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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.
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One of the best videos you ever made 💯 The conditions at Lay Lake were brutal. It was amazing how many hammers struggled! Lee, Morgan, Evers, and Montgomery combined for 13 keepers in two days of fishing 😵💫
100% correct on all 5 tips.
great tips, Matt! I implement most of those things, but I know my weakness is staying in an area too long trying to force feed them when you know they’re there. That’s the hard one. And no, I don’t have FFS.😂
Matt let’s talk about bass fishing in Wisconsin this time of year? Could use some great advise for these cold waters.
Great advice , thanks!
Your 100% correct on all those tips.
I use 5/5 of those tips daily my buddy 1/5…..I catch 10x more than he does ur tips are accurate
Casting accuracy, small baits and varying your retrieve are on point. I have a hard time knowing when to leave an area sometimes, as a first boat owner I have gotten good with trolling motor and found active target to be a distraction to some degree. My boat is a small tackle-shop. Yesterday water was 61.5 degrees 2 -3 mph wind sunny very good day for a tracker, boat not blowing all over the place. Not sure if they are bedding, although is see crappie down on the bottom. No bass anywhere. Even though I caught a 9.8 pounder in the shallows the week prior. Herb parsons lake inTN is highly pressured. I figure if you can catch fish here you can catch anywhere. I am from Florida so I am not used to going fishing and throwing every lure in the damn boat. To catch one fish😂 . Help! Matt
Thanks.
I completely agree and follow these steps all the time now. Overtime I also learned all these “fish catching” tips but these are great to re-emphasize for new or occasional anglers!
Thanks for the tips!! I am a much catcherman than fisherman!!!
Thank You Matt for your suggestions.
Aaron Martins use to sit on a spot where he knew there was fish & pick it apart. He was a smart angler in a time before Forward Facing Sonar.
What are your thoughts on this topic of fishing?
You forgot to mention to spit on your lure.
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I'd have to fish for bass to catch them 😂 But this stuff applies to the saltwater too.
OK I got 3 out of the 5. DEFINITELY need to speed up and cover more water. I need to step up my casting game too. Great Vid as always. Thank you 👍
My buddies always tell me to slow down..but when I'm alone I hit alot more spots and fish fast..just style preference I guess
#2 & 3 are my kryptonite. Just this past week I fished two spots that I thought were low probability for over an hour. Just had to be sure. Then some weather came in and I never got around to the spot where I really thought the fish would be. 🙄
Great video and I totally agree with downsizing to get more bites and to be a more accurate caster. Switched to the Minimax instead of a Jackhammer on a specific outing last June and got really good with side arm roll casts to specific structure and targets and bam! Smallmouth heaven in less than 1 hr during pre spawn up here in Ontario, Canada!
Have Squarebill will travel.
One thing I learned when I was trying to get good with crank baits is that we can fish them like a jig or worm. One seminar with David Fritz…who knew.
Great tips Matt. Thanks for sharing
Absolutely one of the best vids you've ever done! I watch them all Matt- but for some reason this one just resonates with me- thank you for all your efforts & sincerity in your presentations- all the best- mike-
That's my dad's biggest problem….I'll be slamming em give him the same bait I have and between his casting and speeds he won't catch but a couple if that
For a long time a group of club members got together on Wednesday nights and we would all pitch a jig or a worm into a coffee can and from 20' away we would start pitching and let me tell you it got very interesting on some nights,great video 👍
I’m definitely guilty of sitting on an unproductive spot. Looks good from the top side and I convince myself that I’m doing something wrong. Good tips
Solid advice, I have spots that I stay on too long because of the history I have on them, trying to make them bite 🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🐟🐟🐟
Thank You Good stuff! I do need to get a practice plug and a 5 gallon bucket and practice my casting
When you DO catch a fish…STOP! Bass group up more than we realize. Rotate through the baits and leave after 15 minutes or so. It may be a loner or there may be a mega school there
Matt, great stuff and absolutely fact!
Makes perfect sense to me. Thanks for the advice.
Creature hawg got um for me today copied your technique or what I thought you were doing. Appreciate all your tips
Great, cant wait to give this a try
Great advice as always! I have the trolling motor on high and constantly covering water. I never wait for fish to find me
The second one is what kills my game! I always stay to long on a spot hoping they come to me and turn on…
This is the best advice I have heard in a very long time, all crammed into an 8 minute video!
Just stay home, and spend the money you saved on a boat, tackle, plus gas and go eat a big fish supper every weekend. You can invite your friends to eat with you also and pay for their meals and still come out money and time ahead. And if you want to see the one that got away, just ride by the bass pro and look at the big ones in the tank. Doing all of that is cheaper and simpler than going fishing. And you’ll get to spend more time with your family. U know I’m just kidding, but Matt is giving all my secrets away for free and I’m just trying to reduce the competition 😂😂👍💯
Often times my fishing improves when I bring a box of doughnuts along. It makes getting bites a very different thing.
The varying the retrieve has made a huge difference for me at least. Even fishing texas rigged worms. I used to fish them slow but in a steady rhythm. When I switched to still slow but erratic retrieve I've done better.
Hey Matt, we talked at the show today. I wanted to pinpoint that spot I was telling you about on Lay Lake. Keep going north past the two pumping stations. You will come up on Flipper Creek, about 50 or so yards north of that you will see this major jut out and very shallow area on your right side going out to the middle of the channel. Next time you are there, that is your winning spot buddy. Had a great time talking to you. Hope you, Sarah and the boys have a safe drive home.