Using a Ned Rig to Capitalize on Midwinter Bass

With the current Arctic Blast that blew by way of Southeast Louisiana, bass anglers who select to go fishing could have to regulate their method to swimsuit the colder temperatures. Corey LaBostrie of Lacombe, LA has made that adjustment and it’s paying dividends in Bayou Lacombe. “When the water temperatures are within the higher 40s I do know it’s a Ned Rig sort of day,” LaBostrie mentioned.

On his final journey, he launched his boat on a chilly morning that noticed temperatures within the 20s. Labostrie fished the primary canal alongside the drop-offs and began catching bass, nonetheless, the fish had been a bit on the small facet. “The primary 10 bass I caught I used to be solely in a position to maintain one,” he mentioned. LaBostrie was utilizing a 1/6 oz. Ned Lock jig head made by Z-Man. “I like these Ned Lock hooks as a result of they’re quite a bit harder. I can maintain a redfish…I can maintain an enormous catfish…and I can maintain an enormous bass with out it stripping out,” he mentioned.

When fishing with a Ned Rig, LaBostrie makes use of a 4-inch Z-Man Finesse Worm within the Junebug colour. “12 months in and yr out I catch nearly all of my bass through the winter with this set-up,” he mentioned. I simply jig it sluggish, they usually had been selecting it up. I like this Ned Rig set-up with the uncovered hook as a result of generally you received’t even really feel the chew so it’s simpler to hook them,” he mentioned. LaBostrie slowly raises his rod which lifts the bait off of the underside. He mentioned generally you don’t even want to maneuver the bait. “That jig head will stand straight up making that worm rise up as effectively. The presentation is certainly one of a form when that worm stands up on the underside,” LaBostrie mentioned. After catching quite a few small bass his luck modified as he made his approach south on the bayou.  LaBostrie is an admitted “Meat Fisherman” and was in a position to deliver house a 10-fish restrict of what he refers to as “Groceries.” Oh yeah…there have been just a few that made the grocery checklist right this moment,”

Keith Lusher

Keith Lusher is an award profitable out of doors journalist that resides in Covington, Louisiana. He owns and operates NorthshoreFishingReport.com and writes a weekly out of doors column for the Slidell Unbiased Newspaper. He additionally writes for the St.Tammany Parish Tourism Fee’s LouisianaNorthshore.com and Louisiana Northshore Discover Journal. He’s the previous host of The Northshore Fishing Report Radio Present and is on the board of the Louisiana Outside Writers Affiliation. Keith contributes to quite a few publications each on-line and in print and prides himself on selling South Louisiana’s distinctive fishery.