To anyone who has never used a Ned Rig, it is just a short piece of plastic on a light jig head. Nothing special right? The only thing special about it is just how effective it is. While any plastic can be used, the baits sold by the Z-Man company have an advantage. The elaztech material is extremely durable and buoyant. When used with the light, mushroom style jig, it stands up in the water instead of laying flat. Few can explain exactly why this simple rig catches so many fish especially when other normally effective baits on some days come up empty. I fish with several talented fishermen and everyone of them dismissed the Ned Rig when they first saw me using it. At the end of the day, after I outfished them, they started taking it more seriously. One of the knocks on the bait is that it can be a small fish bait. Part of that might be true but it catches big fish as well as small ones. It’s a finesse presentation, best used on spinning gear with light line. If you are a person who like to catch numbers of fish, you cannot afford not to have these as one of your go-to baits.