Summer Worm Fishing Tricks

[@racetrucks10]

Matt never apologize for not being able to be on the water brother! I'm speaking for the TB family we all would rather you not be on the water till your 110% mentally and physically. Then to be on the water and you not be focused and hurt yourself worse or take even longer to get better. Just know no matter what God has a plain for you and everything that has happened. Just to see you back in a video smiling and full of life again is all we need. Thanks again for another amazing video! #TBStrong

[@scottbunning6737]

Ultimate Extreme Outdoors Amen brother

[@bobsmith1841]

Agreed!!

[@darrellsanbornjr2088]

Well said!

[@patrickclark3026]

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[@gatorhkman]

Dude...older vid and I am working through your catalogue. YOU are the MAN...so so so giving in technique, approach to the audience and your passion. Thank you and know you are appreciated.

[@coledaughdrill7619]

These are some of your best videos, just sharing your knowledge gained from experience. I fish straight tail worms about 90% of my time on the water and everything you said can be taken to the bank (no pun intended). No clickbait, no drama, just laying it down. The rest of youtube should take notes.

[@dominickizzo8528]

You sir are the very best of the You Tube Fishing Sources, glad you bounced back

[@yaknkak9934]

"Any time it gets weird, swing on them!" Best quote I've heard in a long time. Keep up the good work man it's good seeing you back at it.

[@williamtennill6744]

I’m glad it’s been some time and you’re doin well Matt. Been a follower and true one for 5/6 years atleast .. love the honesty

[@drumandball]

" i dont care whether its an 8 inch bullworm or a magnum trick worm" Love the honesty. Too many guys are acting like every tiny little detail of everything is going to have a tremendous impact. There is huge importance in paying attention to detail, but it is a breath of fresh air to hear someone remind us all of the reality that a bass sometimes just doesnt care whether or not there are purple flakes in your green pumpkin trick worm. Great video!

[@bassinnw3608]

Happy to see you back Matt!! Make sure to not rush yourself and heal up well before you cure that itch!

[@PastorG16]

It's nice to see you're recovering. You don't need to take risks to give useful advice or remind me of something I've forgotten. Good job not getting pooped on under that bird's nest.

[@jeremykeith3152]

Thank you Matt! Ever passionate about bassin'. You got a way of boosting the confidence and getting the excitement rolling in fishing.

[@dimitriraimonde873]

I love shaky head fishing! Just started it this summer, and I've been experimenting using tons of different types of plastics, not even just worms, to give the fish something they may not have seen much before and I caught my PB on it, 5lb 6oz! It's not a lot at all in California I know, but in New Jersey, it's pretty big haha!

[@dimitriraimonde873]

Especially since I bank fish

[@PervertGrandpa]

5 lbs in Jersey is a monster

[@datruthhurts3984]

NJ donkey!! like a 8-10 pounder in cali.congrats buddy

[@UttonPhotography]

Matt, had to write. First, it’s really great to see that you’re starting to look and sound like your old self. That’s fantastic. Second, this video knocked out of the ball park for me. Watched the video Friday. You really told me what, how, and where to fish worms. Promptly went over to Bass Pro and they had non of the items you listed (l’ve since put a $150 order into Tackle Warehouse). I picked up some similar large worms (primarily Yum). Went our tournament Saturday night and started fishing the large worms and hooked a large bass on the first cast! We ended up in the money when the night was over all because of your video. Thanks again for all you do.

[@hc_gabe4078]

I caught my first fish on a shakeyhead the other day, I was using a grub type bait though. It was a large single tail grub, came in an MTB box. Had a shakeyhead that matched its color in my bag already so I figured I’d try it out. It worked!

[@ColtFifty5]

Glad you are back in front of a camera talking bass fishing! Looking forward to seeing one of those rig rundown type videos showing off the new truck and boat when you get to that point.

[@funkymojo111]

Thanks Matt, one of what I found a most informative video for a bank fisherman with very little income.

[@christophercodytroxell1589]

Glad you're doing better Matt

[@kevingriggs332]

I'm new to bass fishing due to your videos. Fished most of my life for cats, crappie and bream. Im definitely going to try some of these shaky heads and techniques! Thanks for all your tips shared!!!!!

[@MidValleyMercenaries]

Every single time I watch your guys videos I feel like I become a better angler. I’ve never heard fishing a worm by ripping it like that but makes total sense. Def giving that a try next time on the water. Thanks

[@seizedcarcass8440]

The swamp crawler is so unique. It’s a great shape and it’s pretty thin and has enough salt but still floats good. It’s super good for shakes heads and dropshot. Wish they made more colors.

[@robtaylor4810]

Agree totally on the colours! Here in Ontario Canada I have found white is also a killer color! Glad your getting better! Great Vids!

[@shtty17]

Glad to see you in front of the camera. You look good, you sound good and don't think for a second you have to apologize for not being on the water.

[@phillipnichols4125]

Matt we’re all glad things are going better! Thanks for all the quality content you and Tim put out!

[@offthehookbassfishing9608]

Buddy I'm glad evrything is working out for u and ur fam I know we ain't hung out or anything but I don't know what I would do without u ,u help me so much and don't even know it so thanks for everything I appreciate it keep ur rod bent my friend

[@NorthernKayakAngler]

Your videos are THE best on youtube. You explain every detail where most guys leave the important details out that newbies want to know. Thank you!

[@anthonymunster3696]

Dude Matt I love listening to you talk fishing! Everything you say is really valuable stuff and best part is is that you inspire me to fish. I love to fish and love to listen to someone else who loves to fish too. Thanks man for your commitment to get out there and use a lot of your time to help tech us. I really appreciate it.

[@colton6223]

Great video. I am obsessed with how dense your videos are. Thank you guys. You have changed my fishing mindset for the better so much. God bless!

[@randymcgee9176]

Welcome back Don’t rush it follow Drs orders. Love all your videos.God is on your side my friend.

[@glancyoutdoors1881]

I have been testing something recently. Burning a senko. Got a good bunch of blow ups. And catches. Seeing a fish chase it down is just thrilling and a ton of fun

[@IrAbynormal]

Thank you for taking the time to keep us informed on great summer tactics even though you are still recovering. I am mostly a Texas Rig fisherman and also use quite effectively unweighted Senkos rigged Texas style, so using a shaky head will be a new experience for me. It's funny but Junebug and Green Pumpkin seem to be the only colors that work at my lake so I will have confidence using them. I've been out of the game since 2015 when I had a second stroke that took my ability to stand and walk away from me, so now I will be fishing out of a wheel chair limiting my choices in areas to fish. But rest assured I am getting back out there. I've been watching your very informative videos and others as well. Thank you for doing the great job you do.

[@malcolmzoll7613]

Love watching your video Matt, you are telling us viewers some great information on how to do,and with what to do it with, baits &Hooks ,rods ,reel and down to earth teaching, Thanks again as usual 👍

[@Bluezkat1]

Great vid and great details. 100% agree about the T-Mac worm ... much easier to rig on a screw lock than most others. I love shaky headin’ ... this was another awesome tutorial. Nothin like gettin on a good work bite in the summer. Glad ur back Matt!

[@CasualBassGuy]

So the most recent Summer Gear vid brought me here and I can remember about 2ish years ago this being the video that introduced me to the channel. Ever since then the knowledge I’ve gained has a lot to do with TB. Glad you’re healthy today and thanks for information you & Time make available to us! 💪🏽🙏🏽

[@unolove]

Glad to see you are doing better can don't rush yourself take your time and heal its always an awesome getting lessons from you and Tim! Keep up the great videos....and hey we don't mind watching the wives go fishing they definitely catch SLAUNCHES!!!! LOL....Get well and my prayers go out to you and the TB family.

[@williameikner4690]

Praying for a speedy recovery brother!! Thanks for all the videos and helping everyone enjoy this great sport!

[@huntnfishnuts5880]

No matter how experienced you are you can always learn something from a tacticalbassin video.

[@pubggoat6014]

Huntnfishnuts true!

[@davidnewcomb2431]

When I lived in guntersville I never owned a shakyhead.....now I live on Lanier.....I love it now!!!!

[@mecheledawson4262]

Hang in there Matt make sure you are healed. Yeah we miss ya but, your health and healing are most important. Thanks for sharing your wisdom on worming techniques, gleen ed some information I did not know, and now can try. Very cool! Take care, see ya on the water soon!

[@brianmccarty3626]

Good to see the messiah doing fresh videos! You haven't lost you touch brother! Keep getting better!!!

[@mikewilliams7728]

Glad you are back! On the water or not you are always informative! Love your stuff. God Bless.

[@BayAreaBassing]

The way you teach gives me goose bumps. Too good. Thanks for the tips, AGAIN

[@racetrucks10]

Glad to see you back brother! Keeping those prayers going for your family, your Dad and yourself!

[@joebridges1878]

Matt, glad your ok man, your my #1 guide

[@danielbryan8300]

Perfect timing. Was planning to go use a shakey head tomorrow morning. And I just got my dirtyjigs canterbarry heads in.

[@davidbontempo6314]

Good to see you feeling better, Matt, thanks as always for your lessons

[@danielwagoner]

Great job of simply explaining how to keep it simple. Continue recovering brother and we look forward to you getting back out there.

[@johnnyboy815]

Glad to see you back! Just got back from 8 hours of fishing and killed em with a pocket rocket on a shakey head today. Hope you can get back on the water soon, sending good vibes your way.

[@tbdwoods]

Lovin these videos! I'm pretty new to this so having everything in the description is increadibly helpful really appreciate that

[@drested1793]

Most informative videos delivered in a humble manor. Love em.

[@fishsnatcherstv6292]

its great to see you back on the channel teaching us about bass!! thanks for the info and best of luck with your continued recovery! get well brother, the TB family and the bass aren't going anywhere!!

[@juanmendez9872]

Always great content and ways of explaining techniques thank you, after what you and your pops went through take whatever time is necessary to be 100% before getting back in the water and thank god you still have that option. Stay positive friend you will be catching fish in no time

[@chrisfine6250]

Awesome video! Haven’t used the shaky head a whole lot but definitely going to work on it this summer. Good to hear you are doing better.

[@reelfishingnw2372]

My favorite shaky head worm is the Big Bite Baits Squirrel Tail, definitely try it out if you're not familiar with it. Number 2 would be the Biospawn Plasma Tail, also definitely worth trying.

[@lionsfan20jg]

That saying needs to be on your new line of shirts! “Hook sets are free” lmao. Freakin awesome.

[@1MegaTuber]

It is a great saying but been used by anglers for YEARS.

[@nickheyd6417]

Yep sets are free. Heard it for years.

[@idkwhattomakemyname101]

Jake Garvin I’d buy it

[@victordeleonjr5386]

My buddies and I say "Swings Are Free"

[@youtubecomments5951]

Decades. Cause I said it 32 years ago

[@michaelolivadoti9991]

Thanks for the attention to detail.. I just caught a 6 lb smallie on the aggressive ripping method!. First time trying it!.

[@tacticalbassin]

That's awesome!!!

[@mikecraig5269]

#1....glad to hear you're on the mend. You're looking great and energetic. #2....This video may have topped them all. Pretty much an encyclopedia for shakey-head fishing. A "best-seller, " in my book. I've noticed that you field very few questions from your viewers, in the comment-section. I'm sure it's because you do such a fine job of covering the imperatives in your pitch.

[@tacticalbassin]

We answered 100% of comments until this Winter when our schedules got overwhelming. We either had to answer less comments or drop to 2 videos per week. We still want to answer them all but right now we can't... but we still see them :-)

[@kerryparks6744]

Bright color worms in all types of water clarity. Like hot pink, blazing orange and neon chartreuse! They get hammered!

[@Dmnazdaq]

Great video- simple tweaks are the best!

[@alexnelson09]

Matt thanks for the tips today! Glad you’re gettin back into the swing of things a bit. I never thought of sticking a trick worm on a shakey head. In fact I’ve rarely used shakey heads and I don’t know why! Tonight I just caught five smaller bass along with a 3lb skinnnnyyyy bucket mouth! Hope you get better soon!

[@gooutsideandplay4975]

Good to see you back. Great to hear your doing better and hope to see you out soon!

[@richardbossman9875]

Before experimenting with shakeyheads I used to tie what was essentially a drop shot but with a very short drop (half to a quarter of an inch maximum) using just a heavy splitshot. I feel like it moves better and when used in current the worm or craw has more movement by itself.

[@phillipimsdahl3563]

Thanks learned a lot will pray to God to bless and speed your healing. The birds were a nice touch too.

[@ChrisOgle210]

I used the Shakey head for the first time yesterday..I caught two but just like he said the bite is super subtle. I probably had a few more bites I couldn't feel. Hook Set Are Free!!!!!

[@richshackelford5793]

Great video Matt. Very informative and simple. Take your time we will still be here when you are able to get back on the water. Like to see fish catches but also like this type of videos

[@vidter001]

Good to see your recovery is coming along and your starting to do videos again.

[@davidjackson7985]

It's so great seeing you getting better. Great video Matt

[@InfinityFishing]

most basic but informative jig/worm tutorial , thanks for posting.

[@timsoutdooradventures3004]

great video i really like how you explain to set the hook anytime it feels weird, ive lost a few fish thinking i was in grass but when i reeled in there was no grass on the hook. ive learned that worm fishing here in lucerne ca. is amazing during mid summer and fall. but when i want those big bites i throw topwater all day long. also a good cheap worm rod is a ulgy stick from walmart, most ulgy sticks are very sensitive and work amazing for the hookset. and another thing i do is work the worm with slack line, pretty much jig it and then let the line slack and watch the line, it will pull or drop more slack when a fish bites, ive even had it start pulling to the side and then i set the hook

[@jsteislures5361]

Hay man it's great to see you getting back in to it. I love your videos even if you can't be on the water. Keep up the good work fishing isn't the same without you telling me how to do it the right way.

[@davidshellhaas1730]

Great video Matt--appreciate it!! Glad you are starting to feel good enough to be even talking about getting back out on the water. Take your time and get right. Appreciate you and Tim and the vids you put out for us. Thanks

[@ericchappel5727]

Wow - I've been feeling the "soft weird" feeling for the last couple days at my fishing hole and thinking it was just mud or something. Hook sets are free indeed...

[@chamallow1590]

Hey ! I'm à young french fisherman, and i love your videos, very good job, love it 👍 thanks for all the tips !

[@markchetney3323]

I love the information you give, I have learned so much from you and I try to follow your instructions, but I have been where you are. I had a great lawyer and I got my brand new bass boat from the settlement. I tell everyone I almost died for that boat. Maybe I don't know the extent of your injuries but you do move your arms well enough to fish and it certainly seems like you can do it. Put your big boy pants on and do it. Don't talk about how to do it, show me. And your wife shamed me by making froging seem so easy, those girls were impressive! You Can do it! If it's uncomfortable to cast well show us some jigging techniques or flipping. Just Do it. I'm the kind of guy that needs to see how to do it not told how to do it. P.S. I'm 56 and still learning.

[@staleek100]

Great vid Matt! Wishing you a speedy recovery and hope you can get back on the water soon. Thanks for your great work!

[@gregangle7136]

Prayers for a speedy and complete recovery.

[@zgambler1]

Love your info. .the rig you are talking about has been around since the 70s FYI

[@learningtofish7036]

everytime i watch this one it is new and informative. thanks.

[@handsoffmygun6807]

First, off Matt, our prayers are with you and hope your back on the water soon brother. Last weekend It was bluebird skies and hot. I was following a tip from another one of your videos where you and Tim talked about big bass in shallow water on hot days after the spawn, so I started fishing grass lines near the banks. I cast my jig out and was working it and it felt just like it does when you got a big wade of grass around your lure and line. So I kept pulling it up and it got to me a big ole bass head stared me right in the eye and spit my jig out. From now on when I get that strange grassy feeling I am taking one of those free hook sets :D. That is all I have. Get well soon

[@reginaldzwart2643]

Hope to see you soon back on the water!! Best wishes!!

[@scotttaylor4566]

Great to see you moving well. Get back at it soon.

[@stephenshoemakejr6921]

Great information, hope your doing much better now! Thanks for the tips! Looking forward to trying some of these tips out!

[@braydencobb2051]

We all love you Matt glad your felling good

[@RiverBottomReadiness]

Another awesome video. Hope to see you back on the water soon!

[@oldhickory3028]

Good to see you regain your Clarity and your physical abilitys Matt. Have you ever done a in-depth video on Carolina rigging? I feel that it is a forgotten tactic but one that will put fish in the boat. Enjoyed the video and continue to heal.

[@ishboo81]

Another excellent tip. I'm definitely not in the $1k range yet for my gear, but wanted to say a HUGE thank you for all the fishing tips. The thing that separates your videos from others I've watched is that you DO include gear recommendations and the list of everything you use. Thanks for the great videos!

[@bmale13]

Looking sharp, Matt!! Must see video to watch while drinking my coffee. Heal fast brother! God bless the whole tactical family!

[@davidmoncrief8923]

Great to have you back Matt!

[@northeastbassfishing1501]

Great video Matt....I hope you're healing up and feeling better! Mark

[@McFU61]

Thanks for the tips about using worms! I definitely have been trying the RIp Rip pause technique and it has been working well.

[@solidrockoutdoors]

Glad your back at least. We all missed ya. I think I can speak for everyone. Take your time make sure your 110% don’t over do your self.

[@--RSL--]

i'm glad you said that part about the worm feeling "weird"... i probably missed a bunch bc I thought it was just hung up on grass.... shoulda swung bc you're right... swings are free and why the hell not?? next time i feel that weird hang up.... im lighting it up.

[@Hoosuredaddy07]

Good to see you back at it Matt. Love your videos but also appreciate you following your doctors advice. Keep moving forward my man!!!

[@owenmurray1745]

Matt your advice about the Magnum Swamp Crawler that has appeared in multiple videos helped me catch my Pb in the rain yesterday!!!! I will DM you the photo!!!

[@1Cast1Fish]

Gotta love them worms for finicky summer bass....awesome video full of info

[@NathanielBauer]

“Anytime it gets weird, swing on ‘em” Love it.

[@retrocny5625]

My favorite shaky head work still remains the roboworms. Either the regular ones or the roboworm fat. 6 inch usually. Or 4.5" for small mouths. Bold bluegill is probably the color I've had the most success with. Morning Dawn as well. Those are the main two. Roboworms take care of both drop shotting and shaky head fishing for me. I'll use other stuff but the first thing I tie on generally is a roboworm. If that doesn't work, I'll move onto something else.

[@MrTIREMAN16]

Thank you I have learned a lot! I'm by no means a great fisherman. But I have become a lot better from your videos! Thank you

[@mrpinfold]

Matt great to see you getting back into the swing of things , great info again .

[@rubenp9346]

Matt, love the videos and the tips/tricks. When you explain things, you can see the passion and it's fun to see. Thanks for the videos and keeping it reel 😎😂

[@callahan906]

Thanks Matt as always we really appreciate your information and your skill hope you get better soon

[@thomasrobey9851]

I used my g loomis E6X 853 this week and it was great. You could feel the tap and you can see deflection. Curado 70 was good too. Hate the small handle on those reels though.