One of my favorite ways to drop shot is to wacky rig a 4 inch senko...this setup will catch them when nothing else will

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

Good one

@ianj3785

2 ай бұрын

Don't give away the juice... lol

@adammitchell3462

2 ай бұрын

@@ianj3785 I know man, that's something that I feel nobody else does,it boosts my confidence in high pressure situations

I would say a Ned rig. Like those it will catch all species of fish. Big ones little ones and numbers. Also very easy to fish. That was a good list and I definitely didn't expect a drop shot. But once you mentioned it I thought yep I can see that

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

Good obe

1.) A 7" green pumpkin ribbon tail on a Texas rig will catch big ones and flat out get bit because I believe not enough people throw them anymore. 2.) Drop shot a 4" Robo Worm. ( Hologram Shad, or Oxblood Red Flake) 3.) Keitech on a 1/4oz Owner ball head (Shad, Electric Shad Colors) Those are my 3 out here in California.

@MattStefanFishing

Ай бұрын

Awesome

Very helpful video. I struggle with what to have new anglers use… wacky and Ozark Rigs I had newbies use today. Something that keeps them interested and new anglers are not all the same.

@MattStefanFishing

10 күн бұрын

glad they worked

Matt, vmc spinshot drop shot may be easier to use drop shotting being they only have to buy the preferred hook and attach it to the main line and the built in swivel will help them eliminate line twist

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@patrickcotter945

2 ай бұрын

Is that similar to a Tokyo Rig?

@raybrenneman7240

2 ай бұрын

@@patrickcotter945 no, Tokyo is totally different

Thanks, Matt!! Agree 100%!!

@MattStefanFishing

Ай бұрын

Thanks

A few other beginner ideas are a tube, a chatterbait, a ned rig, and an old school topwater (popper, jitterbug)

@MattStefanFishing

Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

very informational, thanks Matt!

@MattStefanFishing

Ай бұрын

Thanks!

For inexperienced anglers I would have to say Weedless Ned rig and crank baits. Had my neighbor and his two teenage boys on the boat last evening for 3 hours and we killed it. Both those techniques and we caught 27 fish.

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing

I'd have to recommend topwater. Especially a chuck n wind type of retrieve/lure. Such as a whopper popper type or a lure that creates a ton of action. The blow up on a topwater is what got me hooked on bass fishing.

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

Lots of fun

A weightless texas-rigged senko would be my choice, especially in grassy lakes.

@MattStefanFishing

Ай бұрын

Good one

I agree with one and three . But I would say the ned over the dropshot . You can't fish one wrong and the numbers speak for it .

@MattStefanFishing

22 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

Great topic, Matt.

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

One of mine is a 4” sinko on a split shot. It even brought me a third place in a tournament in the calif delta on a slack tide. Great advice. Thank You

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

Yep

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

Good ine

Great advice!!! Thanks Matt!

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

You bet!

Thank you Matt, that’s helpful

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

Great advice, as always.

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

Glad you think so!

Love this video!!! Thanks for always providing great info!!!

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

Thanks. I've been using spitshot sinkers with a unweighted hairjig for quite some time for bedding bass

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

Sounds great!

Good tips Matt 👍

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

As the video began, my very 1st thought was a wacky rig, which is what I turn to on a slow day. 2nd was a small paddle tail, which is my go to search bait.

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

Awesome

My go-to is a Carolina Rig with a Brush Hog or 4" Senko style stick bait for dragging, then a buzz bait for the top.

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing

THanks.

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

You're welcome

I also like a texas rig. That was one of the first techniques I learned as a young angler. I still have tons of confidence in it!

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

Good i e

Thank you

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

You're welcome

I agree and would add a Texas rigged worm for category 4. If you use a weighted wacky jig head like the Gamakatsu wacky jig head, you can also fish your wacky rig along drop off areas - I caught 5 in an hour and a half tonight on the wacky jig head. I tried a squarebill, a shaky head, a swimbait and an underspin but I could only catch those suspended bass on a weighted wacky jig with a 6” worm tonight 😉

Great advice, Matt! We're right on with a small swimbait and a stickbait. I'll throw in Ned too. I'll make sure I say hi if I see you at Taps and Tackle, Metro Market or Guu's! Always great stuff.

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

Three of my local stops!

I think a swimjig could definitely be the alternative to the swimbait if desired and probably is my goto honestly where that bait tends to be more weedless, but yet still in many ways can provide the same look pending on how you outfit it, and really more of that immediate feel of the bite, similarly to the swimbait.

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

Yep

A swim jig is easy to fish not a big learning curve and it generates tons of bites. I definitely has become my confidence bait!

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing

Spinner bait, wacky worm and a crank bait. Great video as always. Spinner bait generates big bites from big fish and is probably the best as far as easy to use

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

Good call!

Spinnerbaits... My daughter loves them. Also beetlespinners.

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

Nice!

Spinnerbait is a solid starter presentation

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

Yep

Bought some Core hover rigs at Lake Fork today

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

Awesome

I caught a walleye on the 4inch zman hellraizer this morning at 4:30 am it attacked it like a bass

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

Nice

#1 swimjig goes everywhere catches a lot 2# frog like a sprinker something you just reel So exiting

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

Yes it does!

Nice Video! What about replacing the drop shot with the Tokyo Rig?

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

Give it a try

Thx, Matt! Do you drop shot in rivers?

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

Yep

My lake is almost always chocolate milk and windy. Will these work in these conditions? I always hear recommendations to go bigger and louder.

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

Yes

Matt what are your thoughts on spin shot type hooks

@MattStefanFishing

Ай бұрын

They are ok

Well I’m pretty old school been fishing since the late 1960s as a kid. In my opion you must be good at top water fishing .. And I’ll agree with soft plastics Texas Rig or Free Rig etc. After that crank baits , jerk baits , spin baits , jigging it’s all important . Frist would be top water and 2nd would be soft plastics. 3rd would be a jump ball. 🤔 Getting a tad off topic is casting . You really need to be proficient . I’m going into my 60s and my fishing lives and dies but the top water bite .

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

Agreed

How about a worm and bobber (float)? Not youtube glamorous but works.

@ChuckD-nn3bh

2 ай бұрын

Live bait! That was my first thought.

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

Yes it does

Wacky rig from the boat or the bank. It's simple and effective. My kids love them.

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

It’s a good one

What's the best baits to use for rocky rivers ?

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

Hover rig

Jigging spoon.

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

Good bait

Around here they start the kids off with Spinner baits and Beetle Spins, I like your choices better.

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

Those are good ones too

I'd have to throw in a weedless ned rig.

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

Good one

Off subject but do you put 2 split rings between the hook and the weight on your swivel head jigs?

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

Yep

@mikelembke5121

Ай бұрын

Thank you

I would have included spinnerbaits as well. JMHO

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

Good choice

Beetlespin and inline spinners. They catch everything, and nothing is easier to fish.

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

Yes they do

One of the most expensive parts of your terminal tackle is that weight😂, at least here in Ontario Canada. Tungsten 2-3 pack is close to $10-$12; converted, that’s about $6 your money, not our loony tunes money 😂😂😂

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

Haha

I would think out of all these, if someone would put in the time it would be a SENKO TEXAS, WACKY, NEKO, NED, WEIGHTED OR WEIGHTLESS. The Senko catches everything everything everything

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

Good picks

👍👍👍👍👍

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

Do you still guide Matt?

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

Not at the moment

Spinner bait Square Bill

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

Good ones

You could also give a 2 year old a wacky rig senko

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

Haha

Core tackle wacky shot ? When did that come out.

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

March

🍺👍.

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

Mines a fluke

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

Good one

Wacky rig Hover rig finesse tush

@MattStefanFishing

2 ай бұрын

Good ones!