These Ozark Rig Tips Will Get You More Bites!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ส.ค. 2024
- The Core Tackle Ozark Rig is taking the bass world by storm. Use these tips to catch even more fish!
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This looks like one of those beautiful fishing spots where you forget the business, throw out a float and a worm and sit down in the boat and just admire the beauty of nature.
You got that right!
My husband is a newer bass angler and today was catching them on the Ozark rig. When we finished fishing he said I can fish that Ozark rig all day which was music to my ears. We found ultra vibe worm worked best.
That is awesome!
Great!! I love the ozark rig its gets bit and catches big ones. It would be great if it came in a stronger gauge hook and a tungsten version so it’s more compact. Nice Matt!
Tungsten may happen in the future
I was using the ozark rig with a beaver style bait for smallmouth and the fish loved it. Only one problem I lost a lot of fish when they spit the hook. I finally started setting the hook slower and with a good snap and had better hookups. I’m a believer in the rig and will keep experimenting with it.
Hmmm i really have zero issues with hooks sets on this rig. You should be using a MH rod with it
Perfect timing I actually picked the Ozark rig today. I was surprised to see it stocked at my local Dicks sporting goods.
Love the $2.00 up charge from Dick's Sporting goods!!
Dicks has a bunch of Core Tackle now!
This was great timing. I was going to ask you about this when we were going back and forth in our e-mails, but I figured I’d pestered you enough. I was having a similar issue. This is so obvious, I feel a little foolish for not figuring this out initially. For anyone else reading… If this, for whatever reason, isn’t working for you, try the Wacky Shot. The Wacky shot is every bit as much fun. Down here in Florida I had fish absolutely annihilating it, like it owed it money. GREAT baits. Thanks again, Matt!
HAHA thanks for the feedback!
Thanks for the rigging tip. I saw a different TH-cam video demonstrating this. I was also tearing baits going in through the nose. If the bait is flat enough, like a gill style, you can just pop the line tie right through it.
Yep that works too
All great tips and we appreciate all that you give us, the Ozark rig is legit!!!
Glad you like them!
Absolutely love the Ozark Rig. Beaver bait, Swimming worm, Ribbon Tail, it is fantastic. I really like it with the Strike King Rage Series baits, The 4/0 1/8th oz works great with a rage Menace grub works great swimming it over and through grass on those blue bird days and when the Bass are eating small baitfish (you can use a Med to MH spinning rod and you will still get a great hookset). And the Rage Space Monkey swims perfectly with the 5/0 1/4 oz. Add a Core Tackle Swim Jig in the mix and you have 3 baits to alternate though to get those aggressive fish
Right on!
Thank you for the tips especially the rigging tip to avoid tearing! Just used the ozark with big bite baits fighting frog and caught some largemouth with it.
Glad it helped!
Finally got mine from Tackle Warehouse today. Will be trying them out this weekend. I will let you know what I think once I use them.
Good luck!
love your videos and the way you cast, ill definitely be stealing it and applying it
Give it a try
I love the Ozark rig I have them in every size you make I even had a friend build me a custom rod I just use for the Ozark rig
That’s awesome! It’s one of my favorites as well
Good tips Matt 👍 thanks
You bet!
Great discussion Matt
Thanks!
Got some of these recently. They are absolute 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Yes they are!
🍺WOW weights are really tight in the TW invitational. With 10 anglers I’m 7 total pounds out of first place but currently in 202nd. 8 out of my 10 are in the top 29 currently. Keith Carson and Adrian Avena need to step it up for me. My sneaky picks were Kyle Cortiana and Brett Carnright🤠.
Hanks team had Kyle but switched him at the last minute. Kyles a buddy of mine and he’s spent the summer the last two years living there for several months and knows it well but switched him for another local hammer. Hanks got all 10 in the top 60. Weights are always so tight there and day two will be very important for his team
All your tips are great, and the best part is THEY WORK.
Glad you like them!
Thanks for the tips on a great bait. It’s replaced most of my traditional Texas rigged bullet weight presentation.
Me too!
Great tips Matt!
Glad you liked it!
THANKS Matt, I had GREAT success using the 3/16 oz Ozark Rig at Lake Eufuala in my BFL tournament, using it with a Berkley Maxscent Kingtail Worm in Black, the Ozark Rig gives the Berkley Maxscent Kingtail Worm a VERY seductive motion, try it, and let me know what you think, also , I’m planning on using it also on my 2 day Super Tournament at Lake Oconee in late September, and , GLAD to be a subscriber 🎣
Yep we love that side to side wobble!
Looks like Zman bait would be good for Ozark rig.
Yep! Palmetto bug works great on it!
I pretty much forgot about the Ozark Rig as my first tournament of the year didn't set up well for it with the nasty weed cover we were fishing. Due to poor timing on when I am getting to fish the frog/toad bite has mostly been a flop so far for me this year. I am going to give the Ozark Rig rigged up when I go out in the morning. I was really hesitant to throw it in mylake because the pike were on a rampage last year, but that hasn't occurred this year.
Give it a try
Thanks Matt for those tips!! When I first got the Ozark rig I tore up a lot of baits because of rigging it the wrong way. Went back to one of your first videos and found out how to rig it the right way. Now that I have that figured out and working great, what is your go to hook size? 2/0, 3/0 or 4/0? Thanks for help and suggestions!! Stay Safe & God Bless!!! 🤠👍
i like the 4/0 the most but also the 3/0 for 3" pit boss
@@MattStefanFishing Thanks for reply!!! Much appreciated!!! God Bless & Stay Safe!!! 🤠👍
Ive found that adding an o-ring to the top of the bait. It makes your plastics last even longer
Thanks for sharing
Thanks Matt
You bet
Tip #2 is a major improvement. Mine was always tearing going through the nose.
Glad to help
Hi Matt, I'm liking this rig. Haven't managed to get bit yet, but expect to this weekend. One comment is that I find casting, particularly skipping, that the bait will just slide up the line which changes the action and I need to push it down and try to get it forced onto the keeper. Maybe I'm not doing it right, but I'm thinking of adding a bobber stopper to help keep the bait on the hook. Do you think that works or is needed?
I think that could help if you are having trouble but i don’t find it necessary honestly
THanks.
You're welcome
The problem I have is that it’s does lock the bait. The bait just slides up before I even cast. Tried glue, that was a mess. What am I doing wrong?
I’ve only use the Ozark hook one time so far. Just got them. I had that happen too. I think it is due to stretching the plastic over the weight while rigging it. Makes the hole in the plastic bait too loose with some plastics and it doesn’t stay on the hook eye. Slides up like you said. Did it with me using a Reaction Spicy Beaver.
I saw another comment under this video where someone said they thread the line through the plastic using a hook barb, then tie on. Then you would just slide the plastic down the line and onto the hook eye/shank.
Doing that would make a smaller, tighter hole in the plastic and should take care of that issue. I’m going to try it next time I throw the Ozark.
You shouldn’t need any glue with this
Hey Matt, thanks for this video. I bought some, and I'm thinking of using them in shallow rapids with lots of rocks. Well, if the river ever goes down. Do they get through rocks well? I could fish so many more places if so.
Yes they go thru rocks well because the bait stays horizontal and therefore doesn’t get into the small holes a vertical fallling bait does
What do you think of using the ozark rig along with a free rig sinker
Worth a try
Should I be throwing this on my flipping set up? What are you throwing it on?
I use a 7’3” MH fast action with 15lb fluorocarbon
Took texas rig off and tied on ozark rig for the season
Me too haha! I love it!
@MattStefanFishing it spirals and glides lots of line watching. Turns most baits into like a tube like fall.
Does the Ozark Rig fish differently than the old belly weighted flipping hooks mustard used to make. I caught quite a few fish on those in current
There is some similarities but the Ozark rig has the weight positioned much better IMO and has several advantages over those
Loving the ozark rig and have been rigging the same as you show in this video but i still go through baits almost every catch. I have not been able to try the 1/4oz yet, mostly 1/8 and 3/16 but i see no way to rig a 3/8oz. It is so fat it just tears everything up. I have noticed you arent using it either. Is there something different that needs to be done with the 3/8? Any future possibilities on making them out of tungsten?
I’m sorry to hear that. I definitely am not going through baits any faster than i do a Texas rig. Mine last multiple fish and don’t tear when rigging from the side. You can see that in my last Wednesday night video. I do like the 3/8 oz but prefer it for fishing deeper and bigger worms to get the side to side rocking motion on the fall. We are looking at tungsten options but it’s incredibly expensive and complicated process and doesn’t happen overnight since it all goes thru China
@@MattStefanFishing What bait are you using for the 3/8oz? Maybe a quick vid on it? Thanks for the great baits and great products. Oh and by the way, i finished 33 out of 250 on Hartwell after our 1 on 1 lesson last October. It was helpful!
Also Matt, where can I get the Ozark Rig in Red, like what was shown at Redcrest in Birmingham?
We have them on our website. It’s the only place you can get them and it’s just left overs from the Classic. Once they are gone they are gone. Www.coretackle.com
@@MattStefanFishing THANKS Matt for sharing and responding, ordering them now!
Has anyone fished a bigger bulkier bait like a strike king bull worm? I’ve had trouble with hookup ratio lately with the Ozark rig.
I havent tried it on the bull worm
What’s your most used weight size? I got some of the 3/16 oz
3/16 and 3/8
@@MattStefanFishing 3/16 good for the life like action I’ll have to get some 3/8oz I was fishing it tonight got some bites. I love flipping tungsten but saved myself the hassle with this rig thanks Matt!
What's your biggest fish on the Ozark and Hover Rigs? I've gotten a lot of bites, but a lot of small fish.
I got a 5.5lb lgm on the 1/O hover rig using a Caffeine Shad.
I’ve caught tons of big fish on both and you can see that in a lot of my in the water videos with them including several local tournament wins/big bass prizes on both. They catch numbers and sizes!
I pull my line through the beaver with a hook barb, then ... I tie on the Ozark.
Gonna try this. I think stretching some plastics over the entire weight system leaves the hole too loose to stay down on the hook shank/eye. The Berkley Pitboss kept sliding up onto the line on me.
That works as well
I’m not sure why you are having isssues with the pit boss it’s one of my favorites to use i the Ozark rig
@@MattStefanFishing now that I think about it, it was the Reaction Spicy Beaver in Hematoma color that I had slipping up the line on me on the Ozark. I had the Pitboss Texas rigged. I had forgotten which one I had on the Ozark.
@@MattStefanFishing I just tied an Ozark back on and rigged a Pitboss. I refined my rigging a little compared to my first time using it. It sits tighter to the shank than the Reaction Spicy Beaver did.
I also looked at the Spicy Beaver again. It has a molded in protruding “ramp” on bottom of the nose of the bait. I think me rigging it a little too deep down the bait, combined with that molded in ramp, was the cause of my issue with the beaver on the Ozark. It was a “me” issue and not a rig issue, as usual. 🤷♂️🤣
The Pitboss is sitting tight to the hook shank. I don’t expect any issues. Can’t wait to throw it! 😎
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Thanks for watching
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Thanks for the continued support!
I always have an issue with the front eyelet of the ozark hook where it butchers my plastic beavers, craws and wished it would be re-designed or improved. 😢
Are you rigging it correctly?
@@MattStefanFishing been trying and trying. Ive watched other rigging videos from your other partners. 😣. I ve followed them step-by-step. But again the tip of my baits get destroyed. Or, after a few casts, the bait comes off from the tip.
This looks nothing more than a weighted swimbait hook
haha nope