The Floating Worm: You Need To Be Using This!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ก.ค. 2024
- Everything you need to know about the floating worm and why you need to be using it!
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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. - กีฬา
As a student of the game - I really love the details you give in your videos. It has really helped my overall understanding as you give the breakdown of that particular content and subject.
Glad to be a part of your channel Matt.
Great to hear!
Some channels you hit the like before you watch so you don't forget because they're that good.
Thanks!
Great info. Spots love floating worms under docks. They skip good also.
Yes they do
Went out and tried the floating worm for the first time today. Started with an ewg 1/0 in bubble gum. Guys around me giving me weird looks with my pink worm up until I caught the first one. Started missing them so changed to light wire 1/0 wacky style. After the 4th one guys started asking what I was throwing haha.
haha!
Just another Great Informative Video , Matt !! I really enjoyed it and the How To on fishing the Floating Worm was much appreciated !! Looking forward to tomorrows !!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great topic Matt. So, you know I fished behind a PRO today (I'm not going to say who). I caught fish behind him because of your tips. YOU ROCK.
That is awesome!
Hello Matt, love the content and be awesome to see more of you fishing and explaining.
More to come! Ice finally melted!
Love the floating worm! Had a chance to fish it a bunch yesterday at a pond on a Boyscouts camp. Had about 3-4 ft visibility. Using spinning gear. I used a bigger swivel to help pull it down a little more. Caught around 15 bass, little dinks about 10” long. They would usually hit it on the fall or after one or two twitches. Always after the worm was just out of sight. Tried swimming it just below surface but no dice. Experimented with bubble gum color as well as watermelon seed and ghillie suit. They seemed to prefer the green colors over the bubblegum. Broke off and decided to tie directly to braid just for curiosity. They still nailed it no problem. Overall just a fun time experimenting with that rig!
thats awesome! thanks for sharing!
I use them alot throughout the bream spawn. I like the methiolte, and the bubble gum. My sleeper bait color is super clear water is watermelon with red flakes. I have some that are watermelon with gold flakes and purple. Great bait over brush
awesome tip! thanks for sharing!
Deadly bait especially this time of year, still one of my favorite spring baits and your so right about it being entertaining!
its a blast to fish!
Great last couple of videos. Definitely bringing up some oldies! I love the mentholate and a pearl color worm dragged over thin pads and weeds. I definitely don't fish this technique as much as I used to.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanx for this informative video. I learned a couple of new bits of information, such as how to insert a nail weight for a more horizontal sink. Many of your other suggestions I have been using for about thirty years. But, I am still learning. I need to check out you lake break down videos. TLF🎣
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks Matt. Love you all and hope you have the best of days🧡
You too!
Liked those tips!!!!👊🏻 Learned a little more on how to use it properly. Stay Safe & God Bless!!
Right on!
Thanks Matt good tips.Upsizing that swivel just a bit would help get the bait a little deeper instead of using the nail weight.I will do that with a weightless soft jerk bait.😀
Good tip!
matt thanks for the good info on floating worms, April is good to use and may in the north area, time to use them the best, when they are close to there reds, i use them some times in other months , putting a weight just about 6 " above , it floats just about 3 to 6 " above the bottom, in slow moving bait. works great when they are hard to catch. like your video on this. your right on this bait, thank you.
Thanks for the info!
Great tip about the hook point I’ve started to use a 1/0 trailer hook and thread the worm on. Similar to a jig set up.
Good stuff!
Yep! micro swivels come in handy for many presentations for sure !
yes they do!
Thanks for the tip on floating worms. Keep up the great work.
You bet
Excellent. Thanks Matt
Glad you liked it!
Hey Matt ! the first fishing show on TV I ever watched was Roland Martens, back in the late 70 s. He was using a purple worm, Texas or Carolina rigged, I cant recall. the image of that translucent, glowy, purple worm is still imprinted on my psyche, it still crawls around in my brain to this day ! I checked out Jim Moynaugh s channel, Moynaugh fishes. He was really struggling to find bass somewhere down in Texas, with terrible conditions and very high winds! Man did he look ruff! looked like he has not had a meal in along time... when was the last time he has cashed a check ! question mark. You and Randy Blaukat should team up and send him a care package... With lots of that outstanding tasting BRIDGEFORD beef jerky.... I can count Jim s tournament wins up here in N.W Ontario on one hand... it would take all 4 fingers and the thumb ! Just kidding around Jimmy... Jim is an F ING legend up here ! LOTW
Jim is a great fisherman. he cashed in that Texas tournament so hes all good.
Great video Matt. Always one of my favorite lures in spring. Question....what knot are you using from your second leader to the braid?
i use a uni to uni
Get confidence in floating worm technique u can switch it up slow fast its awesome way see actual take if water is clear
its a great bait!
Thanks for the lesson. This is one technique that I have never really knew how to do so I never really gave it a try. I’ve always used Trick Worms as a colder water T-rig worm.
If you buy the unsalted kind, trick worms work great for this.
Glad it was helpful!
I like to curl mine around the hook a little. I catch ‘em all year long on it .Especially fall and spring.
Right on
I've had no luck on this yet but I have using a split shot rig...
split shots a good one
My alltime favorite! Methiolate wieghtless 2/0 red ewg. The flat side tip was juice. Thank you for sharing it. Ok by.
Thanks for sharing!
A bait and presentation that i have never worked. Thanks for the video Matt.
You bet!
Thanks for the video
You bet
Its odd that floating worms aren't big in my area since most of the water is gin clear for a large part of the year. You can't even find a local tackle shop that sells them. If I want some, I guess I need to use a certain tackle warehouse link 😉
that certain link would work great!
I love that hook too , Berkley FUSION
its a good one!
Always have a weightless super fluke tied on! I guess I will add another rod on the deck for floating worm? Got plenty of floating worms but got away from it because I throw the Fluke so much!
Good stuff
Hey Matt nice I got some bright one s like that but they are not floating I've been to tackle stores here in NC and nobody has them they act like they don't know what they are and they can't get them just wondering if you were off line and getting them thanks looking forward to the video tomorrow I appreciate the help
I get them at tackle warehouse and have links to them in the video description
@@MattStefanFishing I appreciate it I will check that out for sure thanks again
Nice tip on the flat side 👍
Thanks 👍
Loved it bro
thqnks!
Do you throw them in wind/choppy condition? Or does it matter? Going to give the floating worm a try this year.
a light chop is fine, but it doesnt work well in rollers IMO
Bubble gum! Easy to see color. 🎣👍
Yes, thanks
Thanks for the floating worm tips. 🍺. Many of you may not like it but I drink a beer from Chippewa Wisconsin called Leinenkugels Berry Weiss. They are delicious after catching the first bass of the morning, but too sweet for most. It’s one of the only things I have more of then tackle.☺️
It’s a seasonal beer here in Washington state so I purchase 40 cases when they have them and store them in the garage👍.
I prefer the leini's Honey Weiss myself!
@@MattStefanFishing Yes, the Leinenkugels Summer Shandy is preferred by most.
Beer in general is an enjoyable adult beverage.
Lee and or Otts turn to win.
Hey, Matt. Hope to use one soon
i hope so too!
Matt ……. Could a split ring placed on the eye of the hook with the swivel attached work? Is there a reason to have the swivel 12 to 14inch away from the hook……. Thanks and as always great content
it can work but i recommend against it as it will make the head of the worm sink faster therefore limiting its dancing motion and gliding motion.
The juice! The floating worm is just about to start popping off in TN
yep!
good bait to use for backup blowups on a top water
yep!
I started fishing a floating worm 25 years ago. Before I knew it was a thing. Me and my dad us to use the pre rigged worms with 3 hooks. I ended up replacing them with a floating worm. I thought I was being inventive. But realize a year or two later it was nothing new. But I use it from spring to fall. I also don’t use the bright colors like most. My favorite colors are black and watermelon candy. Another color I use to use a lot that I can’t find anymore was cotton candy. I don’t use it a sight deal. I rarely see my worm on the retrieval. I’ve caught more bass with this worm than any other bait.
thats great! thanks for sharing!
So the swivel goes through the guides as you cast?
It can
I imagine those super bright worms for steelhead would work as well
probably
Matt, favorite colors in clear vs. stained?
Great info as always
sounds like a good video!
@@MattStefanFishing looking forward to it.
The biggest LM bass that I’ve ever caught was on a Gambler floating worm. I dragged it across a mat and let it slide into an opening, twitched it, and………whack, 7lber. I still do this all of the time.
great tip!
Hi Matt, what are a couple of good brands of floating worms ?
zoom, gambler, zman
What power spinning setup do you use for the floating worm?
ML or M
Our lakes are only 46-47 degrees..Is it stll too cold to use the floating worm? I was planning on trying it in the next couple days
yeah thats a little cold
I even wacky rig my floating worm sometime…. Bubble gum mmmm good
good idea!
what about using a slightly heavier wire hook instead of adding weight to get the worm deeper like a superline
you can do that but id go with a heavier line to make sure you get the hook penetrated
Just grabbed a pack of pink, unsalted trick worms for this very purpose- haven't fished them yet though. Probably tomorrow- I hope. Family issues- isn't life wonderful? Thanks for the tips Matt.
I hope everything is alright
@@MattStefanFishing Thanks Matt, it will work out- hopefully. All you can do is your best- the rest is up to God.
Good solid info, thanks for the vid.
You bet
The Merthiolate 🤫
haha!
I don't like to mess with the fish when they are protecting their next. Fishing doesn't mean that much to me. Some of those released fish don't make it... then neither do the fry.
Thanks for watching
If your fishing spawning fish, shouldn't we emphasize catch and release? Fish are not eating but protecting
when i say spawning im generally mentioning the season which includes fish in both prespawn and postspawn. Im not a proponent of catching fish off beds and have never done a video on tips to do it. Having said that I will catch them in tournaments to feed my family but rarely do it when fun fishing.
Never ever thrown a floating worm . 🤷🏼♂️
Try it