The Best Baits For Fishing Clear Water!

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These are the best baits for fishing clear water.
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@andys1170 2 жыл бұрын

Living in the Adirondack mts everything is clear. Blue and chrome rattle trap or a bluegill colored 2.8 swimbait(Damiani rig). I tend to bass fish clear water like they're finicky walleye

@MattStefanFishing 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@normanham8566 2 жыл бұрын

Fast becoming one of my top choice channels for fishing tips. Always good, informative info with no BS! I’ve been fishing over 55 years and pick up great tips here every video. Tell your angling friends about Matt’s channel. Let’s help this brother out while we all learn from his experience and knowledge. 10K is coming soon! 👍🏼🎣

@craigstevens9734 2 жыл бұрын

I am

@MattStefanFishing 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks!

@normanham8566 2 жыл бұрын

@@MattStefanFishing You’re welcome. My praise is well-deserved! 👊🏼🎣😎

@richardmajewski3815 2 жыл бұрын

Will be watching you this coming week. Thanks for your videos on thoughtful and common sense tips Matt.

@MattStefanFishing 2 жыл бұрын

thanks!

@WesleyKennedy 2 жыл бұрын

I was just going to ask this as I am heading to Green Lake WI today - Awesome to see 5-6lb smallies cruising the flats. Thanks Matt!

@MattStefanFishing 2 жыл бұрын

Big ones in green lake!

@flipper644 2 жыл бұрын

Really appreciate your content....very informative!

@MattStefanFishing 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@chickenmessiah Жыл бұрын

I can’t believe there aren’t 100,000 subscribers here yet. Soon, I bet!

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

that would be amazing!

@guyb5333 2 жыл бұрын

Matt, The Lake I mainly fish has really cleared up this year. Thanks for the advice.

@MattStefanFishing 2 жыл бұрын

I hope it helps!

@aarongreenlee7867 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Matt. I really appreciate all of your clear water tips, tricks, and techniques. Very rarely does can I find stained water where I live and fishing gin clear water really helps me up my game in that stained water. Its also pretty neat to see a lot of the fish, even if I'm not catching them. Its like fishing in a giant aquarium! I'm headed out to fun fish this morning, in gin clear water. Thanks again!

@MattStefanFishing 2 жыл бұрын

Good luck!

@tommywalker741 2 жыл бұрын

Great tip Matt i appreciate your advice clear water tips help me out a lot i struggle in clear water thanks 🙏

@MattStefanFishing 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helps!

@Stumpjack 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent observations and tips, Matt.

@MattStefanFishing 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@HookLife 2 жыл бұрын

This is spot on. I have a rock quarry pond by my house that holds lots of fish, and the only baits that I can get Fish on are… Stick baits in watermelon Drop shots in natural colors Small body crank baits in a ghost crawdad pattern. Small spinner baits in blue shad Jerk baits in pro blue ghost Spy baits in ghost minnow Great video Matt!

@raydalton1110 2 жыл бұрын

Also cloudy days and rainy days and right before a storm front moves in .

@MattStefanFishing 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@johnrayner5599 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome content on this one Matt! I have for years had good luck using a Mojo rig with a Zoom centipede in cotton candy, always works for me even today, I dont think they see them a bunch anymore and to me , what’s old is new! Thanks for all the great content.

@MattStefanFishing 2 жыл бұрын

Great suggestion!

@craigstevens9734 2 жыл бұрын

Outstanding your like a library appreciate your time.

@MattStefanFishing 2 жыл бұрын

Haha!

@christiancognigni6234 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video and fun to hear you talk about clear northern waters like we have here in Pennsylvania.

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

thanks!

@jamesh7469 2 жыл бұрын

I caught a steelhead on a guppy head while fishing for smallies back in May. That’s gotta be my go to clear water bait

@MattStefanFishing 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@cerebraltackle 2 жыл бұрын

You're so right, clear water scares the s**t out of people! I love it!

@MattStefanFishing 2 жыл бұрын

Haha!

@stoneysdead689 2 жыл бұрын

I fish a river here by my house that's crystal clear and I have no issues getting bit there but- if I go to a lake that's crystal clear- much, much tougher bite. Why I have no idea but I'm glad you made this video- thanks again Matt.

@MattStefanFishing 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@stephanelavoie2258 2 жыл бұрын

I have learned 3 things today ! 1= I’m using your dirty jig head for my small kaytech. 2=I thought jerbait didn’t work in hot weather 3= I will use a walking bait all day even if it’s sonny ! Right now i have success in clear water that is not that deep but with lots of courant . I generate a lots of bites with a 4’ or 5 ‘ Generals wacky rig , i let it follow the courant and wah- Bam 💥! Thank you for all the informations 👍👏💪🏻🎣

@MattStefanFishing 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@bobschlotterfishing2678 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video great info.

@MattStefanFishing 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@frankwest6319 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing Matt. We will give your baits a try and report back. Hope my orders of flatworms get here before the ice.

@MattStefanFishing 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@rvfishingyet 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Concise, packed with useful information. Solid stuff. I am curious on your thoughts if you can run a choppo a bit faster in the conditions you outlined.

@MattStefanFishing 2 жыл бұрын

Yes you can. try burning it and youll get some crazy blowups

@edpelkey7798 2 жыл бұрын

Great info Matt, perfect bait selection! It has been a fun learning game for me on a local quarry! My mod to a baby bass 5 inch senko is to color the thin end with a black sharpie and add a 3mm rattle. The rattle does give a little more pronounced shimmy. Sometimes I will rub the body of the senko to give it a muted blotchy color. I believe the bass will see this as injured prey. Fishing at night can be a great equalizer to the clear water!

@MattStefanFishing 2 жыл бұрын

Good suggestions!

@robbiebrown4653 Жыл бұрын

Fishing lake mead can be one of the clearest waters. Drop shot is one to ol, to catch these fish

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

I love lake mead and have done great on a jig there

@rickhensley2251 2 жыл бұрын

Great tips!

@MattStefanFishing 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@michaelvice6805 2 жыл бұрын

Great info.

@MattStefanFishing 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike!

@1965JB Жыл бұрын

Thanks Matt, I’ll be fishing a small, super-clear lake in Michigan this June. I was completely skunked there for a week 2 years ago, but I know that there’s big smallmouth in there because I caught a boatload the year before. This video should really help!

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

glad to help!

@DAVE_WHITE 2 жыл бұрын

yup I have 2 orders in and used your code twice:) The Reel Shot

@MattStefanFishing 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks!

@burdettehoeppner1062 Жыл бұрын

Great clear water baits. I need to try all your suggestions next year. I have used 6" black trick worm on 1/16 oz and 6" pumpkinseed ribbon tail on 1/8oz In water with 14 foot visibilty on weedlines and did very good.

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

thanks!

@shawn_r_schultzfishing4883 2 жыл бұрын

I like throwing the Bill Lewis Stutter Step and walking it really fast and then just dead stick it, it will turn back around and face the opposite direction and usually a fish will be there to crush it. It's a awesome topwater bait!

@MattStefanFishing 2 жыл бұрын

I need to try it

@shawn_r_schultzfishing4883 2 жыл бұрын

@@MattStefanFishing I like throwing the bigger size, its a fun topwater!

@jomi1413 2 жыл бұрын

Matt knows he’s stuff thanks for the info

@MattStefanFishing 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@david.weston7911 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks this is why Matt's the best .From Ohio

@MattStefanFishing 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@stevekeen7035 2 жыл бұрын

Another great video Matt, your killing it. Your 2nd place finish last week proves your prowess in clear water. Alot of clubs around here that have monthly team tournaments have 2 or 3 night tournaments per year. I would be very interested in watching a video that you discuss night time baits amd tactics on clear water and stained water. Keep the great videos coming.

@MattStefanFishing 2 жыл бұрын

I’ll put it on my list!

@ericfields1165 2 жыл бұрын

Matt, thank you for making this latest video! After watching it I came up with an idea for you. What if you made you guppy head withe a flat bottom to it so it will have a wobble to it like the Berkley spybait. If a 2.8in wobbles on the fall and when reeling in slowly I think it will have have great action! Thanks again for all of your knowledge. Eric

@MattStefanFishing 2 жыл бұрын

Great idea!

@darrellgrant7615 Жыл бұрын

Living in the Northeast the closest lake to me you can clearly see bottom no problem in 25 ft on a sunny day. Almost everything here is clear enough to see down at least 8 ft.

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

Nice! i love clear water!

@craigpeters3165 2 жыл бұрын

We have a lot of clear water here in Washington state. Thanks for the juice!

@MattStefanFishing 2 жыл бұрын

Anytime!

@learningtofish7036 2 жыл бұрын

I use nutrural colored weightless flukes or swimming caffeine shad when they have the bait fish corraled in a Clearwater cove. Late summer switch to a guppy head with easy shiner in same areas. Usually a sunfish type color like copperfield

@MattStefanFishing 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@learningtofish7036 2 жыл бұрын

I like the staged approach you mentioned. One bait to get started and check feed response and next to make the catch

@MattStefanFishing 2 жыл бұрын

Yep!

@mikegardiner3934 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Matt! Living close to Lanier, I don’t see super clear gin clear water. I was just about to say spybait , and you brought it up. Ha ha. Over the past few years that has worked great on Lanier to. Awesome tips!

@MattStefanFishing 2 жыл бұрын

It’s a great clear water bait!

@DAVE_WHITE 2 жыл бұрын

TRD CrawZ™ on a Charlie brewer pro slider head T-rigged is awesome as well in clear water..

@MattStefanFishing 2 жыл бұрын

I’ll give it a try

@bassngal3314 2 жыл бұрын

Cut my teeth on Table rock then moved to AZ where waters even clearer….have had to learn to fish florida grass🤣! Great spot on comments Matt thx!

@MattStefanFishing 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@scottolson331 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Matt I seen your trailer at the ramp today didnt see you on the river but you got the work ethic I wanted to say hi but you are out till dark jeez I left at 8 or so and your pretty boat was not at the landing. Good luck Boss hope to Meet you before the tournament

@MattStefanFishing 2 жыл бұрын

Got to find the fish! But it was a long day that’s for sure

@scottolson331 2 жыл бұрын

@@MattStefanFishing You will Boss you will trust me on that one

@christopherarmstrong9815 2 жыл бұрын

Good info. I'd add a 5in Fluke style bait like a zoom super fluke. Excellent less snag top water option. My most productive clear option has been a 4in green pumpkin Swim Senko on a VMC finesse rugby jig head. You seem to like Berkley plastics. How do you get around how they 1)react with and melt other plastics and 2) dry out and get hard?

@MattStefanFishing 2 жыл бұрын

I dont have an issue with them reacting with other plastics, but i just keep them zipped up in the bag they come in.

@N5KDA 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Matt, this lake in my area I've mentioned before that is NOTHING like any lake for over 300 miles. It deep, VERY steep, and gin clear spring feed. It has lots of water shield near the bank, then it has hydrilla, going deep into soft bottom with lots of wood and old standing timber. This lake was made is a super hilly area of a national forest, and they left a bunch of trees standing. They have a ski area near the dam but the rest of the lake has so much wood at or just below the water line it is idle speed only. Most times you can't look down and see fish because it's dark. the way I tell the approx. water clarity is sticking something like a white top water bait as deep as I can. I can still see it clearly at 7 feet. i wish I could get you on my boat and have you show me how to fish this lake. Sometimes I catch them, and other times I can't find them. Thanks for another great video!. BTW, it's hard to graph the areas because of the timber Where I catch most fish is on brush piles at the edge of the hydrilla with a wacky worm with a weed guard on the hook. If you get a chance look up Lake Okhissa. It's about 1100 acres.

@MattStefanFishing 2 жыл бұрын

Will do

@juleswinnfield826 2 жыл бұрын

Nailed it again Matt. Clear water is a great ally for finding fish. Pelagic colored tube with 1/8 oz head retrived fast like a jerk bait, high rod tip allows the tube to break the surface of the water simulating a fleeing baitfish. Pelagic colored fluke with a weightless EWG screw lock hook, same retrieve as above. Both have the ability to spiral down when one decides to kill the action usually done when ya see chasers behind these baits. Enjoying your vids keep up the great work.

@warefisher 2 жыл бұрын

Jules - please define “pelagic” colored. Thanks.

@juleswinnfield826 2 жыл бұрын

@@warefisher baitfish color. Shad, threadfin herring, emerald shiners, spot tail minnows. Or.... whites, silvers, blues, gray.

@juleswinnfield826 2 жыл бұрын

@@warefisher m.bassmaster.com/blog/kvd-its-all-about-baitfish The term Pelagic is usually tied to saltwater fisheries..... but it tranfers to freshwater fisheries as well.

@warefisher 2 жыл бұрын

@@juleswinnfield826 So natural-colored baits. Thanks.

@MattStefanFishing 2 жыл бұрын

Great tip! Thanks for sharing!

@tomoverbey5526 2 жыл бұрын

Have you tried the berkley craw fattie its on of my favorites

@MattStefanFishing 2 жыл бұрын

I have and like it!

@jamesbarron1202 2 жыл бұрын

Here’s a good vid idea. Which jerkbait under which conditions. Not color but brand.

@MattStefanFishing 2 жыл бұрын

Good idea!

@shannonkirby9295 2 жыл бұрын

I would love to have some clear water around here. I would love to be able to know by sight if the fish are around. I just have to fish it and find out

@MattStefanFishing 2 жыл бұрын

Yep

@jayjones8424 Жыл бұрын

I been fishing a clear lake where I literally watch fish come to the bait but not even try to nibble hope this helps

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing

@outdoorswithjt6652 2 жыл бұрын

Would you consider lake Murray in SC a clear or semi clear. On the lower end

@MattStefanFishing 2 жыл бұрын

clear

@craigstevens9734 2 жыл бұрын

Caught my first frog fish today with some new legs. Got anything on a spoon Ga.

@MattStefanFishing 2 жыл бұрын

Yep! I’ll put it on the list

@user-no6ic7bx1o 3 ай бұрын

Would you use chatter bate and if so what color?

@MattStefanFishing 3 ай бұрын

Yes green pumpkin

@ryanmanners9174 2 жыл бұрын

Have you ever used black colored lures in clear water? Have you had success on them?

@MattStefanFishing 2 жыл бұрын

yes and yes. i love black in clear water especially for smallmouth

@trentadkerson7170 Жыл бұрын

I can’t find anything specific to 5-10 ft range in the Midwest

@MattStefanFishing Жыл бұрын

bummer

@alcav54 2 жыл бұрын

What’s weird is I prefer fishing clear water. I think I have more confidence too

@MattStefanFishing 2 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@alcav54 2 жыл бұрын

Square bill’s too

@MattStefanFishing 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@rickvann3489 2 жыл бұрын

Matt here is my background use to fish running partner was Doug Garrett. Reason I wanted you to contact me is I am in a position to maybe meet up with you on some prefishing at some waters so I can bring my boat and brush up on my game been out this since 2001 but I understand if not. I'm not going to be competing against you in anything yet...lol but please consider at least calling me

@MattStefanFishing 2 жыл бұрын

I’m not allowed to get information or prefish with anyone

@rickvann3489 2 жыл бұрын

@@MattStefanFishing that's a shame back in the day you could take a friend family etc. to practice before it went off limits. That's how you introduce new people. They made it a lonely man's sport I guess

@MattStefanFishing 2 жыл бұрын

@@rickvann3489 it changed last year