Simple Ned Rig Tricks For Summer Bass Fishing!

The Ned Rig is the ultimate finesse presentation for Summer bass. When the going gets tough and the fish lock down, few baits can compete with a Ned Rig. Today Tim covers 3 unique rigs that he utilizes in Summer to catch stubborn bass when nothing else will work.
The Ned Rig has taken bass fishing by storm! Virtually everyone throws the rig in Winter to catch stubborn cold water bass, but many anglers overlook its effectiveness in Summer. With recent advancements in both hooks and baits, the Ned Rig is a year round fish catcher. From targeting bass along grass edges with a weedless hook, to catching them deep with the football, even going for a big bite with the Giant TRD, the options are limitless with this unique approach to Summer bassin'.
Below you'll find links to the exact baits discussed in the video. We've included our favorite colors for each as well as the heads we rig them on. We've also included our favorite rod and reel combos for fishing the ned rig, along with a great budget-friendly option.
WEEDLESS NED RIG...
-ZMan TRD Bugz: bit.ly/2oiavEE
Colors: Green Pumpkin, Mud Bug, Watermelon Red
-Ned Lockz Weedless Head: bit.ly/3OWdp9W
Preferred Size: 1/10th oz.
FOOTBALL HEAD NED RIG...
-Roboworm 3" Ned Worm: bit.ly/2j9F0Xy
Colors: Desert Craw, TW Black Blue Pumpkin, MMIII
-Zman Finesse Football Nedz: bit.ly/3zYoUZ6
Preferred Size: 3/16 oz.
GIANT TRD...
-Zman Giant TRD: bit.ly/2pebV3L
Colors: Junebug, Green Pumpkin Blk Flake, Yoga Pants
-Pivot Point Football Head: bit.ly/2jOY1Ns
Preferred Size: 1/2 oz, 5/0 Hook
HIGH-END NED RIG COMBO...
Rod- G Loomis NRX 821S NRR: bit.ly/2RB0oJP
Reel- Shimano Twin Power 2500: bit.ly/3df3hX5
Line- Power Pro 8 lb Braid: bit.ly/2aFg46b
Leader- Sunline Super FC 5 lb: bit.ly/2p7fxju
"BANG FOR THE BUCK" NED RIG COMBO...
Rod- Shimano Expride 6'10" Medium Light: bit.ly/2osaj3q
Reel- Shimano Vanford 2000: bit.ly/2gu84t7
Line- Power Pro 10 lb Braid: bit.ly/2aFg46b
Leader- Sunline Super FC 6 lb: bit.ly/2p7fxju
BUDGET NED RIG COMBO...
Rod- Shimano Intenza 7' Medium Light: bit.ly/2s7kaQn
Reel- Shimano NASCI 2500: bit.ly/2g278cC
Line- Sunline Super FC 7 lb: bit.ly/2p7fxju
GIANT TRD COMBO...
Rod- Megabass Orochi XX Braillist: bit.ly/2OSVNwH
Reel- Shimano Metanium MGL B 150 (HG): bit.ly/34HlAAk
Line- Power Pro Maxcuatro Braid (50 lb): bit.ly/2clBRiQ
Leader- Sunline Saltimate System Shock Leader (16 lb): bit.ly/3oT1oq2
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[@aaronfaulls]

FINALLY. SOMEONE SAID IT. Shoulda guessed it would be the Tactical guys lol. From mid-May to mid-October, I absolutely *crush it* on a weedless Ned-rigged Giant TRD with a swivel head jig. Best discovery I’ve made in years. Try it guys! Tim’s 100% right.

[@brianrobinson9979]

You guys (Matt in particular) tend to throw a swing/wobble head with a creature bait. I don't know why I never would have thought to throw a straight tail worm on one 😁👍

[@bevinstiles-armstrong5684]

Hahaha they got quiet when you asked them to keep it down,,🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 love your vids thank you so much for helping me with new fishing techniques! Love you guys

[@oldeschoolbob1022]

Thank you, Tim. Have a great weekend!

[@jasoneric5969]

Love the videos. Learning so much thanks for all the effort you guys put in.

[@LowBrowFishing]

The main problems with a ned rig, for me, is that mushroom-shaped head. When the bottom is covered in slime, gunk, and vegetation, that head and line tie get caught on everything! To get around this, I'll actually use a 2/0 O'Shaugnessy hook and Texas rig it with a small bullet weight (1/8 oz or smaller). The small hook allows that small tail to still wiggle, and the weight punches through the gunk but will still allow that presentation to stand up like a regular ned rig does, especially with a bait that floats.

[@arnavshah8131]

That setup sounds cheaper than ned rigs too!

[@masoniscool922]

Yea

[@masoniscool922]

I need help though I have a backlash in my abu garcia eazy cast and I accidentally reeled it in all the way and now I dunno what to do

[@LowBrowFishing]

@@masoniscool922 You might be able to pull the line back out until you get to the backlash. Then , hopefully, you can just pick the backlash out.

[@littlerich2644]

@@LowBrowFishing Same problem here in Massachusetts. Plenty of junk on the bottom and very little hard gravel. Line ties, swivels and shakey heads attract the “spinach” and ruins the cast. I like the Texas rig better.

[@richshackelford5793]

Good stuff Tim, thanks for sharing

[@MrJohnB-qs6dp]

Thanks for sharing those fine tips!!!👊🏻Stay Safe & God Bless!!!!

[@kevinyangfishing4585]

I picked up the NRX+ 821 NRR a month ago and so far I’m loving it for northern smallies. so much fun!

[@jonhaller9241]

The swinghead deal is something I’ve been doing for a couple years with the GrandeBass air tail worms. More specifically the AirTail Rattler. Also instead of using a weighted TRig Senko I’ve been using the airtail neko worm in its place. That little bulbous tail floating of the bottom has been awesome.

[@bassingwithawesomejohnson3202]

Awesome 😎! Thanks for this comment, I’m going to try these worms 🪱 🐛!!

[@rodcashman4793]

Awesome baits will have to try them. Thanks for sharing 🎣 👍

[@krisbeasley6649]

Those Roboworms are so deadly. Bass can’t resist em. I’ve caught Striper and Pikeminnow on them too. The Ned is almost cheating. I absolutely love it. When I’m desperate for a bite (which is often because I’m a terrible fisherman) I slap on the Robo on a 1/10 ounce Ned and get to catching. Great video as always.

[@dennisederer3594]

Thank you for going outside the box for Ned presentations. All I ever used was traditional Ned heads. On Monday, I will use the swing head with my monster Z Man worms. TB makes fishing planning exciting.

[@learningtofish7036]

Thank you Tim.

[@59johnny]

I ordered it all going out Sunday morning 4am

[@42edits]

I’ve been killin it this summer with a 1/10oz Ned lock head and the Pb&J, June bug, and Green pumpkin finesse trd. Every time someone on Fishbrain asks about the Ned rig I always send them over here!

[@nicholasbutler3742]

Thanks Tim went out an tired the football swing head jig,with a Trd green pumpkin an finally caught a decent Bass!! 3.5lbs!

[@sicariofishing]

Loved the vid man thanks this will definitely help out here in Mexico, this sun has been killer lately!

[@JoseMartinez-dq4km]

Awesome tips

[@jeremytjensvold9936]

I've been using a big Dirty Jigs shakey head and the Giant TRD. I'll throw the wobble head with it this next weekend! Thanks Tim! Excited to throw the Rainbow Tactical Wake I just bought too!

[@bamf0805]

Video drop on my birthday?! Yessss!

[@ernietiller423]

Idk how you don't have poison ivy from that tree yet lol

[@randomheroat420]

Nice video as always bud.

[@shawnnaylor482]

Thank you!

[@IMightBeFishing]

Man I appreciate you guys so much! GREAT INFO CONSISTENTLY!! U Just put me on to the wobble head n I haven’t even fished it yet but I know it’s gonna get bit!!

[@oldeschoolbob1022]

Did you see this video they did, dedicated to wobble-head? : kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZSWYaGkhNeXqpY

[@gerryhazelton9569]

Ty Tim

[@johnpoyner5973]

I have been using rage tails and Fat Albert's Texas rigged on my Ned jigs... works awesome on the smallmouth here in the local rivers.

[@tims_always_fishing7117]

I came up with the idea of shrink tubing the line tie to really made some bait weedless,

[@MrJudicater]

Went out on the river yesterday with 2 of my buddies. Brought a counter to keep track and we landed 332 smallies. Caught most of mine on a Ned rig. Ultra clear water and it caught everything from the dinks to the giants.

[@semtexnick]

damn you can express that using exponents like "i caught 7^3 fish today" that's pretty baller

[@fxn8236]

Tight lining and swimming the ned tend to produce the most for me

[@chrishampton8842]

The zman fitness bullethead is awesome for weedless presentations

[@brandonolson1959]

Been using the ned rig all year been loving it got my first smallie on one this year even designed my own ned with a little something extra on it its so powerful I hate to give up the secret you and Matt are two of the only a few people I'd be willing to tell I throw a regular ned before modification and it sees little interest I throw mine and they smash it

[@cg-keuka]

Come on bro, be a hero and give it up. Thanks

[@brandonolson1959]

@@cg-keuka it's basically a ned head mixed with a skirted jig its more in how it's trimmed that matters and tied I suppose you don't want to use bands

[@michaelteaby1160]

I would love to see some underwater wobble head footage. Thanks you guys rock

[@oldeschoolbob1022]

There's a short clip at about 11:39 : kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZSWYaGkhNeXqpY

[@johnowens7435]

Still experimenting with new rigs. Lately only yamamoto senkos are working on my pond 😉

[@gloryboundoutdoors974]

Tim, have you guys ever used the Nikko Hellgrammite? Ned rigs work great but I use a Hellgrammite on a 1/10oz. Zman bullet jig head. I catch a lot of largemouth on it and it is absolutely the BEST lure for smallmouth in creeks. That setup is weedless and looks so natural, the fish can not resist.

[@actwins2147]

Tim just spoke to the cicadas and told them to stop and they stoped he can probably speak to bass that’s why he catches so many big bass

[@haydenbarnett4491]

Random question for you guys… do y’all keep the mapping card in your unit(s), or do you take them out of your unit(s) when you leave the water?

[@baso0311]

lifted jigs makes some of the best ned ewg hooks. 1/0 and 2/0 hooks bunch of different weights and colors. Dont get me wrong, love the zman stuff and their nedlok but sometimes you need a longer hook length without also increasing the overall weight as well.

[@toddsegravesfishingandfitness]

In the summer I take a trd (or big trd) and ditch the ned head and do a tiny child rig. Much more weedless than the weedless ned heads.

[@clintonbruning]

I have some z man versions of senkos, they should float a swing head as well too huh?

[@jeremytjensvold9936]

Any tips you can give me for locations on Clearlake with the water level down like 10' right now?

[@jacobphelps03]

Don't the mushroom style heads of the weedless version of the ned hooks you showed get caught up in grass? Z-Man makes a more "pointed" version that gets through the grass a little better. I think it's made for their swimbaits

[@ReactionGiants]

Try the UV colors, been great lately for night fishing 😅

[@austinholden2826]

I honestly have a hard time fishing a Ned rig and I have never caught a fish on one

[@tims_always_fishing7117]

I accidentally bought a pack of pit boss Jr and they look perfect for a ned

[@oldeschoolbob1022]

"Accidental Bassin' ?" Hmm..could be a KZbin channel in the making. 🙂 . Try them as jig trailers too.

[@seizedcarcass8440]

How good are the EWG Ned heads by zman? I’ve been wanting to try them out for a while now but haven’t.

[@logannewman4532]

The cicada whisperer. Can you come shut these guys up around my house?

[@danielspriestersbach4083]

I cannot wrap my head around what makes the big Ned rig you showed different then a shaky head. I started throwing some big worms after your video on it and those big worms on a shaky head look almost identical to the big worm on the weedless Ned rig. What am I missing?

[@deebz22]

I stopped buying ned regs and just started using beat up worms cut to size and add a worm rattle and been slaying in jersey since. To me the ned hook itself and the rattle r more important then the bait

[@cgravey]

What are your 5 favorite searchbaits in order

[@kevinbeaudean704]

Thanks Tim. I stretch my zman lures to prep them plus it gets me excited ! I'm just kidding it doesn't prep the bait.

[@leonardmartin5145]

I'm throwing deep cranks, big Texas rigs snapping tubes, a fish here a fish there right!!! Oh nooooo!!! Here's my kid showing the old man up with that darn ned rig!! Fish after fish after fish, deep, rocks. grass, wood shallow, humps doesn't freaking matter,lake st clair, lake erie, inland lake, rivers. IT DOESNT MATTER, HE KICKS MY ASS ALL THE TIME. NEG RIG IS DEADLY

[@kevinbeaudean704]

You stick to your guns, you'll show him.

[@philipekdahl4881]

Would a large senko work on a wobble head as well?

[@kevinbeaudean704]

It is the floating of the bait that makes it work so well..

[@joelangley1462]

Yes sir I like using the 7 in gp purple in my neck of the woods Piedmont N.C. area had a 27lb bag not so long ago

[@jesset6574]

Lost so many lures until the Texas rig

[@heathschwab]

I need get some them football hooks that head moves been on line getting in auctions for baits to give bunch kids thru kids fishing group. Getting ready to move so selling everything but fishing camping my knives collection my dads tools he gave me right before we lost him to cancer but cloths and TV rest selling buying baits gonna fish 2 spots in each state we drive thru. Once all my baits gone im retiring with my baits i use but hoping my yard sale goes good I need a lot hooks we go thru so many kids get 2 to 5 pks each 2 bass 2 brim 1 for crappie if they catfish that also but 5 max being cost alot now day. When started 15 years ago o had so much saved over the years. But thanks for the video just this year or end last year got ned baits to give looking for sales on them hooks also. But again thanks. I need find Chanel that just shows baits how to fish or rig up that way can show the kids at the lake. Ill have big tablet so can watch and see good. So deff save your video thanks and god bless.

[@MongoFishing]

Swing head is now considered a Ned Rig?

[@oldeschoolbob1022]

The Crabby Old Guy in me says that the term "Ned Rig" is being way over-used. A Ned Rig (Midwest Finesse Rig) is a small (3-ish inch) plastic on a light (1/16-ish oz.) jig head. It's not a swing head, it's not on a 1/2 oz. football head, and it does not use a full-size plastic. I get why the industry want$ to expand the definition, but I do wish we could come up with a different name for Ned Rig derivations, as I fear that, before long, new anglers will term any plastic on any bare jig head a "Ned Rig". Is it a huge deal? Probably not, but I do value the history and traditions of this sport, and I like to see them accurately portrayed to those new to the hobby. Hope this is something the TB guys take into consideration for future videos. Enough of that rant. Good luck out there!

[@MongoFishing]

@@oldeschoolbob1022 I agree. Its not that important in the grand scheme of things but it's no longer accurate once shakey heads and wobble heads become "Ned Rigs"

[@oldeschoolbob1022]

@@MongoFishing If you haven't, take a look at Ned Kehde's video about how the Ned Rig came to be. Great stuff. The industry has absolutely broadened the definition, and I get it, but I just hope that the true Ned Rig is not forgotten. I probably throw it more than most Florida anglers; just amazes me that fish can react like they do to that teeny bit of plastic.

[@joeys7519]

My buddies who just got into fishing were out fishing me on a ned it was embarrassing

[@Bruhman431]

Bro it’s 5 am 😂

[@MatthiasWorch]

These videos are most likely scheduled in advance, not published by a live person at that time.

[@19empire85]

Bro, there are different time zones....

[@andyb2604]

@@19empire85 😂

[@sbaner5]

I think my friends would laugh at me if I called that giant TRD a Ned rig…

[@stasylumbassist1]

Wat r chewing? Lol, I'm distracted... 💀

[@stasylumbassist1]

Gimme a chaw brotha

[@mattnash5159]

Tim thanks for the video but why do you constantly get distracted so easily? 😂

[@thomasdigney6517]

Sure hope you’re not standing in that Olympic size poison ivy on your left.

[@dipster14]

First

[@anthonyzuniga9908]

You talk to much show us how you fish it and catch a fish talk a lot

[@goodmanfishing]

Man don’t give up my nedlockz secret! A zman tickler on a nedlockz makes for a great dragonfly nymph imitator. Killer around grass.