Ight Ike. I’ve been following you most my fishing career and usually agree and follow your tips. The LAST THING I want to do is BITE a powerbait lol. Especially a Max Scent!!
Mike, love the first two being from South Jersey and dealing with the ponds and lakes around here. I always tell friends " they are either suspended or, on the bottom." I love the drop shot and although I haven't had the success I had last year with it, it's still tied on with a 4" Zoom worm everyday. I also love the Ned Rig, specifically the ZMan TRD or Big TRD. I like the idea that they stand up, I think it attracts more attention than the standard Ned that just crawls across the bottom. My drop shot tip: after tying the Palomar knot on the hook, pull the knot "wad" down and through the hook eye if possible. The wad sitting on the bottom of the hook helps keep the hook more horizontal to the line. My TRD tip: After tying the lead head on, "rotate" the line knot to upward position. That would be the part of the jig eye closest to the hook. This will make the TRD stand up much better! I find myself doing it after almost every retrieve before casting again. Not much on weighted swim baits here but, the Zoom weightless Fluke works! Great stuff!
When nose hooking a dropshot make sure you bring the hook through the bottom and out through the nose. Will give you full movement of your bait without the spin
While I agree with the lesser line twist, I find that more baits fly off during the cast and that the hookup ratio is less with that type of nose hooking. JMHO
Okay gonna lay it out there for those that aren’t up on game yet…. A Keitech, Berkley Power Swimmer, whatever your favorite swimbait is on a VMC weighted willow swimbait hook or Trokar swim blade slow rolled along the bottom = 🔥🔥🔥
I think tornoment pressure moves em deep … assmasters beat water to a froth by now circuit 1001 lake after lake ….. remember the early 2000 and late 90s when there was just a few Money events
I use it all year long up here in the NE. It's always tied on. I watch power fishermen come and go all day while I play with my Ned Rig nice and slow. They aren't willing to put in the time or slow down enough to catch a fish. They'd rather stay for 15 minutes, make multiple casts and fast retrieves and go home and tell their friends the fish aren't biting today. Haha
Mike i know this was done awhile ago but have you thought of doing a Livestream once in awhile? You should be able to activate donations to your channel and you could hse that to add to the funding of your amazing program. You can ask for questions to be sent in a month ahead of time, then answer some of them, but maybe take half the questions from your live audience. Love your show and even my wife enjoys listening to your story!!
Ned Kehde designed the ned rig to swim just off the bottom i dont understand why no one fishes it that way.slow dragging it is a light finess texas rig.
Been wanting to try the drop shot presentation. I use weedless hooks for wacky style with the wire that loops and hooks into the point of the hook. Would this hook work well to nose hook a worm for a drop shot?
I fish heavy cover, 1-3 ft of water. Duckweed, lilly pads and down trees. I catch more bass than anyone I know. Even guys who fish tournaments hahaha. No cheating electronics. I don't need them.
I don't use jighead that much when I fish from the riverbank. What would be the safest jighead size for river current. Slow to medium current depending on the tide going out or in from the Bay of Fundy to Fredericton of the Saint John River.
The weight of the jig head depends on the speed of the current, lure size, lure type, and how fast/slow you want your lure to move. You need to experiment on your own with the lures you want to use. First try them where you can clearly see the lure. See how fast it falls amd how slow you are reel while maintaining same depth.
@@bobjohnston5527 on a side note, I use a 2 inch paddle tail swimbait on a 1/16oz jig head when there is almost no current, but also use the same setup when I want the bait to kinda fall slowly and follow the flow of the water. So try different setups and different presentations one by one :)
I could listen to you talk fishing and tackle all day
Thats a fact!!!
Totally, but I'm pretty much alone so I would talk to anyone about fishing. LOL
@@kerrypitt9789your not alone we are here for you brother
Ight Ike. I’ve been following you most my fishing career and usually agree and follow your tips. The LAST THING I want to do is BITE a powerbait lol. Especially a Max Scent!!
Mike, love the first two being from South Jersey and dealing with the ponds and lakes around here. I always tell friends " they are either suspended or, on the bottom." I love the drop shot and although I haven't had the success I had last year with it, it's still tied on with a 4" Zoom worm everyday. I also love the Ned Rig, specifically the ZMan TRD or Big TRD. I like the idea that they stand up, I think it attracts more attention than the standard Ned that just crawls across the bottom. My drop shot tip: after tying the Palomar knot on the hook, pull the knot "wad" down and through the hook eye if possible. The wad sitting on the bottom of the hook helps keep the hook more horizontal to the line. My TRD tip: After tying the lead head on, "rotate" the line knot to upward position. That would be the part of the jig eye closest to the hook. This will make the TRD stand up much better! I find myself doing it after almost every retrieve before casting again. Not much on weighted swim baits here but, the Zoom weightless Fluke works! Great stuff!
Your Ike in the shop series is awesome..
When nose hooking a dropshot make sure you bring the hook through the bottom and out through the nose. Will give you full movement of your bait without the spin
While I agree with the lesser line twist, I find that more baits fly off during the cast and that the hookup ratio is less with that type of nose hooking. JMHO
Modern Day Roland Martin
These are Gold!
Great choices my favorite is cold beer and shade.
I like the jon boat i need something like that
Your a great teacher Mike. Im really enjoying your videos, I appreciate you sharing all the knowledge.
Great video Mike! I've been wanting to try a spoon, and this helps!
NEVER GIVE UP !!
This Georgia heat is killing me. Have to night fish. As always boss, great video
Experimenting with modified Johnson Minnow spoons as weedless bank fishing tools this summer.
I wish you would do a video on strip pits and the best kind of bait to use
Went and bought me some Ned rigs. Hopefully it will work good in the strip pits. Lol
Lots of infos ...You're great, thanks Mike!!!
Okay gonna lay it out there for those that aren’t up on game yet….
A Keitech, Berkley Power Swimmer, whatever your favorite swimbait is on a VMC weighted willow swimbait hook or Trokar swim blade slow rolled along the bottom = 🔥🔥🔥
That’s mike as always great video
Mike i have to thank you again for the great tips. Im glad i got to say thank you in person at Lay lake this year. Keep up the good work.
Good picks Ike
Top 4 July baits in a hoodie 😂
Mike I wish you could give us tips on Louisiana fishing rivers and lakes
I think tornoment pressure moves em deep … assmasters beat water to a froth by now circuit 1001 lake after lake ….. remember the early 2000 and late 90s when there was just a few Money events
I've been using the Ned rig ever since spring up here in the northeast
I use it all year long up here in the NE. It's always tied on. I watch power fishermen come and go all day while I play with my Ned Rig nice and slow. They aren't willing to put in the time or slow down enough to catch a fish. They'd rather stay for 15 minutes, make multiple casts and fast retrieves and go home and tell their friends the fish aren't biting today. Haha
Mike i know this was done awhile ago but have you thought of doing a Livestream once in awhile? You should be able to activate donations to your channel and you could hse that to add to the funding of your amazing program. You can ask for questions to be sent in a month ahead of time, then answer some of them, but maybe take half the questions from your live audience. Love your show and even my wife enjoys listening to your story!!
Fish are deep all year round.
Fish are shallow all year around
Fish follow their food. Pretty simple.
Hello
Where can I buy one of those molix flutter spoons
Ned Kehde designed the ned rig to swim just off the bottom i dont understand why no one fishes it that way.slow dragging it is a light finess texas rig.
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Been wanting to try the drop shot presentation. I use weedless hooks for wacky style with the wire that loops and hooks into the point of the hook. Would this hook work well to nose hook a worm for a drop shot?
I fish heavy cover, 1-3 ft of water. Duckweed, lilly pads and down trees. I catch more bass than anyone I know. Even guys who fish tournaments hahaha. No cheating electronics. I don't need them.
I don't use jighead that much when I fish from the riverbank. What would be the safest jighead size for river current. Slow to medium current depending on the tide going out or in from the Bay of Fundy to Fredericton of the Saint John River.
The weight of the jig head depends on the speed of the current, lure size, lure type, and how fast/slow you want your lure to move. You need to experiment on your own with the lures you want to use. First try them where you can clearly see the lure. See how fast it falls amd how slow you are reel while maintaining same depth.
@@rkdheewon Thank you for the information. I will be fishing next week. I will try it out on my lures. Have a great weekend
@@bobjohnston5527 good luck!
@@rkdheewon Thank you
@@bobjohnston5527 on a side note, I use a 2 inch paddle tail swimbait on a 1/16oz jig head when there is almost no current, but also use the same setup when I want the bait to kinda fall slowly and follow the flow of the water. So try different setups and different presentations one by one :)
Like your videos. Thanks for explaining ideas/methods. Find it easier to watch when you do not yell so much. Enthusiasm, yes. Yelling no.