The ONLY chatterbait tip you need that 99.9% of anglers don’t know! MUST watch super pro tip!

[@johncloud2851]

How you kept a straight face while adding all those baits together is hilarious… April Fools 🤣🤣🤣

[@nathanblake3608]

He was cheesing pretty hard down at the river trying to say there was bed fish not ready 6 days after ice out now 🤣 I’m a pro I deal with these situations all the time is the line that made him almost lose his composure…. lol

[@MattStefanFishing]

it took a ton of takes. I rarely edit anything out but i burst out several times. The bed fishing part always got me.

[@manlyboysa]

The really funny part is i did the chatter bait to a rig and caught a 26lb bass

[@dane.7705]

This had me going for way longer than it should have. I was like “how does he cast it” by step 2. Well played, Sir.

[@MattStefanFishing]

hahah!

[@midwestfischerman]

You actually casted that, I was dying!!! If any fish were anywhere near that contraption when it hit the water I am sure they thought, "Some damn kayaker just tipped over and here comes his WHOLE TACKLE BOX!!!"

[@MattStefanFishing]

hahahaha!

[@HookLife]

Kudos to you Matt for being able to keep a straight face during all of that.

[@MattStefanFishing]

took lots of takes!

[@MrFishBlood]

You've inspired me to invent the "Anyhow Anywhere Anytime Rig"... Take one of everything from your tackle box and tie them all on one long line then drag it behind the boat. That way, you are guaranteed to have the right lure in the water for any situation!

[@MattStefanFishing]

haha

[@Glock-1]

Man I have watched this several times and always cracks me up! And the fact you actually throw it!

[@MattStefanFishing]

lol!

[@dhjhawk]

Man, you were soooo serious and straight faced through this. Nice work! 🤣🤣🤣

[@MattStefanFishing]

I had to edit out a couple bust out laughing seens...It took me a while to get through the bed fishing part with the lobster

[@dhjhawk]

@@MattStefanFishing 🤣 me too!

[@robertcwillifordii2630]

I am really enjoying reading through every last positive interaction. Well done, Matt.

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks!

[@shawnriebe4547]

I almost peed myself!! I started laughing at the crankbait and was dying. Good one Matt!!

[@MattStefanFishing]

Haha! Glad it made you laugh!

[@mikegardiner3934]

lolol Totally agree! Adding the crank bait I knew it was April fools. Well played Matt!

[@mojukaikarate6145]

almost certainly the best "fishing" video I've ever watched. good humor that is well done is hard to find. you just rose another notch in my book.

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks!

[@XxNiteStockerxX]

Love the on the water demo

[@MattStefanFishing]

i felt i needed that.

[@Fisherman613]

Dang that's quite the set up . Im a huge chatterbait guy I never saw this coming. It's a lure system gone to the next level. Thanks for sharing this.

[@MattStefanFishing]

catches giants hahaha!

[@Fisherman613]

@@MattStefanFishing smorgasbord lure 😆

[@dennisd6180]

I can see where selecting correct line type and size would be very important in this application. Well done. April one.

[@MattStefanFishing]

6 lb test is not the right option for this haha

[@toddwilliams8911]

@@MattStefanFishing Too heavy huh. So you recommend 4 then? I’m just thinking this would work great in clear water when they’re schooling and I wouldn’t want them to see the line.

[@johnlindley121]

This is so funny! I just watched it 4/1/2023 after I watched this year's. I only started following you last Summer, so I didn't know you did April Fools episodes. I really enjoy this.

[@johnlindley121]

OK, I went back and watched the chatterbait Alabama crankbait one from last year, and it was great. I only started following you last Summer, so I didn't know you did these. And I didn't realize the pretzel was April Fools til you said it at the end. Thanks for the fun.

[@MattStefanFishing]

haha thanks for watching!

[@jimk4267]

"That seems kind of dirty!" You've been in the tackle dungeon too long. Nice video. Excellent tip, going to try it this weekend skipping it off the edge of the ice. Them big bass love baits dropped of the ice edge

[@MattStefanFishing]

Been a long winter!

[@genoadams2463]

YES!!!!! That was brilliant, and one of the best fishing vids I've seen in a while. Thank you for that...

[@MattStefanFishing]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@JustinBergerPT]

👏 to have kept a straight face through all of that, you are in the April 1 HoF

[@MattStefanFishing]

haha! it was difficult!

[@ljj4206]

Lol, I watched the video when it first came out, showed my wife and we were in awe. Just hit me today that it was an April Fools video - I was definitely a little slow in this case haha. Great video man, impressive that you held it together!

[@MattStefanFishing]

lol!

[@joer.7100]

Well done Sensei! You had this grasshopper fooled until you added the second a-rig. Great timing especially considering the previous Ned rig customization video.

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks!

[@roysprouls3509]

thats great!!! your skills at keeping a straight face is amazing!! really enjoyed!!

[@MattStefanFishing]

lol!

[@Nate_Cross]

I would also consider putting a whopper plopper on each arm for maximum ploppage

[@MattStefanFishing]

I should have! Dang!

[@barryhigh5155]

🤣

[@robstone1489]

This is one of the best videos I have seen.

[@MattStefanFishing]

haha! thanks!

[@paulkimble6223]

Good job keeping a straight face the whole time

[@MattStefanFishing]

it took me a lot of cuts! I was laughing out loud

[@tomstenbeck8265]

What a priceless video. Don't know how you kept a straight face. Thanks for a smile this morning. Looked back at date for this video when you added A-rig and realized. Lucky you didn't hang that joker up and lose it in the river would be about 100 dollars gone

[@MattStefanFishing]

i would have gone swimming haha

[@frankhunt5018]

Like I keep saying, this is so much better than Randy's channel.

[@MattStefanFishing]

haha! Ill take that!

[@manonamissionstudios9440]

This was hilarious! Fish on a bed with snow/ice on the bank, and probably floating in the river. How you did this without cracking up is amazing. Loved it!

[@MattStefanFishing]

it was not easy

[@johndaniels2922]

Dude I can’t wait to try it out that’s the best chatterbait tip I’ve ever heard I can’t believe you let that one loose thanks for the great tips as always and remember happy April fools day lol

[@MattStefanFishing]

letting secrets out of the bag is my thing!

[@shanescott3168]

I am amazed you kept a straight face. How many "takes" did it require? I'm going to make it more finesse for my part of the country.

[@MattStefanFishing]

a bunch of takes haha!

[@kennethsmith2752]

😂😂 " fish become accustomed to it"

[@MattStefanFishing]

haha

[@benkiscellus8247]

All joking aside, have you ever put a chatter bait on the center wire of a traditional a-rig? I would think the erratic action would help it standout as the wounded straggler in the bait ball.

[@MattStefanFishing]

i have not but im sure it would shake the whole thing

[@robertcwillifordii2630]

Mockery is the highest form of flattery, Ben. I suggested the center post in the comments to a previous vid of his as well, to give the rest of the lures an "irresistible shimmy", as I think I put it. I salute you, Matt, for your creative acknowledgement on a special edition.

[@emoutdoors5661]

🤣🤣🤣 and staying serious the entire time! Priceless! It’s like a trashcan of stuff going through the water. 👌

[@MattStefanFishing]

haha! the trashcan rig!

[@aarongreenlee7867]

This is for that one day a year when you really are truly junk fishin!

[@seriousmechanicing]

The madman put the tackle warehouse link in the description. What a legend.

[@MattStefanFishing]

haha

[@olervin63]

Happy April fools day to you too!!!

[@MattStefanFishing]

April fools!

[@matthewhallman4358]

Dude. Best angling humour I have seen in a long time

[@MattStefanFishing]

lol! thanks!

[@brandonfrank04]

You had me until the lobster. Great video! Nice reminder that fishing should be fun.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Ill take that! haha!

[@chrismoses4926]

I just saw this video and it is hilarious! Great job and well done.

[@MattStefanFishing]

haha!

[@rodneyritchie8846]

😂😂😂😂 oh I get it April Fools

[@MattStefanFishing]

April Fools!

[@davidmccartney7577]

I’ve been bending my chatter bait blade to like 15 to 20 degrees and have increased my catch rate by 45%.

[@MattStefanFishing]

awesome

[@CalebGunter1]

I unironically think you could catch a fish on that.

[@MattStefanFishing]

haha!

[@Castalife]

I'm dead. This was the funniest thing I've seen in a long time! Well played 😂🤣😂

[@MattStefanFishing]

lol! thanks for watching!

[@hitaputt]

I tried it today in Chicago and caught three on one cast. Amazing

[@MattStefanFishing]

only three?!?!

[@paulroach8626]

It took me longer than I like to admit to realize lol. Nicely done.

[@MattStefanFishing]

hahaha!

[@steveray9899]

Good idea for a baby mobile. Get em’ started early learning fishing tackle. 😊

[@MattStefanFishing]

You got that right!

[@jodyreed6856]

I like to tie the double Alabama rig directly to my bent shaft trolling to get the maximum amount of fish attracting vibration. With double hell benders to get the bait down.

[@MattStefanFishing]

that sounds great! haha

[@brib_brib_brib_bri]

I have no idea how you did that so deadpan. Well done.

[@MattStefanFishing]

took several takes!

[@UnrivaledGoat]

Randy Blaukat already put out a tutorial on how to smoke em with that lure using livescope.

[@MattStefanFishing]

hahah! How would you tell the difference between that and a ball of shad on livescope>

[@kevinbeaudean704]

Set the hook before it's in my gut. Thanks Matt I needed that

[@MattStefanFishing]

awesome!

[@3HandsCustomTackle]

That was fun. How you kept a straight face throughout the video was most impressive

[@MattStefanFishing]

took several takes

[@3HandsCustomTackle]

@@MattStefanFishing I believe it. Well done🤜🤛

[@6to8john]

I thought about this same concept YEARS ago!!! Great tip!

[@MattStefanFishing]

awesome!

[@sk8erpirate789]

Well played sir I was rolling by the end of this video definitely a relief to see some comedy and all these fishing videos that I watch reminds me of watching Bill dance with my dad when I was a kid

[@MattStefanFishing]

hahaha i still watch bill dance bloopers

[@xiaoyangzhang]

How could you do all this with a straight face? I start cracking from the A-rig. Bravo!

[@MattStefanFishing]

it was tough

[@denniskeys8559]

Man I’ve got to try this thanks for the information Matt how did you hook the Alabama rig to the chatter bait

[@MattStefanFishing]

split ring

[@PatHanning]

Just ordered two of everything. Thanks!

[@MattStefanFishing]

haha! better order a plug knocker too!

[@TheDruxlol]

fantastic edit: What do i get if i catch one on it?

[@MattStefanFishing]

Cast to catch proof and Ill ship you some berkley baits!

[@mikegardiner3934]

Lolol ! when you added the crank bait, my wife was like “what are you laughing so hard at?” Like someone else said, all with a straight face till very end. Adding the white mombo lobster and comment about that huge swirl at end…. priceless!!!

[@MattStefanFishing]

lol!

[@gregred78]

Nice one loving all these April food jokes...

[@MattStefanFishing]

its been a fun day! Check out the mud hole new double reel seat for rods. that was hilarious!

[@MAB1907]

I sure hope to meet you some day Matt !!! Thanks for all the information you give us, the one thing to know, we are never going fish a tournament against you..

[@MattStefanFishing]

hahaha!

[@CougarClan]

Excellent rig! I caught a NC state record carp on it today!! I tipped the lobster with a piece of corn!!

[@MattStefanFishing]

CONGRATULATIONS!

[@CougarClan]

@@MattStefanFishing I owe it all to you Matt! Seriously, learned so much from you. I hope to meet you some day. I do teach people how to fish BTW...??

[@bcallisjr]

🤣🤣🤣 great one!! Love that you kept from laughing during it!!

[@MattStefanFishing]

that was not easy!

[@larrybrown4544]

My answer to every "what are you catching them on" question ever. This stuff is epic man lol.

[@MattStefanFishing]

lol!

[@fuekhang9761]

Woke up real quick from my nap when i heard you added an A-rig on the chatterbait 🤣 🤣 🤣 good one👍

[@MattStefanFishing]

Haha!

[@scottolson331]

God you would make a fortune playing Texas Hold em. I was buying it for the first minute love the bed fishing action with all the snow on the shore good work muchachoo

[@MattStefanFishing]

haha! i like me some hold'em!

[@harveyhenry3598]

Nice April first bait rig; better yet I believe I am going to make one of these up for my Christmas tree next year. Obviously I will need to choose one of the more sturdy branches.

[@MattStefanFishing]

haha!

[@chrishampton8842]

How did I miss this one last April lmao, awesome 😂

[@MattStefanFishing]

haha

[@justinshaw8594]

Fr where can I get that craw Bait I'd l9ve to use that for a jig when I want a huge profile

[@MattStefanFishing]

Its a huge craw. Its the Wave Tiki Lobster. im not sure they still make it. its 8" long

[@mjkirch100]

😂😂 ya, I'll get right on making a couple of those... for next year on this exact date! You're a pretty good actor - you really sold that one. 👍🏻🍻

[@MattStefanFishing]

haha

[@MrFishBlood]

How the hell did you keep a straight face filming this? That's how we know you're a true professional.

[@MattStefanFishing]

haha it took a few extra takes

[@randomschmo5778]

Okay, thank goodness i read the first comment before i proceeded any further. You might say that I swirled on that bait, but wasn't quite ready to take it yet. :). Lol, well-played.

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks!

[@hookreelfishing]

"Now you want to add a crank, to get it down fast." What tha hell you say!? This had to be from last week, yup got me 🤣🤣 Awesomeness video ++

[@MattStefanFishing]

Haha! yes sir!

[@taymot2131]

SO HILARIOUS GREAT, Matt!!! 🤣😂🤣

[@MattStefanFishing]

Haha

[@jeffreymurphy5313]

Good one! I thought you'd attach a hupcap next for extra flash.

[@MattStefanFishing]

haha!

[@williamfaragher3671]

Will this rig work on fussy smallmouth in clear northern waters, question mark. Sorry my keyboard is buggered. Your humor is much appreciated ! very much appreciated! very, very much appreciated ! subscribed LOTW CANADA

[@MattStefanFishing]

Awesome! thank you! yes it will work on the fussiest of smallmouth!

[@williamfaragher3671]

@@MattStefanFishing If the lakes and rivers ever open up this year in Ontario , I am going to giver a try, eh ! I may have to tie on at least a 30 foot piece of Berkley fluorocarbon to the back of it ,tipped with your tricked out Ned rig ! No Reply Needed

[@robertmccorkle9656]

So what do you call this rig, The Hardware Store?

[@MattStefanFishing]

Haha! the everything rig!

[@ETuss713]

When he went down to the water and their was ice and snow....on April 1st, I will never complain about the heat in Houston again.

[@MattStefanFishing]

yes sir! Its snowing right now! total bummer!

[@Nate1688]

Try this it totally works!!

[@MattStefanFishing]

haha!

[@phil2470]

Thanks for the laugh Matt and happy Friday.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@johnnyharper5180]

Loved it! Hate to say you had me til the crank was added!

[@MattStefanFishing]

Nice!

[@alanwolnik5658]

A little late to the party but my first thought was you destroyed your angry dragon! Nice job Matt!

[@MattStefanFishing]

Haha!

[@nickrodrigues7099]

I got one of those. Its the first thing I pull out of box. Best thing is its never the same. Lures change positions everytime lol

[@MattStefanFishing]

you need a seperate tackle box just for that rig

[@chriskoffend5253]

You made my april 1st! Even my wife was cracking up. That lure should be hanging from the ceiling at Cleo's

[@MattStefanFishing]

haha!

[@doster59]

Nicely done!

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks!

[@ryanboylan167]

Mother of Dragons Rig? Or the Chatterdubberbammer Rig? Maybe the Craw-Crank Redemption Rig? DrStefanstein Rig? The Kitchen Sink Rig? So many options. 😆 Love your channel, bud.

[@MattStefanFishing]

love all those names! thanks for the support!

[@belldn3]

I didn't realize what u were doing till almost the end, lol. I'm not to bright. Awesome 😊

[@MattStefanFishing]

lol!

[@heavymetallures]

I run the same rig on the weed edges... the only difference is I'll use a pounder Bulldog instead of the crank bait. If I want to keep it up higher I throw it on old school tip up line.

[@MattStefanFishing]

love the pounder!

[@slamer5811]

Good One Matt.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@kylemolletfishing9123]

Well played Sir. Well played. I was rolling. 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks!

[@aarongreenlee7867]

Hahahahahahahaha!!!! That was awesome! I was howlin! I remember that bladed jig from when you visited your favorite tackle/speakeasy spot, so I was taking notes. Put my pencil down with the A-rig, and started laughing with the DT. Happy April 1st man!!

[@MattStefanFishing]

haha Happy april 1st!

[@XxNiteStockerxX]

That looks sick! Can’t wait to try it!

[@MattStefanFishing]

take a plug knocker with you!

[@neilgwinn7378]

One of the best videos ever. Can’t stop laughing. You had me for a couple minutes

[@MattStefanFishing]

haha!

[@ronforeman5317]

After about 5 minutes I new something had to be up with this. 🎣🎣🎣

[@MattStefanFishing]

ill take that!

[@shiggityswa]

I kind of want to try crank baits on an a rig now.

[@MattStefanFishing]

I kinda do too haha

[@shiggityswa]

@@MattStefanFishing first time out this year I’ll be casting a fritside a-rig.

[@michaelbradley25]

And the Academy award goes to Matt Stefan!!!

[@MattStefanFishing]

haha! I wont be slapping anyone haha

[@oldeschoolbob1022]

Let's call it the Doublebamachattercranksterbait. Laughed hard, Matt. Thank you.

[@MattStefanFishing]

thats a mouthful but i like it!

[@brandon87ize]

Question…. Do you run a shock leader with that setup?

[@MattStefanFishing]

haha!

[@paulharris2194]

Dang it!!! Why did you give that away Matt !! I use the double A-Rig with 5-6XD in a shad pattern of course. Juice is out now😂

[@MattStefanFishing]

sorry! haha

[@stephanelavoie2258]

That one surprised 😮 me ! 😂😜😂

[@MattStefanFishing]

haha

[@RealMitchRappisBack]

OUTSTANDING, Matt! 😂

[@MattStefanFishing]

haha! thanks!

[@514fishing_official]

April Fool's to you too Sir! That was so funny! But what surprised me was on your first test on the water it actually swam surprisingly well...

[@MattStefanFishing]

haha!

[@greenpighunter6930]

Excellent. I'm sure my Hvy SB rod will sling that rig. That's why you're the best Matt, cause you share the A+ secrets.😁

[@MattStefanFishing]

Haha! nothing but the juice on this channel haha!

[@EA.71]

😀 any fish that bites that probably needs a plug in the back 😀 Happy April 2nd!! Love it!

[@MattStefanFishing]

haha!