I just started last year bass fishing from the bank because I don't have a boat. I found out that at least 90% of your videos works from the bank to.thank you Matt for helping us all.

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

yes they do!

@Johntom2k

Жыл бұрын

I am the same way as Bob. I fish a Texas Rig with a unpegged weight all the time. Great video and great channel!

Thanks Matt. I’m self taught and challenged angler. This is one of the best explanations of how to retrieve. Way more valuable than others video’s just showing fish catches.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! thanks!

@rocketsurgeon1746

2 жыл бұрын

Most of us anglers are "challenged" :)

@rogermurphy1548

2 жыл бұрын

@@rocketsurgeon1746 lol

Sounds like you covered most of the ways I fish a Texas rig and then some! Keep them tips rolling 🎣

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Ill keep making them if you keep watching them!

#1 Bass Fishing channel on the tube ! Who says it ain't...... Matt Stefan sir thank you again info is priceless.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Wow! thank you!

The cat analogy is spot on. When I’m changing baits or line or whatever on a rod, my cat is dialed in on my rod tip (I live in a small home I keep my fishing gear in the house). Any sudden movement, say letting the bait drop to test the spool tension, and my little guy is on it. Started noticing fish act the same way even small baitfish will react to baits the same way cats act. Edit: my cat has never actually got the bait I’m more attentive than that.

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

thanks!

@blaizecross5661

10 ай бұрын

Yeah Ive noticed that with my cat too. Its gotten to the point where I have a second pole for him (It has a cat toy on the end thats attached by a swivel) so that way he can bat it around and wont grab my pole (which usually has a hook on it)

@johnb3685

Ай бұрын

Now thats what I call catfishing

Really liking these technique videos. Helps to see where I'm missing the boat on some retrieves and think more outside the box. Thank you

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Great to hear!

Your comments about the cat, and a bass is SPOT ON 😅😅😅😅!!! I try different retrieves based on my cat chasing my lures in the house.

@MattStefanFishing

10 ай бұрын

That is awesome!

@ricothepoolboy1758

2 ай бұрын

Yep, solid tip. It's not necessarily the movement, but the pause that drives them nuts.

Thank you for taking the time out of your day to make this video, really appreciate it.

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

thanks for watching!

These are some great techniques and your demonstrations out on the water are great! Thanks Matt for a great video!!

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

you bet!

Your comment about cats was interesting. I have two Siamese cats and I started playing with them with a practice plug. I immediately noticed that the same techniques I use for Texas rig fishing triggers reactions from the cats. I began experimenting with different plug movements and learned a few things about predator instincts that have helped my bass fishing.

@MattStefanFishing

4 ай бұрын

Awesome

Gotta say, I like that cat analogy. Great way to think about it

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

its so good! I wish i had thought of it sooner

@busteroaks402

2 жыл бұрын

@@MattStefanFishing your channel too, eh Matt?! These guys just won’t go away

I absolutely love Texas rigging a Twin Tail Hula Grub and not pegging the weight. Works so well in so many scenarios. Plus a non pegged 10” worm deep is awesome too. Great tips as usual 👍👍👍

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

I agree with both of those!

@BigDirtDawg

2 жыл бұрын

that’s almost all i fish. Have caught several 6 pounders off the bank in the last month. 10.5” zoom ol monster unpegged bullet weight

@pololuvv8223

Жыл бұрын

huh i never tried to texas rig a hula grub i always use them on football head jigs, catch big fish so im gonna try n texas rig it

Absolutely very much 100% I agree with you, I personally got all my fish by popping it exactly like the way you show. I hope they listen to you and they can see about of fish they can catch. Also thats true about not pegging it. Thank you Matt it was one of fish catching tips for every angler.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

thanks so much!

Great video just got onto the Texas rig love how it effortlessly goes through cover and grass without snagging

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

its a great technique!

Matt you provide informative information and explain it well, keep up the good work

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, will do!

Wow! Information explained so precisely! Well done learned more in a few minutes then six months of fishing! 👍

@MattStefanFishing

10 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Great info Matt, thanks for the pointers on the TRig.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching!

I’ve never really fished a Texas rig very much before this year and I caught my first Texas rig fish this year. I’m making a concerted effort to use it more, along with a few other baits, to gain confidence in it. Thank you for the great info.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

its a great technique!

Hey Mr staffan thanks for the great tips on Texas rigs I never knew how to use it properly. GOD bless you and your family your pal fisherman Mike.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

you too! thanks for watching!

Simple and no fluff! Excellent info Matt

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

You bet!

Awesome video! I fish the banks here in Ontario, Canada and recently switched to my plastics for the summer. This a great video on retrieves. I feel like I could always do better in this area of fishing. Thanks for the post and have a great summer☀️😎🎣

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thanks, this will certainly improve my bite to cast ratio. I've neglected to "bump" it and will incorporate your tidbits. Keep em' coming.

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

awesome!

I love the retrieve videos. Thanks for doing these!

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

Always great to fine tune my bass techniques. Great teacher Matt. Thx.

@MattStefanFishing

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

Love this series man! Infinitely helpful

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

Great video, and tips Matt! Diffrent retrives on all baits is smart. Like you said don't just let it sink and drag. I've been bass fishing for 40 years. Almost 100 percent of all big tornament's are won like this. A few anglers do something diffrent with there baits, instead doing the norm.

@MattStefanFishing

7 ай бұрын

Exactly!

This year Matt is the first year that I’ve tried finesse fission. I’ve set an a lot on a lot of your videos and I’ve been working a lot lately and fishing! But listening to you, Brian Latimer, Jacob, Wheeler, and Randy. I step my game up big time I’ve never caught fish on top water frogs, I slowed my role, I got the zoom horny toad about eight or 93 pounders plus. And also I started Texas Rigging!!!!!😢 and I’m not gonna lie. I’ve been fission mats weed lines, and as you would say the horseshoe structure from underneath from point to point, I just been picking smallmouth off the ledge and I’ve been picking larges out of the shadow and I’ve been doing exactly what you’re saying a little pop here and there even with the Ned rig just a little pop, pop, and a little bit of sweet motion, depending on the type of bait that I got I can do a 7 o’clock to 1 o’clock pull up let it fall on its own with that action alone. I usually get my strike or soon as I move it again after I get my line in shape !!! I thank you for everything I guarantee if I was on a boat with you for one day he would say man this guy is awesome and I would gladly say the same thing back to you and I would also shake your hand and say thank you for the best experience because when people don’t understand if you never even fished a bass tournament, the pressure the marking out the structure it’s not easy it’s not give you a fishfinder and tell you. Oh, I’m a pro lol I know somethings make it easier, but I appreciate all the techniques and all the extra incentives you throw in there brother, I’m on Fishbrain and I’m a send you my name on your Instagram and you can see what I’ve been catching. Thanks again for everything. Sorry I haven’t been keeping up with the channel lately. I can admit that sorry brother but I’m always here to support.

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

thanks for your long time support!

I have a little fishing combo for throwing my cats' toys around the house. It's funny cause they react almost like a bass just like you said. One of them likes to take off with it so ill loosen the drag and let him take off. Ill spend 30 mins playing with my cats sometimes when im bored and can't get out to the water.😂

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

hahah!

WOW!!! That's the first time I've heard someone else use my analogy between bass and cats. I've been saying the exact same thing for years when trying to explain what a reaction bite is.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

it is such a good example

Very well presented! Thanks

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

thanks!

Thanks the #2 unpegged & #3 over grass is what I have a lot of in the hot summers around Lake Havasu! 👍👍

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

Good stuff!

Great video as usual, love your teaching.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

thanks for the support!

Thanks for another great video! Yesterday mikeybalzz posted a t-rig hack where you put a bobber stop on both ends of the weight so you can slide the weight up the line to create a quick Carolina rig. So simple but I would never have thought to do this.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

yep ive mentioned that in the past as well

Great video!!! Thanks for those awesome tips. Never thought of using the Texas Rig that way. Learned something new again.😀 Thanks Matt!!! Stay Safe & God Bless!!!

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to help!

Hope you’re doing well after the procedure you had done. Keep up the good work. Thanks

Great video……… Texas rig is definitely my “go to”……… never thought of the swim jig type retrieve…….. appreciate the info …… have learned a lot since subscribing……. Keep ‘em coming

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Great video I really enjoy these types of videos it’s very informational for me keep up the great work.

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, will do!

great video, excellent, I've never tried a Texas rig til about a yr ago, I'm trying the slow pops, and the slow drag, I have been pegging my weight, I'm definitely trying the free weight and the side sweep technique, thx Matt

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

Good luck!

New subscriber. Good tips on the Texas rig which I'm gonna go use right now. Thanks.

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Loving these types of videos. These retrieves will be noted and utilized.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

awesome! thanks!

Awesome tips. Thank you

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

thanks for watching!

Great info Matt and I always have liked fishing with the little pops that make it jump a little off the bottom, they react to that sudden jump… like you said , like a cat! lol!

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

absolutly!

THANKS AGAIN!!!¡ I used this technique on a very pressured pond Friday, and I caught a nice bass on my second cast

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

That is awesome!

As a servant to 3 cats, I now understand how to fish a Texas rig better than ever before 4:10

@MattStefanFishing

9 күн бұрын

haha

I normally will always work the bait by hopping it, on a ole monster worm I raise it up then let it fall, but you definitely showed me some retrieves I must implement👍

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

give them a try!

Thank you again for all your good stuff. I appreciate it. Thank you again.

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

Great tips as always, and nice lawn!

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 👍

Great tips. I already do this a jig why I have not done with with my Texas rigs. Thanks for sharing.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

You bet

Very precise professional presentation,new to bass myself,having retired to PORTUGAL, no freshwater bass in uk,caught well on drop shot,but hardly any on Texas rig,maybe because I was retrieving wrong.thanks.

@MattStefanFishing

9 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

your vids are becoming my faves!thanks man.

@franksancimino1297

2 жыл бұрын

Ray this guy is a star @ life @ fishing he gives us truck load of solid info. He's the ONLY channel I watch twice every time. Hope its worth his time.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

thank you so much! you keep watching ill keep making!

Hey man I just wanted to say thanks for the good videos you have been putting out. You teach and it makes sense. Good job. You and your family stay safe and I hope you win a few tournaments.💲

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Hank and I won a wednesday nighter last night!

Great job, will try them out.

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

good luck!

I really enjoy those vids. Thanks man!

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

Thanks! Going to try those techniques.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Good luck!

Dude this is a great video! Matt you are right, there aren’t many videos on Texas rig retrieves. I was guilty of the same old Texas rig slow drag and now that I switched up retrieves I’m getting at least 30% more bites. Thanks Matt! 👍🏼

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

Right on

I almost never peg the weight either....I think it gives it versitility like you said, and I also think that when the fish sucks it in, and starts swimming off, they don't feel the tension so they keep it. I feel like sometimes when they are finicky, if they feel tension on the line or the weight of the sinker, or something that's not right, they will spit it right back out. This is great info Matt! keep it up!

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

thanks for watching!

Great information and presentation. Thanks Matt😂

@MattStefanFishing

11 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Great video. As usual I learned something new. Thanks

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it!

I love how you compare bass to cats :) I've learnt more than a few things today - Thanks !! :D

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Happy to hear that!

The TR had dropped out of my arsenal and you got me riggin one up for a tournament this weekend. Thanks for the tips as usual.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Good luck!

Hey Matt thanks for the great video I enjoy jig fishing great key info matt . I like using rubber skirted jigs . God bless.

@MattStefanFishing

10 ай бұрын

Right on!

Hello Matt!! Love you Tips!! Can’t wait to watch every day. What is your guidance on how much weight to use for texas rigs?

@MattStefanFishing

15 күн бұрын

I prefer the lighter that better to get a slow fall. If that doesn’t work i go much heavier to get a super fast fall. Just got to figure out what they want on that day

🍺Very nice tips Matt. I fish Texas rigged plastics as much as anyone on the planet. 😊It’s my confidence bait for the last 35 years🤠. For me 85% of the bites come on the initial fall from the very well placed cast. The aggressive/feeding bass that are too far away from the original cast to get it on the fall will come over and check it out closely. Especially in clear water. The very first thing after it hits the bottom and you give it a second or two and the curious bass is looking at it is to give a quick handle turn. That quick dart will get you 5%. Then after a second or two give it a couple of quick pops of the wrist. That will get you 5%. Then for me it’s reel it in and cast again time. During that fast reel in is when you get your last 5% of your bites but more times then not that will be a different species. I can fish a soft plastic on top, mid depth, and of course the bottom. I just returned from a 5 day fishing trip and went thru 11 bags of Senkos. Docks, grass, beds, flats, it doesn’t matter it’s how I have learned to make bass bite and I can happily fish that way all day long.🍺.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

thats great information! thanks for sharing with us!

@robertcox9226

7 ай бұрын

The best thing that ever happened for us old line watchers is bright yellow braid. ( Always laugh a little when i hear guys argue which rod is more sensitive) at least 50%of my fish caught i never felt. The line would stop falling before it should . Always count a lure down.

Great stuff man. I'm going to try them tomorrow

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Have fun!

Thanks Matt .

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching!

As always good solid info. The 3rd one is my favorite for 7-10" worms.... and yes they biting a 10" worm in Michigan.... a couple places I fish for some reason they won't touch it.... oh well. Inland largemouth lakes. Thanks for the vid.

@basskirkster

2 жыл бұрын

Southerner Wisconsin largemouth love a 10” worm 👍 throw it a lot in the summer

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

northern bass eat up 10" power worms as easy as I do chocolate chip cookies!

THANKS, this is very helpful for me, I've been scratching my head trying to figure out why throw a Texas rig pegged. It seems like it's defeating the purpose, I feel if it's pegged, you may as well throw a jig.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

You bet!

great info matt!

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

thanks!

Great info man

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it!

I can’t wait for spring!!!!!

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

you said it!

Never thought of swimming it. Great info 👍

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Another great informative video Matt. The lakes I fish have zero vegetation other than a little standing timber that hasnt rotted away yet. There is no grass, weeds or mats so I almost never peg sinkers. Only when I vacation in florida do I ever peg sinkers. Are there any good reasons to peg a sinker on lakes without vegetation?

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

i wouldnt unless i was flipping bushes or super thick wood and the peg and bait separation was getting me caught in the bushes.

Thank you for the video.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

you bet!

Perfect explanation

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

Glad you think so!

Glad to know I’m actually doing something right! Pretty much the same three ways I fish my creature baits

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

Good stuff!

bass are indeed like cats, i use to tie a soft plastic, with a broken hook (no it didn't have a sharp end it was literately broken clean off because i had to cut it off with some wire cutters in order to get it off my back pack.) and throw it cross the living room, my cat would stare at it and think about pouncing it, and then the moment i would pop it, he would literately attack it. i started to use that same mentality with bass after seeing it, and noticed i would get alot more strikes, so if you're ever bored and you wanna practice, use your cat. i use to also practice dragging it across the floor and just observe how he would react and stuff like that. It was funny and cute but it did teach me alot to be honest.

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

AWESOME! THANKS FOR SHARING!

Love the retrieve series videos. Curious if your hook set is ever different during different retrieves for the same lure/bait. Great stuff Sir Stefan!

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

not really

Awesome video!

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Thank you. I have been retreiving too fast. Hahaha . Cheers bud. ❤ Craws for perch in England.... Canal fishing.

@MattStefanFishing

4 ай бұрын

Thanks

Very good video, Matt

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

thanks!

I like to yoyo my texas rigs and burn pause burn also. Also I do use the same retrieves that you showed.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

awesome!

Thanks that’s pretty awesome stuff to know

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

The cat analogy makes perfect sense!

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

thanks

I'm usually pegging my weight but sometimes I give the weight a few inches to slide back and forth and I leave the eye of my hook exposed so the weight can knock on it and create noise for more drawing power. Some people may not like their weight banging on their knot but it's no big deal with smaller weights. Just keep an eye on it.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

sounds good thanks for sharing!

Great videos. I had to subscribe. Very chilled and your head aint swelled up from you're own camera. I think you know what I mean. LOL Do you ever stick glass rattles in your plastics? I do when possible. Depends on the size of my lure.

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the sub! I do use glass rattles at times. but not always. Ill put it on my video list!

Thanks man!

@MattStefanFishing

11 ай бұрын

you bet!

Give me a rod and reel, a pack of offset hooks, some bullet weights, and a couple bags of plastics and I can literally catch anything, anywhere. I just proved you can even fish a Texas rigged stick bait in saltwater and catch fish.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

thats awesome!

Great tips

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

Great video 📹 👍

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

thanks!

Thanks Matt. I use 3/16oz weights (unpegged) and get 90% of my bites on my initial pitch. When do you use heavier weights to get that reaction strike?

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

in clear warm water post front conditions

I practice my pitching with my cat all the time. Definitely a lot more reaction strikes than when I fish!

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

That's awesome!

Hey Matt! Love the channel. What would you suggest as a best all around bullet weight for fishing a Texas rig in ponds?

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

1/4 oz

Thanks

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

thanks so much for the support!

Thanks for the xtra retrieve s

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

you bet!

WOW! I actually heard a comment I made on your video.👊🏾

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

haha! yep!

Thanks so much for this post! are you using the Zillion hd ?

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

Nope I use the abu garcia Zenons mostly

"Bass are like Cats," excellent description/explanation. Thanks very much.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Good ideas!

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

thanks!

I was taught to only peg texas rigs when fishing heavy cover. Texas rig is my top 1 presentation for Bass.

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

stick with what you have confidence in!

I never peg a weight on my Texas rigs but I often fish plastics on a jig rigged weedless.

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

sounds good