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When all else fails...
« on: May 10, 2021, 08:01:17 AM »
I figure if I really need to avoid the skunk I can pull out a shaky setup and catch some bass.  The last 3 trips that hasn’t been the case.  I have not been able get a bite on it.

Pulling out a Ned rig setup with any color TRD on it gets me bites.  I don’t understand why it is all that is working right now.  The fish are in staging, spawning and spawned mode.  Spinnerbait, crankbait, and swimbait  should be working but not for me.

Friday I took my neighbor.  We had a discombobulated trolling motor issue and had to spend a few hours on a road trip to a service center.  We didn’t get on the water until mid afternoon.

We threw spinnerbaits and swimbaits for an hour with no love at all.  We switched to Ned and caught 45 black bass ( including a meanmouth ) in 3 hours.  Nine of them were nice keepers.

I will be glad when the spinnerbait bite gets going.
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Re: When all else fails...
« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2021, 10:58:55 AM »
I can't catch a fish on the Ned rig to save my life. I have tried it a few different times. Not a single bite.

I love the shaky head setup. It usually catches me fish whenever I throw it.

With that said, I tried it for a short time Saturday during a tourney and had no bites.

What did catch me my fish was a 4 inch weightless Senko style worm fished in 2 feet of water or less.

I had 4 bites. Landed 3 of them for a 2nd place finish.

The weights weren't big, but a top finish is still a top finish  (giggle)

Sounds like Ned saved your day and you had lots of fun after all of the issues leading up to getting there. Good for you  (yes)

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Re: When all else fails...
« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2021, 01:07:18 PM »
You may not be fishing the Ned correctly.  Dead sticking was paying dividends Friday.  My neighbor couldn’t leave his alone.  He kept wanting to move it, additionally he had 8# fluorocarbon compared to my 6#.

I caught 32 of the 45 bass and 8 of the 9 keepers.  Slow was the way to go.  I only felt the bite on 3 or 4 of the fish.
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Re: When all else fails...
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Dead sticking was paying dividends Friday

Thanks for that tip. I will remember that.

With that said, we have very little water here with a clean, hard bottom. So weeds can be a pain in the butt when it comes to open hook presentations.

Again, though, if I move it less, it will be less apt to pick up weeds.  :thumbup:

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Re: When all else fails...
« Reply #4 on: May 10, 2021, 04:23:28 PM »
I'm the same, I have yet to catch a fish on the Ned rig.   After about 10 cast I give up on it.
I've even tried throwing it when I am actively catching fish on the shakey head and they wont bite it.
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Re: When all else fails...
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After about 10 cast I give up on it.

Same here  (giggle)

Maybe some day I will break the drought  (shrug)

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Re: When all else fails...
« Reply #6 on: May 11, 2021, 04:43:49 PM »
Patience patience lazy patience is what you need.  Also there is no rime or reason to the color they want.  I have 5 setups rigged for Ned with a variety of colors.  My favorite is Alabama craw but molting craw has been better not to mention Yoga pants.
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Re: When all else fails...
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Patience patience lazy patience is what you need.

It's funny that you say that. For some reason I had it in my head that because it's a tiny bait it would get bitten more quickly and more frequently than bigger, bulkier baits.

Not true, I guess  (shrug)

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Re: When all else fails...
« Reply #8 on: May 11, 2021, 10:21:36 PM »
Have you watched this?



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Re: When all else fails...
« Reply #9 on: May 16, 2021, 09:00:22 PM »
Have you watched this?





I did! It was at least two years ago. I think I need to watch it again  (yes)

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