Don’t Do This When Choosing Your Fishing Spots!

[@betteorhowardswarts7674]

Great info. Thanks

[@MattStefanFishing]

you bet!

[@MrJohnB-qs6dp]

Great video!!! A lot of good information to store!!! Stay Safe & God Bless

[@MattStefanFishing]

Thanks!

[@ThumperSpinnerbaits]

The right time is so important. I blew a tournament because i was prefishing after work( i work midnights) and arrived at the lake around 10am. I found good fish and marked it as a starting spot. Day of the tournament we started there, 6am, and had nothing. A friend hit that spot around 11 and put 5 nice ones in the box.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Timing is key

[@garyholiner8409]

great video to late for me to do tournaments but really makes me mad when some makes a new bait everyone comes up with the same thing different name but the same good luck with your hover rig

[@MattStefanFishing]

Glad you enjoyed

[@MegaBassbite]

Hey Matt gambler is taking credit for your hover bait.... just saw Mikey balzz showing the hover bait giving credit to some tackle co called Gambler....just though I'd let ya know

[@MattStefanFishing]

Unfortunatly we have seen it. Hopefully we get the utility patent and put an end to it

[@lloydwilliams7674]

Congrats on the recent win. In a couple of weeks I'm scheduled to fish an upper Midwest lake that has a significant amount of wild rice. While I'm assuming I'll be flipping jigs I was wondering if you had any tips on fishing on or around rice. Any thoughts are welcomed!

[@MattStefanFishing]

heavy tackle, swim jigs, frogs

[@johnz5055]

Best advice i can give is try to fish where the fish are 👍👌hope this helps

[@joffrechampagne7908]

Dude ! I'm so wanting to dig thru those boxes behind you 🥴

[@MattStefanFishing]

haha

[@jasonladegast418]

Really appreciate the strategy talk.....thank you!

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks!

[@hoopsheavenpa]

This confirms my gut feeling on myself as an angler. There’s no way I’d be smart enough to effectively fish tournaments.

[@MattStefanFishing]

you never know

[@secretbassrigs]

I'm just too lazy. I don't even like to get camping anymore.

[@stevesmith7164]

Great video thanks for the tips

[@MattStefanFishing]

you bet!

[@edwardcowan7012]

About 1/3 of the tournaments I fish are on tidal water. Timing is everything on tidal water. Other than that I like to be very flexible and seldom know what I’m going to do after my first stop.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Well said!

[@mikeeller557]

Thanks Matt .

[@MattStefanFishing]

you bet!

[@corybodiker6243]

How is that sweet little war Eagle boat you bought doing? I need to get one about the same size.

[@MattStefanFishing]

awesome!!!

[@MegaBassbite]

Love your site...I have learned so much from all your tips thoughts and techniques Thank you

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks so much!

[@williamknight5142]

Excellent advice.👍👍👍👍👍

[@MattStefanFishing]

Glad it was helpful!

[@BrianGaberFishing]

Great Advice Matt!

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks!

[@marknolan8052]

I have outfished quite a few Trackers & Rangers with my 12ft jonboat for just those reasons. I don't have the luxury of gassing from one spot to another, so basically I pretty much have my line in the water most of the time.

[@MattStefanFishing]

awesome!

[@haroldrogers6566]

Thanks. I needed that little talk and advice 😎😁

[@MattStefanFishing]

glad to help!

[@joepworther2284]

Thanks Matt !!!🙏

[@MattStefanFishing]

you bet!

[@jerryvalentour164]

plan to win or fail.

[@MattStefanFishing]

yep

[@denniskiblerbassguy]

Great job with this Video a lot of Information. Really makes you think about what goes in to tournament fishing. Thanks

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks!

[@neiltomarchio]

I love this topic. I Was just looking for videos on strategies. Awesome!

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks!

[@samuelschult985]

Excellent video Matt 👍

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks!

[@panfishfanatic1055]

Thanks for the great tips as always Matt! Hopefully you’re getting your utility patent going, I’ve seen a video or two of a big company prototyping a “hover hook”. Core Tackle will be the only place I order mine from

[@MattStefanFishing]

Thanks for the support!

[@jeffpennekamp]

Here lately the fish are in like feeding pods, you will find some here, and in some in other places. There is a lot of shade on the river!

[@MattStefanFishing]

agreed

[@terrytresemer2864]

Early in my fishing I was the guy that made a beeline to the hot spots. Big mistake if you want to keep the spots for yourself. Time of day as well as season is important but I don't go directly to a given spot. There be buzzards watching you for a good spot. I may start a 100 or 200 yards away and work into the area. Yeah I call them buzzards!! Because they'll circle and wait, fish to it and past it. Don't telegraph your spots. Matt, I've been seeing more and more sites doing evaluations on the hover rig, must be on fire about now!

[@MattStefanFishing]

agreed! I hope more keep reviewing the hover rig!

[@briannordberg3184]

Another perk you might offer for the channel members is some sort of jacket. A members only jacket 😂

[@cerebraltackle]

Lol! Good 80's reference. If only they were cheap enough the membership fee would cover it....the man just won big and you're already trying to spend it! 🤣🤣

[@MattStefanFishing]

haha! you never know

[@NeilGraham.I.M.F]

That is great advice that I'm sure goes find used by a lot of guys. No doubt me included

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks!

[@douglasspickler4925]

When I fished tournaments, my buddies called me the zigzag man because I always zigged when I should have zagged. 😂

[@MattStefanFishing]

haha

[@harrymaiolo6719]

I have often fished spots that i know were good, but often questioned if i were fishing it at the wrong time if day

[@MattStefanFishing]

timing can be critical

[@raybrenneman7240]

Matt, can you tell us how soon will bass be ready to bite after being caught and released uninjured. We boated over 1000 here by Wisconsin Rapids since May and new fish move in but I don’t know if the previous bass are catchable now. Any thoughts are appreciated. Great video!

[@MattStefanFishing]

i feel like two days is all it takes for a bass to get back into normal routines

[@troutheadadventures6521]

Don't be the guy with old kinky line, dirty reels, and constantly snagged up. Maintain your equipment and practice, practice, and practice some more until you don't have to think about it. At that time, you will be able to apply Matt's advice effectively. 😊

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks!

[@collector_effectors]

This just goes to show why you really can't be somebody who fishes one style these days. You really have to be adaptable and versatile and ready to fish offshore if there's an offshore bite or fish up shallow if there's a shallow bite etc. Every tournament is going to be different and you have to be ready to adapt to anything essentially.

[@MattStefanFishing]

well rounded anglers are excelling

[@LowBrowFishing]

I'll be honest, that entire mentality of saving bass for the next day never really made sense to me. The weights are cumulative, day 1 weights still count on day 2, so catch everything you can as fast as you can. Somebody might come and get those fish before you get chance, and that actually happens a lot when anglers are sight fishing beds. If I can catch a ton of good fish today, then I don't need to catch as many tomorrow, plus I know I already got the good fish I wanted to weigh in. I know this is backwards from what pro anglers do and it's probably the wrong way to look at things. But that's just how my mind works.

[@timg185]

If a 4 pounder is a big fish on a lake. And you already have 5 fish in that class. Your going to have a really hard time upgrading from there. Your probably better off saving the rest fir the next day.

[@MattStefanFishing]

its not always the right move, but if you have a good limit and cant upgrade much more no reason to ruin fish for the next day

[@haystack02]

Did you see the new mikey ballzz video..they are talking about this new hook that gambler is proto typing..and its a hover rig hook...🤬😡😠 I Kno this is a copycat industry but don't act like gambler came up with a new breakthrough invention then show someone elses shit

[@MattStefanFishing]

thats why we are chasing the patent

[@haystack02]

Man I wish you the best...I support you and the ingenuity you guys show...and I told them about it 😊

[@johnz5055]

To be fair theirs is totally different core tackles has a weed guard and gamblers doesnt 🙄🙄🙄🙄