fish but I have caught over 400 and have never had one break - if they are breaking you are probably using too heavy line, don't have your drag set properly and are muscling them.  This is a finesse technique...

 

If I am using non-elaztec though i go to owner blockheads or some local ones that have a better keeper on them.  

 

 

50 minutes ago, LonnieP said:

I haven't caught anything using the Ned rig yet. I've gotten several bites but haven't been able to hook one yet. A lot of reviews on the TW site say the weed guards are a problem so I assumed this was my problem. I did manage to break 2 hooks pulling snags loose. 

Gotten several bite but no hook up, that is probably small sunfish. They love Ned rig with TRD too.

if you manage to pull and break 2 hooks from snag, you are using too big of a line. If you snag a lot, try lighter weight possible 1/16 and 1/20oz and fish faster you will be surprised how many you can catch just swim it a long the bottom. Or you could try EWG Ned head (i’ve Never try that but might try one soon). I almost always beat up my TRD or 1/2 ZinkerZ before put it on hook to make is softer and more buoyancy.

 

This one caught in 1/20oz Zman Head 6lbs line.

I tried several and liked none, so I bought the Midwest Finesse jig mold so I could make them the way I wanted them.  I use 3 sizes of hooks 2, 1, and 1/0 depending on the type of area I am fishing.

Berkley half head jigs are hard to beat. They are reasonably priced and the quality is great.

I throw the Zman on fairly light tackle and small craw, works great.

 

I throw Ned everytime I'm in clear water, fun way to fish.

1 hour ago, Bass_Fishing_Socal said:

Gotten several bite but no hook up, that is probably small sunfish. They love Ned rig with TRD too.

if you manage to pull and break 2 hooks from snag, you are using too big of a line. If you snag a lot, try lighter weight possible 1/16 and 1/20oz and fish faster you will be surprised how many you can catch just swim it a long the bottom. Or you could try EWG Ned head (i’ve Never try that but might try one soon). I almost always beat up my TRD or 1/2 ZinkerZ before put it on hook to make is softer and more buoyancy.

 

This one caught in 1/20oz Zman Head 6lbs line.

Yeah, they probably were just sunfish. I wanted to buy 1/15 but 1/10 was the lightest my local tackle shop had. Definitely going to order some 1/16 to try. I'm using 7lb Sniper. 

1 hour ago, NYWayfarer said:

Berkley half head jigs are hard to beat. They are reasonably priced and the quality is great.

I'll second these. The keeper works very well also. Elaztech is easy to push on and it doesn't slip.

Another vote for the Berkley Half Head.  The only gripe I have about them is if I was a Ned aficionado they don't have many different sizes or colors available, but I'm not, so having some 1/16, 1/8, and 1/4 in the boat is fine with me.

Found Jade's Jigs a little while back. Work great.

https://jadesjigs.com/

Z man makes ones called nedlockz jig heads that are much stronger and more durable. I have been using those instead of the standard wire ones and they won’t bend.

If you want a better “weed less” Ned-style presentation, I am having great success with Lifted Jigs Ned EWG heads. 

Seibert Morel head would be a good option to look into.

 

I personally went with the create my own option. Never seen a need for a weedguard. I fish them in some moderately snaggy areas and they rarely hang up even with the open hook.

12 hours ago, BigAngus752 said:

If you want a better “weed less” Ned-style presentation, I am having great success with Lifted Jigs Ned EWG heads. 

I've been using these now and I really like them.

On 9/26/2019 at 11:14 AM, A-Jay said:

Only two I'll throw at this point . . . 

 

Check out Owner Block Head Jig Head

 

 

 

and 

 

 

Outkast Tackle Perfect Ned Head ~

 

 

 

 

 

A-Jay

I have started to use the Owner hooks and have been extremely happy with them.  The hook has a bit more strength and i prefer the wire keeper on the Owner hooks.

I burned through my stock of shroomz and restocked with the eagle claw Lazer sharp pro v finesse jigs.  Definitely better and stronger than the regular zman and works well with elaztec.  Also cheaper than owner and others.  Wasn't impressed with the nedlocks either

On September 26, 2019 at 7:21 PM, tander said:

Found Jade's Jigs a little while back. Work great.

https://jadesjigs.com/

 

Recieved an order today. Very impressed. They offer great selection in weight , Color and hook size and style. They're a bizmuth/tin alloy head. 1/32 oz./#6 to a 1/4oz./#3/0. 

Interesting that you're breaking the Shroomz hooks!

 

I like them in the weedless version and haven't found the weed

guards to be too stiff. I use them on 6, 8, and 10# leaders, drag

set to zing a tad when I set the hook.

I've used the Owner and Berkley jigs since I started this thread and they work well. I think the reason I couldn't get a good hookset is because I'm pretty sure it was small Bluegill hitting it. I caught some bass on my remaining Shroomz and after catching a few bass the weedguard pretty much gets destroyed. Also the hooks break too easy pulling snags loose.