Just a ‘thank you’ to you two for changing my fishing life for the better. And my ‘regular life’ as well. To say nothing about my wardrobe, which amounts to choosing which color Tacklewarehouse shirt to wear each day! 😎
I have really enjoyed fishing the flukes this spring thanks to TB.....and holy sh*t what a crappie LOL (actually got my PB crappie a week ago fishing a white fluke) I can fish fearless, throwing into anything that I would otherwise shy away from. Timber, brush or other muck...no problem. Love it. Have a blessed Easter and thanks for sharing the knowledge!
I used the nose hook fluke rig to win my first bfl . It's my go to set up and go straight to neko rig with just changing the bait out. Great videos TB.
Interesting watching how you guys fish the super fluke in the states. Here in South Africa the Zoom super fluke is by far the best selling plastic bait in the country. However we fish it much much slower than you guys. Mostly weightless and we fish it slow and a jerk only every 30 seconds or so. The bait stays in the target zone longer and we keep the line slack so we can see the bite due to the line movement. This gives us almost 100% hook up ratio as we in position to set the hook every time. We fish it very close to how you fish a senko. Sometimes even a slow constant retrieve. Interesting video.
Caught my pb today I wasn’t jerkbait fishing I was flipping submerged grass only caught the one and she was only 3lb but she was a giant to me and you guys are the reason I caught her I have spent the last year and a half learning all I can from you guys and finding what works for me and it was such a rush even though she wasn’t a giant by most standards she was to me thank you so much for the time you put in to teach us.
Excellent teaching video. Loved the talk about the changing water temps after the front came through and then during the day on the water itself. Thank you for all you do especially sharing your wellspring of knowledge.
A video like this is truly informative, being able to watch and see the process and mindset of working a particular bait and breaking down water is great to see!
Love the videos! After not having much luck with spinnerbaits, I watched your tips and tricks video and caught 2 bass in 5 mins on my next trip. Thanks for the help!
Last year i started throwin the fluke with 4 ought and giant fluke with 7 ought all weightless. Caught some swamp donkeys in CT 5 lb plus. They were my pb until i caught a 7lb 5oz on a whopper plopper 130 all in CT ponds! Thanks for the confidence!
This is by far one of the best real on the water videos I’ve screen in many awhile. Being versatile is so important to having better days on the water. Well done dude. Cheers. SoSoCal
You missed more fish in this video then I have caught all year. I am pretty sure I have seen every video you have ever made and this was another great one like all the rest. Thanks for the tips
Your videos, are GREAT, but push home the fact that I can't get out and do what I enjoy best. Please continue, because, right now, I am living my passion vicariously through your vids.....😎😎
Thank you for all y’all’s help one thing I wish you think about trying to do in the future is maybe have a contest to where y’all draw someone’s name and come to their hometown and take them fishing. Just a thought. Thank you again I am new to bass fishing and watch y’all all the time.
Matt in Ohio, working on the soft jerk bait game when the chatty bite and wind dies out the water i fish though is NOT gin clear any colors and advice,, main forage is bluegill and crayfish, your explanation of water cooling for a week is EXACTLY what we deal with Ohio for multiple times in April. thanks for the great stuff!
Great show. Sometimes we have to "make lemonade". You provide enough environmental info that I can see where you are in the seasons. Good timing, bc I'm a bit behind you guys. Cheers.
Your last fall fluke video reminded to try it. It was just after the river small mouth top water bite had died. It was by far the best day on the river for the year. That's after some amazing top water bites. Just waiting for the double fluke/nose hooked day of this year. I upped game this time with some really nice rock river jointed flukes.
Matt, I’m passionate about bass fishing and hopefully you can answer one question for me! How do I get damn good at bass fishing like you? This channel is my favorite fishing channel. You guys have helped me catch more and bigger bass as well as changing the way I think about bass fishing! Thank you
My old highschool fishing partner (not well educated about bass fishing but had a champion boat and I was co angler) would only fish a jig or shaky head deep and only knew one way of fishing. Had no idea how to adapt to weather or conditions, depth, water clarity or temperature. Fishing spawning in the back of the cove, let’s fish this main lake point in 60 feet of water with 3 foot waves. Cost me scholarships. All good were life long friends and I’ve taught him a lot about fishing and the TB ways.
Absolutely love your videos they are super informative and have helped me improve not only my fishing arsenal but also my techniques!!! i also wanted to throw out a video idea, i just bought my first bass boat and have been in the process of getting new batteries and it is hard to know which batteries are good quality or worth the money. it would be awesome if someone like you guys who spend a ton of time on the water and trolling could help some of us navigate through the battery buying experience
Man I have been waiting for this video,i had hoped it would be soon and like usually I wasnt disappointed 😁 awesome video as always you guys,also stay safe everyone on and off the water,and good luck this year
@@sherrywilliams808 Zoom are ok I like the lake fork and gambler and yum Houdini shads, I just made my own in one of my last videos from the fusionX molds they worked out great!
Ditch the wide gap hook on the superfluke. Wide gap hooks have their place but when fishing in shallow water they lose lots of fish. When used (wide gap hooks) for flipping in deeper cover (a more vertical presentation) the hook will turn up for a better chance of a good hookup. That hook used in shallow water, tends to be eaten with the fish looking in your direction. This doesn't allow the hook to rotate, most hookups tend to be in the corner of the mouth, or barely into the flesh somewhere inside the mouth. Many of these fish will be lost during the fight due to the hook tearing out. Guys like this hook because of the ease of fishing through cover it lends itself well to the Texas rig.....but has its draw backs JMO.
Hey Matt, do you think you were missing strikes due to the Texas rig vs the nose hook? I get bit on the T rig fluke but seem to miss more fish that way than other styles of fishing.
I have a question for you Matt Allen ... You guys talk a lot about how much you like the electric shad color for you flukes. I am up in Washington State and we do not have shad here especially in western Washington. Most of the lowland lakes are very well stocked with bass but in addition to that we also have bluegill, perch, trout, and crappie. When looking at buying fluke baits should I be looking at matching the color scheme of the bait fish that are in the lakes I am fishing? Thank you guys for all your videos! Something else I was curious about can you use the screwlock center pin and nose hook soft swimbaits like Kaitechs or does the paddle tail not really work with that sort of rigging?
I enjoyed your video; do you think that the hydrowave made the difference on the last catch on the video? I would appreciate knowing what your experiences have been utilizing a hydrowave device. Thank you for the instruction.
Try putting a drop shot weight on the bend of the hook. That makes the bait sink horizontally and not head first. I had a bunch of success fishing a little paddletail belly weighted fishing grass mats. The action is more natural than the bait diving nose first.
Thanks Matt, great. You mentioned the fish May not have liked something about that jerk bait. Question, do you think using snaps with cranks and jerks affect the bite in clearer water?
Nice man - I appreciated the tips and the technique. How far in do you work the bait after you make a cast? All the way to the boat or are you twitching and reeling 4 or 5 times then reeling in and making another cast? Thanks!
20 mph wind E. Wa. Saturday. Fishing & hunting closed Wa. State until further notice. State Parks gates locked, WDFW boat launch sites access gates locked down. Waiting, May 1st possibly restrictions lowered
@@rogergoodwin374 wow, sorry to hear that. Here in Va. State ramps are open and private ramps are open. Fished the last 2 days. Lots of boats on the lake 6' apart.
You spoke briefly on the new 6’11 poison, I’m thinking of getting it for a jerk bait and lipless rod. Do you still stand by that statement? It looks like a fantastic rod and I want something that is dual purpose.
Im still a little lost on when I know a bump is a bite? Or when I need to set the hook when it comes to the TX rig. I know a strong bite but not sure on the gentle soft strike yet vs I just hit skme grass or weeds.
Here in Ohio yesterday junk fishing caught them on paddletails on Picasso jighead Cordell lipless Rapala square bill and Thunder Cricket chatterbait Great day for sure
Think about how many more fry will be born this year. For the first time in 60 plus years fish are not being caught off the bed and carried down the lake 30 miles to a way in. Who new a human virus would help fish. Good video mat that bite does not last long but fun while it last.
have you fished the new stradic fl i'm stuck between the twin power 3000 & the stradic fl 3000. two hundred bucks cheaper. both great reels. i could get two stradics for the price of one t.p. lol i cant pull the trigger.
Hey Matt I’m considering getting a chronarch mgl for my all around jerkbait/finesse rod is there any other reel that would be a better option for the money
Well southern California....desert area. The fish haven't moved up at all. The last three days have been rainy windy not good. I know our fish haven't moved up yet. Sad but true. They might this weekend. #social distancing
I wish yall would do more pond and bank fishing videos. Not everyone has boats or access to large bodies of water and yall only ever fish in large bodies with a bass boat
Really enjoy watching you and tim doing the uncut fishing trips!
Just a ‘thank you’ to you two for changing my fishing life for the better. And my ‘regular life’ as well. To say nothing about my wardrobe, which amounts to choosing which color Tacklewarehouse shirt to wear each day! 😎
Love Fluke Fishing. God Bless you and Tim. The best bass fishermen on the internet.
I have really enjoyed fishing the flukes this spring thanks to TB.....and holy sh*t what a crappie LOL (actually got my PB crappie a week ago fishing a white fluke)
I can fish fearless, throwing into anything that I would otherwise shy away from. Timber, brush or other muck...no problem. Love it.
Have a blessed Easter and thanks for sharing the knowledge!
I used the nose hook fluke rig to win my first bfl . It's my go to set up and go straight to neko rig with just changing the bait out. Great videos TB.
Interesting watching how you guys fish the super fluke in the states. Here in South Africa the Zoom super fluke is by far the best selling plastic bait in the country. However we fish it much much slower than you guys. Mostly weightless and we fish it slow and a jerk only every 30 seconds or so. The bait stays in the target zone longer and we keep the line slack so we can see the bite due to the line movement. This gives us almost 100% hook up ratio as we in position to set the hook every time. We fish it very close to how you fish a senko. Sometimes even a slow constant retrieve. Interesting video.
I fish a fluke like this sometimes also in the hot hot summer months this seems to work at getting bass to bite when i feel like they usuallu wouldnt
I found this very interesting, nice input on your style of fluke fishing
That is exactly how we fish flukes in the cold of winter.
That’s exactly how I fish flukes most of the time. Only fish it like a jerk bait if I’m fishing saltwater for snook or tarpon.
Caught my pb today I wasn’t jerkbait fishing I was flipping submerged grass only caught the one and she was only 3lb but she was a giant to me and you guys are the reason I caught her I have spent the last year and a half learning all I can from you guys and finding what works for me and it was such a rush even though she wasn’t a giant by most standards she was to me thank you so much for the time you put in to teach us.
Your videos have me fishing in a tactical manner and last week I caught my PB, a 5lb LM. Lots of joy getting a PB and I owe it to you guys.
Tactical perfection at work. Great job Matt. Always impressive. Your ability to adapt is second to none.
Excellent teaching video. Loved the talk about the changing water temps after the front came through and then during the day on the water itself. Thank you for all you do especially sharing your wellspring of knowledge.
This was by far your best video!!! Keep it up bro!!!
Stuck at home . Videos like this help thanks one of the best channels
A video like this is truly informative, being able to watch and see the process and mindset of working a particular bait and breaking down water is great to see!
Great video Matt. I really enjoy learning new techniques from you and Tim. Thanks for making us all better fishermen!!
Love the videos! After not having much luck with spinnerbaits, I watched your tips and tricks video and caught 2 bass in 5 mins on my next trip. Thanks for the help!
Last year i started throwin the fluke with 4 ought and giant fluke with 7 ought all weightless. Caught some swamp donkeys in CT 5 lb plus. They were my pb until i caught a 7lb 5oz on a whopper plopper 130 all in CT ponds! Thanks for the confidence!
Another awesome video!!! I would love to see a video with the Megabass Magdraft
This is by far one of the best real on the water videos I’ve screen in many awhile. Being versatile is so important to having better days on the water. Well done dude. Cheers. SoSoCal
You missed more fish in this video then I have caught all year. I am pretty sure I have seen every video you have ever made and this was another great one like all the rest. Thanks for the tips
Your videos, are GREAT, but push home the fact that I can't get out and do what I enjoy best. Please continue, because, right now, I am living my passion vicariously through your vids.....😎😎
Love your channel. Seriously one of the best if not the best on TH-cam. Keep it up!
Nice to see Matt still rocking his winter fur
Thank you for all y’all’s help one thing I wish you think about trying to do in the future is maybe have a contest to where y’all draw someone’s name and come to their hometown and take them fishing. Just a thought. Thank you again I am new to bass fishing and watch y’all all the time.
Matt in Ohio, working on the soft jerk bait game when the chatty bite and wind dies out the water i fish though is NOT gin clear any colors and advice,, main forage is bluegill and crayfish, your explanation of water cooling for a week is EXACTLY what we deal with Ohio for multiple times in April. thanks for the great stuff!
Great stuff Matt .... Keep up the good videos
Great show. Sometimes we have to "make lemonade". You provide enough environmental info that I can see where you are in the seasons. Good timing, bc I'm a bit behind you guys. Cheers.
Another great video in the morning to wake me up. Can’t wait to use the nose-rigged on the saltwater too. Thx.
It's been Tacticalcrappin these last few vids 😂
That crappie was huge. GOD bless y'all 🙏🙏🙏
Your last fall fluke video reminded to try it. It was just after the river small mouth top water bite had died. It was by far the best day on the river for the year. That's after some amazing top water bites. Just waiting for the double fluke/nose hooked day of this year. I upped game this time with some really nice rock river jointed flukes.
Matt, I’m passionate about bass fishing and hopefully you can answer one question for me! How do I get damn good at bass fishing like you? This channel is my favorite fishing channel. You guys have helped me catch more and bigger bass as well as changing the way I think about bass fishing! Thank you
Full garden gnome , awesome 😎
“Tactical Bassin’”..... the SWAT TEAM of the fishing freaks!!!!!
Teaching me something new every video.
My old highschool fishing partner (not well educated about bass fishing but had a champion boat and I was co angler) would only fish a jig or shaky head deep and only knew one way of fishing. Had no idea how to adapt to weather or conditions, depth, water clarity or temperature. Fishing spawning in the back of the cove, let’s fish this main lake point in 60 feet of water with 3 foot waves. Cost me scholarships. All good were life long friends and I’ve taught him a lot about fishing and the TB ways.
Absolutely love your videos they are super informative and have helped me improve not only my fishing arsenal but also my techniques!!! i also wanted to throw out a video idea, i just bought my first bass boat and have been in the process of getting new batteries and it is hard to know which batteries are good quality or worth the money. it would be awesome if someone like you guys who spend a ton of time on the water and trolling could help some of us navigate through the battery buying experience
We absolutely tore them up last weekend on a weightless fluke rigged thru the nose.
Man I have been waiting for this video,i had hoped it would be soon and like usually I wasnt disappointed 😁 awesome video as always you guys,also stay safe everyone on and off the water,and good luck this year
Usual *
That nose rigged fluke. Winner winner for sure
Ur the best angler on here man!!!🔥
That was a monster crappie!
Fantastic!!!
You guys should def invest in a go pro max. I love mine. Won't miss the footage around the boat. Love the content always.
😁👍Nice video, Soft jerk baits are one of my favorite most used lures I always throw they always work great!
Same i kill it year round with them
Do you like the zoom fluke or the strikeking version caifene shad? Zoom does better for me in shallow water
@@sherrywilliams808 Zoom are ok I like the lake fork and gambler and yum Houdini shads, I just made my own in one of my last videos from the fusionX molds they worked out great!
@@sherrywilliams808 yea I do also!👍
Man this was an amazing video. I’m using these tactics tomorrow . 💪💪💪💪🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣
Too funny Matt! You catching more crappie while going for bass!!
Hey, good to see. Works for crappie also.
Best Crappie Fisherman i know!
I really like how you ended talking about what "Tactical is all about"!!!❤👍 awesome and hungry Crappie 😂🤣
Love your channel keep up the good work
That 1st one yu lost must have been a tank 😂🤙🏻
Watching you catch that crappy on the fluke reminded me of the crappy I caught on a whopper plopper last summer lol.
Hey guys it's Matt Allen welcome back to tactical crappie
Ditch the wide gap hook on the superfluke. Wide gap hooks have their place but when fishing in shallow water they lose lots of fish. When used (wide gap hooks) for flipping in deeper cover (a more vertical presentation) the hook will turn up for a better chance of a good hookup. That hook used in shallow water, tends to be eaten with the fish looking in your direction. This doesn't allow the hook to rotate, most hookups tend to be in the corner of the mouth, or barely into the flesh somewhere inside the mouth. Many of these fish will be lost during the fight due to the hook tearing out.
Guys like this hook because of the ease of fishing through cover it lends itself well to the Texas rig.....but has its draw backs JMO.
Hey Matt, do you think you were missing strikes due to the Texas rig vs the nose hook? I get bit on the T rig fluke but seem to miss more fish that way than other styles of fishing.
Great video 👊🏼
Your amazing out on the water.
I’ve been on a lot of crappie lately going for bass too during the early spring
Next time you fish in that brush in the early spring you should bring crappie gear there are a lot more big crappies spawning in there.
I have a question for you Matt Allen ... You guys talk a lot about how much you like the electric shad color for you flukes. I am up in Washington State and we do not have shad here especially in western Washington. Most of the lowland lakes are very well stocked with bass but in addition to that we also have bluegill, perch, trout, and crappie. When looking at buying fluke baits should I be looking at matching the color scheme of the bait fish that are in the lakes I am fishing? Thank you guys for all your videos! Something else I was curious about can you use the screwlock center pin and nose hook soft swimbaits like Kaitechs or does the paddle tail not really work with that sort of rigging?
Good video Matt. 👍 for me
I enjoyed your video; do you think that the hydrowave made the difference on the last catch on the video? I would appreciate knowing what your experiences have been utilizing a hydrowave device. Thank you for the instruction.
Try putting a drop shot weight on the bend of the hook. That makes the bait sink horizontally and not head first. I had a bunch of success fishing a little paddletail belly weighted fishing grass mats. The action is more natural than the bait diving nose first.
Thanks Matt, great. You mentioned the fish May not have liked something about that jerk bait. Question, do you think using snaps with cranks and jerks affect the bite in clearer water?
Nice man - I appreciated the tips and the technique. How far in do you work the bait after you make a cast? All the way to the boat or are you twitching and reeling 4 or 5 times then reeling in and making another cast? Thanks!
When would you use a weightless Tx rigged senko over the Fluke? Between the senko and fluke - are they just interchangeable???
Matty, I’m a Dobyns guy, what rods of thier line do you like for jerk baits?
Great video guys , Quick question for matt ? What fluke style bait do you like to fish the most and you think is the best?
35 degrees in Western Kentucky this morning. Was in the 80's two days ago. 😳
Ernie Sanders 18 right now in Minnesota
45 degrees here in Va. this morning. Was 78 here Thursday, going fishing today anyway. FLC
I know! Same here in Bg Kentucky. Still going fishing today haha
20 mph wind E. Wa. Saturday. Fishing & hunting closed Wa. State until further notice. State Parks gates locked, WDFW boat launch sites access gates locked down. Waiting, May 1st possibly restrictions lowered
@@rogergoodwin374 wow, sorry to hear that. Here in Va. State ramps are open and private ramps are open. Fished the last 2 days. Lots of boats on the lake 6' apart.
You spoke briefly on the new 6’11 poison, I’m thinking of getting it for a jerk bait and lipless rod. Do you still stand by that statement? It looks like a fantastic rod and I want something that is dual purpose.
Sportin a serious beard Dude!
Im still a little lost on when I know a bump is a bite? Or when I need to set the hook when it comes to the TX rig. I know a strong bite but not sure on the gentle soft strike yet vs I just hit skme grass or weeds.
I live in NorCal too and that cold from messed it up
I can't believe you didn't tear the lips right off those papermouths with your signature Hooker😂 I would've taken those home for dinner
Matt, mind sharing why you go with the zodias over one of the exprides for your fluke setup? thanks
Looks a lot like Berryessa...sucks that it’s closed now..
i think it is that spot your talking about, i know nothing about it, but it says berryessa on the website for Apr-10th
Where you at? Looks kinda like Lake Sonoma. ?
i was yelling at the computer screen to stop the boat when the bass were busting the surface . cracking up .
I’m a huge fan of electric shad colors
Here in Ohio yesterday junk fishing caught them on paddletails on Picasso jighead Cordell lipless Rapala square bill and Thunder Cricket chatterbait Great day for sure
Think about how many more fry will be born this year. For the first time in 60 plus years fish are not being caught off the bed and carried down the lake 30 miles to a way in. Who new a human virus would help fish. Good video mat that bite does not last long but fun while it last.
Yeah i was thinking that to hopefully it stays this way long enough for the northern states to spawn out aswell
The lakes and rivers are packed with fisherfolk in N Florida.
"Boy, we broke that party up!" So you're saying DON'T bring the boat through the busting school? Lol
have you fished the new stradic fl i'm stuck between the twin power 3000 & the stradic fl 3000. two hundred bucks cheaper. both great reels. i could get two stradics for the price of one t.p. lol i cant pull the trigger.
That beard my brotha!!!!!!
I'm in search of my first jerkbait rod. myboptions are 6'6 M 6'9 M and 7' mh. in your opinion, what would be the best option? Thanks!
Would that nose hook method work when water temps havent risen yet from winter time if the jerkbait isn't drawing any strikes?
Matt do you guys fish quarries at all if so best baits?
I’ve been having trouble with beds and was wondering how did you have the 2.8 keitech rigged?
Flukes and jerkbaits kill during the shad spawn which is now in Georgia.
Georgia Bassmasters Zara spook puppy in clear. You’re welcome
Put down the bass gear and stock up on those golden crispy crappies! Awesome vid as usual!
I haven’t got the jerk bait bite much down here. I haven’t tried a fluke since it warmed up. Maybe I need to change my game up.
Bubble gum color fluke is my fav, bass smash em at my local lakes, nobody throws em but me
Great ending.
Itll be nice to be able to go fishing again here in Mississippi. All lakes are shut down because of this bolognavirus
Any idea where some boat ramps are still open in Northern California?
Hey when are you guys going to go fish Japan for some true giant bass?
6’10 medium fast action? Or the 6’10 medium glass moderate action?
Fast, not the moderate
Hey Matt I’m considering getting a chronarch mgl for my all around jerkbait/finesse rod is there any other reel that would be a better option for the money
That is probably the most underrated reel in Shimano's line up. It will do anything, its ultra smooth. I think that's a great choice. 👍
TacticalBassin thanks for the feed back!!
Well southern California....desert area. The fish haven't moved up at all. The last three days have been rainy windy not good. I know our fish haven't moved up yet. Sad but true. They might this weekend. #social distancing
is it possible to fish an 8 inch huddleston on straight braid(65lb test) or would i need a leader
I wish yall would do more pond and bank fishing videos. Not everyone has boats or access to large bodies of water and yall only ever fish in large bodies with a bass boat
I here that distinct whining sound from that DC reel lol
last piece of info i need. where you fishin