Two PB's In One Day! MONSTERS On Lake Chickamauga!!

What started out as a fun day of bass fishing turned into a multi species slugfest! Matt is fishing Lake Chickamauga and when a storm began to roll in the big fish started feeding! The key to unlocking the multi-species pattern was a blade bait and everything wanted to eat it!
The day started out right with a nice largemouth on the S-Waver. After that Matt really had to work to put together a largemouth pattern, but soon that would be the least of his concerns. When he finally locked the Damiki Vault in his hand and started hopping it around outside structure, big fish started showing up!
A 30" Walleye is a giant fish no matter where you are but its a MONSTER in the South! What a fun experience! Below you'll find links to the exact baits and gear Matt was using. All the links go directly to Tackle Warehouse where you can see detailed photos and descriptions of each item.
GLIDE BAIT...
•River2Sea S Waver 168: bit.ly/2aiu8Sh
Color: I Know It
Hook Upgrade: ST-56: bit.ly/2cVg7xW
Size: 2
SMALL SWIMBAIT...
Bait- Keitech 2.8" Fat Swing Impact: bit.ly/2ab7s8v
Color: Pro Blue Red Pearl
Head- Dirty Jigs Guppy: bit.ly/2nyUJRS
Size: 1/8 oz, 1/0 Hook
BLADE BAIT...
•Damiki Vault (1/2 oz): bit.ly/2rnO7e2
Color: Real Shad, Black Holo
BLADE BAIT HOOK UPGRADES...
Split Rings- Owner Hyperwire: bit.ly/2v8ArBX
Sizes: 2 and 3
Hooks- Owner STX 38: bit.ly/2oNIeCD
Size: 6
CRANKBAIT...
•Megabass Super Z Z2: bit.ly/3fsxn9G
Color: Wild Craw
LIPLESS CRANKBAIT...
•Jackall TN 60: bit.ly/2lqAwjh
Color: SG Threadfin
Hook Upgrade: Owner ST-35: bit.ly/2g8uCMj
Size: 6
MATT'S BLADE BAIT COMBO...
Rod- Shimano Expride B 6'10" Medium: bit.ly/32IrXqE
Reel- Shimano Aldebaran MGL (HG): bit.ly/2uQ4oH8
Line- Sunline Super FC 10 lb Fluorocarbon: bit.ly/2p7fxju
MATT'S LIPLESS CRANKBAIT COMBO...
Rod- G Loomis IMX Pro 855C CBR: bit.ly/2og0BmK
Reel- Shimano Curado 70 MGL: bit.ly/2apmDJt
Line- Power Pro Maxcuatro 30 lb Braid: bit.ly/2clBRiQ
Leader- Sunline Saltimate 16 lb Shock: bit.ly/3oT1oq2
MATT'S S WAVER COMBO...
Rod- Shimano Expride B 7'6" Medium Heavy: bit.ly/32IrXqE
Reel- Shimano Curado 200DC (HG): bit.ly/3QMMb6o
Line- Power Pro Maxcuatro 65 lb Braid: bit.ly/2clBRiQ
Leader- Sunline Saltimate 20 lb Shock: bit.ly/3oT1oq2
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*MAJOR EQUIPMENT WE USE DAILY...
Trolling Motor- Minn Kota Ultrex 112: bit.ly/2vFQypW
Electronics- Humminbird Solix 15: bit.ly/35HuPRY
Anchors- Minn Kota Talons: bit.ly/2F0QBSP
Net- Frabill Conservation PLD 2612: bit.ly/3kdZ3kA
Camera- GoPro Hero 9: bit.ly/2KQ0VEI
*FAVORITE TOOLS AND GEAR…
Favorite sunglasses: bit.ly/3cLH0kl
Favorite Pliers: bit.ly/3xJFwTu
Favorite life jacket: bit.ly/2odXXIP
Favorite Scale: bit.ly/2f7QgQ9
Favorite Lure Retriever: bit.ly/2TLTJc6
Favorite Braid Cutters: bit.ly/35KSp3O
Favorite Split Ring Pliers: bit.ly/2fT4Qw0
Favorite Storage Box: bit.ly/3kngvEG
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#Winterfishing #bassfishing #walleye

[@AirMcNair23]

Its chilly out here, Matt, "I'm just going to wear flipflops!"

[@MalkavianC]

With no shade to the bass fans being able to go out and catch a little bit of everything like this is a dream

[@secretbassrigs]

definitely a good sigh of a very healthy fishery.

[@420RyanBruce]

Damn. 2 PB's in one day? Thats a hell of a day.

[@joeb7508]

I used to get kind of mad when I caught off species fish while bass fishing. But now I just love the fight! I’vecaught some monsters!! Thanks for sharing ALL of your catches. Not just the bass.

[@chrislindsey5877]

Love how your decked out in winter gear, and then the flip flops.... 😆 🤣

[@CJYork]

That was quite the day Matt. The walleye stocking project was initiated in 2013 below Watts Bar dam on Chickamauga Lake. Fingerling walleye have been stocked each year since then. I see they are doing well. Congrats!

[@richardblake4777]

Unbelievable great day Matt, we all would have loved to have been in the boat with you but are happy you taped and shared it with us. You start out with a plan and fate deals you something else. You are so fortunate to be able to live out our dreams and we envy you and Tim for it. Keep up the good work and thank you.

[@holdengamble]

Flops and full winter gear. I love it.

[@roysaari3028]

Best video ever… you caught everything!!!! Didn’t know you had all those species in TN!!! Do that again some day for us!!! Sweet walleye!!!👍👍👍

[@secretbassrigs]

freezing cold out but still wearing sandals, Matt is such a hippie! rock on bro

[@midwestfischerman]

Keep and cook those walleye and perch!😋 That second one was HUGE! NO ONE in my family has ever caught a 9-pound walleye! Releasing that GIANT was the right move.👍🏻🙌🏻

[@Unsensitive]

We always kept.the 15-20" ones for dinner. More sustainable, and the smaller ones are better eating. I went to boundary waters Canada(BWCA) a lot as a teenager. Every year we'd usually catch 1 or 2 over 30". One year we hit a school of em in a saddle near 2 islands. Probably 8 over 30" in one day. Most memorable catch I had was when we were fishing the flats off an island. No structure to hold anything, but not far from a decent spot, and there was a deep drop off the flats. Figured we'd hit along the way, maybe catch something. Was high noon, and barely a cloud in the sky. Lure almost to the boat, maybe 15' out, and I see an open mouth emerge from below and suck it in. Pulled in a 32" walleye. Told him he was supposed to be sleeping this time of day and released him, after pictures of course. 🎣

[@haroldrogers6566]

Matt’s from California. He don’t understand a southern boys belly cravings 😂😂

[@jordonpratt2604]

You should come to East Tennessee we catch them over 10 all the time wish I could show you pics I caught a 13 two weeks ago right before that cold snap

[@midwestfischerman]

@Robbie Hagner 🤣😂🤣😂😅😂😅😂 SO TRUE!!! Growing up my family TARGETED WALLEYE, and the accidental "annoying" fish were smallies because they tasted worse than walleye.

[@bospurgeon1039]

@@midwestfischerman Don’t fish black bass for food, just the sport, but small IRS make for a helluva fight! I’ve heard whites make for great dining, but never tried them

[@teamskunkonly2763]

Yes! Matt finally catching real fish!

[@jonboatjake]

love hearing the sandies overhead. they made their way south a couple months ago up in illinois, nice to hear them on their way

[@ChattanoogaHasDogs]

Watched this video for the Walleye. Great fish man. Congratulations

[@seanshanahan8844]

Thanks Matt, what a day of fishing!!

[@LiveBassFishing]

That's an awesome day. A giant walleye and a giant blue. So cool. Congrats on the new pb's.

[@lightningmusky5286]

Good day! Enjoy it!

[@benjamindavidson6067]

You caught every type of fish in that lake! you had a HECK of a day!

[@benjaminlatta5784]

Enjoyed the multi-species beatdown. It's nice to see what other species live there. You need to make the TB Crank in Yellow Perch!!

[@jimhuibregtse]

I can’t believe I’ve bested Matt Allen in any fish species, but my PB Walleye was a 35 inch 13.1 pounder. Great fishing videos!!

[@kenmccarthyfishing]

🎉🎊CONGRATULATIONS Matt,that was a sick day,WOW 🏆🏆👊

[@c.shoefish]

Days like this are the best days. That walleye was huge. Another sweet video.

[@scottalspach8020]

I have never fished Chickamauga or any lake in Tennessee but I was surprised to see you catch yellow perch and walleye. I watch several KZbin'ers from Tennessee and have never seen them catch any or talk about them. That last walleye you caught was a good trophy. Really like the channel because you throw a lot of information out there. Keep up the good work.

[@jasperredican4987]

Hey, sometimes the variety makes the day exciting. Gotta love the multi species fishing, it just spices everything up

[@alexwilliams8131]

Great video! Love when you guys start catching multi species on bass lures. I have to agree with some others, that walleye would’ve been a few good meals lol Also a 9lb walleye with no weights and filets in its gut 😂

[@jasonromo4416]

Yep, I do a lot of night fishing at our local pond and every now and then I get a crazy catfish to eat my Chatterbait and every now and then one will mangle my spinnerbait.

[@danham3344]

Wow! What a super fun day! Loved every minute.

[@jeffreym5304]

Thank you Matt god bless you and Tim’s family keep up the great work brothers. Happy new year 🎉

[@brandonsmith606]

Sweet walleye

[@greghiday]

Great day out there Matt. Congrats on the 2 pb's.

[@toddpossum]

Thanks

[@midwestfischerman]

🥇🎉🏆🙌🏻

[@tr0812]

WOW, that walleye was huge! Congrats on the two PB day.

[@edpelkey7798]

Awesome day Matt! That’s what I call a full day 💯

[@scottharvey2392]

Awesome day man! Congrats!

[@Lee-vg8yk]

Very nice cool good job

[@jimwarden9617]

Wow…what a day.

[@jasondemers8522]

Man that walleye was massive! Remember my dad caught a 7lb walleye with a spinner bait in shallow water up in Canada. That was a really good meal Lol! Really cool catch

[@Lreid432]

Great video, I appreciate you all showing the multispecies on a normal day. Seems like some of my days! It keeps it interesting and always looking for a jerk on one end and a jerk on the other!😁

[@Crashdog111]

Great day. Looked like a lot of fun.

[@_pgrimes]

Love your winter fishing stuff, I struggle big time in the winter. Panoptix helps a lot now!

[@Twangtown7]

That's a beautiful cat.

[@codem0de]

That was awesome!

[@troycote4503]

That's so fun. To me, it breaks up the season.Were all after the ONE, but that was an awesome day. We all take UN the positives and the learning experiences of the moment.

[@tims_always_fishing7117]

Holy hell that cat and wally were huge

[@nealatthecrossfishing]

That was a beautiful catfish Matt!! My family would’ve eat that one lol! I love your conservation values!! It’s nice to see big fish caught and released to be caught again. Keep it up. Thank y’all for the videos!

[@jordonpratt2604]

Catfish where he is fishing and where we are from have mercury warnings in them, although you can eat them in small amounts not a lot of people eat them

[@dariusking2927]

Great video Matt 👍👍👍👍

[@benjamindavidson6067]

i cant believe you caught those!

[@Tbowie13]

Yeah buddy! I caught a couple of 7 lb walleye on jerkbaits the other evening in the Ozarks.

[@tim9928]

Wow! HUGE Walleye!!!!!

[@sha6mm]

Thats a awesome day.

[@colequinn10]

Gotta love thos days when you catch huge everything but largemouth. 😂

[@Luxury037]

Walleye 😮 never caught one before would love too some day

[@timfrank6183]

Awesome day of fishing !

[@NDWalleyeTrollR]

beautiful walleye!!

[@patwalker9890]

Geez man! Winter cold and you in flip flops. I'd be in wool socks and boots.

[@bengreeninsuranceagency]

What an incredible day! Bummer that striper didn’t make the show

[@shaunkaszniak1829]

@tacticalbassin all bundled up and still with the flops🤣

[@SolidMango-gh3jk]

I would love to see you put your expertise into the Walleye segment. A whole new world of education for y’all with a great deal of crossover I’m sure. But to have your high level of expertise put towards walleye as well would be sweet! Tom Boley is the only one that can touch your level on the walleye front side.

[@mikegardiner3934]

no huge LMs like you said, but awesome day on the water for sure!!! Thanks Matt!

[@lazyenword]

Awesome multispecies video!

[@benjamindavidson6067]

Dude that was a really big catfish and a giant walleye

[@predwards8941]

Some awesome multi species!

[@johnnyweaver1300]

It was a great day of fishing!🎣

[@law1831]

NICE walleye!

[@joeys7519]

Beautiful animal

[@phiology1983]

Reason I love Bass fishing. You catch all kinds of species

[@groverbrendle9401]

sounds like one of our fishing trips

[@matthewheld8577]

That’s a beautiful g walleye

[@mikecamalier2653]

That was a great video bassmd

[@scottcameron3559]

It's still funny when Matt or Tim says,we are going to TRY and catch some fish,being humble is a good thing

[@juiceman33]

You can hear the sandhill cranes flying over 😂

[@joshmason1460]

What kind of fish do you wanna catch? Matt- yup!!

[@joegrande4848]

@Tacticalbassin it's awesome seeing you catch multi species. I'm sure you loved it too brother I know would of definitely made your day with catching that huge striper. Of course ud wanna have 30lb monofilament for that

[@vuexiong6087]

The first spot you fished almost looked like Clear Lake! Awesome catches 👏

[@synaptik111]

Really nice multi-species fish! I definitely need to make friends with folks who have boats and electronics 😜 Beating the bank is totally disadvantageous at times

[@KayleeG0]

It’s got WEIGHTS!!! Haha

[@jetcat132]

30” is very likely a solid 10 lbs. That’s a really nice ‘eye.

[@alexyost6216]

Watching walleye feed on a school of lead is one of the wildest things you'll ever see, really worth experiencing up close if you ever get the chance.

[@danieltaylor9459]

LOLOLOL Alright-that was a good one 😂

[@Twangtown7]

It could be snowing out and Matt would be in flip flops. Lol.

[@greenpighunter6930]

Nice

[@michaelleady9089]

I start seeing heated flip-flops on the website That’s gonna make my day

[@TwistedTackle]

Did you measure any of those fish? Tennessee has the tarp program, you can turn those lengths in with a pic and get certificates for trophy fish for almost all those different fish. Got 90 days to turn them in if you like that stuff. I have a master angler 1 now.

[@fishingtherapy5959]

Million dollar idea. It's a video noone wants to make but a video we need i think. Which is the best cup to use the restroom in when your out all day on the lake and need to go. Lol

[@tnbassmaster]

can you do a complete speed cranking breakdown? Kind of like a buyers guide but you go way down the rabbit hole! Ps I’m pretty sure that was what the catfish was telling you!

[@ballertron1440]

Must be pretty south cause it's -10c here today, and he's in flipflops

[@alcav54]

Just got a 6’ 10” Medium Expride A at TW on a deep discount. The rod is awesome

[@kevinloper6551]

Good Job Matt, what a day you had!

[@timothythompson6549]

Matt, how's the fam out west? Hope they're not flooded.

[@rconner4053]

You are truly amazing how you calmly continue a teaching narrative while landing a monster. Do you think using 1/8 oz underspins would be an interesting experiment with an A rig or does it sound like it would be too much action? You got me thinking how puzzle pieces fit or not.

[@jordonpratt2604]

Depends on if it was cloudy and muddier water, if it was cloudy and dirty water added flash wouldn’t be so bad but clear clear water blue bird a rig with no flash usually works better

[@pacman_17]

Is Tim upset you didn't invite him? 😄

[@jamarturner60]

trophy Walleye on Chick huh 😎👊

[@5.7.0bassin2]

The only guy that no matter the weather temp can wear flip flops lol

[@holdengamble]

I know the feeling. Killed them yesterday. Caught a 5.21 and a few 3+. All on a bed. Today…. Nothing. Had to move spots. Hit a creek arm. First cast. DOINK. Caught 3. It’s been a tough winter. I appreciate your content man.

[@JigBender]

I live on the Susquehanna river, and man was that a MONDO channel cat haha

[@brandonwoodcock4374]

I caught a 6lb german carp other day on a 2.8 inch swimbait. Didn't snag it, he actually ate it. I thought had a monster smallmouth, cause I seen a flash of brown, but when he finally came to the surface I realized he wasn't a smallmouth lol. Fun fighting fish though

[@KC-ci3th]

Matt, its probably a loaded question but what's your process of changing things up when catching under quality fish? How do you zag when you already zigged (4:49). Awesome catches!

[@tnbassmaster]

Did it have lead and fillets in there ?

[@davidrauschenbach6871]

Would of definitely kept that smaller walleye, you may of not of caught a big bass but definitely got a workout with the Blue Catfish and the big walleye! Matt hope yours and Tim’s family will get some snow this year?

[@dannyyork1142]

Matt: you take the man outta of California, but u can't take the California outta of the man! Fishing "the chic" in January, full hoddie, winter bibs, ....... and flip flops no socks lmaoooooooo!!!!!

[@caseyhepler2806]

Any swim bait or umbrella rig fishing?

[@marktrofflad7949]

Doug stange out there lol