
“As bass fans know, the Damiki Rig has been a money presentation for enticing shad-focused bass suspended in 15 to 30 feet,” says Nania. Recently, he’s guided clients to loads of spotted, largemouth and striped bass, wielding a concoction he calls the Ned-Miki Rig. Longtime Ned Rig fan Joey Nania, professional angler and Alabama based fishing guide, has devised a couple key mods to the presentation. Interestingly, the same simple motivation to catch more bass has inspired anglers across America to create unique and individualized versions of the Ned Rig framework-both in retrieve and the way they fasten a finesse bait to a hook. Day after day, season after season, it inveigles dozens and dozens and dozens of bass.”

“In the shallow impoundments we fish, none have been so fruitful as an exposed-hook, mushroom-style jig dressed with half a ZinkerZ or other finesse worm. “In years past, we’ve experimented with just about every new rigging refinement you can think of.” notes Kehde. To hear Kehde tell it, the bass-catching power of his “little jig” is so great there’s simply no reason to change it. Put him in the back of the boat with one of his finesse jigs, and he’s likely to whoop your butt.”
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Such modesty can be misinterpreted, but in Kehde’s case simply underscores the exceptional skill with which he practices the method known more broadly as ‘Midwest Finesse.’ Friend and former NASCAR driver Terry Bevins says, “Ned’s one of the best finesse anglers in the country. That’s just Ned being Ned: the fact the humble Hall of Fame angler would rather credit those other fathers of finesse-Chuck Woods, Guido Hibdon, Harold Ensley, etc.-than acknowledge his own momentous role in bass fishing’s backstory. Actually, the chances of Kehde going third-person like some Prima donna wide receiver are roughly the same as his odds of playing in the NFL. The legendary Ned Kehde isn’t likely to utter the phrase that’s made him famous the term for the rig that’s forever transformed the bass fishing landscape.


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