The majority of anglers dont know how to fish a Hover Rig. Use these retrieves to increase your success on the water and catch more big bass!
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So is it a fluke with a 90° jig head inside?
I just saw on a different channel an angler fishing a "prototype" hover rig from Gambler. Hope this won't impact your earnings and you are "protected" from the predators out there.
Great video!!! Thanks for sharing those tips!!! Stay Safe & God Bless!!!
Does it matter which way you rig a fluke style bait? Hook coming out of top or bottom?
Had my rigs out a couple times and the action is ridiculous. I haven’t caught anything on them yet but anxiously awaiting the first fish on it. Same with the swimbait hooks, thrown them several times but no luck yet. I just received my 4/0 hooks today so I’m excited to get those on the water soon too
Fishing it too fast is the wrong way ! It just blows out and spirals. Especially since they're so F'n light.
Matt this is super bait. in poland( nie wiedza jak na nia łapac fish) pozdrawia kris. you have ++++++++++😍🤩😇.
I have to tell you I have yet to catch a lake fish on this. I am definitely not giving up. I like how it looks. I primarily fish Lake of the Ozarks and Table Rock. I have fished it often, especially if fishing is tough. I appreciate the tips. I’m determined to get the Hoover Rig to work.
Matt what is your favorite fluke to use on this rig
It looks like the first guide on you rod is a little smaller than normal. Would you address this?
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How do you fish those light baits in windy conditions? Where I live the wind is always at least 10 mph. A typical day is wind 10-15 with gust to 25-30 mph.
Well, now I dont have a good excuse to not slay them using the Hover Rig, coming from the inventor himself!!!
They don't nibble my hover fluke they inhale it. Never had to use the long nose plyers bass fishing this much before.
I love the Core Shot rig. It’s a brilliant design. Have you fished it deeper yet – like 20-25 ft? Do you modify your retrieve to keep it deeper? Thanks!
Simple … 2 best i like to use: 1) tie lining twitching it. 2) let slowy glide spiral down and pop it
Matt have you fished the hover rig on a rod with an extra fast tip? Wondering how much that would change the action of the bait. Especially with the little twitches you were doing on a slow retrieve
I bet a spunk Shad would be a great bait to use
Big bite baits swimming craw. Pop off bottom, a big ned rig. I never feel a bite. Serious line watch.
🍺The new Berkley Swamp Lord frogs designed by Bobby Lane appear to be decent baits. Very soft, nice colors, and fusion hooks.🤠
I really like to give a quick jerk to pop the slack out of the line to get the hover rig to hop up. That random fall has gotten me so many bites I've lost count!
What has been the experience fishing a hover rig in water that is stained, say 1-2ft of visibility ? I haven’t tried it in stained water because it seems like a bait that relays on appealing to fish visually.
Oh my lord you listened!!!! Much love man I can't wait to get my hands on the smaller sized ones for crappie!!!! You Rock!!!!
What do you think about putting a chatterbait blade on your Hover Rigs? It could be amazing.
If the right size Hover Rigs with stout hooks come out I think they'll catch on for the saltwater crowd. They should be great for flounder. But they have to be able to be strong enough for the drag on 15 or 20 lb test. Some for 50 lb line would be cool for grouper and other big deep species too. Are molds available for making them? If there are molds and files you can just scale them up for bigger hooks. I'd love to help you expand to the saltwater, maybe the musky folks would be interested in stronger bigger Hover Rigs too.