Fall 2018
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NED RIG
for smallmouth
by Tyler Brinks
with Luke Clausen
B
y now you have probably heard of the Ned Rig.
The finesse technique has gained more and more
popularity as bass anglers have discovered that it gets bites in nearly all situations.
PLASTICS AND JIGHEAD SELECTION
Part of the evolution of the technique is new styles of jigheads and plastics used.
Using a small soft plastic bait, lightweight jighead and
The original mushroom-style head with a small plastic
light line is an approach that simply works when fishing gets stick bait remains the most popular and effective way to
tough and Bassmaster Elite Series pro Luke Clausen tells us fish the technique; but, now there are different plastics and
when it comes to smallmouth fishing, the Ned rig is hard to bigger hooks offered as well as weedless versions.
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