Best Ned Rig Rod

Travis Newville reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Ned Rigs technique and St. Croix Mojo Bass Spinning Rods on Chisago Lake. Additional comments from this report: "Casted into weeds a little bit. I would rip the bait off of the weeds and they would crush it. I tried multiple baits and they’d only hit the Ned."

Sydney Sullivan reported catching Smallmouth Bass using the Ned Rigs technique and St. Croix Mojo Bass Spinning Rods on Mississippi River (Monticello). Additional comments from this report: "Loving the river height right now. An area I’ve bank fished before is submerged and knowing it’s a big stretch of rocks that’s where I found the smallies. Slowly dragging the ned rig on the bottom with slight pauses and jerks."

Caleb Lieffring reported catching Smallmouth Bass using the Ned Rigs technique and St. Croix Mojo Bass Spinning Rods on Lake Pepin. Additional comments from this report: "End of April, water temperature was 43 degrees. Smallmouth were in a late winter/early spring bite. Smallmouth were located in deeper water off of rip rap banks."

LB reported catching Crappie using the Ned Rigs technique and Dobyns Rods Kaden Spinning Rods on untitled 2789959. Additional comments from this report: "6 to 8 feet off of submerged vegetation. Flicks of the Ned would draw bites. "

Eric Hug reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Ned Rigs technique and Dobyns Rods Kaden Spinning Rods on White Lake . Additional comments from this report: "Tough bite with mother nature kicking us all over the place. Skipping a Ned around docks caught a few. Biggest one was on a wacky senko under a dock. Best 5 were 11.8 lbs"

Christian Highfield reported catching Smallmouth Bass using the Ned Rigs technique and Dobyns Rods Kaden Spinning Rods on Lake Erie. Additional comments from this report: "Smallmouth are up shallow on rocky flats spawning. Bigger ones are moving off spawn and going back out deep. The rest are still shallow. Will be going to deep structure for the summer in the next week or two most likely. "

Smallmouth are starting to appear in the river, pitching ned rigs around current breaks with rock is a great way to find these smallmouth

Fish are in transition, spawn is over. Topwater around bank grass and bushes, flipping bushes and yellow flowers with texas rigs and neds, deeper rocky banks and points with ned rigs is producing too. Smallmouth on main lake and big creek mouths on chunk rock.

Ohio Angler reported catching Smallmouth Bass using the Ned Rigs technique and St. Croix Victory Spinning Rods on Alum Creek Reservoir. Additional comments from this report: "What an incredible weekend of fishing. The smallmouth were on fire. Using the standard Ned Rig with Green Pumpkin, the smallmouth would continually crush the rig. You could work this anywhere you had a decent drop-off ledge. Use your electronics to target these areas. Look for schools of bass and take your time. Don't rush it and use a lightweight ned head."