With that, we began to fish. He quickly began reading the water and he read it right — a nice smallie hit his Ned rig, he played it right and netted it. It was about 15 inches, a very nice one.

I’d trust this reel to do with a wacky rig, shaky head, Ned rig, and a drop shot. The Avenger is strong, not too heavy, has a solid drag, and…costs under $50.

How We Tested the Best Spinning Reels Pooling all our resources together at Field & Stream, the team and I were able to call on several spinning reel manufacturers, including Daiwa, Shimano, Abu ...

If you want to fish sub-surface, finesse fish the bass in shallow weed cover with a Ned Rig, Whacky Rig or swim bait. There are many great soft plastics that will leave you with a bent rod and smile ...