This Jig Trend Is Catching On!

[@squonto47]

Bassdope makes the best finesse jigs around. Lake, pond, river, nothing beats them.

[@muskybites505]

What your fishing are spent coal piles from back in the day…one of my fav things to look for up north. The old timers knew to bring their spent coal and pile it on the ice to form artificial rock structures when the ice would melt and it would drop down. Pretty cool. When sidescan first came out I used it to find, mark, and catch fish that others had to get lucky to find. The 2000’s were a bonanza for me like livescope is now lol

[@MattStefanFishing]

thats crazy! thanks for sharing the info!

[@michaeljones338]

Another awesome video! Would it be possible for you to show us how you found those rock seems. Maybe the other stuff like humps, saddles or channel swing banks . Please. Thanks Matt!

[@MattStefanFishing]

good video suggestion. thanks

[@bryandavismoviefan]

This is the latest ive ever fished in northern Wisconsin for smallmouth. Weird fall though. They didn't follow typical seasonal trends like ive experienced before. Fished into December. That's crazy for Wisconsin. And I'm pretty sure I know that lake! It has some tanks for sure. You helped me learn the lake through a lake breakdown pretty sure.

[@MattStefanFishing]

went from warm to frozen

[@caseysaunders2137]

I recently picked up a dedicated jig rod. 3rd cast on a point new rod caught a 2.5 lb spot. I love jigs. They get bit all year long especically winter

[@MattStefanFishing]

That’s awesome!

[@normanwiggins1320]

Excellent video on dragging a jig for smallies. Really thought you would had a brown jig tied on

[@MattStefanFishing]

I've had some success with browns, but not as much lately.

[@richardbossman9875]

All silliness aside, I like throwing football style jigs when dragging across mud and silt because it kicks up the most stuff and for small stick it crawls over it pretty realistically looking.

[@MattStefanFishing]

awesome

[@DAVE_WHITE]

When in doubt, get the JIG out!!!! anytime, any place, any weather, any time of year.

[@MattStefanFishing]

That's a great motto!

[@scottkessler9602]

It worked for Denny Brauer and Tommy Biffel.

[@willperryman4559]

Picasso has outstanding jigs, and especially those tungsten jigs, and not better than “brailling” the bottom finding rock ,or pea gravel, which you can just tell from the ticks and contacting the bottom and then 😮thump 😮 you’ve got a good bite.🎉 love how you have your boat setup 💯👍😎🍀🎣🍀

[@MattStefanFishing]

the tungsten just provides such better feel in a compact design

[@MarcusSpjut]

100% with ya on the feel. lead vs tungsten for me it is like my 20$ ul rod vs my expride 4-12g. Both do the job but even an amature can feel the diffrence., It's that big.

[@MattStefanFishing]

agreed

[@oldschoolfishing4194]

Glad you got to fish. Great vid!

[@MattStefanFishing]

Thanks for watching!

[@paulbunyan9241]

That is some amazing coloration, beautiful smallies.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Thanks 👍

[@GMarshfishing]

That’s my favorite football jig!

[@MattStefanFishing]

Awesome

[@comfortablynumb9342]

I really need to try bass jigs in the saltwater. I think flounder and redfish should eat them and maybe trout and stripers. And the ones made for cover might not get stuck in the rocks all the time. I like to fish for flounder up against rocks but I lose lots of jigs that way. Maybe bass jigs would help.

[@richardbossman9875]

Make sure to rinse them before storing them after, bass jigs don’t have plates hooks that resist rusting like saltwater jigs would.

[@MattStefanFishing]

That's a great idea!

[@michaelsheppard4227]

Love dragging a football jig especially this time of year.

[@MattStefanFishing]

me too

[@FishHuntFreedom]

Do you have a video or can you make a short one on how to compete in tournaments without FFS? Thanks

[@MattStefanFishing]

good idea!

[@FishHuntFreedom]

@ that would be appreciated. I fish the kayak series in Northern CA and am getting destroyed by FFS. I can’t afford it at the moment but am saving for one but until then, your help would be much appreciated. Thanks

[@rpredl]

Old school fishing, nice.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Some things never go out of style.

[@rodneygreen9968]

Thanks for for the great video. I have never caught a small mouth bass. What are your top 3 lskes in Wisconsin to fish for trophy size Small Mouth Bass? Please let me know your opinion. Thanks.

[@MattStefanFishing]

pretty much every lake in the northern half of wisconsin has the change for big smallmouth. the Door county peninsula would be the best location

[@brandonsmith606]

Matt, I hate to tell you but you're already up north lol. Having said that our temps are similar 😊

[@MattStefanFishing]

haha kinda but not really

[@michaeltrible3630]

Good for you to get out! Ah to be younger again! What do you think of a 13 concept Z slide reel? I just heard of them. Take care. Mic

[@MattStefanFishing]

i havent tried one so i cant give an opinion

[@jamesmiracle2818]

Very good me gettin some them jigs😊

[@MattStefanFishing]

give them a try!

[@itllkeal]

It's amazing how fat a smallmouth can get. I caught several big ones this year, but 1 little 17 or 18incher amazed me because it was like a football. I'd love to see an end year collage of your favorite fish catches. Anyways. Thanks Matt

[@MattStefanFishing]

I agree! Some of them are just chubby.

[@mikeeller557]

Thanks matt

[@MattStefanFishing]

You bet

[@PistolPete3322]

Tightrope firework won’t hang up. 😂 But not the feel of tungsten.

[@MattStefanFishing]

The tightrope is a good one

[@PistolPete3322]

@@MattStefanFishing thanks for hooking me up on that one!

[@dennisederer3594]

I’m here in Az running around in shorts and T shirt. Surely wish we had a better smallie population in our lakes.

[@dontnonowuno9953]

Go to the river..

[@dennisederer3594]

@@dontnonowuno9953 , no thank you. I fish from a small kayak.

[@MattStefanFishing]

thaanks for watching

[@richardbossman9875]

The Salt river reservoirs are your best bet, I loved Apache as a kid.

[@garyplowman5838]

Great video Matt thank you sir 👍🏻. Matt have you ever gone ice fishing on the water? Just wondering if you have gone since you live in Wisconsin brrrr

[@MattStefanFishing]

i do a couple a year

[@WorldsOkayestBusDriver]

Is this a river flowage?

[@MattStefanFishing]

no it has water inflow but is not a major river

[@wolverinex4243]

Where can I get a Denali?

[@MattStefanFishing]

here! www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=cl&merchant_id=770c28fe-5a8c-46f3-acab-5dc176d4f23c&website_id=8a299942-1f4e-4559-8dd7-44abebc0c842&url=https%3A%2F%2Fstrikerbrands.com%2Fcollections%2Fmens-rain-suits%2Fproducts%2Fdenali-insulated-rain-jacket-phase-terrain%3F_pos%3D2%26_fid%3Da34ab193b%26_ss%3Dc

[@martincaron7709]

No electronics... 🤔 Is it by choice and/or for the challenge ?

[@MattStefanFishing]

I sold the with my tournament boat…

[@samuelschult985]

So you took the boat to the lake after you had winterized it 😂😂😂

[@MattStefanFishing]

haha i wish. i filmed this a week before i winterized it

[@PistolPete3322]

@@MattStefanFishing your iced in now right? Thx for the on the water action!

[@richardbossman9875]

I wonder if depleted uranium jigheads will ever come out, I want to count the age rings on a tree as I drag a 1/16oz jig over it in 100 feet of water😂

[@MattStefanFishing]

That’s a funny way to put it! 😂

[@craigpeters3165]

Where are your graphs?

[@MattStefanFishing]

sold them with my tournament boat

[@williamknight5142]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks for watching

[@BeckhamHomeLoans]

Why no graphs?

[@MattStefanFishing]

sold them with the tournament boat

[@BeckhamHomeLoans]

Ahh ... makes sense

[@dantwaites7097]

Im in ne iowa and most everything is froze up. Im kinda jealous matt lol

[@MattStefanFishing]

we are froze here now too

[@seanodell5133]

👍👍...

[@MattStefanFishing]

Thanks for watching