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 ...
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 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, ...
In today’s 7-23–25 edition of The Starting Spot: -As the Tackle Warehouse Invitational series winds down, the anglers aiming to qualify for next year’s BPT series are stacked up. Currently only 6 ...
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 ...