Fishing The Walmart Whopper Plopper For River Smallies!

[@AscentFinessed]

Doesn’t matter how many videos I watch over the years… the calm sound of that paddle hitting the water and the nature in the background will NEVER get old.

[@Pop_Hockenbush]

His voice is also very soothing . Wish I was half the fisherman he is .

[@edwardbass1605]

Well said sir.

[@spencerallegra]

Seriously! I’d watch this even if he never caught anything

[@bgav8915]

@@Pop_Hockenbush A lot of it is the waters he fishes. Some great great rivers up there. He makes it look easy though.

[@antoniomora1255]

The natural background especially in this video is really stunning.

[@majorwayne9866]

The most soft spoken bass angler I have ever seen or heard.

[@BassYakCam]

I know right? I’m guilty of making fun of the bass pro guys freaking out. But also me every time I have I have a 2.5 plus pounder on: “That’s a good one. That’s a good one! He’s pullin, he’s pullin!” Get so dang excited.

[@nickmellon6677]

Finally a youtuber that's calm to listen to. Too many people are cranked up 110% when doing youtube videos. Subscribed

[@DanieHattingh]

"Whoah YEAH! Did you see that!? Absolutely SMASHED it! WHOOOOOOH! GIT'ER DONE! YEAH! WHOOOOOH!" 😂😂😂

[@meme_revenue8599]

Me when I go fishing: "caught one largie, not a bad day!" Ndyakangler: "caught 20 smallest, could've been better" keep up that great work man lmao

[@jeremyowen1]

He's blessed with a fantastic fishery there combined with a solid knowledge of it and the fish he's targeting.

[@Karl51729]

Seriously! I've caught only one smallie on a plopper this year. He's so lucky and a great bass angler

[@kotgoz]

I used one while camping last weekend and i caught several bass on it and was very happy. The paint did take a beating but still very pleased.

[@henkstoomflat8840]

My record is like 4 perch in 10 minutes he overdoes everyone lol

[@DukeRamrod]

I'm happy even when I don't catch anything. Nothing better than a day on the river

[@Allwayzfishin]

Pro tip...drill a small hole on top of the main body of the bait and inject spray foam till it's full. Then use baking soda and super glue to seal the hole up. It will remain buoyant for the life of the lure.

[@stevenmadden316]

Big plopper user here, you able to tell what size/type of drill bit you are using? As Matt stated in vid, they aren't cheap...I have some colors that are extremely hard to find and don't wanna ruin the lure.. thinking titanium pointed but they can cause distruction just like a Harbor Freight special..thanks!!

[@Allwayzfishin]

@@stevenmadden316 just use any new sharp bit for wood. Your drilling into plastic, not metal or cement lol. Just make sure you use a bit diameter large enough to accept the application tube of the spray foam can.

[@gatordave6629]

Technically supposed to use a different angle tipped bit for different plastics but shouldn't be a issue here that's really for thick or heavy drilling into different plastics

[@double-h-farms]

I often found that with some whopper plopper lures that a quick little jerk gets em spinning immediately

[@andrewwilliamcampbell4745]

You are the Bob Ross of fresh water fishing and my favorite channel!

[@Reel210Tx]

Hahahaha I was thinking the same thing!

[@JohnBrown-dc3yq]

Beat description of him I've read! You are 100percent correct!

[@ronaldshank7589]

The only thing that NDYAK Angler is missing, is that curly hairdo, that Ol' Bob Ross used to have. He sure did know how to paint, though, didn't he? With a happy little tree here, a happy little cloud over there, and plenty of great-lookin' landscape, throughout those pictures that he painted. I sure do miss Ol' Bob. That smile, and that very positive attitude of his, was extremely contagious!

[@MannyGotit]

For real i am new here and i am so relaxed watching him fish😂

[@joegarza9505]

Exactly what I was thinking lol

[@MsKindaSorta]

At 4:44 I jumped out my skin! Dayum! Watch the fish… He sees it coming and drops back and waits for it to pass the lumps of grass he was hiding behind. He actually went for it diagonally like a Safety in the backfield. I love Smallies. I love watching Matt git’em!

[@ndyakangler]

It was pretty cool watching the footage of that strike! I don’t think I saw that fish swim by at first as I was fishing.

[@MsKindaSorta]

@@ndyakangler I thought he was already there. But seeing him back out of the cover to position himself to cut it off was amazing. Great job, Matt.

[@barnman73]

Your economy of movement and expertise with all aspects of your equipment is simply amazing. Yak, person, rod and camera melted together as one. Thank you

[@ronaldshank7589]

Mmhmm. It's what I call "The Superlative Collective"! Ain't he doin' a great job?!?

[@looneytunechi3]

11:15 mannn what a moment he threw it right at his mouth

[@donaldtruster1064]

Thanks again for being out just being a regular guy enjoying kayak fishing, & being a beast at it! I'll be out again, miss it so,these videos help me tremendously, as I'm fighting cancer! God bless you!

[@tomb7901]

Hope you get well soon. 🙏

[@rodneymounsey4168]

Don’t know what it is about your videos, maybe it’s the serenity, the amazing fishing, the fact that every cast goes in the perfect spot?! This channel is somehow special, thank you.

[@sifizoom3622]

I just bought a bunch of fishing lures including top water lures. I got a frog, a sunfish, and a whopper plopper. Can’t wait to try ‘em out

[@Tyr1e]

Same here, I picked up some jig heads, tiny crankbaits and soft baits too.

[@randallburgess46]

Funny when the little smally jumped into the yak with you ! Glad you didn’t get hooked. Nice show as usual

[@harrygrimley4352]

Always a good time. Thanks for sharing this with us.

[@michaelniemann5554]

I use that same exact color along with the black and silver one. They work great!

[@aaronmills42]

Man, the accuracy of these casts is mind blowing. I would've lost about all my lures trying to cast where you do!

[@alvinjoseph7260]

Changing my rod to one that is a lot more flexible has been life changing!

[@irishmanwrx7715]

My 2 sons and I love your Chanel. Recently rented a cottage that gave us access to 3 kayaks. We happily fished all day and night pretending to be you with great results. Thanks for the memories and great fishing !

[@ndyakangler]

That’s awesome! My daughter is about 15 months old now, I can’t wait to start teaching her how to fish!

[@blairness1]

I can't say enough good things about your casting precision, always impresses me. Keep it up man!

[@WeedSoilABC]

i sometimes forget to put like only because I AM STUNTED by how you feel the fish and deliver the bait ... pure MAGIC !

[@antoniomora1255]

The same happens to me from time to time.

[@6412mars]

Thanks for taking us along as always..it's a pleasure watching you boat those smallies👍

[@Z-Bart]

Nice bronze backs. That first one got my heart going.

[@darinking6873]

Your channel needs more recognition. Some of the best fishing content out there 👏

[@gmsteel2563]

Featured on the NIKKO website

[@jamesrampy6690]

Dude gets half a million views without thumbnailing a big breasted woman in booty shorts. What more can you ask for? KZbin sells sex so I’m proud of what he’s been able to accomplish. Richard Gene the Fishing Machine doesn’t get those kinds of numbers.

[@iamblackrob]

15:40 had me in tears. That fish wanted to fight you hahaha. keep up the great content.

[@awdies]

Pretty sure NDYak can catch a shark with a cardboard box. Always good stuff, keep em coming!

[@MsKindaSorta]

🤣 Truth!

[@elke9499]

loll, love it 😆

[@josephnewburgh8531]

Lol😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@JohnBrown-dc3yq]

I can never get enough of his content. He's down to earth and not afraid to use "cheap stuff" I myself can't afford the best so I appreciate his videos like this

[@josephnewburgh8531]

😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@christopherveze1977]

THAT FIRST SMALLMOUTH STRIKE WAS FREAKING EPIC!!! YOUR VIDEOS MAKE MY DAY WHEN IM AT WORK LOL!!! IM GOING BASS FISHING MONDAY FOR HOGS!!! BOOM FISH ON ALL FIRED UP LOL!!! YES YOU SHOULD HAVE 500,000+ SUBSCRIBERS!!! ONE OF THE BEST FISHING CHANNELS ON KZbin BROTHER!!!

[@JoeyMo973]

Good energy brings in the bigguns. Hope ur crushing it today.

[@scotts7137]

HELLZ YEAH BRO!!!

[@pigsandapples]

Wonderful video as always. Beautiful scenery, calm commentary and big fish, well cared for. Thanks!

[@stringandreed]

Thank you for letting me enjoy time on the river with you you are my favorite fishing channel.

[@ebaker60]

Ahhhh another good morning with my coffee and my fav KZbin bass fisherman. I bought those pliers you use after watching how easy they are to use and how effective they are. Big thumbs up.

[@knottedup3711]

What’s the brand?

[@Hige-san]

@@knottedup3711 They're in the description. Umpqua is the brand I think.

[@antoniomora1255]

Again a top notch quality video no other KZbinr on the same topic of wam water fishing can match or even get any closer, in my humble opinion. No wonder the rate of new subscribers increases at a rate of about one thousand per week. The fishing action is simply superb and, especially in this footage, the stunningly beautiful river with lots of trees at its banks and its clear water has been what impressed me the most. The disappointment of the lure ´s quality is usual in too cheap fishing items. I remember catching many bass on several incredibly inexpensive crank baits whose bib would break off at the slightest hit on the rocks. Recently I bought some cheap “whopper ploppers” from China. I ´ve barely utilized them yet. They work quite fine but after watching you I am dreading they might also get water and lose buoyancy (fingers crossed). Fortunately I also have some genuine Whopper Ploppers purchased via Amazon US. Quite wonderful that bite at time 4:50!

[@grilledsteamedfriedboiledh248]

Hey, I just want to say you inspired me to fish in a kayak the other day and it was fantastic

[@WhiteHarpune]

Hahahaha I can relate to that so much - even bought a Tarpon 120 + BB paddle. And that was a nightmare to ship it all to Germany :D

[@jeremymantyla3612]

Ive been in the market for kayak. I bet its a game changer

[@johnmtb5237]

I’ve never seen anyone toss a lure with such accuracy. Color me impressed. Great video, great commentary. Kudos.

[@kylemolletfishing9123]

not downplaying his ability by any means, but that is why you use a baitcast reel. Control.

[@johnmtb5237]

@@kylemolletfishing9123 I’ve never used one but I’m looking at them now.

[@scottmansfield5605]

Enough already

[@33rdstreetknits]

I’m learning a lot from your videos and I love how it’s just enough to not be overwhelming. I’ll watch others and it’s almost like a completely different language when they talk about gear and lures and such. Love the content, keep it coming and happy fishing!

[@trafyknits9222]

When you go fishing, it's always good to bring Annette.

[@TylersReelFishing]

I live for that paddle noise

[@JL050]

PBS needs to give this man a show called The Joy of Fishing

[@marsn9897]

That first fish that came from the right, straight power !

[@FishboyRice]

My favorite part about your videos when your fishing the whopper ploppers are how the video goes from peace and calm to pure chaos in seconds. I have genuinely jumped when some of your fish explode on the whopper plopper😂

[@mattstillson7020]

I just watched your videos for the first time as they came through my feed. It’s like watching Roland Martin fishing back when I was a kid mixed with a little Bob Ross, just mix in some “happy clouds” and your it man. Awesome content.

[@jeffhensley9988]

It's a bird. It's a plane. It's "Super Fish"!!! That fish jumping into your Kayak was amazing. Another great episode Matt. Looking forward to the next one. Have a great week ahead. God Bless you.

[@chrisfatzer8738]

Glad to see I am not the only one who gets hung up landing a fish!

[@earlshannon1048]

Been watching you a long time now and it's the best fishing show around great job Matt!

[@reneeslovely]

i love it when they jump into your boat hahaha thank you for letting us watch you fish

[@saints51]

These smallies are ferocious!

[@BDubber2]

Bro is the Bob Ross of fishing. I love it!

[@tylermcanally4782]

Love your videos, man! Just started fishing myself last month. Caught my second pike this past week and it was about 36 inches!

[@steveescher1554]

My brother and noticed the same problem with the 90 size, so now we stick to the 75 as well. That action in the beginning is extremely important.

[@donaldmartin4980]

Change the hooks , first ….. other than that they are decent lures for the most part

[@farhenheit628of1200]

Ndyak I finally caught my first smallie on a whopper plopper! First top water bite! It was amazing best fight ever! Im hooked now! Thank you! Mac

[@ndyakangler]

That’s awesome! Congrats!

[@newenglandrider3189]

The Bob Ross of kayak fishing.

[@brandanfoutz9990]

Everyone thinks they can hop in a kayak and kill it like ndyakangler. Man I love fishing but I could watch his videos all day. So exciting while being so peaceful. Great job everytime

[@mmetalhead2992]

Happy Sunday

[@barrymcbride]

It is now

[@virgillawson4994]

I just watched your video. Thanks for showing everyone the expensive and cheaper model baits use and good/not so good opinions. Great job!!!

[@kevinfaist5938]

You're so lucky to have such awesome, aggressive fish to catch regularly! So jealous! lol

[@440-fishermandrock8]

Skill

[@kimstoneking1725]

Me too Kevin.

[@Oldclimber1]

I have rarely had that much action on any fishing experience, so hat's off to you for your overall skill.

[@Drippy.prodzz]

Love when you fish the plopper

[@johnc7512]

awesome video!

[@johntruxal432]

Raining over my way so hot coffee and watching a real fisherman do his thing.👍🇺🇸🍻

[@Oldbasshole]

You can fish in the rain . The fish don’t mind , they’re already wet

[@markphilips9107]

Thank you for taking us fishing…sure was nice watching you land the smallies. Use the original plopped, its definitely a quality lure.

[@bethekastner9301]

Have been away for a while, but just relax into your videos like a comfy chair. Your calm demeanour, clean language and guaranteed catch of quality fish is the best out there. Hope the abundant rain has not caused you much difficulty. Good fishing always.

[@monmixer]

I saw that fist fish coming, he wanted that and was committed before he even got there. No second thoughts. Awesome strike.

[@DanielBoone337]

I've tried these before and went through 2 of them in a single day after a good largemouth topwater bite with a couple stripers and hybrids mixed in with them. I had a pretty good striper pull 1 of them in half and by the end of the day my last one the tail wouldn't spin and it was taking on water. That said you can buy 3 of these to 1 real one so I just wouldn't use these Walmart specials for tournament fishing... Great video as always keepem coming brother!!!

[@DonnieLuffman-uq5vz]

Are we not gonna talk about how fast he got it out of the package so quick

[@Brunnen_Gee]

That's the one! I find that Ozark Trail plopper works better than the name brand. Huh, sucks that you had issues with yours. I've been using mine for months without any problems.

[@williamsavageii9569]

ND say: "THAT WAS SICK!" 😆 🤣

[@StupendousSnake]

Just bought some of their swim lures a few months ago and a 7ft pole. I was really impressed honestly.

[@10XBULL]

Nothing better than a day of bronze backs on top water. Although I think you misspoke about 1 thing. The knock off will actually last several days of fishing, but it will only last one day of catching fish🙂 earned my subscription today.

[@ndyakangler]

Just make sure you don’t toss it into a tree! I almost put that lure out of its misery when I hit a tree with it and the back end of the wire folded over 90 degrees. It was tough getting the wire straightened back out from that.

[@MatthewMiller716]

We love your videos! Been a sub for a long long time! Can't wait to get back to the US and fish the rest of this season. One day I hope you make a hat!

[@channelq5599]

My favorite video yet! Love when the fish flew into the boat! 😅

[@PikeFights]

Hey NDYakAngler. I'm new to kayak fishing and I went out yesterday morning. I had a musky smash my whopper plopper but it snapped my line. I felt horrible because the lure was still in it's mouth. Nevertheless I'll keep trying and I know one day I'll catch a musky just like you. Thank you for inspiring me!

[@ndyakangler]

It’s always a good idea to have some type of steel or heavy fluoro leader when there’s muskie around. They like to catch you off guard though, I’ve caught several while bass fishing with 10-14lb line. Most of them I got lucky and hooked in a good spot but I had one take a Plopper from me.

[@ryker_orourke]

Bro is the bob Ross of fishing always so calm

[@jonastin1788]

Note to self, sometimes it's tougher to catch a green Smallie flopping in the bottom of the yak, than it is to tire them out in the water!🐟😀

[@MrTheBigNoze]

That first strike was one of the coolest I’ve ever seen! He came flying out of nowhere!

[@PikaSquish]

Huh... I've been using the 90 size plopper since last year and I never realized it wasn't supposed to take a few feet to start plopping. I'll have to upgrade to the 75, i tried one of River2Sea's 60 size plopper and it was a lot of fun but a pike swallowed it whole...

[@vivalabad6]

I'll never get tired of your fishing videos, especially the ol' plopper videos. Definitely one of my favorite lures when they're being feisty.

[@homeboyjones]

Your casting ability is magnificent. The cast is critical! ...the lure, no so much.

[@440-fishermandrock8]

Might be one of the most casual fisherman statements I've heard ...... I think you need to Get out on the water more "homeboy"

[@440-fishermandrock8]

Both are equally important

[@rodneyjones2711]

Excellent video ! So peaceful! FISH ON!

[@L3aK1m]

My experience with the prop bait imitation was it produce the desired results of catching fish, but its durability was lacking as the tail mechanism bent and became unusable. Still for the price not bad when pit against the WP or Choppo.

[@Sirach985]

I mean you could pretty much go through 3 of these for the price of one wp.

[@loganvance195]

He has made me want to fish my rivers a lot more and target smallies, pa smallies been loving the wacky rig!

[@davidc821]

Please buy a mike bucca bull shad! It gets destroyed

[@Oldbasshole]

I’d love to see him fish one

[@davidc821]

@@Oldbasshole the best bang for your buck swimbait in the game. Catch monsters on them religiously

[@Oldbasshole]

@@davidc821 I’ve got a few . I don’t throw them nearly as much as I should

[@linendinetv]

Definitely the best fishing channel on KZbin!!

[@jeremyowen1]

I'll have to try the 75 size whopper plopper. I've had the same issues with the 90 size and I'm sure it's cost me a few fish.

[@michaelhoward4983]

His voice is the Bob Ross of fishing.

[@chuckrowe4973]

I appreciate your videos without annoying music and ridiculous overkill commentary. Bravo, it's a pleasure watching and great information!

[@isaacalexandercruz9045]

Your videos are so relaxing I get to watch them multiple times bc most of the time I doze off to sleep and I don’t remember what I watched

[@rich5916]

Love the top water vids. And all smallie vids in general!

[@whipitgood6990]

I got one as well more of a bone color with a rubber paddle.

[@frankieofhollywood]

Just came across your channel for the first time, beautiful River, great casting skills and I love the sound of your voice so peaceful and calm it's like fishing with Bob Ross love it! You've got a new subscriber to your channel.

[@joshuamoore24_7]

I caught three small mouth bass on the Salt River within 30 minutes using an old torpedo lure. The lure is a 4 1/2" inch wood lure green, red, and off white paint with two stainless steel spinners on in the front one in the back, and two sets of triple hooks.

[@nategarland81]

Bob Ross of fishing.

[@anthonymarquez2035]

As a fly fisherman from Colorado I live in Kentucky in the whopper flopper is always my go to lure! Great video👍😎

[@starkeyshelbyj]

Quite the acrobatic adventure btw the fish jumping into the boat to you wrangling the kayak and rod with ma fish😉

[@Bryceisthename_]

That fish jumping into the boat was pretty hilarious! If that happened to me idk what I'd do, nobody would believe you if you didn't have it recorded

[@NeilGraham.I.M.F]

Always glad to come along with you, and glad you bring us along with you. I've always wondered about that particular lure. I see it when I'm up there. and now I know

[@PeterCPRail8748]

That 5 bucks was well worth it for those quality of fish I would say. Another fantastic day on the water.

[@ndyakangler]

I agree! I could have just as easily gone through a $5 pack of plastics and lost a couple jigs to snags spending the afternoon on the river.

[@Mint318]

I’ve learned brand doesn’t matter as much as the fisherman itself. I’m not saying go cheap 100% of the time BUT if you can save the money and get the same results ..why not !! Great content

[@allyearangler1471]

NDYA, I am going to get me one of them to try it out! Thanks for sharing!

[@jpap967]

That first bite was insane lol

[@authordanames9043]

"Come here you." Gets me every time.

[@pharris125]

That small guy jumping in the kayak was funny, great video as always!