The Hover Rig Is Now The Most Popular Lure In America Right Now…Here’s Why

[@AlfonsoRamirez-fg5tm]

Replacement arrived!By the way, I did forget to mention that the original lure did have a decent strike however as most anglers will attest you can get a hit kzbin.infoUgkxCbNOWAGmn6nfbCbJDmasvBq7J38KZNw2 and fish will hang on and release lure. I used the replacement lure yesterday and ran thru a Shimano Waxwing, Kastmaster, Bobber (set to sink). I found the does run deep (I casting on the flats 3.5'). Make sure you adjust your rate of retrieve and rod tip angle (up) to prevent getting snagged on bottom. Used it a couple of times and action was very lifelike (looked like local bait fish for trevally), craftsmanship very good....however eyeball fell out. I asked for replacement and it is on it's way! It was very easy to change out treble to single inline hook.

[@harrysample894]

I am happy to say I used the 1/8 oz. hover rig with a fluke today and caught a 4.16# largemouth bass on Belews Creek Lake in NC. This is my PB for this lake so far as I just started fishing here this year. Water temp was 93F and fish was in 25 ft depth. Could not get a bite on anything else.

[@chasevanover]

I was catching the smallmouth with the hover rig on a 6th sense glitch (finesse worm). Fished it like I was stroking a jig or cracking a tube.

[@darkside2329]

Hey Randy! We love your channels - watch nearly all of your content. We'd LOVE to see you out on the water doing more content, especially for the Fishing Teacher channel. This is the next evolution for the channel in our opinion. You're awesome AND we want to SEE you fish too :) Happy Tuesday!

[@jon_puhalski60]

a great attempt at reinventing the tube

[@garyogrady8304]

I have a bunch of those, wasn't sure how to rig them so I set them aside. Thankx for the tutorial

[@Whatsthecatchfishing]

Great video! Excited how this method has finally reached America ! If you are a fan of the company Fish Arrow JP they have been utilizing this technique for around 15 years ! I actually did a video about three years ago about it on my channel. And at that time I didn’t know they were calling hover strolling ! I also talk about how a 1/4 oz scrounger head from Picasso lures can get you even more action and great hover/fall rate !!’

[@jersey4755]

You mentioned that it comes in three sizes... 3/16, 3/8, and 3/4. I believe those are actually the sizes for their TUSH swimbait hook. On the Core Tackle website they list the following five sizes for the Hover Rig: 3/64th, 1/32nd, 3/32nd, 1/16th, and 1/8th.

[@tonyb-50]

I love that Matt&Johnny hook is slamming!!!! I fish small country ponds and Tx-pose all my baits. I’ve never fished an open hook 😮

[@zachg5356]

I've seen where Lowbrow fishing Texas rigs them. He has a video on it.

[@davidhawkins6776]

Have been crushing largemouth on the coosa river pitching a zoom baby brush hog around shallow grass on a hover rig.

[@bobbymonetti1011]

Looks a lot like the old Charlie Brewer original flat slider head

[@williamgould2470]

Nothing like it.

[@stevesteve4350]

​@@williamgould2470agree

[@nopumpfakefishing]

Lol taste my underside

[@markbowers9579]

That’s pretty much what Jacob wheeler was using at Gunnersville to win the tournament

[@itllkeal]

Thanks

[@clay7514]

How I was taught to rig tubes on a jighead with a weed guard

[@garydalrymple855]

Please do an on water! I watch mostly Matt and you. I’m trying the hover with limited success, but I fish a very grassy lake.

[@187bootleg]

I can’t wait tell they start making these in tungsten

[@comfortablynumb9342]

I want bigger stronger ones. They'll be deadly for the saltwater.

[@secretbassrigs]

Like the Nessie, Berkley will probably knock off the Hover Rig , the irony l.

[@comfortablynumb9342]

@@secretbassrigs it won't be just Berkley. And speaking of Berkley, I don't think the Hover Rigs with work for saltwater Gulp because of the material, it rips too easily. That's sad. But it's going to be awesome in other soft plastics for salty fish when the heavier ones come out.

[@tonyb-50]

At 3x the price!

[@rbo996]

Use a tungsten nail weight, and a 90° jig hook, boom

[@comfortablynumb9342]

How hard is it to rig Z Man Elastec? I'm ready for the heavier versions for the saltwater. Those things are going to be awesome. But we need 1/4 oz and heavier. Matt answers comments and says it's all coming. Cool.

[@tunit8946]

It's somewhat difficult.

[@bradleyrussell1973]

I recently bought some of the Tush heads, not impressed. They are ok with a near vertical approach, but cause the swimbait to roll on it’s side with a retrieve. I’ve tried multiple swimbaits, same result. The Hover, IMO, is much more effective.

[@Amso4]

I have been using the 7/0 3/4oz tush with 6in hollow bodied Bastrix. Fish it deep and it seems to get bit well.

[@leepao6302]

The hover rig is not new, I’ve been using it since 2017. the matt core tackle hover jig head is just recently out about almost a year now and it’s a pretty kool and easy concept for noobie and novice angler to work with, but I still the traditional way of rigging the hover rig through, because the traditional/original method can allow you to change the weight size on the fly unlike core tackle hover rig jig the weight size is fixed

[@myriammorrison9840]

Didn’t we used to do this by putting a weight farther back in a tube? I still use the tube. Going to add the hover rig as well to expand the type of bait possibility. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@myriammorrison9840]

My partner and I called it a drop tube. 🫣

[@user-eb1dp8ht1l]

Stupid question should the hook be facing up when come through the water. I tried fishing it an the hook is upside down coming through the water. Not doing something right

[@secretbassrigs]

Don't forget the mend It"

[@tonyb-50]

Dangit, I missed the notification!

[@charlessuder5125]

Hi Randy l really enjoy your content ... butt isn't the old school Flying Lure ki da the same concept??? I remember when Stephen showed every one really cool idea.. maybe some one already asked this question? I never read any comments... other than that.. keep up the great work

[@zachg5356]

Randy i have had some break offs at the hookset lately. Any issues with those?

[@zachg5356]

I'm really interested in your opinion on the tush. I'd like to try it on a Magdraft freestyle

[@3thingsfishing427]

Very similar concept to the Flying Lure 30 years ago.

[@richardbossman9875]

No, the flying lure was essentially a squashed tube that was weighted to swim away from you when free lined. It did that but with just a gliding straight decent. From my experience with them they shimmy when pulled forward but really had no erratic darting action at any time.

[@scottsurman5504]

The action of the bait reminds me of a "stupid tube" or "goofy tube" rigged with a light 1/8 Oz head....

[@jackstein5486]

You get more bites in practice because there is far less pressure than tournament day!

[@BubbaBassAnglers]

Its just a different take on the Damiki rig!!! The world has gone nuts!!!

[@genelavigne3711]

It looks like it messed up the bait quite a bit...... maybe they should make them with a bait already attached to the hook

[@antleystudios]

i don't see that size on thier page? Do you mean 3/64th with the 1/0 hook?

[@antleystudios]

Just courious if anyone ever gets a response?

[@user-nj3yd1km8m]

plz don't forget to give credit to the Japanese who have been using hovershot/rig hooks for a long time the only difference is the with the Japanese is you have to use a nail weight in the head and theirs is built on the hook which saves a step and another piece of tackle to buy. The technique is NOT new, just new to USA.

[@dennishollifield8663]

The size you mentioned didn’t match the size selection??

[@dennishollifield8663]

What line size and type would you recommend.? Used a whackey rig with a weight in the end for a different fall and really caught some pigs in a local lake. You are on to something.👍

[@jackieparker1847]

Looks like you would need a bunch of them

[@clintperry799]

👍

[@motherlodebassin5369]

You sure about that? …You sure about that? 😂

[@sratliff11]

“Flying lure” of the 90’s. This rigging is at least that old.

[@teresabolender4524]

I have been using zoom products over half my life and yesterday bought 4pk of finesse worms and 2pk of zlinkys y r the slinky made in CHINA

[@dwheeler016]

Now you are selling the Hover rig.

[@timappleton2962]

I just ordered some tonight on tackle warehouse

[@timappleton2962]

Sorry read it quick thought it was a question

[@kavehadib8402]

Is this as productive for bank fishermen?

[@Fishforever477]

Yes I just caught a 19 pounder and broke the state record but a Karen walked up and punched my bass outta my hand and threatened to find whoever showed me about the hover rig and do the same to them. I let her know Randy B. Don’t play and he stays packing and will easily torment and demolish her. She felt sorry and at a loss for making me lose the state record. I told her she had two options, spend her life as my personal body part fixated vacuum suction device, or to grab a rod and fish till she catches the 19 pounder again and gives it to me and let’s me claim the record. LONG LIVE RANDY. RANDY FOR PRESIDENT I LOVE HIM AND SUPPORT HIM I HOPE HIM AND TRUMP MAKE FISHING GREAT AGAIN MFGA

[@Juan-rx6qj]

This is Japan Old News

[@mistertwister1816]

What are the “secrets” in this video or is this title just more Randy bait? A dude in the same room day after day pitching tackle is not a secret. Making promises, doing lots of talking, yet offering nothing to fulfill the promise = politician and/or advertisement. Is the secret that you can wrap a jig hook with lead wire (tin wire in MA to be legal < 1 oz), use a nail weight or any combination of the two to get the exact balance you want? Is the secret that you can tie balanced flies on jig hooks by extending the hook with a tied-on sewing pin while using tungsten bead(s) or clamped split shot on the pin to get the same hover on a fly or hair jig? Is the secret that you use a loop knot to attach the hook for maximum action? Is the secret that you can extend your jig hook with a tied-on pin and add a fly lip to the pin to add action? Maybe you attach the fly lip upside down? Maybe use a flat sculpin head weight for better hover? Maybe using a hover rig with an action disk above the hook connection knot is a secret? Maybe you can tie on pin extensions to your wire-wrapped jig hook and leave the pin bare, so that it works better puncturing Elaztech, and clamp on a split shot (or not) to the pin tip after rigging. Maybe you found that tin shot stay shiny (don’t oxidize quickly) and attract fish better than lead when used on the extension pin? Maybe you found that using a plain jig hook is best on Elaztech and that to weight it you can puncture an Elaztech shad through the side with a pin/hook followed by inserting a tungsten/lead dumbbell eye weight through the hole. The Elaztech holds the dumbbell great (esp. with superglue), perfectly balanced on each side, and you can place it wherever works best to balance the bait you’re using. You can do this on the water and it offers maximum flexibility. Whatever the secrets are, please clue us in to at least one as promised.

[@treehunter1]

The Japanese style hover rig makes way more sense than whatever these American companies are doing. This American style is useless and not a true hover rig.

[@zachg5356]

How so?

[@scottsurman5504]

Your comment reminds me how a true ned rig is a small bait, small hook, light head, light line shorter spinning rod... now everyone and their mother is making a ned style bait of all sizes.... heavy line..heavy heads... totally forgetting it was a finesse small bait

[@treehunter1]

@@scottsurman5504 this is exactly what they’re doing to the hover rig here. I admit after using a bfs hover rig I wanted something bigger. Then I realized that’s just a fluke on a screw lock ewg and I already have that.

[@Fishforever477]

I just caught a 19 pounder and broke the state record but a Karen walked up and punched my bass outta my hand and threatened to find whoever showed me about the hover rig and do the same to them. I let her know Randy B. Don’t play and he stays packing and will easily torment and demolish her. She felt sorry and at a loss for making me lose the state record. I told her she had two options, spend her life as my personal body part fixated vacuum suction device, or to grab a rod and fish till she catches the 19 pounder again and gives it to me and let’s me claim the record. LONG LIVE RANDY. RANDY FOR PRESIDENT I LOVE HIM AND SUPPORT HIM I HOPE HIM AND TRUMP MAKE FISHING GREAT AGAIN MFGA

[@-pschar4290]

Your shrooms have kicked in

[@Fishforever477]

@@-pschar4290 got em from Randy. Why you think his eyes are always so red

[@zachg5356]

That's a lot to unpack there. In short, let that be a lesson to ya. Hold onto that 19lber like a got dang football near the end zone. That ain't no loaf of bread.

[@-pschar4290]

@@Fishforever477 he sent me some too. I didn’t catch a thing… bc wales took out my hull

[@bobjohnson7207]

Use Fly Fisherman have been using those for decade's. Too bad weave been banned from Bass Tournaments for being to effective. Oh well nothing new under the sun.

[@ScottHynson-if9vn]

Stealing from Matt?

[@randyblaukatintuitive]

You must have not watched the video

[@ScottHynson-if9vn]

@@randyblaukatintuitive I try, but have great difficulty following your logic. It started on the first video on Grand lake, that I seen from you

[@bruuuce78]

If anything he’s promoting it for Matt.

[@jonahlawrence6204]

I got some at baitwrx Friday haven't used them yet it's exciting to try Iam excited to