Best Ned Rig Bait

Omnia Community Member reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Ned Rigs technique and Z-Man Finesse TRD on White Bear Lake. Additional comments from this report: "Caught them in 14 ft of water on the weed edge alternating between a Ned rig and drop shot . Ended the day with 4.25 big fish . "

Scott Clark reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Ned Rigs technique and Z-Man Finesse TRD on Lake De Montreville. Additional comments from this report: "Slowly hop the ned rig through the grass in 3-5'. The grass mats are easily visible. A chatterbait with a goat trailer worked over the grass caught a few, but the ned rig was more successful. "

Chong Vang reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Ned Rigs technique and Z-Man Finesse TRD on Marion Lake. Additional comments from this report: "Bass were underneath bluegills/sunfish next to weed lines in 6-10 ft of water. "

Water levels were quite low since the start of summer but it’s also helping making the vegetation easier to see from the docks. We had solid hits pitching ned rigs under and into openings in the weeds and pulled some chonky catches as twilight began.

Omnia Community Member reported catching Smallmouth Bass using the Ned Rigs technique and Z-Man TRD TicklerZ on Mille Lacs Lake. Additional comments from this report: "Cold front, bass hunkered on beds relating to big boulders"

Hayden Anderson reported catching Smallmouth Bass using the Ned Rigs technique and Z-Man TRD TicklerZ on Mille Lacs Lake. Additional comments from this report: "Bites were tough to come by so we locked the simplest bait we could think of in our hands to get bites. It paid off for a few of the right ones! "

Omnia Community Member reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Ned Rigs technique and Roboworm Ned Worms on Medicine Lake. Additional comments from this report: "When the sun got high mid - day, the bass hid under docks for shade. Skipping the ned rig under docks and dragging it out would get the to bite without a thought. "

A bit windy and intermittently cloudy the other day, but Ned rigs worked well when slow dragged along the bottom edge of a deeper rocky break, somewhere around 18-24 ft deep. If you can identify a small flat or other anomaly on the break and use that as a starting point. The best spots had rock that extended both up and down the entire break and a small flat or other minor change at some point along the break. Staying out of the wind proved beneficial, not only to allow the bait to remain stationary at times, but the bite was better on the slightly more protected structure. Adding a small amount of chartreuse to the baits was also beneficial.

Omnia Community Member reported catching Smallmouth Bass using the Ned Rigs technique and Roboworm Ned Worms on Lake Michigan. Additional comments from this report: "Caught 4 small Mouth, on a Ned rig with a craw and a green worm, all fish under 2 lbs"