🍺My confidence go to bait is and always has been a 1/16th-1/8th ounce Texas rigged Yamamoto 5” THIN senko or a Yamamoto fat BABY craw. I fish it every time I hit the water. Works for me almost every time. If I could only have one bait/presentation that would be it.🤠

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

hard to argue with either of those proven fish catchers!

🍺My go to confidence bait my entire life and I fish it every time I go out is a 1/16th -1/8th ounce Texas rigged Yamamoto 5” THIN senko and or a Yamamoto fat BABY craw. It catches them almost always and many times some bigs.🤠

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

i dont think enough people use the thin senko. its a staple in northern waters, but the southerners dont ever use it

I’ve been doing t-rigs with 1/16 to 1/8 oz. For 40 years

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

awesome!

Co-anglers from the back of the boat have been doing this for years. 3/16oz is my go-to for the past 15+ years. In Indiana, if you can get a 5 bass limit, then you're in contention.

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

sounds good!

Great advice. Long ago, like back in the days of VHS, Woo Daves made a video called “Wormin with Woo” that advocated drowning like this and doing so on a spinning setup to get a pendulum free, natural fall.

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

ill check it out!

Hey Matt, you are dead on right about downsizing plastic for summertime bites, but you forgot about the most popular mini plastic and original little lure the 3.5-inch floating lizard, all types of bass love these lures, and I been catching them with this lure for over 40 years and they still work today!!!

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

thanks!

Really good tips on this video matt!!! I started fishing smaller baits around five or six years ago with compact jigs in clearer water and found that this works in all water colors with most all smaller plastic baits, its a winner for sure for me!!!

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

yes! love this!

Matt I fish on a highly pressured small body of water. I have been Texas rigging a finesse zoom trick worm on a 1/16 oz sinker and have upped my fish catches by 50%. It seems the smaller I go with the plastic the more bits I get. They are quality bites and not all small fish. Thanks for all your help

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

sounds good!

The 3” Pit Boss in Junebug has been great for me the past few years here in IL. This is a great video, thanks!

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

aawesome!

I've figured out how to turn a Texas rig into a totally weedless wacky and I have just been killing the bass on it. Probably close to 100 fish so far this May on my little rig. The bait reminds me of a piece of paper as it floats down and wiggles. It's all I've been talking about lately and I know people are probably tired of me talking about it at this point.

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

Nice! catch any wacky rigging a horny toad yet?

Thanks for the video. I've always fished smaller baits, just never liked big baits or heavy weights, with the exception of deep diving crankbaits. 1/16-1/8 oz worn weights and 1!4-3/8 jigs.

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

thanks for watching!

I love this technique. I’ve always used the baby brush hogs and baby z-crawls on a 1/8th oz and have great success. Great tip for sure

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

Nice!

Growing up I caught most of my 4+ lb fish doing exactly this. I used spinning setups to throw 6” worms on unpegged 1/16th oz worm weights and the bass almost always hit on the fall.

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

awesome!

I was using the pit boss probably 6 years ago. Loved it as a trailer on jigs

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

its one of my favorite plastics

Great tips! Have several of those and plan on using the 3/64 or 1/8th Hover Rig vs. Texas. Also, going to experiment around with placing the Hover further away from the front/head. A 3/64 should be light enough to place in the middle of a General or Zoom/Z-Man floating worm to emulate a wacky rig. Same rigging towards the middle of a flatter style bait should give it an even slower, more erratic fall. May be a bust but will keep you posted.

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

let me know how it goes!

The 1/8 oz and 1/4 oz Texas rigs with a 3 inch osp dolive craw, keitech little spider, or roboworm curly tail with 1/0 lite wire roboworm rebarb hook are baits my son and I catch a lot of fish on. Good stuff Matt!

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

awesome!

The zoom double ringer is a awesome bait I have caught alot of heavy bass using it

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

nice!

Matt I’ve been killing it on 2.4” 6th stroker craws and 2.4” eurotackle metacraws on #2 size ewg hooks not 2/0 and 1/16th oz tungsten’s. I’ve even went as small as 2” Great Lakes finesse snack craws on a #4 ewg. Dallas Fort Worth Lakes get as much pressure as anywhere and I’ve found tossing the smaller baits gets me bites like nothing else and doing it on ultralight bfs tackle is a blast. It’s really cool to see the pros are doing something similar 🤘🏽

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

im going to check them out!

@clintonbruning

Жыл бұрын

@@MattStefanFishing kzread.info/dash/bejne/eWmmspubka6aldo.html here’s a vid of a few of those baits in action 🤘🏽

Love this tip Matt! I’m definitely going to try this out, thank you🎣

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

Awesome!

Yes, I have been fishing with more finesse baits myself. I keep my spinning outfits out of the rod lockers because they tend to foul things up. I now have a dozen outfits. I fished for years and had only one. Times are changing. 😂 I use finesse crankbaits a lot now, too.

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

sounds good

3/16 has been my go to for over 30 years. In Florida I’ve gone to 1/16 on a lot of techniques as long as wind allows and I’m not needing to punch the real heavy stuff when I may have to go 1 oz or more

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

awesome!

I have had a lot of success with the Max scent Super trooper on 12lb line and a 16th oz weight. Also the Bitsy jig 16th oz with a lil trooper trailer works very well. And of course the Baby Rage craw.

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

its a good little bait!

I usually have 1/8- 3/16 tungsten weights on my texas rigs, also been using #2 split rings or a ringed hook for more movement. I'll have try out some of those baits for sure!

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

awesome!

I been throwing finesse texas rigs for years. I won a tourney where only 2 people got a limit last year using a tiny texas rig on a spinning rod.

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

nice!

Some of my favorites for that tech is Z-man finesse trd, little General, Nikko Fishing Zazza Hellgrammite, baby Rage Craw, zoom tiny fluke, and smaillie beaver. Most of the time I am using a 1/0-3/0 Gamakatsu Aaron Martens G-Finesse Heavy Cover Hook because I land 95% of fish I hook with that hook type. Also I have a snell knot on the hook and just straight retrieve. If I try to jack the jaw with my rod on a hook set 50% of the time I loose the fish.

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

awesome!

I’ve ripped em on a 3 inch with a 1/0 ewg in my home Lake.. definitely a confidence bait

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

nice!

Love your videos and the views we can see on the lake! Great quality and content to keep us engaged in your video.

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

It's crazy you mention this, I'm flipping a grub with a 1/8 oz weight, with great success getting them out the grass and around trees.

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

Love this!

The smallest dean Rojas fighting frog is an absolute killer! And the zman fattyz is incredible on a light weight Texas rig.

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing!

I’m gonna need to try some of these, I’ve always fished bigger profiles. Keep up the great content. Good luck in your next tournament!

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

awesome!

Take a 3” tube and put a couple of bb size split shot in the hole. Then stuff a piece of worm in it with a drop of super glue. Now you have a solid tube like the Ika but weighted in the nose. Rig it backwards in an EWG and it will kind of glide away from you when you cast (think the flying lure)

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

awesome!

These "pointers" videos are really useful, good stuff!! 🤘😎🎣

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

thanks!

Good stuff bud. Don't overlook dying the tips of those beaver baits red. I've had good results with it. Same thing with dying about 3 inches of a Mag II or Ole Monster in red in the summer.

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

awesome!

I've been throwing 1/8and 3/16 all the time on my ikas worms and craws nad I've always seen people flipping much heavier weights and thought that was the way to go but never switched over so I guess I should stay with what works for me.Thanks for the information

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

nice!

🍺MLF BPT. Wheeler 2nd, Thrift 5th, Lee 7th, and Lee 14th so all 4 advance. I have 8 going into the knockout round.👍

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

DANG!!!

I thought I was weird for throwing light weights on my Texas rigs. I’ll only ever throw 1/16 to 1/8 oz MAX. Thanks for the tips!

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

you bet!

ive done pretty good on Guntersville with just a weightless stick bait. either the Berkley general or the strike king equivalent.

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

hard to beat a weightless stickbait if you have patience!

Yep Yep I have been down sizing hooks and hanging good luck.😊I’m using 6” lizards but just ordered 3”pit boss and going to try 2/0 ewg hooks.

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

nice!

The ika is a magnet! Especially in highly pressured water. I run it on a 3/0… 90% of the time,no weight. Super rare for me to add weight at all… creeks, rivers, lakes … does not matter

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

awesome!

Great video!!! Awesome tips, will try them out for sure!!! Congrats on a great finish at Lake of the Ozarks! Keep up the good work!!!!Stay Safe & God Bless!!

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

Thanjks!

I slayed it yesterday on smallies. 1/8oz ned head with a 3' twin tail hula grub. I catch way more smallies on fineese!

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

Nice!

Great tips!! Thanks Matt. Hey I remember that fish !! 🐟🐟🐟🐟

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

haha

not surprised I have dove well on weightless T rigs for years

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

awesome!

I use the two smallest bullet weights for my softbaits in river current here in Fredericton

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

sounds good!

@bobjohnston5527

Жыл бұрын

@@MattStefanFishing Thank you

Great information I will definitely give it a try.

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

go for it!

Looks like good stuff , hope the river gets down to fish next week.

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

it back down!

Thank you Matt.

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

you bet!

On the same page as the downsizing in Central Florida I've been upsizing to huge 8 to 10 inch swimbaits and 5 hook umbrella rigs and have discovered a new addiction. That is if u really enjoy hunting for giants

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

sounds good!

Been using lighter weights for awhile to give a slower fall, but if its not a creature bait its still a standard senko size. Might have to use the smaller bait you suggested.

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

go for it!

Most of the time 3/16 oz weight is the one I use, works great

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

nice!

Thanks Matt ,

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

You bet!

Love the content and love all of these baits. All of them are staples in my bag. I feel validated 😂

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

awesome!

Roboworm zipper grub comes to mind to give a try.

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

i like it!

I always start with a 3/16oz, maybe I need to try the opposite and upsize. I personally like the ultra vibe speedcraw and 5” Senko’s. Has to be Yamamoto lol

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

sounds good

Small baits in general. I've caught a ton of bass over 4lbs on 1.0 size crankbaits and 1/4 lipless crankbaits.

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

Nice!

I would have liked to see the hooks and weights for texas rigging those small plastics. pegged/unpegged/weights used, boyancy/salt/scent/weight of the plastics... Personally, I like the heavier/salted soft plastics weightless. The actual formula, or content of the plastic baits - their 'secret'' ingredients is especially interesting.

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

thanks for the feedback

Great video buddy

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

thanks!

Matt, what hook are you using for the 3 inch pit boss? Congrats on your success so far this year. A lot of folks rooting for you.

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

3/0 berkley fusion 19 EWG

I like a 1/8 on tex rigged zoom fry, brushhog, sweet beaver

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

nice!

Get yourself some 5" thin Senkos. Texas rig it with a 1/32 or even a 1/64 bullet weight and a #1 offset worm hook. I use a bobber stopper to peg it. You Will catch both Largemouth and Smallmouth in big numbers.

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing!

@tomearly111

Жыл бұрын

@@MattStefanFishing I'll even tell you the secret color I used for years because for some reason they quit making it last year. 301 touched with a little Spike It garlic chartreuse at the tip. I'm not a pro or even a tournament fisherman. Just a 69 year old guy that loves to fish. That exact set up and color has caught more fish for me then any other bait in my entire life by far.

I've been catching number's on a small ugly otter or putting it on a finesse jig water temp 44 degrees

@MattStefanFishing

7 ай бұрын

Awesome

Spot on love it

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

thanks!

Thanks for the tip. Do you ever use a lighter wire hook when you are not throwing around cover?

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

all of the time!

nice tips, Matt! I’m starting to prefer the 4” stick bait over the 5” myself. and love using that smallie beaver on a small wobblehead too. 👍

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

awesome!

While u can still catch a 4+ lb'er on smaller, finesse baits...im still convinced big baits= big fish....if u are going for a limit of 5, 1-3 lb'ers in a tourney, then no doubt smaller finesse baits are the way to go....my .02, is bigger natural type baits for the bigger bass, with the increased fishing pressure......looking for a large meal to last, and spending less time taking risks with a bunch of small meals....i've had great luck with bass 4+ lb's this year on 7-9" soft jerkbaits...trying 10-12" plastic worms & big rats this weekend...Tight Lines!

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing

Was doing this 20 plus years ago

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

awesome!

Down here we are shallow so 1/8 and 1/16 I’ve fished here plus a split shit rig up about 6 to 12 inches

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing

Great video mat What setup do you use for light Texas rigs

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

a 7'3" light MH fast action bait cast rod, 15 lb fluorocarbon

Go smaller than 4Inch? Oh yeah, the Susie Rig. use a 2 O EWG with a screw keeper and any small stick or other short (use old left over baits) baits. Da money!

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing!

For us newbies can you show the bait and hook youre using being put on to the lure?

@MattStefanFishing

Ай бұрын

Will do

I guess I've just always done this, a 3" pit boss was the first bait I ever used for flipping, I've caught fish on the bigger one since then but I still generally have a rod with a bigger/heavyer Texas rig and one with a smaller/lighter one and the smaller one is generally the more productive one. It doesn't seem to sacrifice size for quantity either but I guess you can't ever be sure with that.

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

the little pit boss is so good!

Missed Baits-BABY D BOMB, Gp Color,Smallmouth killer

@MattStefanFishing

9 ай бұрын

good one!

Do you use a jig head or a particular hook for the 4in general? Trying to figure out best way to rig it. Thanks for your tips sir......🤘🤘✌️🖖

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

just smaller EWG

Good tips

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

thanks!

Matt,how much pressure does your river get,just curious,liked video,will give a try

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

A LOT! Like tuesday, wednesday and thursday nighters with a weekend derby almost every summer weekend.

You’re sharing some juice, hammer!

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

thanks!

What hook would you use with this size baits?

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

i like the berkley fusion 3/0 EWG hook

Do you seperate the tail on the Smallie Beaver?

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

generally no

Do you recommend lighter line and rod?

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

i use 15lb fluoro and a light medium heavy fast action. a little lighter than normal flipping stuff for me

How are you rigging that 4in general? Thanks for these videos as always

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

i use a 3 inch EWG

@fishindoc6025

Жыл бұрын

@@MattStefanFishing are you going weightless then?

Do you use lighter line? And less power in your rod ?

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

i use 15lb fluoro and a light medium heavy fast action. a little lighter than normal flipping stuff for me

Awesome stuff ! Do you prefer spinning gear ????

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

nope i pitch these on 15 lb fluoro on baitcaster

@johncoopes1056

Жыл бұрын

@@MattStefanFishing thanks

It looked like you were only 9 feet from the bank catching that bass, what was the water clarity ?

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

dirty

When did it ever cool down, Larry Nikon bread and butter since forever

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

thanks

I’ve never used heavier then 3/16th.

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

really?

@flyslinger2

Жыл бұрын

@@MattStefanFishing yes … it seriously slows the fall. It has more time to linger in the whole water column instead of making a beeline for the bottom. If I could take a picture of my terminal tackle container you would see the proof!

Fish Landing Violation!

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

haha

Great...now I have to buy more tackle? OK, twist my arm!

@MattStefanFishing

4 ай бұрын

Can never have to much tackle!

Why wouldn't these baits work well on the Hover rig?

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

they do!

gear for this?

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

i use 15lb fluoro and a light medium heavy fast action. a little lighter than normal flipping stuff for me

@castandchill

Жыл бұрын

@@MattStefanFishing nice, thanks

Why did MLF go away from catch and release?

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

its still catch weigh and release. they just count the biggest 5 from the day

👍👍👍👍👍

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

The 4 inch fat body robo is all that

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

awesome!

😀😀😀😀

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

thanks for watching!

Poo-che!😂

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

haha

Dang ur just giving up all good stuff lately, I mean I no it's ur job but do u have to tell the whole world

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

sorry haha

@Cbill1987

Жыл бұрын

Keep it coming Matt, this is why you have one of the best fishing channels out there brother

@Cbill1987

Жыл бұрын

Also Matt, check out the Osp dolive beaver on a free rig. Deadly

@fishaholic122

Жыл бұрын

Yes sir Collin definitely the best

🍺B.A.S.S. Open. JT Thompkins 11th, Kimura 15th, Bobby Lane Jr 31st…Milliken only caught 7 pounds today and fell from 13th to 64th🫣. He is going to find himself out of the top 8 spots when the points come out. Everyone around him finished top 20’s ish. Garrett is Fishing awesome.🤠

@MattStefanFishing

Жыл бұрын

THere is already some seperation happening after 4 events. Gonna be a lot of drop outs starting

@PHATBASSASSASSIN

Жыл бұрын

They are going to rig it where Bobby lane and ish Monroe make it back in watch

@markedwards6106

Жыл бұрын

​@@PHATBASSASSASSIN😂 just watch 🤦‍♂️ that's complete foolishness

@heinrichkellogg7563

Жыл бұрын

🍺That can not happen in fishing in my opinion.

@RCLefty027

Жыл бұрын

New here , but is there a beef with Milliken or his channel ? You seem happy that he only caught 7 pounds.