Missile Baits' NedBall Head

John Crews of Salem, Virginia, is the proprietor of Missile Baits. He has been a professional bass tournament angler since 2002, competing on the top-of-the-line Bassmaster and FLW circuits.

Several years ago, he began to periodically dip into the world of Midwest finesse fishing. And those dips eventually spawned Missile Baits’ first Midwest finesse creation, which was the Ned Bomb that Crews introduced to the angling world in 2019.

A small mushroom-style jig with a small hook is a predominant tool in the repertoire of the recreational anglers in the Midwest finesse world. But in Crews’ hands and his tournament needs, he found the small mushroom-style jig to be...

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