greg_n_clayton
Senior Member
Any of you guys fished the ned head/z man jigs ? They look to me like they work very well for perch fishing finesse sizes.
I never heard of them until a few days ago. A guy had a good mess of perch he had caught with one. I wish I had ask what bait he he was using. The finesse stuff I believe would work with the smaller hook sizes. I think I will give them a try using my drop shot rod. The hellgramite looks like it might work as well up here near headwaters under the dams where you find live ones !I use them mostly for bass but I have caught the occasional crappie and perch off of them. I would think there are better alternatives for perch but since I don't fish for them exclusively, I do not know. I will say the Ned will put numbers of bass in your boat. Ive caught just as many using a 3" yum worm on them as I have the zman products although I will admit they do act differently underwater.
Yes. I fish for em regular. I am just searching for a artificial to catch em on.Does anyone catch perch consistently here in georgia with any bait? Seems like people get them randomly while fishing for other species.
I try the ned with the small TRD when they dont bite the shakeyhead.
Thanks for replying. I was really speaking of the ned head as a rig style. I have found a guy in Toccoa that will pour me some. I am after a hook smaller than a 2/0, which is the size most ned style jigs seem to have. I did see some 1/0 somewhere, but forgot where I was at !. I mentioned z man because my searching speaks of buoyancy of their baits to stand up.OP, yes the ned head would definitely work for perch, but it’s a little pricy compared to other jigheads. Ballheads can be bought in bulk for much less compared to the Z-Man heads. As for baits, the Z-Man TRD is a great multi species but may be a bit big for the average Georgia perch. 2” Curly Tail Grubs or Bobby Garland Baby Shads is what I would be using. Almost anything in the crappie aisle ought to catch a perch as well.