Prototype Testing A New Finesse Swimbait Hook! It’s so Good!!!

[@ericwakeman6665]

One advantage I’ve seen with the TUSH that I don’t recall you talking about is snag management. I’m walleye fishing with a slim swimbait in really rocky rivers. Instead of wedging in between rocks on the head like most hooks would, this gets the body wedged. Even with 6 lb test I’ve been able to “twang” them loose with the bait ending up off the weight. Shorter bait life yes, but no lost rig either. Great product innovation here Matt nicely done!

[@MattStefanFishing]

yep i mention it in my release videos and one of the 10 reasons why the tush is superior to traditional jigheads

[@secretbassrigs]

I take the skirt end of a tube, cut it almost completely except leaving 1/8" un cut. Then I cut up along the length of the tube on both sides, making a 1/8" strip. then put it around the head of the swimbait just past the line tie (add glue). The end of the strip is then placed on the point of the hook. I glue the body of the TUSH in pretty secure the night before. Eventually the strip gets shorter but it does the job around brush. Adds a different dimension to a swimbait. Secondary action.

[@scottankers6690]

Treasure those days with your son. You and he will always remember them. Reminds me of when my son was small. He's 24 now.

[@MattStefanFishing]

I will!

[@rustyreidfishing3334]

Love your patience and time you spend with the boys on the water. They will always remember and appreciate the time you spend with them. I admire your tournament prowess but I most admire you being a dad. Good luck on BPT!

[@MattStefanFishing]

Thanks!

[@erichildreth7562]

It's nice to see you out on the water with your son!! Awesome and yea I will be ordering these in January!! Thanks Matt for a great video!!

[@MattStefanFishing]

You bet!

[@oldschoolfishing4194]

What! No jerky? I just went to DG to get my Bridgford jerky for fishing tomorrow. Glad you got to fish again.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Best boat food out there!

[@normanwiggins1320]

I'll be looking January for the new tush. Glad I'm up north have nothing but time now

[@MattStefanFishing]

Sounds good

[@randyjamesrobertson]

I used the larger tush Swimbait hook with a keitech fat swimbait this last fall and it was fantastic. I believe the slight roll of the body was the key. I tried a conventional swim bait jig by owner with the weighted keel and could not get a bite. Next cast with the tush 4 lb bass. Five consecutive casts one 12 lb pike and four three lb bass. Switched back to conventional and no bites. Switched back to tush three bites in three casts. All on same keitech swim bait both lures. I am sold. Just gave tackle warehouse info to my neighbor for your lures and have turned on your tackle to several fishing guides. This is the most remarkable lure (and hover strolling rig) since I discovered the senior from a good friend ( guide on lake Powell Arizona) of Gary Yamamoto 24 years ago. Thanks for inventing lures that catch fish not fishermen.

[@randyjamesrobertson]

Senko not senior. Spellcheck got me

[@randyjamesrobertson]

I was a fishing guide on the upper Mississippi River pool 9 for 35 years. My father was a fishing guide for 30 years and my grandfather was a duck hunting guide on the big river since the 1930’s. I used senkos for my customers for over 20 years as they were foolproof and caught fish. Your core tackle lures will replace senkos as they are fantastic and boy do they catch fish. Much luck to you and your partners in this venture. Happy new year and good luck this coming year.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Awesome! thanks so much for the support!

[@nathanblake3608]

I would love to see this in a tungsten version, especially with the finesse weight ones! I use the 2.8 kietech and the 2.7 in divine and the 6th sense 2.7 doesn’t have much room to play with when trying to insert these hooks! Non the less the finesse ones will make that easier but I think tungsten will help a ton!

[@MattStefanFishing]

looking into tungsten

[@Bobby12many]

Kwik Trip has zero competition. GOAT of convenience stores.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Fact!

[@clydesharman2053]

E85 for my subie baby

[@jonesjs8898]

My lovely once called the Kwik Trip a "gas station"😢, I couldn't believe my ears, but we are a Chicago-based family so I let it slide with a gentle reminder that it's no gas station...it's Kwik Trip!

[@robertrodriguez4587]

I was struggling to catch fish on the damiki rig, I switched to your head, and I’ve been catching them better. I fished a tournament out of the back of my buddy’s boat, and caught them on sonar. The head gave a great return on sonar. Cant wait to throw it on FFS with my boat.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Good stuff!

[@heinrichkellogg7563]

🍺Thanks Matt and Hank. Where’s the Bridgford snacks.

[@MattStefanFishing]

ate them in the car!

[@dwightrice7966]

That's great news Matt! I'm all in for 1/16 1/0 and 1/8 1/0 & 2/0. Looking forward to that purchase!

[@MattStefanFishing]

Working on it

[@neilandevette]

Got my core hover rigs in today! Will definitely be looking for these to be released! Nice video Matt!

[@MattStefanFishing]

Awesome!

[@jasonvenesky2438]

Looks like a winner! Curious to the feel of those bumping the bottom versus lead in front. Gotta love the snacks- my daughter’s favorite part of fishing!

[@MattStefanFishing]

Right on

[@stevesmith7164]

Nice review, nice test, way to go Hank😊

[@MattStefanFishing]

Thanks 👍

[@robhulverson879]

Great channel and I’m a big fan of the Hover Rig & TUSH. Would love to see a finesse hook with 3/8oz wt. I fish a lot of smaller swimbaits on the bottom in deeper water for smallies.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Thanks!

[@danielcarpenter4361]

I have already purchased several core tackle hooks so far I love them thank you guys

[@MattStefanFishing]

Glad you like them!

[@Nate_Higgins]

I'm so on-board with the 2/0 Tush. I'm a fan of the core weighted baits. I caught em on the little hover rig this weekend with a flat worm on War Eagle Creek. My buddy caught none. I showed him the hover rig, but didn't have a spare one to give him. 😢

[@MattStefanFishing]

Awesome!

[@shakanaku]

Great videos and a wealth of knowledge. I am using your channel to adjust and develop strategies for European seabass fishing in Croatia. One thing I would love to see from you is a second camera that's not a POV in your fishing videos. Hopefully we will get the Tush in EU soon, there's nothing similar I can find atm.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Thanks for the input. I do use a second camera a lot in my bassboat but i have no second port for one in my aluminum boat

[@yankeebass1]

Already had luck with the TUSH on my 1st day out with them. Looking foward to the finesse ones to come out. Will definitely order as soon as they are available

[@MattStefanFishing]

Good stuff

[@MrJohnB-qs6dp]

Great video!!! Can't wait till they come out!!! Will be putting in am order for them as well as the swim jigs when they come out!!! Hope you had a Blessed Thanksgiving!!! Great to see Hank out there with you!! He's going to make a great co-angler & fisherman!!!! Stay Safe & God Bless!!!

[@MattStefanFishing]

Awesome thank you!

[@chuckfish1855]

I would love tungsten TUSH jigs!!! I'm assuming they would be narrower and, therefore easier to thread into the bait without splitting them.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Yep

[@jessieosborne3576]

Pretty excited for a smaller hook. Been running my TUSH on my a-rig. Need a smaller hook for 3.3.

[@MattStefanFishing]

gotcha!

[@rvfishingyet]

Look forward to the lighter wire - finesse option. Will be a great new year!

[@MattStefanFishing]

You and me both!

[@johnnyweaver1300]

With all those calories y'all will be running laps around the house, me & brother started using those kitech swimbaits & they don't last after a few bites, I believe the tush is the answer, & the Ozark rig will be awesome also, will be ordering many! 🎣

[@MattStefanFishing]

Good stuff

[@douglasspickler4925]

Super nice outing.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Yes it was!

[@vincentgelles3805]

I’d love to see a dedicated video on how you retrieve your finesse paddle tail swimbaits. I fish a lot of 2.8 Kietech and 3” spark shads and I mainly just slow roll them on a straight retrieve. I feel like I should be getting so much more bites than what I do get. It looked like you were letting the bait pendulum and I’d really like to learn how you do it.

[@vincentgelles3805]

I hadn’t watched the whole video before my first comment and I just saw where you talked about how you were fishing it. Is that retrieve something I could do on shallow flats without much depth change or do you need a significant drop off to fish them that way?

[@MattStefanFishing]

Nope you can fish it that way on flats as well

[@savedbygraceoutdoors]

Those hooks are definitely sharp. 3/16 Tush had no problem with a ML rod and a 3.5 pound hybrid. So I can only imagine how sharp a lighter wire hook is.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Awesome

[@sikamoreify]

Look forward to a finesse version of this. I was recently trying to use a TUSH on a smaller swimbait/minnow and it was just too big. What is the smallest version you guys will be releasing?

[@MattStefanFishing]

1/16 oz 2/0

[@crowe1974]

Love the hush. Can't wait for the finesse to come out

[@MattStefanFishing]

coming soon!

[@davidgerdes1815]

Shhhh

[@mikeeller557]

Thanks Matt

[@MattStefanFishing]

You bet

[@mattcampbell3876]

Love seeing the future out there by your side!!

[@MattStefanFishing]

Me too!

[@xDx0xUxGx]

Prior to watching my fingers are crossed that it's going to be an extension on the weights and hook sizes of the TUSH🤞

[@MattStefanFishing]

Yep

[@johnrayner5599]

Love the new head and I do think you might need to throw in some Little Debbies with the other twenty pounds of goodies you guys have!!!

[@MattStefanFishing]

Haha!

[@williamgould2470]

I'm waiting for these hooks and the Texas rig hooks to get on warehouse tackle.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Coming soon

[@Nate_Higgins]

I bet the tungsten would be great (except for the price). It would make threading the baits on a bit easier , and would probably prolong the life of the bait.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Will be much pricier

[@Millz864]

Hey Matt, when will this be available , im ready to order

[@MattStefanFishing]

Early next year

[@johndaniels2922]

You should make a swimbait jig head with a resin head so it looks real with eyes and everything and have the lead core hook

[@MattStefanFishing]

Part of why we like the TUSH is to hide the head making the swimbait look more natural

[@williamknight5142]

With all those goodies Duke going to be sorry he didn't go.😀😀👍👍👍👍

[@MattStefanFishing]

You got that right!

[@Mbeez77]

Epic snacks!!! Great video!! 👍

[@MattStefanFishing]

Thanks!

[@RickyCarter-ro8fr]

Father and son ( precious memories)

[@MattStefanFishing]

good times

[@danielhedrick9917]

Sorry, may have missed it. What size for that 2.8in swimbait?

[@MattStefanFishing]

its a 2/0 1/8 oz and will be coming out early next year

[@jasonemeric9902]

Tungsten would be the deal. The lead in the tush deforms a lot of the swimbaits I use... to a point where getting them to run straight costs me 2 or 3 plastics.

[@MattStefanFishing]

working on tungsten

[@mariodesmet]

Try Hollow baits😊

[@jasonemeric9902]

@@MattStefanFishing yup yup. Was just agreeing with what you mentioned in the video

[@jasonemeric9902]

@@mariodesmet the cones won't hold the bait on if it were hollow

[@mariodesmet]

@@jasonemeric9902 My Hollow Berkeley staying perfect 😎

[@MrCatchCleanCook]

Keitech is my favorite swim bait of all time..

[@MattStefanFishing]

Awesome

[@rcandy4u]

Looking proper

[@MattStefanFishing]

Thanks

[@stldavid]

Took me all of 10 min for the TUSH to catch me a fish - with a bluegill color Keitech.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Nice!

[@richardmajewski3815]

Waupaca Chain showed out again.

[@MattStefanFishing]

I love that place

[@thebear74]

take my money! They're great for multi species

[@MattStefanFishing]

Yep

[@samuelschult985]

Well Hank called for 5 with 15min to go after you had a limit and you caught 3 not to shabby, need more snacks 👍

[@MattStefanFishing]

Haha yep

[@craig5927]

Tungsten on that big tush would be expensive but worth it

[@MattStefanFishing]

Looking into it

[@mistertwister1816]

Seeking lead-free options. Plans?

[@MattStefanFishing]

Planning on it but it’s a long process unfortunately

[@sha6mm]

Are you going to have a Holiday Sale ?

[@MattStefanFishing]

Core15 gets you 15% off your first order

[@sha6mm]

@@MattStefanFishing It will be a Great first order ! TC and have a nice Christmas

[@sha6mm]

@@MattStefanFishing Thanks for Discount ! Order is in.

[@sha6mm]

I like the idea of 3/0 hook and tungsten sounds awesome as well and maybe brass as it’s cheaper ? Matt an idea I have is a small diameter wire with an inline spinner as well like a size 3 blade on 3 inch swim bait size 4 blade 9:29 on 4 inch swim bait and size 5 blade for 5-6 inch swim bait for Northern Pike :). I also like the size 3/0 hook for walleye jigging when adding a live minnow as well in 1/4-3/8-1/2-5/8-3/4oz sizes. TC

[@rickhensley2251]

What...snacks and no candy.... where is Duke when you need him?😂

[@MattStefanFishing]

Haha

[@Quarashi1]

Next project for the tush… Underspin? 😉

[@MattStefanFishing]

Maybe in the future

[@Fatenarr]

Not sure about you guys but half the reason my kids want to go fishing with me is for the snacks at the gas station on the way.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Bingo!

[@mookie84]

Always the snack bag review.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Haha

[@crowe1974]

I meant the tush

[@MattStefanFishing]

no worries!

[@Just_DrewFishing]

Yessir first like and view 💪🏽🎣

[@MattStefanFishing]

Appreciate it

[@comfortablynumb9342]

Dude you gotta quit inventing cool stuff I have to try in the saltwater 😂

[@MattStefanFishing]

Haha