You Will Out-fish Other Anglers If You Learn To Do This! AND It’s FREE!
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- This is one of the most valuable tips I give to anyone looking to become a better angler and it doesn’t cost you anything! Creating reaction strikes is the key!
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I was born and raised in Chicago, but after working 12 years in the financial Industry regulating the futures and options markets at the CME/CBOT I decided to pursue my passion fishing professional tournaments and left my full time corporate job. At that point, I moved to Junction City, WI with my wife Sara and two boys Hank and Duke. I've been fishing professionally since 2011 and full-time since 2015. I've qualified for seven MLF Championships and won over a half million in tournament winnings at the professional level.
I caught my biggest LMB of 2023 this way - snagged my swimbait, walked down the bank to get a better angle and yanked, setting the hook on him in probably 2 feet of water or less. It was awesome
Awesome!
These tips also apply to keeping a relationship healthy and unpredictable! Change it up from time to time... Great advice Matt!
Good point
Extra tip action has landed me many! :)) @@MattStefanFishing
I agree completely I do it with all baits
Awesome!
Most fisheries biologists believe that most bass feed at night, particularly during moon phases where the moon is above the horizon most of the night and therefore they have concluded that as much as 75% of the time a bass strikes a lure as a reaction strike, not out of hunger. Assuming this is true then the ability to generate reaction strikes on a regular basis is critical to catching more bass …
Agreed
As primarily a bank angler I take advantage of this thought process as often as possible. I fish the ozark lakes and the clarity causes problems in the daytime. The fish also stay deep, where it’s hard for me to reach them. But, from May through October, I usually only fish at night. I feel like the larger fish move shallow to take advantage of the extra light. My average size catch goes up dramatically, dinks all day in a spot, go back at night, and catch a handful of 3+ lb fish on a normal night. The weeks surrounding the new moon and the full moon are key times. I often plan work around the full and new if at all possible. The other benefit is it’s not 100° outside and I can enjoy the warm evenings. Cheers 🍻
Thanx Matt. Merry Christmas
Cat and mouse theory. When things are tough you can either finesse or make them react.
I just watched your win again, awesome. You can probably afford shoes now after cashing that 4 foot check!
haha
well said!
thanks!
Great tip, it helps to share some of the tips going forward on each lure/technique you demonstrate on your channel. I learned to twitch my umbrella rig on the retrieve and sometimes give it a strong jerk and slight pause to make it look like a startled bait ball. It helped me catch several nice bass this morning in the same area I tried and failed with 6 other lures/techniques 😉
Good tip
will you do a video about baitcaster setting? castibility control etc...
I’ll put it on my suggestion list
Yep for sure Matt. Bet Hank and Duke are on Santa watch tonight Merry Christmas to Y'all.👍👍👍👍👍
100%
Thanks, Matt. Merry Christmas 🎅
Merry Christmas!
Best fishing advice I’ve heard all year!!! There are also minor details to manipulate most baits that can increase the erratic action and those little changes are the key!
Couldn't agree more!
Thanks matt for all your tips and trying to help us other bass Fishermen i know it takes up a lot of time to make these videos
Happy to help!
Merry Christmas!!
Merry Christmas!
That's why I fish all herky jerky. Whatever piece of cover I can use to change a baits trajectory, or even just casting a lure on the bank and hopping it into the water, I'm doing it.
A lot of people don't realize how stale their fishing cadence is. They're just playing the same song on repeat over and over, and the fish see it constantly.
Thanks for sharing!
Merry Christmas to the man with the best bass fishing channel on CZcams. Thanks for your dedication and honesty Matt you’re the man.
Merry Christmas!
Thanks for the advice, one of the best fishing channels on CZcams! Half the time I go through the motions without changing up the cadence, retrieve, and action I’m imparting from what’s worked in the past, definitely going to make it a priority focus when I go fishing tomorrow. As always go Packers and fuck the Bears
Haha
Good tips. I think what would help me the most is to get my ass out to the lake and fish. I still gotta work on that. But I always enjoy watching your channel. Merry Christmas!
So true for me, too. Hilarious comment.
Merry Christmas!
As a 2nd shifter, whenever someone mentions getting out at 5am for that morning bite i cry on the inside because i sleep till 10am most days 🤣. Mabye this year ill try it to see if its all its cracked up to be...after coffee...and food...hah!
Another great video Matt! I've collected what I believe to be all of your "90%" videos and virtually every one involves generating reaction strikes. Just added your underspin from a couple weeks ago. Not familiar enough with YT to know whether you can group all of those in a series but they've certainly helped me and I'm sure other subscribers as well.
Yep I’ve got them in a playlist
Thanks Matt , Thats why I love square bills.
Sounds good!
Good tips Matt 👍
Thanks 👍
Bumping baits into dock or bridge pilings or rocks can definitely help you get a bite in the saltwater too. And if you want to catch flounder around structure you have to fish close, within inches of the structure. Hitting the structure helps too.
Vedry cool! thanks for sharing!
Throw a lure on the bank and let it fall into the water. Shoot I've had a lure in the water with line stuck in a tree. Just by trying to get the line out of the tree it caused a fish to bit my lure in the water. Fun stuff!!
Yep
Matt, Merry Christmas and congrats on your win on this Miss river. My very good friend fished the classic and had his first day dequed because he couldn't get thru. Those days no cell phones.
Matt could you help me please, explain your spinning rod setup for all that grass, I live in FL and I do well on wacky worm but I throw it on a baitcaster with 15-20# the problem is cast distance, I'd like use spinning but I dont want my heart broken with 10#. Please give me some advice
just let the fish ball up in the grass and then go get them. worst thing you can do with light line is trying to horse the fish our of the grass.
Ok I'll try it, thx
Great content! Thanks for
Glad you enjoyed it!
Merry Christmas Matt and family
Merry Christmas!
Awesome information! Thank you ! Merry Christmas 🎄
Merry Christmas!
You are right what you are talking about on this video thank you
Thanks!
Enjoy your video’s, Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas!
When the bite is tough I always try to make my bait do something erratic or bounce it off of something. Got a few extra bites that way. Good tip, and I used ur tackle warehouse link. I have it as a bookmark. Merry Christmas to you and your family. Stay safe ..
Thanks for the support!
Fishing for anything my whole life, when I caught a fish I tried to remember what I did at that moment. My great uncle who was a great angler especially fly fishing told me that on a trout stream in northern Michigan when I was ten I think. Never forgot it👍
Thanks for sharing!
Merry Christmas to you and your wonderful family
Merry Christmas!
🙌🏽 yes!
First comment on another amazing video!
Thanks a million Matt!
You got it!
🍺Thanks MLF BPT pro Matt Stefan.🤠 Merry Christmas 🎄 to you and your loved ones.🤛
Merry Christmas!
Great tip Matt! Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Merry Christmas!
Great topic Matt. Merry Christmas to you and family. 👍👍👍
Merry Christmas!
Good information Matt as always, merry Christmas yall 👍
Merry Christmas!
Tremendous advice. Thank you and I hope you and your family have very happy holidays!!
Happy Holidays!
Great advice. Thanks for sharing. Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night. 😊
Merry Christmas!
Thanks for another great video and Merry Christmas to you and your family..
Merry Christmas!
Biggest spot I caught last year on Table Rock, my Rock Crawler was hung on a rock. Got up just past it, popped it loose, and WHAM! Fish was obviously sitting there over bait when I passed by and reacted when the bait popped free. Good tip. Hope you get some more hoodies for Christmas! Thanks, Matt! By the way I use your TW Link. A lot.
awesome!
Sometimes you have to work a bait. Hard lesson I learned getting my butt kicked by my buddy working a squarebill.
Yep
Appreciate another great tip, many times I go fishing and never think about the little things such as this to help me generate more bites. Thank you and I’m looking forward to meeting you in a few weeks at Toledo Bend! 👍🏻🇺🇸🎣
im looking forward to getting down there!
Merry Christmas Matt to you and your Family!!!!🎄Great video & tips!!! Very helpful to a beginner and a seasoned angler!!! Stay Safe & God Bless!!!
Merry Christmas!
Thank you. you do talk about this a lot. Old and slow but will get there. Merry Christmas to you and yours
Merry Christmas!
Reeling in a chug bug just under the surface like a chatter bait. Then stop for ever.
thanks for sharing!
What a great topic to share, this is some awesome info going on here!!! Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Merry Christmas
Thanks as always, Matt. Where is the line between getting a fish to react and eat your lure vs scaring/spooking the fish away?
I don’t know if there is a line.
I think its very bait type/category dependent. Like for instance, you dont wanna pop a craw a mile off the bottom when natural craws dont act like that most of the time, whereas with a stickbait you can get bites on a good couple tugs to get it moving. Most of the time as well i feel like if its too slow they wont care, if its too fast they dont wanna chase. Gotta find the happy medium and match the mood of the fish. I found this fall that they really liked erratic dying baitfish behavior, whereas in the summer letting a wacky rig sit and slowly popping it was generating way more bites. The line of strike or not strike is constantly moving with weather, season, time of day, bait type, etc.
How about when it’s winter time. Can u still get a reaction bite off a jig n cold water?? I always thought when it’s cold u have to just drag a jig.
Yes! If I have open water, before ice in or just after ice out! Black & Blue jig works pretty well letting it soak for a minute or two before I give it a small pop moving it a foot or so.
A blade bait is my number one cold water reaction style bait.
Yep
Great content as usual Matt. You have become my favorite channel! Just put in a small order for tush hooks! Loved the 1/8 oz so I ordered 1/4 oz too.
Awesome! Thank you!
🎄❤
Merry Christmas!
I’m all about the reaction strike. It is easier to manipulate a bait to suddenly change speed and direction when it’s heavy. I seldom fish a jig that weighs less than 1/2oz and my Spinnerbaits are generally 1/8-1/4 heavier than would be the norm for the size blades I use. The clearer the water the faster the movement of the bait needs to be to trigger a bite.
Thanks for sharing
Many times when I snag a flutter spoon on bottom when it pops free it gets hit. Figure that metal clanking draws them over and they smash it when it "flees"
It works!
Experience has taught me patience, grit, stamina, simplicity, problem-solving, and many other qualities. Reaction strike? That's why I have said that your inlines are not strong enough to catch bass. You have the overall skills. How you put it together is not there.
im not sure what you are implying but appreciate you watching the videos even though we disagree frequently. Merry Christmas!
@@MattStefanFishing "One of the biggest challenges we face is staying kind with profound disagreement and staying kind when a mechanism has been set up to make money and power out of hate." - Penn Jillette
Merry Christmas Matt!
@@wolverinex4243agreed!
Let’s gooooo
Nice!
Excellent advice my man . Merry Christmas to you and yours. I love Christmas Day cause I get the lake all to myself. Who am I kidding I'm in Alabama I'll see a boat tomorrow lol.
Nice!
Just like fishing a lipless. Let it fall, wait a few seconds then rip it off the bottom...
Yep