How’s a Ned rig different from a jig worm?

The Z-man plastic, from which the Ned is made , is buoyant as opposed to sinking as with most salted plastics.  On the right jig, the Ned will stand upright on the bottom.  If Z-man minnows are rigged on a drop shot, the body will float up and look like a nose down feeding minnow.  The buoyancy is the difference.  Z-man plastics have to be kept separate from other plastics to keep from having them weld together into a big mess.  I think the material is called Elaz-tech.

 

On 10/20/2020 at 3:06 PM, Sissyfishing said:

How’s a Ned rig different from a jig worm?

They may look similar but a lot of times the small details can make a big difference.   The size, weight and overall profile when paired with a tiny hook are different enough to the fish it would seem.  Many finesse guys have made the switch to the Ned as well as a growing number of smallmouth guys on Tour.  One things is for sure its hard to argue with the results.

A small plastic on a jig head isn't new but we used to use a twister tail or some thing like that. I could be wrong but I think the newest thing about the "ned" is the lack of action.

 

I say lack of action but that's not always what it is. All of my ned rig fish have been caught in a river and that  flat nose (mushroom) jig with the floaty tail really wobbles around in the current. It's completely different than what we get with a lead head and a grub...though they both catch fish.

 

I also don't get hung up nearly as much with the ned. I try to pick a weight such that it bounces down river just barely ticking the bottom...with the hook pointed up much of the time.

 

 

On 10/22/2020 at 5:39 PM, MickD said:

 Z-man plastics have to be kept separate from other plastics to keep from having them weld together into a big mess.  I think the material is called Elaz-tech.

 

Oh man, thank you for this! I'm new to this modern stuff and noticed that the Ned worms in my tackle box had almost all done this. I had no idea I was supposed to keep them separate. You just made my day!

3 minutes ago, Dash Riprock said:

Oh man, thank you for this! I'm new to this modern stuff and noticed that the Ned worms in my tackle box had almost all done this. I had no idea I was supposed to keep them separate. You just made my day!

If you get any Strike King 3X worms...same issue as they're also Elaztech.

1 minute ago, MN Fisher said:

If you get any Strike King 3X worms...same issue as they're also Elaztech.

Thanks. I don't currently have any of those but I'm waiting on a big Black Friday shipment that does contain some worms, although I can't remember specifically what I ordered. I'll keep an eye out for that.

 

On 10/20/2020 at 3:06 PM, Sissyfishing said:

How’s a Ned rig different from a jig worm?

Google Ned Rig and watch Ned’s video.  You will learn stuff.

It really ain't that much different from a "Do nothing rig" we used in Alabama in the 1970's.  We either threw a Charlie Brewer slider or a Mann's Sting Ray grub.  Used to whip the spots on Logan Martin.