Flippin' The Bird At Smallies!

Fishing a bird lure and exploring a new lake in my kayak! Smallmouth bass are what I'm chasing on this trip and the weather is perfect for some topwater action!
Gear used on this trip:
Lure: Chasebaits Smuggler 2.5" rb.gy/or12il
Rod: St Croix BassX 6'6" M F amzn.to/43qNq0o (new version)
Reel: Daiwa Zillion SV TW G amzn.to/3F6TCCc
Line: Trilene Sensation 14lb amzn.to/44rDODR
Pliers: Umpqua Rivergrip amzn.to/3ykw4ow
Net: Frabill 3673 amzn.to/39S8es0 (new floating version)

[@JO-rh7io]

Just as I was about to get productive on a Saturday morning, nahhh 😂

[@JARVISK600]

😂😂😂 facts

[@PC-gs7pv]

Bingo

[@firestarterseag]

Same 😂😂

[@skynet9483]

Between this and Richard Gene the fishing machine…the wife’s too do list might have to be on hold today…Lol

[@JARVISK600]

@@skynet9483😂😂😂🎉🎉

[@ElijahCote]

by far my favorite fishing channel, no stupid intros and stuff, just fishing.

[@tcm844]

Dude your fishing videos should be listed as therapeutic.

[@glockholliday7490]

For real.

[@brianstinson5865]

Very calming and relaxing for sure!

[@jamesiscool98]

I haven't been able to go fishing this summer as much as I usually do so I really appreciate you taking me out when I'm unable to myself. You truly do a good thing for people on this channel. Keep up the good work! I'm excited to see what's next!

[@Potato-hu7xw]

man i love your videos, you are so calm and don’t scream. thanks for having us in your kayak.

[@OleHickory69]

That bird lure was just what I needed. I have the savage black duck with flappy loose feet. Can’t really remember why I bought it…now I have the confidence to go get skunked again with it. 😂

[@BB3DG69]

You got me in the first half, I'm not going to lie. I feel that last sentence for sure.

[@Aidan_Eh]

thatta boy 😬👌

[@thatfishingnoob]

😂 right? Confidence spike through Matt just to get skunked hardcore. He makes it look so easy haha.

[@stoic8168]

Coffee... breakfast... top water Happy Saturday!!!

[@bobrich1950]

I'm always amazed at the number of quality fish you catch on each outting. Heck, i'm lucky i see one of those every few outtings.

[@Thewolftherian11]

NUMBER 1FISHING CHANNEL

[@harrygrimley4352]

Awesome start to any day. Thanks for sharing this with us.

[@kevinjtoner]

Your videos are absolutely the best! Keep doing what you’re doing……. Thank you Matt!!! 👍🎣

[@eyeswideopen935]

Excellent title! Like many I'm sure, I watch your relaxed videos for their calming effect, as well as the fantastic clips. NDYakAngler is top 3 out of my 120 or so channel subs. THANK YOU!

[@carldowning3359]

That looked like an awesome time on the water , thanks for sharing .

[@user-fb1lk2wc5i]

Always a good day when you post😊keep up the good work!

[@johndrx165]

My river smallies rarely come back a second time to hit a topwater, much less a third time. Good stuff!

[@Coiler578]

I hit two different lakes in a kayak today. Got totally skunked on one, but hit a slumpbuster on the other so it all worked out. Glad to see you're catching some nice fish!

[@randallburgess46]

Another terrific video with a great new lure. Glad that it held up well. Big or small, the fish 🎣 were beautiful! Great job sir! I would love to meet you someday and buy you breakfast since we live in the same state. I can’t wait for new videos to come out. You are the greatest and should have a T.V.show,but that might take some of the fun out of it and you also need family time. Thanks for taking me along.

[@scottkniss3760]

Yet another wonderful, calming video from the Bob Ross of Fishing. 😎 Always love how you talk to the fish. (I do the same thing and, just like you, it doesn't always work... but it helps. LOL)

[@edcygan]

The lakes are amazing up there with no boats no people not many homes and so peaceful. I live in the Chicago land area and believe it or not the fishing is excellent and loaded with amazing river systems, minus the peace and quit, you just have to put in the time and you will find the fish. Thanks again for the great video.

[@markhogquist2000]

I threw my bird only once. It was so loose and rattled bad - very noisy. That coupled with the Shimano Metanium DC I was using was a bit too much. The bait felt kinda clumsy and I got line wrap quite a bit. I should probably try it again after watching this. Chuck rock, rip rap, etc. - always a good spot to start on a new body of water. Thanks for making my morning a little better 👌

[@ronkilpatrick5106]

You make me feel relaxed when I watch your videos. Thanks for some of the best videos I have ever seen. Keep up the Great work.

[@20oldenough]

It must be nice to live where there is so much quality fishing and so few out there doing it. Part of what makes these videos so relaxing is the lack of company. No better afternoon than to be on a calm nice looking body of water with a bunch of mouths to feed!

[@onepunch9203]

I am continuously amazed by the fact that you have access to so many bodies of water where you appear to be the only angler. Thanks again for sharing your awesome footage!

[@FishinFoolsCT]

I don't mind other anglers at all if they are being quiet and respectful. I would like to be able to fish a place not ringed with houses though. Even the lakes tucked away in the state forrests have houses on part of them in my neck of the woods. It is a rare treat to enjoy nature and only nature.

[@tiberiusa.4009]

The Bird. Is the Word.

[@PBAdventures146]

Only fishing channel I watch literally. Always enjoy the videos!

[@lisaharvey4373]

The Ole reliable bird lure great video real nice smallies you make fishing look fun bit I know its work learning a lot from you and your technique thanks!

[@atuuschaaw]

Quality video with quality fish. It does not get any better! ♥

[@dennisboulais7905]

The action is just like a Heddon Crazy Crawler.

[@jimgillett1184]

Yepper I was going to say that lol. Same principle as the Heddon Crazy Crawler. Caught my 1st Largemouth over 5lbs. on one year's ago. Later they changed the metal and it seemed thinner and would bend easily like Matt had go on there. Great color on the bird lure too! Had a Mann's Baby One Minus that color that the 1st evening out with it I caught 25 Largemouth. Two over 5lbs. Also twice caught a fish on each hook! Best night fishing Largemouth I've ever had. And I have had a few lol sorry just saying. It was great growing up in Southeastern Ohio with all the farm ponds and I grew up between two Limestone Quarries that had beautiful deep ponds stocked in the 60s

[@thesportsguy3609]

Another solid day of fishing. Great video once again 👍

[@justinberge2887]

Great video as always. I need to try one of those birds. Action looks amazing.

[@anthonysantos3629]

Best fishing channel on KZbin. Hands down. I learn more AND relax and truly enjoy more from watching you just fish than any other channel. So many channels get caught up in the jargon and the "I'm the host of this channel" mentality they forget that one of the best ways to teach is to simply SHOW. But they aren't about teaching as much as advertising themselves and their sponsors so there's that. You just fish, and forget that you left the camera rolling every time it feels like

[@robertwilliamsiii8424]

Talk about prime topwater conditions! Grey skies, calm as ever, zero wind... Man, that's a dream day.

[@ndyakangler]

I’m glad those clouds stuck around! The forecast said 95 that day but the clouds kept it tolerable.

[@greggdsciotto8952]

Always fun to watch someone, flip the bird, in the morning😅

[@bobbyswain7049]

Never gets old does it......good job👍

[@mattgoodchild8215]

Superb Matt what a lovely fish they fight like demons for their size looked a massive lake fantastic video of fishing tomorrow for zander with my pal on dead’s in a new spot on the canal a fair drive but been having some nice fish thanks again pal looking forward to the next one 🎣👍🏼

[@michaeljordan3084]

So fun at the 5:00 mark when the bird lands, you can see the fish wake, I was counting down the seconds waiting on the eventual blow up.

[@Nick-fw4lb]

Another classic from the best fishing vids creator on KZbin!

[@lowspeedhighdrag566]

I used to walleye fish at night in my kayak. One night I spooked a flock of coots and they came right at me, I got hit right in the face by a freaked out coot and it landed on my kayak and got tangled in my lines. Not the most fun experience in the middle of the night trolling cranks for 'eyes.

[@ronmixson7637]

Great video!!! I really love your videos. Makes me feel like I'm right there!!

[@thehamburget]

I’ve recently been catching some baby bass (like 1/2 pounders ) on the fly rod. Just waiting for April pre spawn

[@rogerpatton2242]

That jump at 10:30 was epic.

[@kevinwilson1124]

Jimmy Houston, the Lindner gang, etc tip their hat to you. Damn you're good!

[@SlimAdventures]

The top water king, back at it again!

[@Goregoonswasteofspace]

Your video title... absolutely LOVE it.

[@fixus6593]

new meditation fishing video, just what i needed☺

[@dee6338]

Gotta love topwater smallies

[@garymichaels3726]

Absolutely love the top water!

[@GroundHobbes]

Great way to start a Saturday morning 😌

[@Aidan_Eh]

HEYYYYYYYYYY BASSMANGGG! ! ! ! ! ! 👋🤓 good to see you tryin out some untested waters, well.... untested by you i meant lol.. 14:55 bass have got to be one of the most gluttonous creatures on this beautiful blueberry... he swings an misses 3 times, sees a huge paddle swish the water near a mysterious new shadow, after his second miss.. an still comes an tries to get/an got that lure the fourth time.. they are either gluttonous or STAAA-HOOO-PAAA-HIDDDD, lmaooo 🤣 great stuff Matt .. see ya next time 👋😎 p.s happy long weekend, if you americans get a long weekend this weekend if not.. toooo bad lol buh bye

[@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269]

That first strike happened so fast, that never happened in California whenever I went fishing. 😄👍

[@christinerogers5331]

Another exciting video, Matt! That bird lure really generated some awesome topwater action, I enjoyed every moment, take care and be safe!

[@MrOttotattoo]

Been really enjoying your channel , keep up the awesome work 😎

[@allanulen3809]

Just another great video, with good fish.

[@jhonywijoyo7106]

Ithis man is the reason i love fishing

[@jamesmcdermott6934]

Man you ask for a better outing than that, new lake n a bird lure and still caught Hella nice fish!!! Frickin Awesome!

[@Tmkowal123]

Great as always!!!

[@dcbuis2]

Another awesome trip...thanks for sharing it with us!

[@michflig]

I LOVE your videos, thank you . Keep on posting them, they relax my mind and soul.😊

[@loganwells1659]

I like to watch these videos before i go fishing to get amped up

[@minimalist.tacklebox]

That is amazing, you can go to a new lake with this wacky bait and catch a ton of fish! Everyone always compliments your calm, therapeutic delivery but man, I'm super impressed with the technical knowledge you possess!

[@powersaustin63]

Another fantastic video. Thanks!

[@Elroy5150]

Another fantastic video.

[@PaintedTurtle001]

Very nice day! 👍

[@user-zf6uk1fg3z]

The birds the word

[@Shunya0101]

Love your videos, you’re the Bob Ross of bass fishing. Happy little fish. 😂

[@wjkuhl]

What a perfect day for top water fishin, Great Video!

[@andybales7318]

As a lure junkie, of course i have some of these in both sizes 😂 cool baits, and get some violent strikes at times

[@stonefly69]

Another great video! Love how you keep your hooks sharp!

[@branmakster]

Inspiration - Thanks!

[@brianathern9154]

Very cool video and again amazed by the lure choice. Title is very cheeky too. I have to agree with some others and yesterday on the creek proved that to get a smallmouth to come back twice at a bait is rare, 3 times a gift. Lake looked absolutely serene. Blessings Matt

[@shaunsfishingadventures]

Great video mate topwater fishing is awesome

[@clamidia7729]

you are the bob ross of fishing i hope you know that

[@prob2319]

Topwaters make fishing so much more exciting. I make glidebaits, jerkbaits and topwaters as a side hobby. I may have sent ya one in the mail as a thank you for the awesome vids sir! Hope ya don’t mind!

[@brandonmay9867]

Keep up the great work

[@robertbutcher4201]

Another great video and that last bite was crazy.

[@tmkayakfishing8236]

Saturday Morning has arrived!

[@mikecollins2476]

When most people think smallies they think deep offshore with a dropshot or ned rig. This guy's catching them in shallow weeds on a purple topwater bird and slaying them...that's why I love your channel man 👊👍

[@mattmallard7712]

Absolutely cracking video, love your respect for your catch.....none of the 'just throw them back' approach. Regards from England.

[@darrelljohnson4658]

That cool good stuff 👌 👍 😎

[@rayhollingsworth2588]

Nice catch 👍

[@jamest6837]

Great fishing I've had some crazy salt water fishing action at night for striped bass..had times where every cast a 36" or better fish hit my lure and any lure in the tackle box would do..never had any fresh water trips like you usually do

[@tobieTyler6007]

I really appreciate you taking me fishing .best show on the internet

[@JDaaze]

Flippin’ the bird… I see what you did there 👌

[@chubbrock659]

Nothing gets by you…. 😂

[@rogerpatton2242]

​@@chubbrock659😅😅

[@timfrank6183]

Let's try a new lake , with. Crazy lure , and then just tear em up ! I love !

[@ndyakangler]

The guy that told me I should try this lake fishes the Whopper Plopper quite a bit there so I figured another noisy topwater lure should catch a few!

[@BenjySparky]

Matt you rock! Peace

[@rizkifishing]

Best video bro. Nice catch and Will you all the best 😊

[@markstott6689]

I think that you need to investigate more new lakes and rivers. Assuming that you haven't shown us everything near you yet. 😊❤😊

[@ndyakangler]

There’s over 1,000 lakes within maybe a 90 minute drive from here. Probably a few hundred have public access. A lot are highly developed where there’s jet skis and pontoons cruising around non stop if the weather’s nice. A lot have stunted populations of small fish and many lakes less than 20ft deep had massive die offs the past couple harsh winters. All that narrows it down quite a bit trying to find a quiet lake with decent fishing but I’ve found a few this year. I tried another new lake last week and got a couple 20” largemouth on the frog!

[@markstott6689]

@@ndyakangler A 20 incher at long last. I'd begun to think that they'd been fished out. It never ceases to amaze me how virtually every species in your neighbourhood will try swallowing a large chunk of plastic no matter how brightly it's painted and how much commotion it makes. European fish appear to be far more reserved lol. I'm sorry to hear about the die-offs. If it's not extreme high or low temperatures it's blue-green algae. I shall continue watching in the hope that you can show us some more of North Dakota and Minnesota. I know it's a long shot, especially this late in the summer, but have you considered doing an overnight camping and fishing trip in the kayak? 😊😊❤️❤️😊😊

[@samtheangler47]

Love the content man !

[@willmallory9085]

Excellent video Brother

[@clydeshope6942]

Another awesome video well done

[@Steelhead23]

Nice quality Fish Sir!!

[@knuckledragger2412]

Outstanding

[@heavenbound358]

We had the same thought at the same time in the video. GO to the other side. I, too, based it on the look of the water

[@dennis5976]

Cool lure

[@casualmemesurfer2754]

Cherish that bird lure bro I can't even find anywhere that sells those any more.

[@ndyakangler]

Yeah I might have to talk my friend from Australia into sending me a couple! I still have 2-3 of them I’ve used once or that are still new but there’s a few other similar crawler lures I’m sure would work just as well too.

[@wbarney59]

Thanks Matt

[@chipseiler1766]

I've been watching your channel for about a year now. I've seen you use rat lures and bird lures to catch fish, as well as of course other types of topwaters, but never ye old Jitterbug. Since the Jitterbug has very similar action to the bird lures but no wings to bend or break, I'd love to see you do a series, or even just one video using three different sizes of the Jitterbug. Could be FUN!

[@ndyakangler]

I have a couple someone sent me I’ve been meaning to use. I caught a ton of fish on them when I was a kid!

[@chipseiler1766]

@@ndyakangler me too! ..but do you have one of the 1 1/2" ones? "BIG LIKE RAT!"

[@koof1776]

Living Legend~

[@minimibudjetti]

I haven't seen anybody use birdlure here in Finland. Poppers are sometimes used when trying to catch Perch and Pike topwater-style. There's no Bass and Muskie in Finnish lakes.

[@plhauslein]

Every time you said "bird lure" I heard "burglar". You stoled the show though. 😊