A Ned rig is a near-nothing bait composed of a small soft-plastic lure rigged on a jig head. And yet if you had to coax a bite from a bass anytime, anywhere, a Ned rig might very well be your best bet ...

Finesse techniques catch fish when aggressive moving baits fail to get bites, especially if you’ve created a secret rig that the fish haven’t seen before. But great techniques, like the Ned rig, ...

When it comes to catching large numbers of panfish, it’s impossible to beat a chunk of nightcrawler (or maybe a cricket) hanging under a bobber. But when you’re throwing live bait for panfish, you’re ...

The rig generally known among bass anglers as the "Ned Rig", named for Kansas angler Ned Kehde who devised it, is a simple mushroom jig, typically in 1/8 ounce size down all the way to 1/32 ounce, ...

Learn the top 6 ways to rig a soft stickbait—Texas-rigged, wacky, Neko, shaky and Ned rigs. Get ready to catch more largemouth and smallmouth bass anywhere you fish. Boost your fishing success with ...

The Ned Rig is a popular set-up for catching smallmouth bass after smallmouth bass, regardless of circumstances. Notably, smallmouth and their habits change as the year goes on. In the early spring, ...

We met at the launch ramp at the foot of Sheridan Drive in Tonawanda with the intention of a mini-Ned rig educational session. When the phone rang notifying us our companion was running a bit late, ...

BRANSON, Mo. — One of the great things about fishing is that there is not really a point when one stops learning new things. KOLR10’s John Zeigler and Joe Murano spent an afternoon out on Table Rock ...

The Starting Spot -Bernie Schultz’s ICAST 2025 picks -Lake Okeechobee in FL re-vegetation program -A new take on the Ned rig / Photo by Kurt Mazurek Kurt Mazurek writes about all things fishing and ...

In today’s 7-17–25 edition of The Starting Spot: -Veteran bass pro Bernie Schultz shares his favorite new products from ICAST 2025 -Lake Okeechobee in Florida has faced its share of challenges, from ...