dude them winter withdrawals are reallll...here i am thinking im all alone in the darkness..turns out theres other people in this world that are going threw the same pain. fly me somewhere warm.
I feel that, bought a trailer last summer, bought a boat 3 weeks ago, new bait caster for Christmas, hit up all the spring fishing shows here, spent hundreds on new lures, only to find out I only need a whopper plopper😂😂😂😂😂
This winter is eerily similar to the winter of 1979. Lakes in the top third of MN were still frozen on fish opener that year (ice went out on our lake on Sunday of fish opener weekend). Fishing was phenomenal when the ice went out. I am sure everyone is going to like my post. Right? Great video as always.
These videos are amazing for how you capture the aggressive behaviour of smallies. I love seeing them charge out of cover and hit the plopper. A few of them circle around to nail it when they hear it. Awesome stuff!
I just never get tired of the topwater strike of a Smallmouth. The Whopper Plopper is also my favorite topwater choice for Smallies here in northeast Tennessee.
I just started using the Whopper plopper last year and they are by far the best top water lure iv used the 75s are by far my favorite. Great video by the way.
Thanks Chris! I figured I better get my quota of “whopper ploppers” out of the way at the beginning, had to put that in there for those who have said I mention it too much lol.
@@ndyakangler I don't know what it is about the plopper, but it seems to trigger some people. You probably mention bitsy bugs and spooks at least as much as the plopper.
Now THAT is how you do a catch video!! All the juicy top water bites, lots of good clips where you can see the bass, or the v-line they create as they come out of cover. Oh man, this was phenomenal to watch.
I thouroughly enjoy your videos. This has to be one of my favorites! I love throwing the plopper for largemouths. I'm working in Ohio for a few months and I am hoping I get to catch a couple smallies on the plopper while I'm here. Thanks for the great content...keep the vids coming.
was watching this at work and a coworker walked in, had to switch over to a porn site because of how filthy this is! Absolutely crushing these hawgs! Man do you make me want this winter to end, great video as always!!
Your only 1 out of 3 fishing youtubers I’m subscribed too simply because your videos are amazing!! Can’t wait for MN winter to be over so I can hit the open water!!
Same here in ND/MN. It’s gonna be a while before the lakes thaw out. There’s a couple stretches of river still open though, just waiting for some above freezing temps to get the kayak out!
so good to see a video from you man and I love the whopper plopper one of my favorite top water lures! and great video as always you have osme of the best smallmouth fishing videos out there hands down!
Nobody on TH-cam comes even close to the thrilling, high quality, most beautiful smallmouth bass fishing waters! This kind of fishing is where I want to go in my afterlife!
I can't wait to load up the Kayak and come back to Fargo to fish the rivers in North Dakota and Minnesota again. I am looking forward to fishing in the Black Hills.
Great....now you're giving me smallmouth envy. You're teasing me! Haven't been able to do any kayaking around these parts for some time now. Still raining here in Carolina...its been a dismal past 6 months here. Just keep getting rain. It's been tough really about a year now. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to new videos. I have noticed you don't use any finesse baits to speak of. We use alot finesse jigs my area. I am very fond of the Zman products. The TRD's and the Craw bodies with accompanying jig heads are deadly.
This color pattern works great in the Ruckus lipless crankbait. Actually it works phenomenally well in conjunction with the ST. Croix Legend Glass M/M 7'2" spinning rod.
I can’t recommend the 75 enough! A lot of these fish were on the 90 but the 75 has better action and fewer issues that lead to frustration when you’re fishing all day.
this was one of the best videos i have ever seen....from the awesome topwater hits to the chunky smally gold that inhabit that stream what an awesome little stream....that is heaven right there....WOW...
I’m surprised how well the lapel mic I use picks that up. I have it mounted on top of the GoPro facing outward the same direction as the camera so that seems to help pick up all the surrounding sounds.
River Smallies are so much fun to catch. Which size(s) and color(s) of the Whopper Plopper are you using? I never have any luck with them and I do a lot of River Smallie fishing....usually use a crank crawdad most of the time with great results....
Yesterday I used this bait and had the best day fishing of my life, not only did I catch my pb, I changed my pb 6 times. My on used to be 4 pounds, but now it is a 8 pound smallie
Great video. I been watching your previous topwater videos. Do you ever have a problem with your WP digging into the water when you first start reeling? 110 isn’t as bad as the 90. Is the 75 better than the 90 in your opinion? Love the videos, keep them coming!
I just bought 3 of the berkley choppo's and they look amazing in the water . Got them on sale from Cabelas for $6.69. Watching this video makes me wish it was warm outside. 😣👊👍
Awesome video. I picked up a couple Booyah Pranks in crushed bone over the winter. I can’t wait to try them out on smallie in the rivers here in Michigan.
Amazing footage wow!!! I would love to see you throw big swimbaits at these giant smallies... Bullshad, bull shad wake bait, MS slammer, glide baits, etc!! Would probably be a blast
Yeah I like them 20”+ lol. For the Whopper Plopper the 75 has become my go-to size. The 90 has caught me a ton of fish but the 75 performs better and doesn’t roll and twist the line up as much.
Definitely a nice compilation!! What gear do you use for the WP (reel ratio , rod length/action, line). Also, you seem to wait a bit before setting the hook set? Is that right? Or just an illusion...?
I have never seen any smallmouth videos that even come close to your man. Simply amazing
and amazing scenery to boot
We need to grab the Yaks and go here!
@@bigskybassin9657 for sure man. That would be a dream trip
Your casting is some of the best I've seen..
It’s 8 at night and I think I will go tie on a whopper plopper and throw a few times in the pool just to relieve some pressure
Hahaha I hear ya
Bahahaha funniest comment ever
Same
Real
I don’t know what’s more impressive. The top water strike of a river smallmouth. Or the precise casting to trigger the strike. Truly amazing!
This video has made my winter fish withdrawal worse, way worse!
yes! My winter fishing blues are so bad i actually want global warming to happen sooner rather than later idc anymore
I’m with y’all on this one, very great video though. The ice up here in New York just won’t melt!
dude them winter withdrawals are reallll...here i am thinking im all alone in the darkness..turns out theres other people in this world that are going threw the same pain. fly me somewhere warm.
I feel that, bought a trailer last summer, bought a boat 3 weeks ago, new bait caster for Christmas, hit up all the spring fishing shows here, spent hundreds on new lures, only to find out I only need a whopper plopper😂😂😂😂😂
Vitticent145 hahahahahaha
Im 28 years old but I was wondering if you would just adopt me.....
Lol yeah me to!
S3V3N1BEATS Shawn Naylor I just turned 50 can I be his dad? You always have to take dad fishing too, right?😊
I’m 19, where can I apply?
S3V3N1BEATS th-cam.com/video/HBGZMOaYJXs/w-d-xo.html
Lmao
One of my favourite things about your vids is that I don’t have to listen to anyone’s elses’ choice of music. Plus; the fish action is superb.
This winter is eerily similar to the winter of 1979. Lakes in the top third of MN were still frozen on fish opener that year (ice went out on our lake on Sunday of fish opener weekend). Fishing was phenomenal when the ice went out. I am sure everyone is going to like my post. Right? Great video as always.
These videos are amazing for how you capture the aggressive behaviour of smallies. I love seeing them charge out of cover and hit the plopper. A few of them circle around to nail it when they hear it. Awesome stuff!
I just never get tired of the topwater strike of a Smallmouth. The Whopper Plopper is also my favorite topwater choice for Smallies here in northeast Tennessee.
Kingsport?
Awesome compilation with excellent edit! Can’t wait to get back to the water. Hang in there, for those in northern part of the country.
Yea I’m dying here in Idaho
I just started using the Whopper plopper last year and they are by far the best top water lure iv used the 75s are by far my favorite. Great video by the way.
I wish more you tubers were like you Matt. Minimum talk maximum fishing. Great video.
Thanks Chris! I figured I better get my quota of “whopper ploppers” out of the way at the beginning, had to put that in there for those who have said I mention it too much lol.
@@ndyakangler I don't know what it is about the plopper, but it seems to trigger some people. You probably mention bitsy bugs and spooks at least as much as the plopper.
I love the Whopper Plopper bite. It is so addictive! Thanks for sharing!
This is getting me SO JACKED for some warm weather smallmouth on whopper plopper action!!
Thanks for sharing!
mannn top water is just the best way to catch bass just love hearing the sound of them blowing up on the lure
Insane!
Now THAT is how you do a catch video!! All the juicy top water bites, lots of good clips where you can see the bass, or the v-line they create as they come out of cover. Oh man, this was phenomenal to watch.
I have an unnamed level of spring fever currently! Thanks Matt
Thank you for bringing a little sunshine into what has become a long long winter. Jonesin’ for some open water. Made my day
For those of us suffering through this awful, never ending winter here in the upper midwest, this was a much-needed video. Thank you!
Wow Matt that compilation was sick... Im still under ice here in Pennsylvania but this video made it all better.. Thanks man!!
Keep doing these videos. You're my favorite on youtube and i watch a lot!
I thouroughly enjoy your videos. This has to be one of my favorites! I love throwing the plopper for largemouths. I'm working in Ohio for a few months and I am hoping I get to catch a couple smallies on the plopper while I'm here. Thanks for the great content...keep the vids coming.
Started using the Whopper Plopper last year because of your videos had the best year ever ( Fishing the Grand River in Michigan )
was watching this at work and a coworker walked in, had to switch over to a porn site because of how filthy this is! Absolutely crushing these hawgs! Man do you make me want this winter to end, great video as always!!
Love your videos man I loved the relaxed style of your videos. You deserve much more subs!
Yeah, this video got me going. I was tempted to go out this morning but I think the wintering holes are still iced.
Great highlight reel! My dad and I fish very similar looking water on the Flint River in Michigan. Topwater smallmouth rules all
I luv fishing with that lure ! Can't wait for summer to arrive , thank's for the great vid .
Yo your videos are my favorite!! This is an awesome montage
Your only 1 out of 3 fishing youtubers I’m subscribed too simply because your videos are amazing!! Can’t wait for MN winter to be over so I can hit the open water!!
ugh! here in wisconsin with 3 feet of snow! i just want to get out on the water!
Same here brother!!!
The Legendary Tricksterz yep I know how you feel so much snow can’t even ice fish in Chippewa falls Wi.
The Legendary Tricksterz don’t have it quite as bad here in CT but I definitely know what you’re saying
Same here in ND/MN. It’s gonna be a while before the lakes thaw out. There’s a couple stretches of river still open though, just waiting for some above freezing temps to get the kayak out!
NDYakAngler love your videos! and great idea to make videos in the summer to post in winter!
so good to see a video from you man and I love the whopper plopper one of my favorite top water lures! and great video as always you have osme of the best smallmouth fishing videos out there hands down!
As always, great editing and awesome footage! Looking forward to seeing your footage as the year progresses!
Yayy!! My favorite TH-camr!! I’ve been waiting for a video. Thank you! Still in the 30’s here in Indiana. Can’t wait to get out.
Nobody on TH-cam comes even close to the thrilling, high quality, most beautiful smallmouth bass fishing waters! This kind of fishing is where I want to go in my afterlife!
How you dont have more subscribers, I dont know. Great content sir! Keep it coming. Sky is the limit for you!
I can't wait to load up the Kayak and come back to Fargo to fish the rivers in North Dakota and Minnesota again. I am looking forward to fishing in the Black Hills.
My 75 and 90 are always with me wherever i go!!;)
That hit at the .53 second mark,,,,holy shit!! That was awesome
"YES I'D LIKE A WHOPPER PLOPPER MEAL TO GO"
"OK AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE ON YOUR WHOPPER PLOPPER, SIR?"
"I'D LIKE A SUPERSIZED SMALLMOUTH BASS, PLEASE"
Your videos really do inspire me. Great stuff. Keep them coming.
Great recap to the season! Winter cant b over soon enuf!
You are catching more big Smallies than anyone else on TH-cam
This video was so appropriate at the time i found it 🙏🔥
“Whopper plopper Whopper Plopper WHOPPER plopper whopper PLOPPER”
😂😂😂☠️🙏
Great....now you're giving me smallmouth envy. You're teasing me! Haven't been able to do any kayaking around these parts for some time now. Still raining here in Carolina...its been a dismal past 6 months here. Just keep getting rain. It's been tough really about a year now.
Keep up the good work. Looking forward to new videos. I have noticed you don't use any finesse baits to speak of. We use alot finesse jigs my area. I am very fond of the Zman products. The TRD's and the Craw bodies with accompanying jig heads are deadly.
This video reminds me of bass fishing in the summer. Good memories
Glad you back posting, was starting to miss your new videos.
Great compilation, there's nothing like those top water strikes, looking forward to your 2019 videos.
Just gets me all fired up for spring
This color pattern works great in the Ruckus lipless crankbait. Actually it works phenomenally well in conjunction with the ST. Croix Legend Glass M/M 7'2" spinning rod.
Who else wishes they were fishing like this instead of watching it from your screen. 😭
Those explosions are amazing... Can't wait till it gets warm to throw the plopper 110
Yeah that makes a strong statement as to why I should include the wp75 in my tackle bag lol.
I can’t recommend the 75 enough! A lot of these fish were on the 90 but the 75 has better action and fewer issues that lead to frustration when you’re fishing all day.
Liked before i even started the vid in anticipation. Glad to see ya back on the yak
I’ve been a recent subscribe and this river you fish on is a straight up cheat code!! I can only imagine how much fun you have out there! Tight lines.
this was one of the best videos i have ever seen....from the awesome topwater hits to the chunky smally gold that inhabit that stream what an awesome little stream....that is heaven right there....WOW...
You make it look so easy. Ive gone weeks without catching one fish. Really love your videos.
It's amazing how good the audio is on your videos. I can hear the prop on the WP as soon as you start reeling on what, a 40, 50 foot cast?
I’m surprised how well the lapel mic I use picks that up. I have it mounted on top of the GoPro facing outward the same direction as the camera so that seems to help pick up all the surrounding sounds.
Good to see you back!
This video cost me $30. I had to buy two Whopper Ploppers. Such explosive strikes. Amazing vid and smallies. You are da man.
River Smallies are so much fun to catch. Which size(s) and color(s) of the Whopper Plopper are you using? I never have any luck with them and I do a lot of River Smallie fishing....usually use a crank crawdad most of the time with great results....
I appreciate this video. We still have a month or two here before the plopper bite starts, so this helped me get my fix lol
Your videos are excellent! Can’t wait to get my kayak on some of my local Missouri rivers.
My husband call himself Mr. Whopper Plopper but after seeing your video I think I'll call him Plopper Junior.
some people watch UFC for the hits,
I watch NDYakAngler.
This makes me want to fishing right now! I agree, Whopper Plopper is killer for smallies. I had a lot of success last year with the 75.
I’m going to put this on loop for my screen saver 👍👍 love this. Nothing like a top water bite
Ur so right
Nicely Done ~ I've been fighting the urge to purchase the WP75 - and I was doing OK - well that's over with now - Thanks j/k. So many awesome takes.
Mate I’m Australian and watching you fish and your cometary is great keep it up whopper plopper 😂
Good Video: I really like the way to recorded and edited this video, very cool stuff!!!
Just started watching, great content, love watching smallies crush top water.
I needed this video so bad.
This is the best content I have ever seen
Yesterday I used this bait and had the best day fishing of my life, not only did I catch my pb, I changed my pb 6 times. My on used to be 4 pounds, but now it is a 8 pound smallie
This just made my day....awesome video
So Matt, do you only use the Perch color Plopper or do you like any other ones? Great video!
dude this is amazing where do you find these amazing rivers
The one and only minnesota
Thanks for getting me amped up for warm weather! :)
Never seen that many strikes in my life. Very nice! Skilled......
Great video. I been watching your previous topwater videos. Do you ever have a problem with your WP digging into the water when you first start reeling? 110 isn’t as bad as the 90. Is the 75 better than the 90 in your opinion? Love the videos, keep them coming!
I just bought 3 of the berkley choppo's and they look amazing in the water . Got them on sale from Cabelas for $6.69. Watching this video makes me wish it was warm outside. 😣👊👍
Love your videos bro! What kayak do you have?
Nice to see you again!!!!
Best vids out there!! Need to watch one a week till I can get back on the water...lol
Absolutely awesome! That thing is like my beloved buzznfrog. I definitely need to find a few of those!
I am so jealous of you. From Manitoba Canada. Wish we had a creek this clear I could kayak and catch footballs
Hurry up spring!! Thx Matt!👍👍
Awesome video. I picked up a couple Booyah Pranks in crushed bone over the winter. I can’t wait to try them out on smallie in the rivers here in Michigan.
Good to see ya again!!
That whopper plopped seriously does you the business! Great vid 👍
Best fishing channel hands down. Question- what is your go to knot?
Amazing footage wow!!! I would love to see you throw big swimbaits at these giant smallies... Bullshad, bull shad wake bait, MS slammer, glide baits, etc!! Would probably be a blast
Nice video. Do you have a size preference for smallies?
Yeah I like them 20”+ lol. For the Whopper Plopper the 75 has become my go-to size. The 90 has caught me a ton of fish but the 75 performs better and doesn’t roll and twist the line up as much.
The Plopper blow ups never get old! Nice montage video 🎣🤘🏼
Ayyyye hes back! I was just on your channel the other day. You gonna upload again when the weather breaks.
Insane footage my man
Dam...such great footage. What are you using to capture if I may ask?
Definitely a nice compilation!!
What gear do you use for the WP (reel ratio , rod length/action, line).
Also, you seem to wait a bit before setting the hook set? Is that right? Or just an illusion...?