Louisiana bass pro, Greg Hackney knows a little something about fishing aquatic vegetation for bass and has made a living doing so for years...
When you think about where Hackney is from, it's no big surprise really given the prevalence of grass beds present in the waters he has fished all his life.
Learning how to be better grass anglers benefits all of use since grass is the most common form of cover available to all gamefish including bass!
Following is the first in a series of videos by the "Hack Attack" where he answers the question...
A relatively new finesse bait called the Ned rig has been a staple of mid-western bass anglers for several years.
Though some believe it to be a modern adaptation of Charlie Brewer’s “Do Nothing” slider system, this little bait has a number of its own attributes setting it apart from early subtle bait presentations…
In its simplest form the bait utilizes a small (< 3″) soft stick bait with minimal salt content on a “mushroom” style jig head allowing the bait to stand almost vertically off the bottom when dead-sticked…
Want to know more? Check out the following video from the folks at Z-Man Products explaining the system in detail!
One thing for sure ...
When the fishing gets tough, so does the NED rig ... on bass that is ;)
