90% Of Anglers Fish A Chatterbait Wrong! Try These Retrieves!

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Жыл бұрын

The majority of anglers fish a chatterbait wrong. Use these retrieves to increase your success on the water and catch more bass!
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@ChrisKesler Жыл бұрын

Matt, I watched this video last night and implemented the strategy at the pond this am. Like you, I always thought the chatterbait was overrated. I never got bites on it...until today. They've been in my box for years and I'd break them out from time to time only to get discouraged and put them back in the box. This morning I used the quick hopping retrieve off the bottom with very little cover and was able to get 3 great strikes in about 20 casts. One of them was a 3.9# lmb. I'm a believer now! What's even cooler is that I caught them on a pole that I built myself after watching some of your rod-building videos. Anyway, just wanted to say keep up the great work. What you're doing matters for recreational anglers like me and I'm sure it helps tournament anglers as well.

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

so awesome! thanks for sharing with us!

@stevenbackstrom4767 Жыл бұрын

Love your retrieve videos. It makes such a difference in generating strikes. Too easy to get into the habit of a straight retrieve. Very positive, clear and simply put. Keep it up Matt.

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

agreed!

@mgdwj Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your time making these videos to help all of us that are still trying to get things figured out.

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome

@bobbyhill3340 Жыл бұрын

This is one of the best instructional videos I’ve found for fishing a chatterbait. Thank you!

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

thanks!

@LowBrowFishing Жыл бұрын

I like chatterbaits so much, I started to make my own. One of my favorite techniques is to use the Alabama shake while I retrieve it and give a few starts and stops. I find I get some erratic darting action and I feel like it's getting me more bites.

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

great info thanks for sharing!

@BobbyBalsaRNM Жыл бұрын

Great video Matt! Your advice applies to swim jigs and spinnerbaits as well. Switch up the retrieves until something creates a reaction. So many ppl do straight retrieves with all these baits and lose out.

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

agreed!

@silasestlander 2 ай бұрын

0:30 if you look closely at the left side, there's a squirrel wandering about behind you. Pretty wholesome

@MattStefanFishing 2 ай бұрын

Yep

@robertsperuta6035 Жыл бұрын

Great video thank you Matt, glad you demonstrated the actual pop instead of just saying it. For me visual presentation is better than someone just explaining.

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

awesome!

@vegetablejoe2389 Жыл бұрын

I'm guilty of the straight retrieve, never thinking about altering therefore changing the presentation. I have multiple chatter baits and will attempt it this evening. Thanks Matt!

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

good luck!

@rvfishingyet Жыл бұрын

Great video. Chatter is truly versatile. I will try the sprints from the bottom more as well. As a slight change to your last one (pops) I do a pop/yo-yo and it works great in shallow clear waters. This was killing it for me in Dublin in a high pressured urban canal. Great stuff Matt!

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

Thats awesome! thanks for sharing!

@ThatGuy-hj4xj Жыл бұрын

Great lesson Matt 👍 A chatterbait has become my favorite reaction bait.

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

it can be so good!

@vincentlivoti4184 Жыл бұрын

Great Tips Matt! Can't wait to try them this weekend.

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy!

@chriscomer261 Жыл бұрын

Matt, thanks for the advice. I have recently been struggling with the chatterbait. This is gonig to help me greatly. Thanks for the video.

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

Glad to help!

@rodcashman4793 Жыл бұрын

Great explanation. When I fish the Chatterbait or Spinnerbaits I try lots of different retrieves. Thank you for sharing 👍

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

sounds great!

@patrickmahoney3479 Жыл бұрын

Great video! I have tried your retrieves with some success. Also, I have been doing pretty well burning the bait just under the surface, producing a bit of a wake. Some of these strikes have been crazy aggressive.

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

Good stuff!

@kbone87 Жыл бұрын

I've been catching em working a chatterbait super slow on deep grass. Blade barely thumping. I like that burn and sink retrieve a lot! Thanks for the tips!

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

Sounds great!

@chrisrus53 Жыл бұрын

These videos have been incredibly helpful! Can't wait till I get some more time to get on the water and put these to use. These retrieve videos would make a great playlist.

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them! and you are right!

@franksancimino1297 Жыл бұрын

I think this might be the greatest hardbait since the Rattle Trap .....what a lure! Great video sir.....

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

No doubt!

@ivanalejandromarinenriquez4708 Жыл бұрын

Great tips! Gonna try them this weekend! Love your channel, greetings from México!!

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

Awesome! thanks for watching from Mexico

@conniekahl8015 Жыл бұрын

Great subject. Content is spot on Matt. The bonus that snapping and popping gives moments of slackish line. Those tiny windows of slack line gives the best opportunity for bass to overtake and inhale your baits.. At start of retrieve, I think how many time can i introduce slackness bumpin, snappin, poppin pick a verb!

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@richardmajewski3815 Жыл бұрын

Nice helpful hints on fishing this lure Matt.

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@commoncents235 Жыл бұрын

I will definitely try those retrieves. Thanks Matt 🎣🎣🎣

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

You bet!

@rocketsurgeon1746 Жыл бұрын

Where have you been, my whole fishing life!? I love building and fishing Chatterbaits!

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

haha! thanks for watching!

@DominusEstOK Жыл бұрын

Great video and a great reminder Matt. Thanks

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

thanks!

@rross6146 Жыл бұрын

Hey Matt, I want to thank you for a tip you gave and stripping off the skirt on a Chatterbait and putting on a vertical creature to give it more of a bluegill or baitfish type look, really works👍

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

you bet!

@JVig77 Жыл бұрын

Cool Video. Thanks for the content. I like that quick real turn retrieve. Reminds me of a lipless or a hair jig retrieve.

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

Right on

@johnrayner5599 Жыл бұрын

Great explanation of some different retrieves, I am kinda where you started out not having a ton of strikes, Ill give these a go, Im sure they will help!

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

sounds great!

@411sponge72 Жыл бұрын

Soo glad I got this channel recommended. Great advice and you got a new sub my friend! Tight lines!!!

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

thanks!

@nelsonchiro Жыл бұрын

More pure gold! Thank you!!

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

You bet!

@alvinramosadante Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing great video watching here from Philippines.

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

Thanks and welcome

@collector_effectors Жыл бұрын

My biggest producer this summer and I agree that you gotta try different retrieves big time. But overall I feel like fish have seen and HEARD a lot of chatterbaits in recent years. The fact that it's a reaction bait helps a lot though. I've actually caught the same 5 lber on a chatterbait twice within a few weeks. So they have what it takes to trigger the core response. 🎣🎣🎣

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

i agree with you but it catches big ones!

@michaelloucks4448 Жыл бұрын

Hey Mr staffan thanks for that great info I mean that opens up a lot of options for this bait now. GOD bless you and your family your pal fisherman Mike.

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

same to you!

@aarongreenlee7867 Жыл бұрын

Matt, great tips as always!

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

@shawn_r_schultzfishing4883 Жыл бұрын

This is definitely something I have to pay attention to, I tend to "zone out" due to my back pain and I don't focus on the retrieve like I should and tend to rush sometimes. Thanks 🎣

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

yeah we all tend to but the more we can be in tune with our baits the more bites we will get IMO

@michaelloucks4448 Жыл бұрын

Hey Mr Schulz I hear ya bro I have two herniated discs in my back hope you feel better have a good fishing season. Hey Mr Schulz I think it's time for you to catch an eight pounder this year god bless you and your family your pal fisherman Mike.

@shawn_r_schultzfishing4883 Жыл бұрын

@@michaelloucks4448 thanks for that and hopefully you have pain-free fishing with some GIANTS in your future!

@robertcook8187 Жыл бұрын

Very good information on your video thanks and good fishing

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@ChristophercurtisChris Жыл бұрын

Thank you for giving me information so I will try that with next

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

Good luck!

@crowe1974 Жыл бұрын

Loving the on the water lesson..

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

thanks for the positive feedback!

@twiggsherman3641 Жыл бұрын

Think this depends on the type of trailer too. I fish smallies and I'm a big fan of the spunk shad. I use a 1/4 oz Jackal Dera Break and a 3.5 inch spunk shad. The Dera Break is a really small finesse chatterbait and almost feels like a buzzsaw in the water. I like to reel in slow and use my rod to give it a pull, then kill it, and it flutters from side to side and almost barrel rolls as it sinks. Kind of like a tube. I mainly fish it in open water though, I'll have to get a mini max and put a craw trailer on it and try these retrieves up in the grass.

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

give it a try!

@bassman6211 Жыл бұрын

Take a standard chatterbait, ditch the stock line tie and replace that with a #2 decoy snap, ditch the skirt and add a large tube with an earplug or two in it, it allows you to be able to slow down the retrieve. More durable than you would think and believe it or not it's a fish catcher

@matthewwoodard9810 Жыл бұрын

Yessir. I started doing that instead of buying jackhammers

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

sounds great thanks for sharing with all of us!

@joestrummer9507 Жыл бұрын

Interesting, why the decoy snap?

@bassman6211 Жыл бұрын

@@joestrummer9507 I don't know the exact science behind it but it makes the blade start chattering faster than the standard line tie on the base chatterbait. I believe it's the exact same snap that's on the jackhammer. Maybe someone smarter than me can chime in and say why this is so. I think we all can agree that the jackhammer is great because of how fast it gets to shakin amongst other things. On the flip side, the main complaint on the regular chatterbait is it doesn't start up right away all the time. dlDecoy snap fixes the issue.

@joestrummer9507 Жыл бұрын

@@bassman6211 Interesting, I dont like the hooks on the other chatterbaits, especially the original. In fact, the hook felt like plastic to me, maybe die-cast?, which I find to be utterly ridiculous but whatever, to each his own.

@danlaminger5265 Жыл бұрын

Awesome thanks for this info!

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@stevencrane9949 Жыл бұрын

As always very informative

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

Glad you think so!

@MichaelKaiser-qb5fg Ай бұрын

My PB. Came on a jack hammer tipped with a chartreuse swimmer trailer. It was 8.45 lbs. Did exactly the way you first explained. Counted it down, ripped it off a weed. It stopped the bait dead in its tracks!

@MattStefanFishing Ай бұрын

awesome!

@teamslaiyans3808 Жыл бұрын

I’ve been using chatter bait wrong all this time then 😅😅😅, thanks for the great tips !

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

Any time!

@robperez3433 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the guidance

@MattStefanFishing 9 ай бұрын

You're welcome 😊

@basn916 Жыл бұрын

Great tips. I enjoy watching your trips. Can you do your tips on drop shooting?

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

sure can ill put it on my video list

@bicalijd_pierfishing9652 Жыл бұрын

I love using a chatter bait when I go pier fishing i chach fish on it and on other fresh water luers I have cached mackerel fish and stingray on my chatter bait also I have cached spotted bay bass out her in California I enjoy and love fishing 🎣

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

Sounds great!

@Seffsqautch 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this video!

@MattStefanFishing 10 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@mikeeller557 Жыл бұрын

I love a chatter bait, Great fish catcher. I only lost 3 this year, Dam pike .. Thanks Matt.

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

Pike love to steal your baits

@kenneth9874 Жыл бұрын

You should try fishing with choupique around! Lol, they can cut line quick.

@clintperry799 Жыл бұрын

I occasionally fish chatter bait , never caught one. Thanks for the tips.

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

You bet

@kirkmeyer1334 Жыл бұрын

Great .... good info .... works well at Rayburn ... all 3 retrieves ..... do the same w/ a red rattle trap too ....LOL

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip!

@rnkayaker4689 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing. It's very helpful. How about Shakey head retrieves?

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

i like it! ill put it on the list

@MrJohnB-qs6dp Жыл бұрын

Great video!!! Thanks for the tips!!!👊🏻👍🏻 Just bought some of the Mini Max now I'll put the tips into practice!!!Stay Safe & God Bless!!

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

thats a good bait!

@HarlyGuy13 Жыл бұрын

Always helpful

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

awesome!

@FishOn1 Жыл бұрын

I do vary my retrieve a lot, but I’m still not a big fan. If the wind is low, I prefer a swim jig. If it is windier or for dirty water, I like a spinnerbait. Only around heavy grass do I find the chatter bait to be better than the spinnerbait. Thanks for the tips!

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing stick with what works for you!

@mattnash5159 Жыл бұрын

Caught a nice one the other day fishing a speedworm on a skirtless chatterbait. Decent 3 pounder. Also excellent video Matt, your channel freekn rocks hard no joke.

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

Awesome! thank you!

@mattnash5159 Жыл бұрын

@@MattStefanFishing Hey Matt if you could do this one extra retrieve video for me and all your other followers I would be so grateful. Please can you do a video for different retrieves on a speedworm? I'm new to the speedworm and it is quickly becoming one go-to Baits at these 2 ponds I have by my house. If you can do a quick video on it I would be forever grateful🙏

@rodneychandler82 Жыл бұрын

Awsome Vid buddy 👍

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@davehaas6830 14 күн бұрын

Great tips thanks

@MattStefanFishing 14 күн бұрын

No problem!

@shannonkirby9295 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the tips, Matt. I need em. Lol

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

thanks for the support!

@cjr5445 Жыл бұрын

These retrieve videos are very helpful thank you. Just to let you know I did watch your video on how to set up a baitcast reel and I can finally cast that sucker now! You explained it better than anyone else and I was able to figure it out. One thing that helped was realizing you have to use a pedulum motion with the lure and definitely not whip the rod. Very excited, thanks again!

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

Great! Im very happy to help!

@mousepudding Жыл бұрын

Thanks Matt. I'll try your suggestions. I've only been at this a few years now, so a chatterbait is one I haven't tried yet. How important is it that the color of the trailer matches the skirt color? What about without a trailer?

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

ill use both contrasting colors and match the hatch colors. I would recommend using a trailer to help the bait dart and glide

@bootlegbassfishing1730 Жыл бұрын

Great video Matt. Thanks for the tips. I also stroke it like a jig or sweep my rod and let it fall, like one of your crankbait retrieves

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

Good stuff!

@HookSettinHooligans Жыл бұрын

Great tips i have a lot of luck hitting bottom, burn then drop also.

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

sounds good!

@williammoore6952 Жыл бұрын

Great Video Matt! I appreciate all the tips and tricks.Does pumping a chatting bait like a jig work well? Thanks William

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

Yes it does!

@williamgould2470 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video. What flex do you want in a rod for this type of fishing .

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

i like a fast action blended rod. soits got a fast tip but more parabolic bend

@jrd1992 Жыл бұрын

Don't forget you can yo-yo off the bottom similar to a lipless crank! Good info!

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

Great point!

@lennymachowski5660 Жыл бұрын

more "juice" from on the water. Matt you are the top instructor on youtube. thanks again

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

wow! Thanks!

@randomschmo5778 Жыл бұрын

👌. Good info . thx!

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

you bet!

@wynnbeattie3596 Жыл бұрын

I wish I could double like every one of these retrieve videos.

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

thanks!

@MichaelRomero Жыл бұрын

Another great video very informative. What size Boss Grub do you recommend for the Mini Max chatterbait 3in or 4in?

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

i like the 3"

@bradalanfoster Жыл бұрын

I get a lot of strikes when i pause my retrieve for half a second, or when i speed it up or slow it down, or when i pump the reel handle. another way i get a lot of reaction strikes is by starting a fast retrieve *immediately* after my bait hits the water. i try to fish the whole water column too. it's a great bait to swim past ambush points, they'll come flying out of their hiding spot and slam it. another good retrieve is "bulging" it right under surface. i'm definitely gonna try out some of these tricks too

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

awesome! thanks for sharing your knowledge!

@conradg27245 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Matt. Going to spend some time working this into my tactics. Do you use the 3 or 4 inch boss grub?

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

Both! 3" normally

@timothyclark7276 Жыл бұрын

Hi Matt, great videos. I am interested in your rod, reel and line setup for Chatters. Do you down size your setup when using the mini max?

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

i use a MHX CB907 (7'6" blended blank - 7 power) i drop down to the CB906 96 power for the mini max) I throw both on 15 lb fluorocarbon on a 7.3:1 or 8.0;1 reel

@NedRigNerd Жыл бұрын

I'm in love with the Zman willow vibe.

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

man thats one i havent had much success with

@NedRigNerd Жыл бұрын

@@MattStefanFishing it's great for bank fishing, with a 3 -3.25" swimbait on it. But it's definitely a more shallow running bait. Even on light line, I've noticed it runs just below the surface. Which I find perfect for bank fishing.

@Isaidit247 6 ай бұрын

I caught my first pike on a chatter bait I love using them because they’re fun to use

@MattStefanFishing 6 ай бұрын

Awesome

@caseycherrington2812 Жыл бұрын

I remember a few months ago you were doing a video and you had on a secret berkley lure, looked like a bladed jig, but you said you couldn't say anything yet. Now I'm hearing about the slobberknocker and it's got me curious if that was the bait you were testing for berkley.

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

thats it ill be doing a video soon on it

@orendz7740 Жыл бұрын

I just started trying out chatter baits. The area where I fish it is super grassy. Like if I cast out and let the bait fall to the bottom I’m gonna bring in gobs of grass from the bottom. So I’ll let it fall after a cast a short time. I’m definitely going to try these retrieve techniques and see how it goes. I did catch my first large mouth today using a chatterbait. The fish struck the bait on the fall. Tons of fun fishing with this lure for sure

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

sounds great!

@orendz7740 Жыл бұрын

@@MattStefanFishing thanks Matt!!

@JLaird-ji1qr Жыл бұрын

Great info …… 👍👍👍

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@heinrichkellogg7563 Жыл бұрын

🍺Thanks Matt. My picks Taku Ito and the Johnston Brothers are in 3rd,10th, and 26th. 👍Smallmouth heaven. 🤑If you catch 5 four pounders and or a 20lb bag you will not make the cut.🤷‍♂️

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

the lake is too good

@richardbossman9875 Жыл бұрын

I’m surprised you didn’t mention or use a hop/double hop off the bottom. I think this does a great job of imitating a crawfish darting away on the bottom.

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

that is another good way to fish it!

@Blgtn43 Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@Thumpin41 Жыл бұрын

I tried some white ones when they first got popular, didn't do any good and gave them up for many years. A buddy turned me on to some colors and shared tips a few years back. Since then I have caught more big bass on them than anything I've ever thrown, including my PB which was pushing 10-lbs from a farm pond.

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

big one!

@juanrenerodriguez626 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

You bet!

@bcallisjr Жыл бұрын

I was weened on a spinnerbait. And that is something most people just straight retrieve also. There are times that that is what they want, but most of the time it's all about making something happen. Stopping your bait suddenly has gotten me a lot of chatterbait strikes. Stop it long enough to make it start to fall, then giving it a quick pull with the rod as you reel up the slack. Most come on the sudden stop, but that sudden start will make them think the bait is fleeing and they have to attack the bait. Experiment with everything and find what works for you. But that slow straight retrieve does work, when that is what they want.

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

i agree there are times it will work

@seizedcarcass8440 Жыл бұрын

I want to get good with a chatterbait. I’ve got a few thunder crickets and a jackhammer but just can’t get myself to work it right. I guess I should treat it more like a swimjig or something.

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

give these retrieves a try!

@SimplyFishing Жыл бұрын

Good stuff.

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@navagatingthroughthebeasts2908 Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

thanks for watching

@dans9381 Жыл бұрын

I’m just impressed he’s using a left hand real!! Lol I’m right handed but can’t stand right hand bait casters.

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

i use both right and left handed

@Gr8one76 Жыл бұрын

I seem to get way more bites around lily pads when there's wind versus when it's calm. In grassy flats, and by overhanging trees or other cover along the bank less wind seems to work better. Just from my experiences anyway.

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

wind usually helps the bite

@JMCR_93 3 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏

@MattStefanFishing 3 ай бұрын

You’re welcome 😊

@billljones979 Жыл бұрын

Chatterbait is like a lip less crank bait. You can just chuck and wined it but switching up your retrieve and popping it or jigging it, it'll up your catching. Confidence is key

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

Pretty much!

@glennnewell2786 Жыл бұрын

Do you have any tips for deep diving crank baits.

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ataSl7Sj2pvFp2Q.html

@mastermouaable Жыл бұрын

I finally caught fishes this on a chatterbait this on the jackhammer.

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

nice!

@siger4077 2 ай бұрын

For Pike the Yoyo retrieve is one of my favourite in french waters, with chatter, lipless, divinator... Do you use it for Bass ? Greetings from France .

@MattStefanFishing 2 ай бұрын

Yes I do!

@LoopKnot Жыл бұрын

Are you using the same types of retrieves with a swim jig since they are pretty much the same, and witch do you prefer, swim jig or chatter bait ?

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

i love both but i do use different retrieves

@Domantk 4 ай бұрын

0:31 that squirrel

@MattStefanFishing 4 ай бұрын

Haha

@jesseboyden3119 Жыл бұрын

These retrieve videos are ffiiiree

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

thanks!

@law1831 8 ай бұрын

Matt, have you messed with that angry dragon chatterbait for pike and musky? Its a cool one. Its like riding a jackhammer when you work it

@MattStefanFishing 8 ай бұрын

Yep that’s what i bought them for!

@law1831 8 ай бұрын

@@MattStefanFishing super cool bait!

@kidiraq8381 8 ай бұрын

Thanks Matt! Is the chatterbait a good option for this time of year on herring lakes? God Bless!

@MattStefanFishing 8 ай бұрын

yep!

@kidiraq8381 8 ай бұрын

@@MattStefanFishing Awesome! Thank you so much for answering that! I’ve been really trying to settle on a good moving bait to use in pockets and around docks/shade. I always get Confused of which bait when, especially on a herring lake.