Quote Originally Posted by UpstateSC_Bill View Post
Well call me stupid. But I just recently after all these years learned the term "Ned rig". But I don't get the need for any special name. It looks to me like a simple jig head with a plastic body strung on it. It is the way I have always fished a jig with plastic body. I have been fishing jigs with a plastic body set up like that forever in all sizes. Why the name?
It’s been around for a very long time….I think since the 50’s maybe. Here is a little about it from LureNet.

Regards

The Ned rig is a finesse fishing technique that involves using small plastic worms, craws, or creatures paired with a light mushroom style head so it can easily float off the bottom. This rig was originally created by outdoor writer Ned Kehde and popularized in the Midwest – so the name Ned rig stuck because of him!