I feel like before your videos, I was bass knowledge poor and now from your videos, I'm bass knowledge rich lol. Really appreciate your honesty and willing to share info.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Happy to help!

Good god man! Try wacky riggin' a pine cone or something! Lol There's enough out there to give THAT thing a hard pass! Lol Thanks for showing us, Matt!

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

HAHAHA

@paulbuchan4486

2 жыл бұрын

😂

Hey Matt, I’ve tried running silicone strands through senkos and different styles of Ned rig baits and it doesn’t seem to increase the bites. But you are probably right that it might attract larger fish. This might be a bait that will catch more fisherman than fish.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

i kinda think so

My dad used to say one could put a hook and a line tie on a short pencil and, sooner or later would catch a bass on it if you fished it long enough. I put a lot of these style baits in that same category.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

i tend to agree with that

I caught a small mouth on the first cast at a place I have never had luck before. I really like it.

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

Nice!

Hmmm...... use it as the follow up bait if one swipes and misses the toenail crankbait...lol. On second thought, wall that thing it'll make good swag. The Poland cricket looks to be better quality plastic. Thanks for the vid.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

the toenail crankbait crushes!

It's meant to be fished weightless. It's good for bed or tossing onto rock structure and beds. Crazily enough this bait can be walked like a topwater but under the surface.

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing

Glad I saw that bushy thing. I was plastics shopping and was going to buy some. They are bigger than I thought! I bought some Boss Grubs and Stunna's though. Great Video!

@erichoffman2014

2 жыл бұрын

my last order same 2 baits as you, ironically

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

awesome!

Thank you for the video brother

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

You bet!

I really like the texture and green pumpkin u can never go wrong with for color. You could even fish it weightless while Texas rigged,but jam or shove lil pea split shots in em in various places. Hell even make em rattle too

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing

You should try the Deps Cover Scat. It’s another strange one but it really works

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

ill check it out

Geecrack makes really good soft baits IMO. I'm using a lot of JP baits and the Imoripper 95 (the same of the Imokamushi without skirt) rigged with a 5/0 hook with a split ring is an excellent bait to fish weightless. You need to twitch and pause that thing and let it fall, it falls horizontally and has a sharp darting action when twitched. I use shad colors with a moderate to fast retrieve and red or pumpkin near rocky spots with a slow one for crawdad eaters. The Cover scat by Deps is the same concept, two of the most underrated soft jerking baits

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing!

Geecrack I awesome the bellows and bellows sticks.catch anything on a hard day they alwayse work for me good scent to definitely recommend.....

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing ill check them out!

Definitely interesting bait. I remember u running tensle through your worm. I haven't seen them yet. I think it's worth putting in more time sense you have already started spending some time with it. I personally wouldn't buy it at moment just because I feel like I could modify existing beds I already have to be similar. Interested to see what everyone else that has fished it says.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

i do run tinsel and skirt material through baits but this tis a little overboard IMO

I'm pretty sure that bait was designed on Mars lol it seems like at first glance you say to yourself I have to try it! Lol I'm not sure if that would work in my waters or not but I believe I will give it a shot, thanks for sharing Matt!!

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

good luck!

YES ITS WORTH THE TIME... I cut some of the skirt off sometimes, thats a good bait you may of just needed to trim it a little, I wil cut all the skirt off the top half and leave the bottom half, sometimes Ill trim the skirt length as well.. Try it

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

good information thanks for sharing!

Whoa! Might get some to try it lol

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

give em a try

For the ned rig go with the 40 or 60 size floating model, in the last probably 6 hours of fishing with i caught 6 smallies all over 4lb including two 4lb 10oz fish But ive also caught good numbers of fish to, try it weightless on a 3/0 wide gap around structure or shorten it up on the ned

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing

I’ve not tried either of those baits but the tail reminds me of one of my top go to baits, the GYB Shad Shaped Worm. The straight pin tail looks like no action but in the water on a dropshot or shakeyhead the little tail never stops dancing around. I never tried it on a Ned rig but I’m sure it would rock.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

probably

Because I fun fish I personally prefer baits that draw a larger size fish over baits that tend to target numbers. I definitely will plan on trying it next year. Thanks for your review.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Well said!

We’ve been using the Imu and tested it with the ika in its cast abilities ? The Imu cast way farther and it’s much more arrow dynamic and doesn’t catch to much wind . Caught plenty of fish and it’s a perfect for shore/night fishermen and the scent ? Smells like Fritos .🙂

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing

Agreed, looks pretty heavy and a large profile. Maybe do a double blind study of the Gee-Crack vs your Polish bait with some skirt material added. I think I'd like the Gee better if it was smaller and more bug-like.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

i think im going to trim it down a little and give it a few more tries

I never would have thought a Deps Cover Scat would work but they do..... I started to buy those this past Saturday, now I wished I would have given those a try

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

interesting

@mnieliw

4 ай бұрын

Scat is a killer plastic. 👍🏼

Hey Matt just started watching cuz Randy Blaukut mentioned you. Think your content is great! Was wondering if you could do some videos on spotted bass. Really in depth stuff if you got it. Not many talk about it on KZread. Thanks and fish on!

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Great suggestion!

Instead of using a large swimbait for a kicker, use that! lol. We've done this with Ned but only a few strands

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

yep

I will second the Deps Cover Scat comments in a huge way! That bait will flat out catch ‘em in pressured situations. You can fish the 3.5” like a jig-especially in rocky areas-and it will not get hung up. I’ve also whacked ‘‘em on the 2.5”. Put that on a Ned head and go fish a bridge abutment. Guaranteed bite!

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

interesting thanks for sharing

IT'S A KILLER Matt... don't give up on it yet. It shines as a weedless bait, Texas rigged weightless it skips phenomenally. Because it has good weight to it already it casts well, skips well, and has a decent sink rate. I use it primarily to hit under low branches and laydowns. Also, Geecrack makes the imo ripper which is almost the same but w/o the skirt strands, and the yam stick longer, lil thiner, less weight (fishes like a fluke) also a killer weightless. FYI... love your channel content.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome feedback! thanks for sharing! ill have to give it a few more tries!

So, last year I went through all my Bass tackle and ended up actually selling over $500 of baits that I’m either not confident with , just taking up space and trying to get back to the basics and fish my strengths…the last thing I need is a Ned rig with an afro! 🤣

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

hahaha

Close, I've used a plastic worm (6") with jig skirt material through the first two inches of the worm head for spawning bass. This was back in the 70's!

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

interesting

@B.A.Bassangler

2 жыл бұрын

HA...just like music, politics, and movies...no new ideas. Thanks for sharing, your idea is a keeper!

Great topic! The way that I like to think about these baits is similar to the way I think about a swimjig setup. Stay with me here. Have you ever trimmed a skirt down, so that little bits stick out, and breakup the profile? I think that is why this works. It is imperfect, just like the profile of natural prey. Nature is messy. Does that make sense, everyone? Please tell me if I'm thinking about this the wrong way. Thanks for the videos.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

i cant argue with you

For me it works best weightless around grass

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing!

I would make mods before giving up on it. Thanks for the review. I like making mods to existing baits, and it seems manufacturers are joining in on the fun.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

I agree 100%

I don't know if you will get this comment. I recently tried the Imo Kemushi for the first time. I used the 60mm size rigged Texas style with a small nail weight in the center. I had great success. The fish attacked this little thing. I caught over 20 bass on it. I found this video by doing a search on KZread for Imo Kemushi. I think it will be killer in the spring.

@MattStefanFishing

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing

I asked a Japanese friend of mine how he fishes this bait in Japan. He said to fish it in deeper water, 10’+. Let it sink to bottom and twitch it like a jerk bait. I am going to buy a pack and give them a try soon!

@MattStefanFishing

6 ай бұрын

Interesting

I have bought four packs of these during the TW sale. I haven't tried them yet as it is too cold. I feel that this bait might work in the Spring as fish here in VA have never seen anything like it.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

could be a great spring bait

Hi Matt. Nice video, thank you. A little correction, FISHUP is a Ukrainian company, not Polish. You can find the information on the package.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

thanks for the correction! I should have looked closer.

I use the normal Imo ripper because it casts so well. It lets me reach spots that no one can reach weigthless in ponds where only bank fishing is allowed.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

good point

I bought the IMO Ripper same bait without the tentacles. I did not fish it long enough to have an opinion. It does has a high salt content and falls fast! First bait like out of Japan was The Deps “Cover Scat”, then came the Fish Arrow “Big Poop Stick”, then Greecrack “IMO Ripper” now this bait! I will say this bait hooked the tackle geek in me 🤷🏼‍♂️

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

me too!

The way Geecrack recommend fishing it is on an EWG hook, weightless for suspended bass due to its massive salt content.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

interesing

Take a look at the namazu from nishine Lure works. It's a baby catfish type stick bait but there is something about the way it moves. It's heavy and very salty but so incredibly soft. It's a 5 inch bait and smallmouth smoke it, very aggressive strikes. It's such a simple looking bait but it just works. If you haven't already seen them please check them out, i really think it would be right up your alley.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

ill check it out

You could always try trimming some of the spindles down to appeal to the SMB’s more. Just my first thought when I saw it.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

yep i thought about that

Nothing in nature looks like that so i don’t think so but I appreciate the video 🙏

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

nothing looks like a bubble gum worm either...just sayin'

@tommywalker741

2 жыл бұрын

@@MattStefanFishing True but those have been proven to catch fish so maybe give it time and we’ll see thanks 🙏

New sub 💪🏿 I’ve been making my own like this for years

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

I follow some guides on lake biwa that throw it a lot, been interested myself.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

and they are catching fish on it?

i bought this last month during the tackle warehouse sale but i live in massachussetts and there is ice on everything just looked so wild i though it would be cool to throw something i know fish have never seen.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

its definitely different

Matt, you could salvage the bait by select pulling some silicone off, and make it look like a Hellgramite. I’ve done it to crawdad color Ned baits. That’s just me, being thrifty.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Thats actually what I was thinking

Try the Geecrack 8inch bellows stick in all chartreuse. It's my favorite soft plastic.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

ill check it out thanks!

Omg what else is coming! Let's step back in time zooms salty ring worm annihilation a Ned head ! I had to get that out there before the Gill nation arrives tomorrow!

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

hahaha

Power Ned? Could be the finesse version of a giant glide bait, doesn't catch a lot of fish, but only a big fish is going to have the confidence to whack it. Where I live (central Indiana) we don't get many bass over 5 pounds, but I might buy a pack to try them anyway because there's almost zero chance that the fish around here have ever seen anything like that before.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

i think it a better pitching bait then ned rig honestly

Might be an interesting bed fishing bait…..

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

i thought the same

Lake Ontario Smallmouth like it on a jig head, especially the larger ones.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

nice to know!

This IMO have another product call imo ripper, which is same thing without the skirts, also they have imo ripper tiny which is finesse version.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

cool ill check them out

It would probably work on a jig head/ned head. I would probably try to fish it more like a Deps CoverScat. Soak it on deep structure for a long time…

@Cochran53

2 жыл бұрын

Rigged weightless. I don’t think I have the patience for it, but it seems like an effective technique.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

could be thanks for sharing!

UFO bait company.. that thing looks wild. I’m a plain ole TRD or small craw type bait person. I am interested though in how you thread the material through your baits though.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

you can do it with a sewing needle

@ScruffyCityFishing

2 жыл бұрын

@@MattStefanFishing the wife is going to be thrilled when she finds out I’m not really fixing buttons. 😂

Sweet video Sir !!! I was wondering if you had a link to the Fish Up bait that you use for purchasing

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

i do not just google it and it should come up

Matt I would like to see a breakdown of Cumberland Lake for smallmouth.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Already completed! Here is the lake cumberland breakdown i did on smallmouth fishthemoment.com/winter-lake-breakdowns-matt/lake-cumberland-kentucky-winter

All I do know is that I can smell that through my phone 😂😂😂

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

haha

The first bait you showed almost looks like a micro version of the yoto worm.. I bet that thing rips em. Idk about the other contraption though..

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing

It reminds me of the depps cover scat which is super good. I caught 15 bass in 3 hours yesterday and my buddy caught 10.

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

very cool!

Did you have a chance since this video to put more work in with this bait? If so, what's your thoughts on it now? Appreciate it and great channel with very helpful content

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

I have had some more success with it!

OMG, that is the craziest thing. Have not seen a bait with that many appendages.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

i wonder how long it takes to make it

Big fish bàit fished in a grass jungle .I'm a largemouth guy (sorry) fished weightless hook of pros choice. It catches big ones !

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! thanks for sharing!

hmmm...bladed jig crawler with short quick hops?...nah, think I still like the Polish bait better for that too.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing!

That is a very odd looking bait, but that is what I usually go for on my highly pressured lake. I wonder if you took a really small drill bit and hollowed it out a little if that would help🤔 or is it not solid plastic?

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

oh its solid plastic

C'mon man! Don't be letting the wind out of my sails. I saw these and bought them about a month ago and thought they are just crazy enough to work. It's cold here in NY so I have to wait until spring to try them. Between dashing my hopes for the next big secret bait and not winning the 20k subscriber drawing, it was not a good week for me on the channel. LOL Just messing with ya. Love the channel and appreciate all the info. I hope next year you have 120k subscribers!

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry! But i did catch some big fish on it. Im going to give them another try so I think you should too!

Looks like a Florida flippin' bait to me. Got one in Junebug?

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

I dont but they have similar ones

If I was a fish, I'd be scared of that thing lol. Kinda scared of it anyway.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

hahaha

It's one of those baits it has It's time and place. Keep it in the arsenal break it out when you need to. Like you said you caught a large mouth in a spot that you usually don't so it did its job.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

for the largemouth and one smallmouth but not much else.

Never seen it never tried it. I'd still try when the conditions are right. 4 fish over 4pds that's pretty cool

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

yep

That would scare me. Lol

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

haha

I've never seen that bait before and it doesn't look like something that I would normally try. Something else I seen that I wonder about is the Fish Head Primal Vibe chatterbait with an underspin to much flash , gimmick , or money ?

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

not sure

Im gonna try it on lake michigan smallmouth

@MattStefanFishing

6 ай бұрын

Go for it

Looks like it may have started as a salt water Lure? Sometimes curiosity gets the bass. Idk Ned rig it? That’s a tough decision

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching!

What size tanta do you usually throw for Ned applications?

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

the both sizes

It’s a big fish bait for sure

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing!

Never tried that one but reminds me of the deps cover scat have you tried that one?

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

ill check it out

Dude….. I hardly use sticks anymore because of these. I don’t ned it, I rig it backwards on a 3/0-EWG weightless. Slow roll with a quick snap and stop. They are crack to smallys. The GY ika too. I catch tanks on em non stop! I literally just dropped $ on ika’s for when we warm up. In spots where I constantly catch 2+ little smallys on neds…. These and the ika out produce 3x, and pigs too. I run em on a 3k vanford on a 7’ med St. Croix. They are much more productive in rivers and creeks. But they work in ponds and lakes like hell too. These catch fish!!

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

awesome! thanks for sharing! Im glad someone with a bunch of experience with it gave some feedback!

You should use them as a prize in a give away! I wouldn't buy it, but if l won it in a give away I'd chuck it around 🤣🤣🤣

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

haha

That thing is freaky. It looks like a cross between a centipede, a palmetto bug and arachnis deathacis. Imo Kemushi probably means “scary ugly spider bug worm”.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

hahah i think you are correct

Make those out of shirt material I put through the fat ika or grubs and pitch them. Guess my secret is out.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

interesting

@ct5465

2 жыл бұрын

@@MattStefanFishing skirt strands can put in any soft plastic with a fly making wire tool. You could turn that one you like in this video into the same thing but exactly how you want it. Takes literally minutes.

I just don't know if I see how it would be that effective. It's so stiff and awkward to me. But I'm not a fish so I'd probably give it some more shots, but I wouldn't put a ton of time in it.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

some people love it

That thing is crazy looking. I don't think I would use it.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

its crazy looking

I believe these bait makers are thinking way out the box just thinking of how to entice these evasive fish, but the thing is I believe you beat any of these baits if a fish is hungry or is being bothered it will grab it! But to me it looks like a tube on steroids with a bad hair day and I just might be what it takes and some lakes for that to be that lakes best bait, like I told you before Brother, appear in Maryland a lot of Keitech swim baits and frogs with the rage tails and jerk baits when you take sproe and other big dollar baits you might get lucky and catch a 67 pounder but that thing does look like it might scare fish that’s my opinion but who am I another man on your channel Trying to learn thank you again brother

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching!

I don't think skirt material is necessary on a Ned rig- it's a bait that's known for being hit while it's dead sticked- no movement at all, just a small profile sitting on bottom. The skirt material will move and flow in the current giving the illusion of secondary movement I suppose but- like I said, don't think a Ned needs that. Nor does the profile generally need to be bulked up or broken so- I just don't see it myself but- I guess the only way to know is to give it a shot. I guess when you make a living fishing investing time into a bait is just that, an investment so- if you're not feeling it, I would cut it loose. Too many other good options you know you can have confidence in.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing

Looks like Fido ate some pine needles….

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

hahaha

🤙🏾🤙🏾🤙🏾🤙🏾🤙🏾

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching!

I wouldn't use that GCrack, JMO. Looks like a bait that's tangled with weeds or grass.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

yep

There's a lot of baits that are just gimmicks, I think that every time I go to bass pro, ppl trying to make some $ on a bait that doesn't work that good, or at all, it gets expensive trying all those baits, that's why it pays to read reviews let someone else take a risk!

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

I agree

How do you order those Tanta baits?

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

fishuplures.com/en/products/

@paulbuchan4486

2 жыл бұрын

@@MattStefanFishing I was on the website earlier but there’s no where to add bait/colour to shopping cart. Also sorry I missed you at my Ontario Kayak bassmasters meeting on Tuesday.

@paulbuchan4486

2 жыл бұрын

@@MattStefanFishing sorry to bug you again. Do you recommend the 2.5 or 3.5 for smallies ? In your video we’re they the 3.5? The fish up ppl told me to buy them on EBay👍

Bro, I have been to 4 World Fairs and 3 Mule Skinnings, And I have never seen anything like that. And That's a Ned Bait?

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

haha yep

WHAT IS THE LINK FOR THE ONE FROM POLAND?

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

i dont have it off hand

"Imo" means potato and "Kemushi" means caterpillar in Japanese. I guess the body is shaped like a potato and those tentacles make it look like a caterpillar. Geecrack claims that their SAF material is an original blend of salt and amino acids that have smell and taste that bass are attracted to. I have a lot of confidence in Berkley PowerBait MaxScent, but I've only used Geecrack Bellows Gill so I can't say I have a lot of confidence in their SAF material yet.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing! The name makes a lot of sense to me. I can see how its like a caterpillar. thanks!

Throw it wieghtless,kills around spawn time weightless

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

ill give it a try

that bait was designed to be fished weightless over rock at least the all the japanese people i have seen were all fishing that lure like this

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

interesting. thanks for sharing

Reminds me of that Nories creature , I don’t like it

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing!

@SpookyRedz

2 жыл бұрын

@@MattStefanFishing anytime bro keep em coming too

That's a great looking bait, but results speak loudly. I would think that it would be a great river smallie bait, but the results need to be there.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

give them a try. im not sold on it yet

First impression is I’d never buy that. IMO though is that when a bass is hungry they will eat anything that moves. I like to try foods I’ve never had before. I’m sure fish would give it a shot since they’ve never seen anything like that.😂😂😂

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

i think a lot of fish bite out of curiosity so maybe thats why some bite this.

Too me, this is just like buying a packaged up jig with a full skirt. What’s the first thing you reach for. Scissors, just sayin

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

haha

I don't know ...it looks like a need rig got caught in the weeds.

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

maybe thats what they are going for

I have not used neither

@MattStefanFishing

2 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching