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15. The Ned Rig
Have you tried the Ned Rig?
A Midwest finesse style of fishing, also known as the "Ned Rig", has been smashing it in the US and thanks to a range of 'Ned Rig' plastics designed by US company ZMan Fishing Products and Australia's own TT Lures with their NedlockZ jigheads, Aussie anglers can now put this technique to work on our local species.
A modification of techniques pioneered in the US by angling icons like Chuck Woods, Guido Hibdon, and Charlie Brewer, the Ned Rig was conceived and brought to mainstream attention by Ned Kehde, an avid angler and veteran fishing industry writer from Lawrence, Kansas. Hence the 'Ned Rig'. Kehde's small jighead and plastic combo may look unassuming on the surface, but its slow fall and darting action are astonishing, almost always eliciting strikes in even the toughest conditions.