My Favorite Nail Weight Modifications! Try These!

Nail weights are a valuable piece of terminal tackle equipment and I love using them to make these fishing lure modifications!
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I was born and raised in Chicago, but after working 12 years in the financial Industry regulating the futures and options markets at the CME/CBOT I decided to pursue my passion fishing professional tournaments and left my full time corporate job. At that point, I moved to Junction City, WI with my wife Sara and two boys Hank and Duke. I've been fishing professionally since 2011 and full-time since 2015. I've qualified for seven MLF Championships and won over a half million in tournament winnings at the professional level.

[@danielcarpenter4361]

Thank you Matt I use this all the time but I'm so proud of you for letting people that do not know how to use nail weights and now they do. I have been fishing for over 40 years and you have turned me on to new stuff thank you my brother

[@MattStefanFishing]

Glad to help!

[@mikegardiner3934]

awesome vid, Matt! To your point, many people don’t realize the versatility of those small, tungsten nail weights.

[@MattStefanFishing]

they can be used in so many ways!

[@sergiogallegosjr8311]

makes sense im goint to start using nail weights on my bladed jigs thanks matt just gave me that idea i know is going to work.

[@MattStefanFishing]

It works!

[@crowe1974]

Never thought of using a nail weight that way. Good idea, I'll have to remember that this coming year.ff

[@MattStefanFishing]

give it a try!

[@chrischrist7982]

As always I love the info!

[@MattStefanFishing]

Awesome, thank you!

[@mattcampbell3876]

Your new core tackle hook lineup has eliminated many of my old nail weight tricks lol, glad to find some new uses for them, those tungsten weights ain’t cheap!

[@MattStefanFishing]

Awesome!

[@douglasspickler4925]

Great tips on using nail weights. Thanks for sharing.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Glad it was helpful!

[@stevesmith7164]

Good set of tips

[@MattStefanFishing]

Thanks!

[@mellowfellowfishing]

Thank you Matt! This well of tidbits never runs dry 👍

[@MattStefanFishing]

You bet!

[@krr6581]

I found putting a small nail weight at the center of my stickbaits when neko rigging actually improved the number of bites I was getting. I needed the lure to fall a little faster and keep both ends of the stick bait moving in the fall. I held on to that little secret.

[@MattStefanFishing]

yep its called shot wacky rigging! Stay tuned for something new from Core Tackle!

[@ricardonercolini6053]

Man, I would realy like that you continue whith the pray that bass eat morer often; Thanks!

[@MattStefanFishing]

sounds good!

[@wolverinex4243]

Bead it is good too. I bead many a swimmybaits. Glowsticking them however does scare the bass, but underwater baitfish crappie fishing with glowsticks under the water on the line is fun, very fun. Only on bass lures can you glowstick the bait. What am I talking about? Tune in to see if I will channel my energy.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Ok

[@mistertwister1816]

Storage is critical. Gets expensive if you keep them in a compartmented box that dumps. Small plastic bags are hard to handle and tear. Thick white EVA foam pads from Hob Lob hold these great and take black marker well for labeling. Holes in the EVA can be used over and over. And, EVA floats (though it can sink slowly if really loaded up w/ tungsten). Use caution if using EVA foam to store in raingear as exposed tips on tungsten nail weights are unforgiving.

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks for sharing with us!

[@mikeeller557]

Thanks Matt Great fishing tool

[@MattStefanFishing]

Thanks for watching!

[@michael2one]

This video really showcases your knowledge as a bait-maker. Most people dont realize there is a dozen different presentations between a neko and weighted wacky changes simply by where you put your weight. The fall, the wobble, the splash and casting distance are all different. A true student of the art. Do you only make lures under your own brand or donyou work with the major manufacturers?

[@MattStefanFishing]

Right now only under Core tackle

[@michael2one]

@@MattStefanFishing Its got to be crazy building youtube, fishing and running your own label. Surely you have been approached by lure manufacturer to build baits for them? But, I am guessing you would lose recognition and creative control.

[@seizedcarcass8440]

I bet the Nessie 5 would benefit from this. It’s not very heavy but it’s my favorite size

[@MattStefanFishing]

Yep

[@SimonC82686]

One down side of the nessies is the internal harness and the plastic of the stabilizer fins takes up so much space, you can't even get a nail weight dead center, it has to go in and to either side of the harness. They marked a circle under the chin for a spot to put a nail weight but it's right at the harness, won't go dead center.

[@bitenbass]

New sub... love ur content amd ideas on tackle..

[@MattStefanFishing]

Awesome thank you!

[@maxcole3930]

I only use tungsten nail weights because of size. I use them in swimbaits mostly or neko too

[@MattStefanFishing]

Sounds good

[@stevesteve4350]

You got some juice in this one. Big time.

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks!

[@austins2187]

Great video! What’s the best way you’ve found to get the 5in Nessie to walk the dog?

[@MattStefanFishing]

I use the bigger sizes mostly

[@SimonC82686]

Short subtle rod twitches kind of similar to walking a frog and it walks fine for me. If you twitch too hard the nessie 5 and 7 tend to start darting all around and even turn upside down.

[@stoneysdead689]

Ah- I hadn't thought about using a nail weight to keep y chatter baits down- good idea. I noticed the other day while watching your chatter bait vid- you tend to pull your chatter bait with the rod tip angled down, then reel in the slack and repeat- sort of like some guys fish a crankbait. Are you pulling it forward just enough to feel it vibrate and then killing it?

[@MattStefanFishing]

i was in that video, but the cadence changes based on the lake, structure, and what bass are telling me.

[@ryanvarner6520]

Good juice!

[@MattStefanFishing]

Thanks

[@Glock-1]

Hey Matt when are the Ozark Rig going to be available?

[@MattStefanFishing]

They are available on our website right now! coretackle.com/products/new-ozark-rig

[@danielcarpenter4361]

I've noticed if you add the weights to a message from the top sometimes it wants to swim upside down I usually never go that way cuz it comes back upside down I try to insert it in the belly

[@MattStefanFishing]

Always add weights in the belly

[@SpookyRedz]

I’ve been making flukes with salt on the belly half of the bottom half of the fluke and it sinks like a senko , just by itself rigged with an EWG w no weight by itself

[@MattStefanFishing]

nice! thanks for sharing!

[@crowe1974]

On a swim jig and a vibrating jig that is

[@MattStefanFishing]

you can use them on everything!

[@rogercastle2434]

Matt, i have another crazy japanese bait I’d like to send you. This one has a diving lip

[@MattStefanFishing]

haha! you really dont need to but id be more than happy to try it! One day im going to take a trip to japan just to hit tackle shops...not sure id have enough money left to get back

[@rogercastle2434]

@@MattStefanFishing I am in Phoenix and the Hook up Tackle is close by. They have more stuff than you can imagine. Ben is a great person too

[@DanielBoone337]

In all honesty when I found out they made tungsten nail weights I thought that was the dumbest freakin thing I ever heard... like who is going to spend that kind of money for something that is going to get slung off guaranteed then I tried them and found out I'm an idiot... LOL I found a company on Amazon called "reaction tackle" and they sale them in bulk for a very reasonable price. Side note been throwing their tungsten jigs now for about a year and they're phenomenal as well... Great skirt material, tied with wire, and have a really good hook in them compared to a lot of the tungsten jigs on the market... I've caught multiple 6 and 7 pounders on them on toledo bend and Rayburn on their swim jig (which I just use to flip in sparse grass and pads), their flipping jig, and their football jigs. But I'm all about tungsten nail weights now and if you pare your wacky rig with the vmc crossover rings and put a dab of super glue over the hole when you slide in the nail weight you don't have to worry about losing them unless the worm flies off.

[@MattStefanFishing]

awesome! thanks for sharing!

[@siryarwammowray3445]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks for watching!

[@williamknight5142]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks for watching!

[@terrytresemer2864]

Weight is something I've always messed with. I think it's something that differentiates me from the average guy.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Weight placement is so important

[@smokinfasts1973]

I like to put a drop of super glue over the nail weight hole. They never come out

[@perfectleveladventurefishi619]

NewSUb good stuff

[@MattStefanFishing]

Thanks!

[@SpookyRedz]

Adding that weight to Nessie ur going to get it to suspend like a jerkbait

[@MattStefanFishing]

you can get it to do a bunch of stuff!