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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 ten MLF Championships and won almost a million dollars in tournament winnings at the professional level.
The cone on the Gladiator is to keep it from chewing on the skirt…![😅](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/svg/1f605.svg)
As a previous Florida resident now in Wi, I like have caught tons of bass on the bb cricket and big ones! Gambler big ez has won me several tournaments down there and giants on the big O. Up here I’ve caught big smallies in em as well as largies. Don’t count the big ez out either. But with so many bait options now a days it’s sometimes hard to pick
I’m surprised you didn’t like the lucky craft segmented jerk bait; if you don’t mind I can take it off from you![😂](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/svg/1f602.svg)
Berkley flatworm. It's not bad, but I'll catch 10 on a jackall yammyfish to every 1 i got on a flatworm. No confidence.
Great to know Thank You
Yes, I agree with you. The reaction innovations skinny dipper is a great Bait.
Dude the BB cricket is my absolute go-to. Specially set up one way, #50 braind/3-0 hook/ and a 1oz weight. The profile/line/weight combination gets through THICK stuff significantly better than you would think I also believe the smaller profile gets more bites. If I ever HAVE to use a bigger weight I switch completely to a pitboss and bigger line. I live on Santee Cooper for reference
I’m in Florida and I know a lot of guys, especially Mikey Balzz love a BB cricket. I’ve never caught a fish on one. I seem to do better with a beaver style bait.
Big EZ is a stable in my arsenal. Get Gamblers 7/0 weighted hook use a smaller twist lock. You burn through more baits but it rips out of the nose and gives you better hook ups.
Sadly there is no more grass on Okeechobee to throw it over
I fish the BB Cricket in northern Wisconsin and have had success on them. There is definitely A time and place for them but I typically fish other baits that have more action until I find the fish aren't wanting the action. I'm over in the fox valley and will come pick up the ones you don't want.
All lures don't work throughout the entire country. The situation dictates what and how to use it. I have tried Spike-it dip-n-glo near the estuary and it didn't get bit. A few miles inland it worked at the local reservoir. I have purchased some baits that YT creators raved about but didn't work for me so I give them to our local concession stand operator for new anglers he sets up.
Oh man, mikeyballz would be hurt you trashed his favorite finesse punching bait. He swears by the bb crickets.
I’m surprised by the ez swimmer pick. Have you thrown it on a jig head? Either that or on a swim jig are the two best ways to throw it
I agree that it has a harder hookup when it’s Texas rigged, but that is an issue for a lot of paddle tail swimbaits.
I’m also surprised you didn’t mention that the swim worm wasn’t a staple for you in its stead.
Dude……the blue craw lure is a "do nothing" bait? I have like7 variations of craws just like that. I put a weedless ned head and catch them one after the other here in Fl. Never used a goby lure. Looks like a baby pleco catfish to me….ugh.
If we wanna buy some, how can we go about that?
Great video Matt good tips thanks bud
Every single jerk bait is like this for me. I have never caught anything on one. This year, I plan to fix that once and for all, but we shall see.
Lures catch anglers
Having a big ez on here is INSANE.
The Z-Man HellraiZer Topwater has been a big disappointment for me.
Matt now if you're offering to give away some of those BB crickets send them my way. I'll put them in my ned rig arsenal. That's perfect size!
You always put on genuine disclaimers, I like that.
Maybe you done it, but that BB cricket looks like it would be a good ned bait. Perhaps when it's propper cold and the fish seen stickbaits all day long.![🙂](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/svg/1f642.svg)
The gambler big EZ worked well for me in the northeast. I do like that swimbait. That being said though I find myself using the xzone swammer and RI dippers more. ….. baits that didn’t work for me, googan revolver, damiki armor shads, and the raid battle hog.
I got clobbered throwing a big ez while buddy throwing a swim worm. The big ez never got bit. Orange Lake Florida. Ive lost complete confidence in that big goofy bait
I would like to shorten up the bb and put it on a ned. A little bit of trimmming can go a long way.
The live pointer is my favorite jerkbait, I love it, if you want them out of your junk bin I’d like to grab them from you
I bought not just one but a bunch of Zman Quadzillas-Man was I disappointed. I am sure guys caught them on this bait. It looks good to me but did I ever get razzed by my buddies! Bad mojo for me
Matt: Any honest fisherman will tell you they have a number of lures that can catch Suckers (the purchaser) but don’t catch fish. I just went through mine. Opps! They all look good at the retailers. That’s why we have so many tackle boxes and use mostly the baits we are confident with. As a possible video could you go through this years tournament schedule and give us your insight on each location? In fact this could be a series of videos. Thank you. God Bless.
I watched the video immediately after seeing the BB Cricket in the thumbnail.![😂](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/svg/1f602.svg)
I knew there would be an uproar about that one. I know it’s a florida tradition and go to bait down there but I’ve just never personally had the luck on it that others have had. It does get through the mats very well though. I enjoyed the video, I’d be glad to see videos like this from time to time.
THANKS FOR YOUR HONESTY
Totally agree with that lucky craft I bought a handful when they came out because I love the pointer but that bait was junk.
BB Cricket is an unbelievable punching bait. Very situational. It will get bit in cold front situations or when there is a ton of pressure on the lake and everyone else is punching a beaver style bait.
Roland's helicopter lure, Bill Dances, Dancing Eel, worst lures ever!
I ordered a few packs of the big EZ and most of the tails was bent over wasn’t to happy
JIGS *drops the mic, i love the the design but man… maybe because my lake is 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘬𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 on the bottom, and on the rocky rivers i got that thing stuck even in the water itself.
I’ve got more baits that I bought thinking they’d be great bass catchers that haven’t gotten a nibble than I’ve got hairs on my head !! lol but it’s still fun to buy them and try
I fish 99% for speckle trout in louisiana. Its either 3"-4" swimbait, a soft jerkbait, hard jerkbait or twitchbait. 1/4" -3/8" jighead. If you find the trout. They eat. I have 2 hard plastic boxes for all my baits pretty simple.
Love lucky craft but I hate that LC bait all three I had bent just a miss by LC.Personally a menace grub replaces the cricket I have no need for it.
Hey Matt…I'll take those junk bins off your hands for ya free of charge![😂](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/svg/1f602.svg)
The chatterbait is easily my #1
Is that a toilet on the right??![😂](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/svg/1f602.svg)
BB Cricket is the BOMB in matted grass situations. Zero drag and allows you to use a 3/4oz punch weight instead of 1 or 1 1/4. Don't sleep on that one bro. You have been warned
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It would be funny to box some of the junk lures up and send it to Matt Becker, then see what he sends back. Lol![😅](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/svg/1f605.svg)
I thought the white trash can was a toilet when I first saw it
. I just woke up and started watching the video so I’m sleepy
The answer is YES! The BB Cricket and Easy are still major players in Florida! I've personally caught many giants on both these baits.
The Gambler Big E-Z, rig it just like a swim worm and go to work with it. In and around grass lines![👍](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/svg/1f44d.svg)
These are the baits some companies put into their mystery tackle box subscriptions.![😂](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/svg/1f602.svg)
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