Switching from EWG to rebarb / FPP hooks has doubled my hook up ratio on weedless worms On a normal Ned rig the fish sets the hook for you. I use the EWG owner Ned rigs for thicker cover and the hook up ratio just isn’t there but in those instances, I’d rather take a lower hook up ratio than losing lures. I might have to try rigging them up like this.
I found these cool ned jigs at bass pro that have a shape that is naturally kinda weedless, if you snag a weed usually just a small flick will knock it off
You don’t need to. My hooking/landing percentage is excellent with this setup, and I think it overall looks more streamlined and natural. If you’re using a material other than ElaZtech you would need the EWG though.
@@SonarFishing could not agree more, bruh. Exponentially smoother and allows you to drop a Ned into places that were unthinkable otherwise, like heavy cover and vegetation. You could do that before with a Tiny Child rig but in my experience, a weedless Ned like this one looks more natural and gets way more strikes.
@@kxry4679going to get better hookup ratio like this vs EWG. You have to set the hook pretty hard on an EWG because the weird angle needed to penetrate the fishes mouth on an EWG once they pick it up.
The regular hooks with ElaZtech baits don’t seem to need them to have plenty of gap. I’ve been amazed with the landing percentage. I also think the package looks more compact and has a different fall. I’m sure the EWG work great though!
Thank you for posting this. As a guy who is a devout finesse fishing practitioner and does 99% of it from shore, this setup has been essential to me for a few years now. I rig the *entire* TRD line like this: Finesse, Big, and even Giant. I also believe it has two huge advantages: 1) it saves a ton of money (snags) and time (snags and vegetation), and 2) I believe it’s a much smoother presentation that the fish will hold onto longer before a hook set.
I would never advise anyone to Texas rig elastic baits. I have had horrible luck because somtimes the hook won’t pop out and penetrate enough into the fish
It’s weird, I hear this a lot but I’ve been using them for over a decade now and I have not had that issue. I’d really like to know what the difference is between my fishing and other people. Maybe the power or action of the rod? When I find out, I’ll definitely be doing a video on it.
I had no thought of that. Like rigging you're flipping or pitching setup. I mean I have finessed bulletz and ewg ned heads. But sometimes you just want or need to use the traditional head. It may sound weird but that difference in Hook Style makes a difference in certain situations. Particularly when down the river. Or fishing smaller rock the ewg Style 10 to get hung up a lot more than a traditional Ned hook ned hook
No, it doesn’t have to stick straight up to be effective. This is my preferred rigging style for the last 8 years and it’s been awesome. Thanks for the question.
Do you really get good hooksets with this rig? From my experience the barb typically catches on the elaztech and the hook doesn't get exposed unless a fish really hits it hard or you set it really hard (which goes against the technique altogether).
It's funny how they have taken grubs and putting a jig head in it then calling it a "Ned rig" We been fishing this for many years There is nothing new about it just the name
I just started doing this for the first time and man you can utilize the whole zman jig heads no matter the size and its amazing. I just started fishing zman ned rigs for first time as well and wish I new about this sooner. Considering I'm a finnesse style fisherman myself ever since I started fishing.
@@Lexsird Im addicted to fishing too. I get that part of it. I just don’t get the hardcore “i only bass fish and I have a 250k$ bass boat with 50 rod/reel combos with every possible 20 dollar lure rigged up” guys. The amount of money they are spending they could just move to a place with real fish around. I wonder how many of them have been hooked up on a proper pelagic predator. The difference in strength is unbelievable, even compared to big redfish and snook, not even big bass. These guys get a thrill from bass topwater hits, just wait until they see a 150lb tarpon launch itself entirely out of the water, crushing a giant 8” topwater lure in the process and proceeding to spool 200 yards off their reel in a matter of seconds.
@@Lexsird hahaha I just re read the tree finder part. Good one man. I have a similar reputation. Spent far too much time under mangroves trying to untangle a lure. Mangroves are absolutely hideous for that, covered in a million species of bugs and everything is sharp below the waterline. Oysters, barnacles and mussels everywhere. Bad casts are severely punished by Mother Nature in my area haha so I definitely get the finer points of weedless too. I never fish the mangroves without a hoss twist lock weedless jighead. Keeps Mother Natures wrath at bay hahah
Everyone is cracking me up how you are finally learning the Texas rig jig heads. I've been doing this forever. People always used to tell me why do you rig your jigs up like that ❓ because I'm fishing around wood That's why 🤣🤣
And now you have one eight to one quarter of an inch of exposed hook and best with a natural plastic lever to help Mr. Bass throw the bait , or never get hook in the first place. But I might use this on saugeye and walleye since they tend to pretty much inhale Ned rigs ..
First time using the finesse trd today. Windy and 50 degrees. I caught a nice largemouth bass within 15 minutes. Bass fishing with light tackle is awesome!
I would definitely not fish them this way. Your liwer percentage of getting that hook through that elastech is a deal breaker for me. I'm not saying it's not possible, but I would rather lose jigs than to not be able to stick them in a positive way. Way. I pour my own jig heads with light wire hooks so they can just bend out if I get snagged. I never have a problem with losing fish due to the hooks bending. But I would have a problem with them not getting hooked up at all due to this method you're showing. Just my opinion and experience.
I've outfished soooooo many people with the good old Texas rig worm with watermelon seed, bright pink and junebug color curly tailed worms this bs doesn't work
Texas rig. Could’ve just said Texas rig it 😂
It wont be straight unless you use a widegap shroomz jighead
@@dietmilkkyou can literally just get 1/0 worm hooks and whatever size weight you need and have a finesse Texas rig
more like rigging it like a shakey head...
🤣
Zman makes the “Finesse Bulletz”, which is an EWG Ned rig jig head, and takes all of the guesswork out of a weedless ned rig.
Love them!
Finesse bulletz is the way to go!
I personally use the ewg shroomz and the sliderheads
Switching from EWG to rebarb / FPP hooks has doubled my hook up ratio on weedless worms
On a normal Ned rig the fish sets the hook for you. I use the EWG owner Ned rigs for thicker cover and the hook up ratio just isn’t there but in those instances, I’d rather take a lower hook up ratio than losing lures.
I might have to try rigging them up like this.
It’s basically a shacky head at this point 😂
I take a shakey head with a screw lock and and Gary yomamoto senko cut the senko down to 3 or 4 inches and put it on the shakey head
They make EWG ned heads that work awesome. Got my wife addicted to the ned rig this year because of it 😂
So texas rig it. Got it
😂
I found these cool ned jigs at bass pro that have a shape that is naturally kinda weedless, if you snag a weed usually just a small flick will knock it off
Keep them separate from other baits cause they have some special rubber that melts stuff
left it in my tackle box inside my car, guess i learned it the hard way
Yep @@lucked298
The amount of people who struggle to set a fishing hook thru rubber blows my mind.
The hooks bend and size have nothing to do with hooksets....
I just use the ewg weedless nedlockz from zman
Do a Texas-Ned rig
Nice boat. I work for Phoenix as an electrician.
Well thank you for the fine work man!
B.Latt said the same exact thing, and he said there was no reason to buy special Ned hooks just use the same one
Why not use a weedless EWG ned rig head?
You don’t need to. My hooking/landing percentage is excellent with this setup, and I think it overall looks more streamlined and natural. If you’re using a material other than ElaZtech you would need the EWG though.
@@SonarFishingyou also don’t need to do what you’re doing since they already make a solution to the problem you’re facing
@@SonarFishing could not agree more, bruh. Exponentially smoother and allows you to drop a Ned into places that were unthinkable otherwise, like heavy cover and vegetation. You could do that before with a Tiny Child rig but in my experience, a weedless Ned like this one looks more natural and gets way more strikes.
@@kxry4679going to get better hookup ratio like this vs EWG. You have to set the hook pretty hard on an EWG because the weird angle needed to penetrate the fishes mouth on an EWG once they pick it up.
I've been making my own weedless heads for about 8 yrs now 🤷♂️
What not just use a wide gap seedless hook? I make my own with the victory hooks from DO IT MOLDS. #1 size hook. Works great!
The regular hooks with ElaZtech baits don’t seem to need them to have plenty of gap. I’ve been amazed with the landing percentage. I also think the package looks more compact and has a different fall. I’m sure the EWG work great though!
Thank you for posting this. As a guy who is a devout finesse fishing practitioner and does 99% of it from shore, this setup has been essential to me for a few years now. I rig the *entire* TRD line like this: Finesse, Big, and even Giant. I also believe it has two huge advantages: 1) it saves a ton of money (snags) and time (snags and vegetation), and 2) I believe it’s a much smoother presentation that the fish will hold onto longer before a hook set.
Why didn't you just say Texas rig it????
Because it's not Texas rigged
This is basically a shaky head...
Or you can buy ewg style Ned Head jig heads. At least one brand makes them in tungsten too
I never miss hooksets doing this on Cheapo Ned heads with yum plastics.
I was using the EWG head and thought exactly the opposite...Couldn't for the life of me get the hook to come through the z man plastic.
I found it very difficult to rig the EWG heads with the plastics ned style. Hard to get it to be straight enough.
Old news I’ve done this for 40 years
That’s a Texas rig
I would never advise anyone to Texas rig elastic baits. I have had horrible luck because somtimes the hook won’t pop out and penetrate enough into the fish
It’s weird, I hear this a lot but I’ve been using them for over a decade now and I have not had that issue. I’d really like to know what the difference is between my fishing and other people. Maybe the power or action of the rod? When I find out, I’ll definitely be doing a video on it.
So it’s not for “my ned rig”. It’s for your zman only.
I had no thought of that. Like rigging you're flipping or pitching setup. I mean I have finessed bulletz and ewg ned heads. But sometimes you just want or need to use the traditional head. It may sound weird but that difference in Hook Style makes a difference in certain situations. Particularly when down the river. Or fishing smaller rock the ewg Style 10 to get hung up a lot more than a traditional Ned hook ned hook
Isn’t that a Texas rig
Or just use a ewg version
Thanks! This was actually useful!! I hope it goes viral for your sake, but hope it doesn't for mine 🤣
Shakey head much?,
Thx
The Texas ned rig 😂
Doesn't that ruin it? Don't they have to point straight up?
No, it doesn’t have to stick straight up to be effective. This is my preferred rigging style for the last 8 years and it’s been awesome. Thanks for the question.
But I like weeds
“Completely weedless” doesn’t exist around here.
Americans don’t even know what a Cheb rig is 😂😂. Then they come out with these stupid impractical solutions.
Do you really get good hooksets with this rig? From my experience the barb typically catches on the elaztech and the hook doesn't get exposed unless a fish really hits it hard or you set it really hard (which goes against the technique altogether).
Lol, I just use offset weedless ned heads...it's just a typical ewg offset worm hook with a weight on it
Or you can buy a jig head with an offset hook. Zman makes one called a Nedlock EWG
It's funny how they have taken grubs and putting a jig head in it then calling it a "Ned rig"
We been fishing this for many years
There is nothing new about it just the name
This is pretty much how I fish when I just want a bite! Shaky Ned!
Zman makes an EWG ned hed. It swims better and it is much straighter on retireve. It also presents better when working it off the bottom.
I just started doing this for the first time and man you can utilize the whole zman jig heads no matter the size and its amazing. I just started fishing zman ned rigs for first time as well and wish I new about this sooner. Considering I'm a finnesse style fisherman myself ever since I started fishing.
Shakey head Ned 🤔👍🏾
This is a miny shakey head. Not a ned rig
I'm really liking the zman baits and jigs.
Imagine devoting your life and tens of thousands of dollars to catching 5lb fish
@@Lexsird Im addicted to fishing too. I get that part of it. I just don’t get the hardcore “i only bass fish and I have a 250k$ bass boat with 50 rod/reel combos with every possible 20 dollar lure rigged up” guys. The amount of money they are spending they could just move to a place with real fish around.
I wonder how many of them have been hooked up on a proper pelagic predator. The difference in strength is unbelievable, even compared to big redfish and snook, not even big bass. These guys get a thrill from bass topwater hits, just wait until they see a 150lb tarpon launch itself entirely out of the water, crushing a giant 8” topwater lure in the process and proceeding to spool 200 yards off their reel in a matter of seconds.
@@Lexsird hahaha I just re read the tree finder part. Good one man. I have a similar reputation. Spent far too much time under mangroves trying to untangle a lure. Mangroves are absolutely hideous for that, covered in a million species of bugs and everything is sharp below the waterline. Oysters, barnacles and mussels everywhere. Bad casts are severely punished by Mother Nature in my area haha so I definitely get the finer points of weedless too. I never fish the mangroves without a hoss twist lock weedless jighead. Keeps Mother Natures wrath at bay hahah
Imagine not having a hobby that involves the outdoors and being active.
Everyone is cracking me up how you are finally learning the Texas rig jig heads. I've been doing this forever. People always used to tell me why do you rig your jigs up like that ❓ because I'm fishing around wood That's why 🤣🤣
Awesome
Holy sponser read, batman!
They make those exact heads with an ewg hook 😂
Texas rig….. been using that since the 70’s 😂🤣
Or you can get the weedless neg rig bunch
At that point throw a shaky head.
Great video. ThNks
Ewg ned jig and you can t-rig any bait.
They got EWG Ned rigs
Next show me how to wipe. Jeez.
So it's not a Ned rig then
Um… mini shaky head?
And now you have one eight to one quarter of an inch of exposed hook and best with a natural plastic lever to help Mr. Bass throw the bait , or never get hook in the first place. But I might use this on saugeye and walleye since they tend to pretty much inhale Ned rigs ..
There's a way to modify regular plastic baits so you can get a good hookset thru the plastic on that little hook. Tell them about that. 🙂
Or use a ewg
I needed this, thank you 🙏🏼
No
Choose your favorite bait, but use elastic bait only
First time using the finesse trd today. Windy and 50 degrees. I caught a nice largemouth bass within 15 minutes. Bass fishing with light tackle is awesome!
Good stuff!
This is HUGE thank you so much
Need to try this
Duh
I would definitely not fish them this way. Your liwer percentage of getting that hook through that elastech is a deal breaker for me. I'm not saying it's not possible, but I would rather lose jigs than to not be able to stick them in a positive way. Way. I pour my own jig heads with light wire hooks so they can just bend out if I get snagged. I never have a problem with losing fish due to the hooks bending. But I would have a problem with them not getting hooked up at all due to this method you're showing. Just my opinion and experience.
Or we could use the #zmanewgnedlockz🤷♂️
Thanks bro...nice to see new fresh ideas that really work
That's a sloppy presentation Miles.
That's basically a shaky head at that point not a need rig
So you just texas rigged a Ned rig........
I've outfished soooooo many people with the good old Texas rig worm with watermelon seed, bright pink and junebug color curly tailed worms this bs doesn't work