Does This Crazy Lure Really Catch Fish?

[@KeithL-fl4ih]

Outdoor Boys channel and NDYakAngler are equivalent to cartoons on Saturday for adults! Tight lines

[@GIBBO4182]

Outdoor Boys blew up like crazy! I subbed when they were at about a million, they’re up at 9.5m now! Deserves every sub

[@antonlindstrand18]

I would like to add marling baits to that list He makes some pretty good stuff👌

[@GLepage74]

Absolutely! Watch these two every Saturday with pops!

[@aneedmorehead9006]

I don’t like outdoor boys. Something about him is creepy. Other than commercializing/monetizing children, I mean. I’ve been tuning in from time to time since he strictly did carp videos though

[@KeithL-fl4ih]

@aneedmorehead9006 he is a dad showing the amazing adventures his family has. That allowed him to quit being a lawyer and do amazing things many only dream about with the family. He's living the dream.. watched since catfish and carp too

[@pauldockins9635]

Thing I like about your videos is there is peaceful, beautiful scenery, and indispersed with psychotic fish moments

[@Kltpzyxm17]

20 minutes of sanity in an insane world.

[@thomasmatthews8055]

@@Kltpzyxm17 yes. To each their own, but for many just a few hours of trying to hook up takes the weight of all of crazy and puts it aside.

[@StrawHatTony420]

This could not have been said any better

[@gamemeister27]

I gotta get out on the lake this weekend

[@AsgarnianAle]

Is it just me or is it getting crazier out there?

[@thomasmatthews8055]

@@AsgarnianAle not you at all sir

[@adishunt9117]

You have encouraged me and my son to get off the bank we just got our kayaks I got an old town sportsman 120 and I got him a pelican covert 120 love watching you videos

[@ndyakangler]

That’s awesome! We had a paddle boat when I was a kid but I would have had a blast with a kayak!

[@tomroise9426]

Nothing wrong with a small paddle boat Saves you from paddling 😂😮

[@christinerogers5331]

Thank you, Matt, I really needed this video today! I had a hectic day yesterday that carried into today and when I could finally get a few minutes to sit back and relax, I had the enormous pleasure of joining you on a beautiful, peaceful river bagging some nice smallies on top water, it just made my day!

[@NASPELTZ]

Nothing like a Ndyakangler video to get the morning started off right!

[@LeeOneal-bs4fx]

The “Mr Rogers “ of fishing. Meant only has a compliment. Very calm, you learn something, organized and very enjoyable fishing.

[@MelanctonYates]

I finally found him. The Bob Ross of fishing. I could watch and listen to this all day long.

[@MikeYurbasovich]

Did you say Bob Ross? Wow, that's so original. No one has said it before and it fits perfect.

[@jamescampbell4334]

"......and I'm just gonna put a happy little cicada lure over here by this log......" 🤔 Yeah, it works.

[@robbubba8020]

Lure placement is 95% of success and you have that down Matt as always nice work great video keep casting!!

[@davycrocket4858]

You couldn't have watched the video in 5 minutes!

[@ryanleeoakes2015]

⁠and you’re reading comments and making judgements when you should be admiring those tasty casts…. And so should I. Happy Saturday. Keep those lines tight

[@robbubba8020]

@@davycrocket4858 had to go to work but saw plenty of accurate casts! The guy is phenomenal

[@lusciouslunk]

@@davycrocket4858so? You don’t have to watch the whole video to leave a comment

[@davycrocket4858]

@@lusciouslunk he said "great video!"

[@snoopyt05]

Another Saturday right on time! It’s always a pleasure sir! 😎💪🏿

[@geraldduncan5646]

I couldn’t have said it any better!😉

[@t.r.4496]

Glad to see my Saturday morning fishing show is uploaded. We don't have Bill Dance and we don't have Jimmy Martin but we got the Yak Angler.

[@docholliday4546]

I love the yak, but miss the OGs!

[@brianathern9154]

Same. Bill Dance, Hank Parker, Rolland Martin and the Fishin Hole...then In Fisherman and Midwest Outdoors....I'm so glad there's quality like the NDYak on KZbin. Thanks for the trip down memory lane

[@NineteenEighty8]

You can catch fish with anything. Literally. It's all about the action(how it moves) and sometimes the color(depends on time of the year). Another banger video, as usual!

[@marcuslinton310]

Or the fact it's literally loaded water! Tons of smallmouth.

[@squonto47]

The best thing about you and your channel, Matt, are the comments on your videos. Almost everyone wants to know where to get the lures you throw, where you’re fishing, what your reel/line/knot is. What you prove every time is you know how to read the water and you understand bass behavior. Everyone wants the result, but most don’t know the details and won’t put in the work.

[@ndyakangler]

There’s lots of time spent on the water that doesn’t end up on video. Paddling a mile or two to the spot, trying to figure out the fish, and hitting new spots that aren’t always productive. It can be a lot of work but it’s all worth it when you have an awesome day of fishing or find a new lake with some big ones!

[@JACT1101]

I love your videos. I started watching a few weeks ago, and they have inspired me to start fishing again after a 15-year break.I stopped going after my dad passed away.But now I'm shopping for a kayak and want to get my son involved too.

[@Todd-nk8zh]

Saturday mornings used to be cartoon time now I look forward to some NDYakAngler action awesome videos tight lines Matt !

[@MrAjjm65]

This channel is the human equivalent of catnip to us fellow anglers! Therapeutic and educational, unmissable. Best wishes from a bungling fisherman in the UK.

[@dougaranda6187]

What a nice, clean looking, river.

[@mella314]

Thank you for bringing everyone on your journeys! They are a joy to watch.

[@MegaKootz]

Watching this channel made me really want a kayak. And so I started shopping for kayaks. Im entry level so naturally for me I wanted the best budget kayak... This led me to lifetime, pelican, walmart, tractor supply. I had a really fun time shopping for the kayak. In the end, I went with a pelican rally 100xp from Walmart. Not the best choice, but a cheap entry level boat that is capable of holding 300 pounds was the best I could do. Nevermind the fact that I am actually 312 pounds, but let's solve one problem at a time. Ok, now I needed to figure out how I was going to transport this kayak using my ford ecosport, I actually thought the pre installed rails would save me time and effort in the end. They did not, instead I am now finding it near impossible to get a roof rack. I first tried amazon, undeliverable. Tried tractor supply, walmart, harbor freight, they all have universal racks meant for round rails lifted up from the roof of the vehicle. My vehicle had them molded in. I will not be deterred. I will one day be getting my roof racks, I don't care if I have to whittle them out of wood and bolt them in. Im gonna get it done. Then I will get to look for kayaks, by that time it will probably be mid winter and i can score a pretty good deal on a sit on top fishing kayak, maybe even get a hobbie on the cheap. Then.... I can finally fish. After I learn how to kayak.

[@markstott6689]

I reckon that you could make a lure out of a pencil, a crow's feather, and a mixture of copper and lead wire and still catch Smallies and large mouth bass.

[@toddwilkinson621]

Agreed. Lol. My buddy once caught bass on a defunct calculator watch with a treble hook tied to it. To be fair, it probably just looked like a giant leech to the bass, but he did catch a few. Lol

[@markstott6689]

@@toddwilkinson621 Nice one.😃

[@db9818]

@@markstott6689 yes and no, they’ll probably eat almost anything but in pressured waters getting a bite can be difficult.

[@markstott6689]

@db9818 The poor buggers are too scared to eat lol.

[@db9818]

@@markstott6689 pretty much 🤣. One of the lakes I fish has at least one tournament a week from February-November and many are 60-150 boats. It’s a big lake but with that and your everyday fisherman it gets pressured.

[@kennyw6932]

I totally agree with your two treble hook lures, often removing the belly hook and frankly don't know if it makes much difference in hook-ups but it surely helps reduce hook to line entanglements.

[@markshogan2642]

Back in 1992 when the cicadas were in western Pa and eastern Ohio, I used live cicadas at ponds and the river to catch big largemouth and smallmouth bass. I also caught numerous bluegills with them.

[@larrystolzman9337]

“Carp I see um”: Thank you for “seizing the day” and sharing a fun video!

[@billsmith5166]

If there's one thing I've learned watching your videos it's that you can catch fish on pretty much anything.

[@marcuslinton310]

In those loaded waters, yeah, just about anything is going to work, right?

[@Têübbç]

Hey I just wanted to let you know that your the reason why I started to fish my parents do get why I love it I said it’s relaxing and if I dont feel like doing anything just close my eyes and have fun love your videos and keep up the good work watched almost every single one of your videos

[@tylerpfun9280]

nice cut at 5:00, fun editing

[@caroledn]

We love your channel. My husband and I watch religiously. Love every minute. We are kayak fishers from far NE Minnesoata; where the bass bite is far and few between. Some people are jealous of our trout fishing....but we spend each week drooling over your top water bites!!!! Thanks for sharing your trips and skills

[@lstepinski]

Ya never cease to amaze. When I see similar lures at the tackle shop I always get a chuckle, thinking. "who would waste cash on those ugly lures?" Like I said, you never cease to amaze.

[@Kltpzyxm17]

Lures are made to catch fishermen 😊

[@andybales7318]

In honor of NDYakAngler, I started off my morning on the yak today with "Howdy Largemouth Bass" They weren't too nice today, BUT did catch a BIG striper today on the Bass Pro Shop Swerve glidebait....this bait's action is quite amazing for the price...I highly recommend these glidebaits....I'll be buying more.....20 lb. Bass Pro Excel mono is very underrated line, I might add..I'm ready for fall & had enough of this heat

[@toddwilkinson621]

On the drag and pause, it sounds (to me lol) similar to a Heddon "Dying Flutter". Same tangling issue with casting those too, but the bass sure love em.

[@emmetkirchman]

Hey Matt, I’ve been a viewer of your channel for a while and would love to see a full compilation of all of the best NDyakangler topwater strikes and blowups. Or you could count down your favorites in a ranking.

[@russ3022]

Matt, I really enjoy your videos. I think some of my favorite parts are when you miss one with a topwater and come back and pick it up on a jig. It's a joy watching you cast and work your lures.

[@EMDSoxFan]

Matt can catch fish with an old cigar butt. Great job!

[@reginaldpotts2037]

Those Bass definitely hang out near the edge where the odds of getting lunch are greater. Bit like ocean fish where 90% are within 40 miles of the coast... but on a smaller scale.

[@southsideronnie]

Always get some nice fish. It's great you share your adventures. I always look forward to your videos. Thank you for sharing!!

[@irkjustice5600]

Another awesome video! As always. Thanks for posting.

[@brianathern9154]

Definitely a quirky lure and glad you saved the rest of us from wasting money on it. You toughed out the headaches and made a day of it. I'll stick to the plastic lip cicadas and custom painted cicada blanks I can finish myself. I only like the double hook as a trailer on the 1/4 ounce old Hula Popper lure. Blessings Matt

[@ChrisYoho-i7l]

It's great listening to you. You're like the Bob Ross of Kayak fishing.

[@snakeclips]

not sure if it helps 2mo later but adding a floro leader will help with the line catching the hooks an stuff, its stiff an doesnt flail as much when you cast!

[@NorthWoodsWes]

Another great vid! I usually watch these vids on Sundays because I'm out on the Yak fishin it up myself on Saturdays 😅 Few questions for ya if I may, Matt: Do you ever have any gut hooks? And what's the oddest thing you've hooked/pulled out of the water?!

[@ndyakangler]

Fish generally won’t try to swallow hard plastic lures. I’ve had a wacky worm swallowed a couple times. I’ve never caught anything too crazy but a friend snagged a small suitcase full of adult toys once lol.

[@NorthWoodsWes]

@@ndyakangler 😅

[@sugargamer353]

Just bought myself a foldable kayak from tucktec and I can not wait to get out on the water for the first time in yeeeaarrss. A lot of people are doubting my origami kayak but I have good faith in it, wish me luck!

[@johangermishuys308]

Hi @NDYak, I'd suggest trying to the other Cicada lure by Megabass. It's more a walking bait, and I've had much better success on it. Awesome video as always.

[@ndyakangler]

I fished a similar Savage Gear one earlier this year I just haven’t posted the video.

[@gravelpit5680]

yer pretty quick with tying that lure. good hands. Appreciate this tranqul videos bruh.

[@purinpuff]

for lures that can get wrapped in the braid easily i usually just use a fluoro leader, even for topwater

[@ndyakangler]

That would have probably helped but those double hooks getting caught on the wings was what seemed to happen the most.

[@purinpuff]

@@ndyakangler dang double hooks! hey you're the best man!

[@steveburke7451]

Fluoro sinks. Better off with mono.

[@69adrummer]

that thing looks like it would take a couple AAA batteries and putt around in a swimming pool! lol

[@toddsgreatoutdoors4226]

It's always a great time fishing with you!

[@harrygrimley4352]

You never fail to entertain. Thanks for sharing this with us.

[@antoniomora1255]

A most entertaining video with those marvelous bites and fights. A clean and beautiful river which is pure bliss to the eyes. Remarkable the bite when you shifted to the crawdad lure (13:45). A shame that last fish that take off the double hook.

[@schmitty3275]

Just got kayaks with my buddy because of your videos. So far, we’ve only been shore fishing and there’s not a lot of access around us. We’re hoping the kayaks will give us a better chance at some good fish. Something tells me it’s not as effortless as you make it look to navigate a kayak and catch fish at the same time lol but I’m excited to learn

[@DRazz86]

Got my tarpon 120 because I like how it performs for you. I went fishing with it and I loved it.

[@chrisb5023]

Omg you got some chunkers on that thing!! Love your content man !!

[@xCobrazzzx]

The videos make me miss kayak fishing so bad. Thanks for another amazing video.

[@stonefly69]

Another great vid! I love the precision of your casting!

[@FishingWithJS]

I have a 7 day camping trip starting here in a few days and I have so many new lures to throw off my yak!! This just gets me so much more pumped!! SD here!!

[@outdoornobles]

I painted a few of those a year ago and they did well on a straight retrieve for running water

[@tomasbouda4419]

your casting is chef's kiss

[@pinhookfishingclub]

Great vid! I spent my summer in NE Iowa and with all the rain things were flooded or high water levels. I still managed to make some videos, but I had to adapt to water levels. Have a great rest of the summer!

[@TheCreekAngler84]

You never cease to amaze me with what you can catch fish with!

[@floridamaninthewild]

When fishing stained water I think the action of the lure becomes more important than the color. I used to have a lure that was a Joe Camel promotional giveaway for the cigarette. It was literally a lure shaped like a camel's head and and just dull brown with white eyes. But something about the way it moves the bass just love.

[@truebalsamhogs]

Thank you. As always well done and enjoyed every minute.

[@charlessellers7021]

It would be fun to see a supercut video of you fishing at specific locations from your youtube history.

[@davycrocket4858]

Are there cicadas out in North Dakota? I'm from there but don't ever remember hearing them growing up. Great video as always

[@ndyakangler]

I hear them in MN where I was filming this, and in Fargo ND where I live. They don’t come out here until later in the year though usually August is when I hear them.

[@davycrocket4858]

@@ndyakangler I'll be damned. I don't recall ever hearing them in Grand Forks. They are deafening down here in Sioux Falls

[@krsone1585]

Wonder if ya switch the hooks to some reg treble hooks would help.

[@randydehne8866]

Always great to watch you do your thing

[@jonathanr9619]

Headed out today myself, wish me luck!

[@douglaslashuay]

Been using the Duo Realis Shinmushi Cicada Bug for years. Bit more realistic and proportional, but cool to see you work something similar. Living the dream my friend!

[@ndyakangler]

I fished a Savage Gear Cicada earlier this year, similar lure I think. I haven’t uploaded the video yet but I liked that little lure and caught a few nice smallies with it.

[@douglaslashuay]

@ndyakangler Look forward to any all of of your future uploads! When all else fails, I swear by Rapala Xrap prop baits. I have a box full of them. Keep em coming!

[@peviens]

Weird one for sure lol. Hey mind sharing the knot your tying ? And what knot you tie in your other videos from braid to fluro? I never heard you mention them. Thanks bud!

[@ndyakangler]

I use a Trilene or Palomar knot to tie on lures and an Albright for braid to fluoro.

[@larrycase2192]

Matt your casting accuracy is amazing. You need to put smaller hooks on that dude. I love your approach to fishing. You are the Bob Ross to fishing. God bless you Sir.

[@Checkmate1954]

Livin' La vida cicada. Thanks Matt

[@clydeshope6942]

Another awesome video well done some really nice fish

[@jamesmcdermott6934]

Awesome as always, yeah I was thinkin what is he doin with that alien lookin Cicada but ya made it work just fine!!!

[@iadubber]

Your videos are so calming! Some day I hope to find my smallie honey hole.

[@markfeland2285]

Most of the new lures aren't designed to catch fish, they're designed to catch fishermen

[@shepardsonp]

@NDYakAngler, why haven't you upgraded to the Hobie Pro Angler or an Old Town ??? Too big? Pedal drive?? Not maneuverable enough?

[@davekvam3424]

Don’t remember the model, but he got a Hobie with a pedal drive last year. He’s said it take a little more setup, which is why he doesn’t use it in some places. I imagine he’s also very used to the Wilderness Systems Tarpon in this video. Having a Radar 115 with a pedal drive, I know in a lot of rivers the pedal drive can be more trouble than it’s worth if there are unseen boulders and the like. Otherwise, it’s great aside from getting the propellor tangled in surface weeds, if they’re around.

[@ndyakangler]

I have a Hobie Compass and honestly I start getting frustrated and missing my Tarpon every time I take it out. Yesterday I was dragging about ten feet of weeds with my rudder, which barely worked, pretty much all day after pulling my drive unit up about a dozen times to pull the weeds off. All I could think was I don’t have to deal with this in a paddle kayak. Most of the spots I fish are less than a mile across with lots of weeds. A pedal kayak is completely unnecessary. The one thing I do really like the Hobie for is stability for standing up but most of the time I like to keep it light and simple and not have to lug a bunch of gear around.

[@bobrich1950]

"Don't fix what ain't broke ? "

[@lynnpreuninger5050]

How do you rig your craws? Love your videos. Keep up the good work. Take care.

[@ndyakangler]

I use a Nikko craw on a ZMan power finesse shroomz jig head.

[@fishingtherapy5959]

man those fish are playing left field on those. soon as it hits the water BAM! gotta ask as well how come you tie the knot you do? (definitely not a criticism) it clearly works well for you, you are efficient at it and it can hold big toothy critters. I tie a palomar knot myself with similar success i feel just seems easier to me. but ive never tied your knot so i was curious if there was an advantage im missing out on

[@bobrich1950]

I used a palomar knot for quite a while myself. Have used "Matt's" knot on and off for many years as well. Still do again now. For me, the palomar knot leaves the tag end pointing at you, which i thought caused it to catch more gunk on the retreive. The one Matt uses(and myself), has the tag end pointing away from you. Catches less gunk, easier to tie, and wastes less line as you've seen here. Just my observations. Might work for you as well??

[@ndyakangler]

I’ve tied the Trilene knot since I was a kid so I can do it without even looking. I also lose less line to the tag end with a Trilene compared to a Palomar, especially with bigger lures I have to make a bigger loop to go around.

[@bobrich1950]

@@ndyakangler Exactly my experience as well Matt.

[@DwayneCook-o4i]

Awesome video. Here in Australia we get a cicada hatch every summer. It gets deafening. Our bass smash them. Jackall micro pompadour in black/purple for the win. 😊

[@RR_CastNCompostKing]

Awesome video mate! What kind of knot are you using to tie that lure on the main line???

[@tankimus]

im in Minnesota myself...in this weather, you're rocking pants and hiking shoes? dude, wild man

[@ndyakangler]

It’s mostly to keep the mosquitos, ticks, and chiggers off my legs when I’m on dry land. A lot of the spots I launch at involve walking through some tall grass.

[@thatfishingnoob]

Heck yeah! Way to get them on the kayak Matt. When’s your next adventure with Jared? Maybe a friendly 5 biggest fish, loser has to do something light (like pushups, eating a spoon of mayonnaise or something like that lol)

[@oakdogfu]

Beautiful Summer morning!!

[@repoocman7749]

Love your vids keep it up

[@Thepondguy85]

My favorite channel on KZbin

[@thefortnitegamer6209]

Same

[@Thepondguy85]

@@thefortnitegamer6209 I just hope mine is as good as his one day

[@thefortnitegamer6209]

@@Thepondguy85 me too

[@mattgoodchild8215]

Fantastic video Matt cheers pal 🎣🐳👍🏼🍻👊🏼

[@mattskiii63]

Love Saturday mornings. ❤

[@htuckey]

Thanks again for a great video, Matt - I was gonna suggest removing one of those hooks. That's what I do with some of those little piles of hardware.

[@fragrounds]

I'd really love to see you go for some trout! I'm sure ND and MN have plenty of studs

[@keithfullmer1058]

I admire you're accuracy!

[@ystoobme]

You have to be hitting every estate sale, going out of business sale, and garage sale in a 2,000-mile radius. To find those lures, some of them I owned in my youth.

[@ndyakangler]

Somebody sent me this one and a few others but I’ll do a lot of searching on EBay over the winter months.

[@DavidJayy95]

Where do you buy your lures? I like this one and there was another one that I like that you used in a previous video of yours and that one was a frog with spinning legs.

[@ndyakangler]

This one was sent to me from someone who watched my vids but couldn’t get out and fish much any more. The weird ones I’ll usually have to get from EBay.

[@DavidJayy95]

@@ndyakangler Thank you

[@SkippyRo]

Rather than the nickname that everyone has been calling you for as long as ive been subscribed, I'm going to call you "Crazy Lures." But, i guess they're not so crazy if they work! It's always a question of "what's he gonna have this week?" 😆

[@justsomeromanwithinternetacces]

If you ever feel doubtful about a bait, just know Marling baits caught bass on a plank of wood

[@asystole361]

That's funny a version of that same style lure bought from Temu has been shown on a few other channels with less than stellar results. Though none of the other channels mentioned instructions. I'm betting the MegaBass version is the exact lure just rebranded for them.

[@ndyakangler]

Yeah the one I remember seeing a year or two ago was on a Temu ad. I didn’t realize mega bass made one until someone sent me a few odd lures to try.

[@jtudad1110]

Nope, nothing close to what Megabass offers. The Megabass Cicada lure is a finesse topwater crawler that is less then 2" long and weighs 1/4oz and works great in BFS gear or a spinning rod. Megabass call it the Grand Siglett. The only relation this lure has to Siglett is some crappy Chinese company printed the name "Megabass" on the box of a crappy lure to try to make it look better. And sadly @ndyakangler has fallen into the trap.

[@TimKarstens-z5d]

What kind of forceps do you use? I have bought a couple of different sets and they both seem a little flimsy.

[@ndyakangler]

Mine are made by Umpqua. They have a newer version on Amazon that are really nice, I have one in my garage for rigging up.

[@TimKarstens-z5d]

@@ndyakangler Thank you very much for the info.

[@auto_5]

Nevermind- should have looked in the description first. Carry on!

[@JoshuaGlenn-mf7rh]

He always inspires me to try new baits in all kinds of water

[@ParkerThibodaux]

Wut reel do you use

[@octobersky64]

Great show this am tks for sharing😊

[@thomasmatthews8055]

This goes to show that put a hook on a popping cork and fish on. Hey, you caught fish on it so that is what makes it a great day. Good job man!

[@marcuslinton310]

With loaded water like that, yeah, pretty much anything is going to work.

[@huntermorgan2931]

I love your videos small mouth aren't really where I'm at in large numbers so I have only caught 1 my whole life and we always go to Georgia for vacations just so I can try 😂 but shoot I love the way that little bait looks I'd use it never seen one like that