Rig catalog / Ned Rig
R.06Ned Rig
Ned Rig
A small mushroom head and short plastic for a compact presentation; standing up requires suitable buoyancy.
Hook, weight and line
SETUP & PRESENTATION
- Setup
- Line → small mushroom head → short plastic; test buoyancy against hook weight.
- Softbait options
- Worms / Stickbaits / Craws / Creature Baits
01Use & Limits
Use and limits
When & Where
Relatively clean bottom, finesse searches and less active bass.
Limits and common errors
Not every stickbait stands up, and the rig is not limited to a stationary upright posture.
02Setup & Retrieve
Setup and retrieve
- Rig straight and check the fall in shallow water.
- Use light lifts, glides and pauses instead of constant heavy dragging.
- Watch line and fall changes and use a hookset appropriate to the small hook.
AMotion & Structure
Motion and structure
Structure illustration
Action Demo
- The flat bottom of the mushroom head makes it stand on the bottom and the buoyant plastic lifts the tail, like a small creature feeding on the bottom.
- The action is so subtle it catches fish even when you do almost nothing.
BTackle & Technique
Tackle and technique
- Rod
- ML–M, fast
- Reel
- Spinning 2000–2500
- Line
- PE #0.6–0.8 + fluoro 6–10 lb
- “Swim–glide–shake”: a few slow turns to glide it just above the bottom, then let it settle and give it two light shakes.
- Drag slowly or hop it in small hops.
- The lighter the jig head the better, as long as you can still feel the bottom.
More application notes
- Inactive fish, cold water, heavily pressured water
- Hard bottom, gravel, gentle slopes
- Beginners who want steady bites
- Thick weeds (exposed hook point)
03Softbaits
Lure options
REFReferences
References and scope
- Z-Man · Ned Rig ↗
Mushroom heads and buoyant plastics; an upright posture depends on the combination.