You Won’t Believe What We Found While Lure Hunting! Crazy Find!

[@markpuckett7327]

You weren’t just treasure hunting, you were hunting with your treasures!! Awesome video, Love it!!!

[@MattStefanFishing]

it was a good time!

[@mattkoesterer5146]

Warms my Heart Matt watching you and your Son’s hang out and spend special time together. Looks like you are a amazing Dad!

[@MattStefanFishing]

I like to get the outside

[@kentbrown5369]

It is really refreshing to see you spend time with your boys. Thank you for all that you share with us

[@MattStefanFishing]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@jimmyjackson2361]

A day like that with the boys is the best catch you will ever have!

[@MattStefanFishing]

Agreed

[@bgriffin511]

Father and son time, I miss it. My boys are grown and with kids of their own. Great memories being made there.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Yep!

[@manonamissionstudios9440]

Being a good dad: spending time with the boys, teaching and sharing something you love. Looked fun and treacherous!!

[@MattStefanFishing]

Yes it was!

[@johnnyweaver1300]

That's a great time together with the boys, very adventurous & good exercise, plus finding some hidden gems! 👍

[@MattStefanFishing]

lots of fun!

[@doster59]

What fun! Those are memories that no one will ever forget.

[@MattStefanFishing]

we had a good time!

[@oldschoolfishing4194]

Always enjoy when the boys are in the vids!

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks!

[@rickhensley2251]

The old man sounded like he was a little winded 😅 you guys should also collect some of the driftwood. Any taxidermist can use it for mounts.

[@paulconder26]

Picking drift wood is illegal in WI.

[@MattStefanFishing]

it was tough walking on those rocks haha

[@rickhensley2251]

@paulconder26 I would have never thought that would be illegal. You learn something new every day.

[@jameszelinske6329]

​@@rickhensley2251He is not correct technically. That only is applicable to state land in WI.

[@jimholliman2822]

Aw, tell the truth Matt. You brought your boys because their little hands can get into the spaces between the rip rap better. 😁 It's fun for me to see Hank & Duke growing up. Thanks for the family video.

[@MattStefanFishing]

hahah fact!

[@Fishboy68]

Nice treasures !!!! Sometimes you need those tiny hands to get in those small crevices.Thanks for sharing.Tell the boys good job!!!!

[@MattStefanFishing]

hahaha Will do!

[@siryarwammowray3445]

Great video just think what a better world it could be if Dads to more time with their kids👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@MattStefanFishing]

we had a lot of fun!

[@eatsquawk]

Great video! We need more dads like you actually spending time with the kiddos. What I love most is how we can tell you genuinely love those guys. What a great memory y'all have created for those times when you're out fishing those BPT tournaments. I know you're gonna miss the fam immensely. Good luck this year. Here's wishing you a great year. You deserve it.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Thank you so much!

[@rvfishingyet]

Great memories for the kids and dad! Look forward to seeing them all cleaned up and mounted on the canoe paddle in the basement!

[@MattStefanFishing]

That's the plan!

[@zevoutdoors7194]

Good memories! My dad used to have one of the old extended crappie poles rigged up with heavy line and "hook" on the end in the boat at all times. We used it to retrieve lures from trees while fishing. We had to have recovered thousands of lures, bobbers, hooks and line over the years. I think he still has 4 or 5 old fish baskets hanging in his basement packed with all the treasures. Also a good way to get some of that stuff out of the environment, especially the line people leave when breaking off!

[@insertname941]

Im an amateur what is an extended crappie pole.

[@zevoutdoors7194]

@@insertname941 it was a telescoping fiberglass fishing pole that was used similar to a cane pole. I’m not sure they were designed specifically for crappie fishing?? That is what we originally used it for though. I’d say it telescoped out to around 10’.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Thanks for sharing!

[@wolverinex4243]

The essence of shore fishing. Sometimes I go sinker hunting. In every sport fishing, this is fun and exciting. I was fishing a rock face. They had released the water drastically. I saw a white plastic lure with a Jalin's jighead. I said, "This must be the secret." It was winterizing and it was difficult on that pressured rock face. I go to use it. Started catching bass and a big pike minnow right off the bat. The secret really do find you at the highest level. Also on that rock face I saw a bunch of crappie jigs, but these elites are not targeting crappies so the secrets just kept feeding my elitest skills. They was hovering before hover became a thing and I knew that without having fished it vigor.

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks for watching

[@CheckCheckandCzeck]

This winter was wierd with barely any snow, I enjoy whating your kids have fun

[@MattStefanFishing]

Thanks

[@toad465]

That was fun, reminds me of my little brother and I back in the early 70's doing that at Table Rock. Bombers, Hellbenders, waterdogs, Balsa B's, Beatles spins, mudbugs, red devil spoons, and bobbers galore back then.

[@MattStefanFishing]

awesome!

[@johnrayner5599]

Looks like a fun time with your boys, I thought Duke was gonna spin out when you told him to get one…lol!!!

[@MattStefanFishing]

hahaha

[@mikeeller557]

I can't get over how big the boys got. THANKS mATT

[@MattStefanFishing]

growing like weeds!

[@terrisecasy6568]

They will remember this down the road and they will share with other people what you have done with them. Boy your wife is going to get a ear full when they see her💯💯💯💯💯👍🏾

[@MattStefanFishing]

Haha thanks!

[@kirkreusch5704]

Ahh, the 3 boys getting out and exploring! Love it!

[@MattStefanFishing]

doing boy things haha

[@rickconner4895]

Great memories that last a lifetime and didn't cost anything.

[@MattStefanFishing]

It was fun!

[@Tossing_Lures]

Score! This was one of the most enjoyable fishing videos I’ve seen recently. I find lures at our small lake…they’re almost always mine😂 Did find a working deeper sonar ball floating in some debris on the edge at a large public lake.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Awesome, thank you!

[@MrJohnB-qs6dp]

Nice day out with the boys & some good finds!!!! Nice t go to a lake when the water level is down & search the Riprap!! Stay Safe & God Bless!!!

[@MattStefanFishing]

Thanks 👍

[@boater18281]

Hang the paddle horizontal on the wall with the boys name’s on it. Each time out put their lure fines & bobbers on it. It’s some thing they will “never” forget …. The fun times with dad.

[@MattStefanFishing]

That’s a great idea!

[@texasoutdoors9906]

You can never have to many of those Square A's. I remember when they first hit the market before the square bills really took off and became what they are today. I was fishing a creek channel full of stumps with really off colored water so I tied on a Square A in Fire Tiger. I had never caught a double digit in my life but caught 2 in less than 2 hours to anchor a 34 pound limit. I still have that same bait and wrote the date on the bottom of it and retired it.

[@MattStefanFishing]

giants!

[@stevesmith7164]

Sounds like a lot of fun with family👍. Good video Matt

[@MattStefanFishing]

It was!

[@NeilGraham.I.M.F]

That's awesome! You can't beat time outdoors with the boys. I will say I found a Choppo 90, ghost color last spring. And I've caught more Bass on that Choppo in the last season and a half than any other bait. It's been my lucky go to when I need a fish

[@MattStefanFishing]

I found two ploppers this year!

[@NeilGraham.I.M.F]

@@MattStefanFishing love found baits!

[@RCWindham]

This is fantastic! Thanks for sharing your adventures with your boys.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@BeckhamHomeLoans]

What a great idea! Nice job dad.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@kyleayscue733]

Fun video, looked like Hank and Duke enjoyed themselves.

[@MattStefanFishing]

they did!

[@SpookyRedz]

I love those small yozuri jerkbaits , here they work

[@MattStefanFishing]

they are winners!

[@samuelschult985]

Nothing like treasure hunting them boys and you too Matt were having a great time 👍

[@MattStefanFishing]

it was a blast!

[@comfortablynumb9342]

Cool adventure, it's great to see you out with the boys enjoying the "warm" weather. The wind around the Chesapeake was miserable today, too chilly for my taste. Happy New Year to you and your family!

[@MattStefanFishing]

Happy New Year!

[@westtexasbassguy]

Love seeing you with your boys man great stuff thanks for this

[@MattStefanFishing]

Our pleasure!

[@paulconder26]

Used to do that along the Fox in the spring. I must still have 50 plus stick baits from that. Great ay to get the kids out.

[@MattStefanFishing]

awesome!

[@sha6mm]

Precious Memories !

[@MattStefanFishing]

lots of fun!

[@cmchatton1680]

Matt, Love seeing you and the boys hanging out, picking lures! Those boys will be doing this some day with their kids! When the boys get older, I used to snorkle and find lures here in California. You guys may need wet suits there but it is a lot of fun too! Beautiful family Matt! John McHatton

[@MattStefanFishing]

Snorkling would be fun!

[@insertname941]

​@@MattStefanFishingthey snorkel in devils lake, green lake, and redgranate quarry a lot from what ive seen but otherwise i dont see a lot of ppl going down in other clear lakes to do that in this stare. Would be super fun, and help clean up the litter and potentially clean up dangerous rusty hooks.

[@ellieswofford7285]

Mike Swofford Great Video, enjoyed your boys they grow up fast

[@MattStefanFishing]

yes they are

[@Triple87]

That’s sweet. I usually do this in my local lake in the spring to.

[@MattStefanFishing]

awesome!

[@joeyhelton7114]

What a fun video! Great dad spending time with your boys.

[@MattStefanFishing]

fun times!

[@Cornelius798]

Great time there!

[@MattStefanFishing]

Yep!

[@terrytresemer2864]

Yeah this is some stupid weather, ain't it!?! The week before Christmas it warmed into the upper 40's with rain, melted everything. Now it struggles to get to a high of 36. I guess it could be worse, I've had years where the pack ice was above the curb. My off seasons I'd walk the banks doing just what the boys and you are doing. I've made keychain fabs and such with some of them, some you can clean-up and return to service. Even weights & jigs can be melted down and poured for spinner baits. Cleaning up the environment and tinkering with some utilitarian stuff. Driftwood even! My work bench drawers pull handles are old junkyard wrenches out in the garage.

[@MattStefanFishing]

you never know what your going to find

[@garyhanna2388]

Always think about doing that looks fun but I’m lazy and it’s cold. Great video sir

[@MattStefanFishing]

You can do it!

[@egschreib4795]

Nice value shopping there!

[@MattStefanFishing]

yep we did pretty good!

[@doughboy9076]

Enjoy these days Matt, they go by fast, good video

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks!

[@SpookyRedz]

Sand em , paint em put new trebles , even a new bill , back in the game , free baits I like

[@MattStefanFishing]

yep!

[@waynrahrens3014]

Awesome video. I can rember doing the same thing when I was a kid.

[@MattStefanFishing]

awesome!

[@jamesbarron1202]

That’ll get you snake bit here in Texas. I have a huge rock pile spillway on my pond that I dug up with my backhoe when I planted my pecan orchard. Every winter the copperheads get in it for warmth and a rat and mice buffet. I’ve seen the biggest copperheads I’ve ever seen in my life in there. I guess it’s safe in your area.

[@MattStefanFishing]

no copperheads in my area.

[@insertname941]

The only snakes we have here that are dangerous are timber rattlers and massasauga rattlers and you rarely see them. In fact in the last 12 yrs weve never gotten any recorded bites, i know the 1 guy who got bit 12 yrs ago and he installs pools so u can imagine what kinda shit hes doing to piss off the danger noodles

[@williamknight5142]

Y'all had pretty good haul.👍👍👍👍👍

[@MattStefanFishing]

it was a good day!

[@paulpierce5566]

Very cool adventure!

[@MattStefanFishing]

it was fun!

[@heinrichkellogg7563]

🍺Nice afternoon with the boys. Decent bag, top 10 I’d say.🤠

[@MattStefanFishing]

haha Washington made it a little to close for comfort last night

[@brianpierson7708]

Take that crank bait and make something out of it like a lil wake bait 🤙🏼Steal no snow build up 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@MattStefanFishing]

Good idea!

[@victorsimonsen921]

love the lure hunting video

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks!

[@timbarthel7232]

Great family time outdoors. Im surprised how many crankbaits had no hooks on them

[@MattStefanFishing]

they must have been there for a long time

[@squonto47]

Hey where’s my boy SpookyRedz at? Oh there he is. And there. And there. And there. And there.

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks for watching

[@BWOUTDOORS]

video great what fun for them.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@DanielBoone337]

Really cool man i like taking my little nephews out bait hunting... they get so excited about finding one but they make me a little nervous when they start trying to yank stuff out of trees or cracks in the rock. We can only do stuff like this in the summer down here so theyre looking for bsits and i spend my time looking for wasp nest and snakes... LOL

[@MattStefanFishing]

yeah we dont have to many things that bite here

[@russellkamp8923]

I can't believe the lake isn't froze.

[@MattStefanFishing]

crazy warm december

[@blackhillsbassing6167]

Fun times...😊

[@MattStefanFishing]

thanks!

[@dougsaroma]

Interesting to see there are no hooks on them. I wonder how long it takes for the hooks to rust off. I may have to put my birding aside one day to go lure hunting in the riprap.

[@MattStefanFishing]

those baits had been there a while for the most part

[@greenpighunter6930]

Great stuff

[@MattStefanFishing]

Thanks!

[@chumbsychavis2641]

I enjoy looking for tackle when my son and I go fishing 😊

[@MattStefanFishing]

Right on

[@brianpierson7708]

That flicker shad have you ever caught anything with them I found a back at the gas station one night it had 4 of the bigger ones and 2 small ones and I have never used one.

[@MattStefanFishing]

i dont use them but a lot of walleye guys love them!

[@douglasspickler4925]

Fun outing. You need more baits. 😊

[@MattStefanFishing]

always need more baits

[@SpookyRedz]

You are treasure hunting , loved it bro

[@MattStefanFishing]

yep!

[@michaelbyrne8860]

Good looking boys! Duke mamed after John Wayne? Hank? Hank Parker or Hank Williams Jr or Sr.?

[@MattStefanFishing]

Family

[@astrophysicistguy]

Not sure “ it’s unseasonably warm” and “ it’s 40 degs today “ belong in the same sentence … lol. It was 63 today and it’s freezing here!

[@MattStefanFishing]

haha

[@insertname941]

Well it finally went below 32 and the lakes r freezing so were finally into normal temps round here🤣 the pike bite below 40 is INSANE though. I had em coming out from the little ice that was left to chase massive crankbaits in open water

[@ILLUMINATHAN79]

Matt’s #1 Winter Tip, Don’t let your kids play with dead birds.

[@MattStefanFishing]

hahahaha

[@steinerp]

I found a broken strikebill similar to what found at the start, missing half the bill. Caught a ton more fish with that one than the new one i bought when it broke off

[@MattStefanFishing]

Very cool

[@thebear74]

i got a friend who did something similar and a found a good condition vision 110 jerkbait

[@MattStefanFishing]

awesome!

[@brandonsmith606]

I love to do that although I haven't for a while

[@MattStefanFishing]

It’s a blast

[@michaeldavid935]

If my wife saw a video of my kids and myself walking on that rock she would kick me in the sack. My son has a history of cracking his head open. Lol Treasure hunting is always fun though.

[@MattStefanFishing]

haha

[@JimmyHorton-eb4yv]

Small Rapala

[@MattStefanFishing]

Its a tiny little bait

[@SpookyRedz]

Get some sand paper and some fiberglass resin and Hardener paint that paddle an done

[@MattStefanFishing]

good idea!

[@jackierutherford5179]

fun!

[@MattStefanFishing]

It was!

[@gregchilders7643]

Winter Easter egg hunt😊

[@MattStefanFishing]

yes sir!

[@cerebraltackle]

As a wounded old man all I see is hooks in fingers. 🤣

[@MattStefanFishing]

haha

[@anthonyfoutch3152]

Dangerous work but good looking kids.

[@MattStefanFishing]

Thanks

[@christopherzepf8841]

Go back at night with a UV light, you'll find 10x more

[@MattStefanFishing]

Good idea

[@muskybites505]

You could put the paddle in the tin rig of you don’t have one already. I use mine to push off rocks from time to time😉

[@MattStefanFishing]

thats probably where its going!

[@daveversion2.2]

Found me a wallet with ID, bank card and cash that was lost by a jet skier the weekend before. Tracked the boy down on FB and re-united all with owner.

[@MattStefanFishing]

That’s awesome!

[@jamessullivan5683]

You wouldn't want to do that down here in Texas, you mostly likely find a snake.

[@MattStefanFishing]

ill pass in texas

[@SpookyRedz]

Where is the cold cold weather ?

[@MattStefanFishing]

i hope it stays away

[@SpookyRedz]

@@MattStefanFishing lol it’s warm down here in south Louisiana too

[@rockyraab8290]

We've all seen your walls. The last thing you need is more baits - but that's not the real reason for the trip, was it?

[@MattStefanFishing]

nope just having a good time!

[@trailerrick]

And the young men think y'all just looking for baits... ❤

[@MattStefanFishing]

haha

[@hankkalb9267]

Could be another toe nail video lol

[@MattStefanFishing]

hahahahaah

[@albow4oops5]

Is that second one an ugly duckling?

[@MattStefanFishing]

im not sure what it is

[@waxhawcreek1717]

No soy boys here

[@MattStefanFishing]

Nope

[@joffrechampagne7908]

How young were we when we found our parents annoying advice ?

[@MattStefanFishing]

hahaha

[@geraldpaben7344]

None of those baits had hooks??? Must be more sporty ta catch a limit and not puncture the fishes mouth!!!

[@MattStefanFishing]

They deteriorated and the bait floats up which is why we find them