When it comes to catching large numbers of panfish, it’s impossible to beat a chunk of nightcrawler (or maybe a cricket) ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ned Kehde, originator of the Ned Rig, offers these tips for fishing the offering. Fancy tackle isn’t needed, just an average-priced 6-foot medium-action spinning rod with sensitive tip. A favored ...

SUNBURY – Ed Knorr softly twitched his line every 10 seconds or so, allowing the Ned rig he was using to bounce along the bottom with the current. As it got even with the boat, there was a sudden hit ...

The Ned Rig technique involves fishing a small plastic bait on a small jig when chasing bass. Here in the northern reaches of the country, we have been using plastic worms of various shapes on small ...

From the subtle magic of the Ned rig to advanced lure tweaks, finesse fishing is redefining bass angling. Modern techniques ...

There's a little lure that's getting big results at Beaver Lake -- the Ned rig. It isn't much to look at, with its disc-shaped jig head and small hook that's threaded with the stub of soft plastic the ...

As you begin to fill up your tackle box for the open-water season, the rig that has taken fishing by storm should be at the top of your shopping list. Of course, I am talking about the Ned Rig. If you ...

Spring is the absolute best time of year to catch bass near the bank. Smallmouths, largemouths, and spotted bass all flood the shallows each spring to spawn. As part of their annual ritual, the bass ...

If you’ve been paying attention for the past month or so, one fishing setup keeps popping up in a lot of the columns and stories I’ve been writing: the Ned Rig. Anglers have been having a great amount ...

In the world of fishing, new lures and new techniques are developed regularly. Some of those lure types and techniques take a long time to become popular. Ned Rigs are like that. I’ve been aware of ...