It takes a lot for tackle to impress me nowadays. I see and fish with the newest tackle each year and very rarely does it blow me away. I make a concerted effort to sift through the marketing jargon and discover whether or not it’s worth our readers spending their hard-earned money on.

I take that duty very seriously.

With that being said, I also consider it an obligation to spill the beans whenever I finally run across a product or technique that knocks my proverbial socks off. That’s what my job is about: Helping folks catch more fish.

So trust me when I say this: You need to be throwing the Ned rig. Yesterday.