90% Of Anglers Don't Know How To Fish A Hair Jig! Learn To Master It With These Retrieves!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ส.ค. 2022
- The majority of anglers don't know how to use a hair jig. Use these retrieves to increase your success on the water and catch more bass!
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💥💯💥 I used to follow other channels but this is now the only one first reason he normally replies to you if you have a question secondly he explains thoroughly and is willing to help others. U the man matt
Thanks so much for the support! I try to reply to everybody but im sure i miss one here and there.
@@MattStefanFishing keep the video coming and I'll be here fallow
Glad this came up on my feed. Just started tying my own trailer hooks and then jigs for friends. I decided to make some bait fish and crawfish colors. I've never fished hair jigs but it's intrigued me. Great how to for this beginner
Glad I could help!
Finally! I love using hair jigs for a variety of fish. Tie my own and mold my own jigheads. Walleye, bass, pike, catfish, and everything in between. Granted that you're focused on Bass and that's why we are all here. I'm just happy to see the main lure in my arsenal being demonstrated. Thank You
Right on!
Great video and tutorial. Will be trying this next time out on Lake Murray, SC. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for an on the water demonstration for fishing these jigs! Very helpful!!
Glad it was helpful!
Good video. Love that the drone caught the fish at 9:15 chasing down the hair jig as you were reeling it back just before explaining the 3rd retrieve.
Thanks 👍
Thanks Matt, very informative!!
Glad it was helpful!
You used the word Pelagic.... very cool to hear a freshwater/bass fisherman use that. As always, good info, nice drone use to show rod position, sweep, cadence..... etc. Thanks for the vid.
Haha! just my limnolgy background coming out of me i guess! I liked the drone as well to help with this!
@@MattStefanFishing Now let's have a video breakdown of different strategies for oligotrophic, mesotrophic, and eutrophic lakes. I wanted to geek out too!🤣😂
Yeah, because pelagic refers to the open sea. Makes all kinds of sense.
Thanks Matt, I also had good luck on river smallmouth with a Stright retrieve also.
Good stuff!
Matt , awesome video explaning these retrieves, one note, you were about 20 yards from one of my favorite spots on Table Rock, I caught a 6.4 smallie on that spot, good choice and good find!
OH BOY! There were a bunch of fish on that spot...i was kinda surprised i didnt catch one filming the video.
Thanks for those tips!! Much appreciated!! Stay Safe & God Bless!!!
Thanks, you too!
Keeping the bait sparse is a great tip. I discovered this with a Clouser Minnow.
As always, thanks for the videos.
Tight lines and Godspeed.
Good stuff!
Thanks for taking the time to make these videos.
My pleasure!
Thanks Matt, love this one. I've always wondered what the proper way to use a hair jig was.
awesome!
Dude this video is awesome. Thanks for showing us how from front of the boat. That helps so much
Glad to help!
Great video. I've spent so many hours of my life fishing the bridge behind you with jigging spoons and worms. Table Rock is a beautiful lake, I hope you enjoyed it.
I had a great time!
Beautiful drone footage. Great fishing tips. Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it
I use hair jigs year-round for SM. Mostly roundhead bucktails black and brown with various trailers and plain marabou in black. Thanks for the tips and new techniques to explore!
you bet!
Got me a couple Cumberland Hair so this Vid is going to come in very handy .
We got a local guy here who makes Afrijig's and couple buddies absolutely smashing them on it
Sound good
Great tutorial and the drone camera really helps me to understand bow you are working the bait.
Glad to hear it!
I have used them a few times... still looking for my first bite on one. These were some nice tips in this video.
Thanks for watching!
Been wanting to try m. Thanks for the tips.
Any time!
I do well with a hair jig as a follow up to a miss topwater strike. The fish hit the jig on the fall. Thanks for the video and retrieves. Good information.
good tip!
Here one Chesapeake Bay my buddies have gone to casting swim baits Berkley Pogy, Tsunami Swim Shad, and Storm Swim Shad targeting striped bass using the retrieves you demonstrated. Thirty years ago we used hair jigs (we called 'em "bucktails").
yep they switched from bucktails to hairjigs for some reason...
Thanks , been a long time since I fished a hair jig . I think I will get a few.
give it a try!
I will use wire cutters to cut some lead off and add some fingernail polish on mine sometimes if they fall too fast. Thanks for the tips
Very cool, that is one lure I have yet to try. Now with the knowledge there is no excuses lol
give it a try!
These videos are getting better with the drone. Keep it up!
Thanks! Im making baby steps but trying to get better
Never use a hair jig, never thought they would work. Got some from my sister for Christmas. Going to give it a try. Love the videos you been doing. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Bucktails go back to the native americans- they used to hunt a lot of deer and would use the tail fur tied on to hooks made from bone and other materials to catch fish
Great info!
Thanks for watching!
SUPER. EDUCATIONAL SHOW. ON HAIR. JIGS. AND HOW TO FISH. THEM. THE 3. RETREVES THAT YOU RECOMEND. HEY. YOUR HIGHLY. SKILLED. VERY GOOD. TALKER. ALSO. I GOT YOUR YOU TUBE. SHOW. LOCKED IN. THIS IS. GENE. I'AM OUT IN THE. CALIFORNIA. DELTA. I JUST BOUGHT SOME OF THOSE. CUMBERLAND. JIGS. ALSO. 3/8. & 1/2. Oz. Also. Thanks. Big. Daddy. Keep up the. Good. Work
Awesome! thanks for the support!
I’ve got the Cumberland Pro hair jigs and the True Bass ShuttleCock designed by David Allen, and I don’t get the opportunity to use them often, but I am definitely looking forward to improving my techniques and learning more about my hooksets. Congratulations on your Top 10 finish and your potential for AOY🎉😎👍💯 I love your versatility Matt and I have a 7’10” EDGE Rod for big hair jigs and it can be used for bigger swimbaits. I am shorter(5’9”) and I also have a 7’6” MH fast I might try, mainly for longer casts. I’m using a Shimano Bantam in a 7.4.1 and I don’t have any 8 speed reels, but I think it’s definitely time for that. As always, I love your demonstration videos 👍✊🍀🎣🍀💯
THanks for the support!
Very good video and information thanks and good fishing
Glad you enjoyed it
Bucktail jigs have been catching fish for ages. They're a classic snook lure in Florida and if I could only have one lure for the salty stuff it would be a bucktail. They're deadly for flounder and lots of other species. I never thought about using them for bass but it makes sense.
great for bass!
Good stuff Matt....I like the drone shot too.
thanks!
Nice video great job really like the drone footage. Thanks for the great content will definitely have to try this out I’ve only used the hair jig for salt water fishing for stripers they call them bucktails here on cape cod seems exactly the same.
Awesome, thank you!
@@MattStefanFishing man thats awesome drone footage!!! That view works great!!!! What type of drone is that?????
What I like about this video, is that you are using your HARD EARNED fishing SKILLS! VS Electronically LIVE SCOPING.🤷👊🏾💪🏾
Thanks!
Great Vid Matt . Got me some Hair Jig's and looking forward to fishing them when our timing is right this side . This Vid is going yo come in handy .
By the way took out the Ozark , Hover rigs this weekend . Worked great 👍
Awesome!
Love the Drone content!
Glad to hear it!
Thanks for the tutorial - will open a new technique for me. Where do you get your hook/jigheads to tie your own? Thank you.
you can buy jigheads from tackle warehouse and the material from a lure crafting store like jann's netcraft or go to a fly fishing shop
Great video subscribed today!! Will the techniques work on heavy grass lakes like around here in ohio
awesome! yes it can but you need to keep it on the edge of the deep weedline
Perfect content I bought a hair jig don't know how to use it yay! 🙃
they are a tough bait to use. But if you give them a try you can gain some confidence in them!
Good stuff and nice camera angle
Thanks!
One of the staples for all kinds of saltwater fishing, Offshore/Inshore. Have not tried in the fresh yet.
they work great in freshwater too!
I think the hair jig is the most underrated bait in bass fishing. It’s been a saltwater staple forever and in my opinion it better than a swim jig if fishing sparse grass or open water. I honestly think the Alabama shake was essentially the renamed technique of pumping a bucktail in saltwater.
Thanks for sharing!
Preach it preacher. 😉
Thanks for watching
Love the marabou hair jig! I believe its made of rabbit 🐇 hair.. awesome content as always
thanks!
i caught my pb 8ib large mouth on pucci bucktail... and a lot of striped bass..
Awesome
OUTSTANDING! The overhead/drones eye view is epic for really seeing the juice. Thanks, Matt
Thanks ill keep doing it!
I guess that MB873 is a work horse. Going to build one of those in the near future. And that drone shot is badass. Love it
Thanks! the 873 is so versatile!
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I'm thinking 2nd retrieve but which retrieve would you recommend for 50-57 degree water in Alabama during fall to winter transition? Thank you so much for making this video. I have hair jigs but never throw them cause I wasn't sure how to use them besides little hair jigs on a bobber in extreme cold water in WV for smallmouth, like float & fly.
2nd retrieve is a good one
Great info.
I’m watching this video again a year later. One of the ways you fish a hair jig is very similar to how you fish the Hover Rig. Has the Hover Rig replaced the hair jig in your arsenal?
Thanks
Not completely
You are an excellent teacher. Great explanations!
Thank you! 😃
I bought VMC bucktail hair jig today... Can I still put softbaits on the hook? Ty for the tips
yep
Very fun bite
yes it is!
Matt. Have you ever done a comparison between deer hair vs marabou vs mixed deer hair/marabou jigs (of course all with flashabou)?
i use both but havent dne a video on it!
Matt, great video. I have one, and have only fished it once ever. What weight hair jig do you like for 20-30 ft? I have a 1/2 oz if I remember correctly.
if its not to windy i prefer a 1/2 oz. 3/4 if its windy
@@MattStefanFishing Thanks Matt, I appreciate it. I have not been able to find any hair jigs that I know are lead free. I am going to tie some starting with a naked tungsten jig head with the 90 degree line tie, as soon as I find the time.....
Great video Matt! This is a technique I have not tried yet! What size jig are you using? 🍺
1/2 oz in the video
How many walleye do you manage on the snap retrieve? When I go out for walleye I love snap jigging. Generally on a slow troll. I know bass love hair jig's too.
I catch a bunch up north on it!
I am dating myself but the first bass tournament I fished was in 1974 there were not a lot of jig dressing options back basically maribou and bucktail. I like a 90 deg. jig head also and in addition I tie a loop knot so that I know the jig is always running perpendicular to my line. There is a good video on Sunline America's web site I am sure there are a lot of ways to tie this simple knot
thanks for sharing!
Its pretty crazy that large mouth bass fisherman are just starting to use bucktails (or hair-jigs). We been using these in northeast for at least a 100 years. This was the first lure i learned to use. Not only for bass but also bluefish, weakfish(seatrout) , black sea bass, fluke flounder, but more specifically Striped Bass. . . . I recommend andrus bucktailss because they actually use real buck tail hair(deer tail hair) which is extremely buoyant allowing the hair to breathe in the water. Also usually put some type of trailer on the back like otter tails curly tail trailers or any soft plastic on the back hook. . . . When you think about it Large Mouth has by far the most variety of baits available but a basic bucktail jig is a new concept(for 90 percent)
They work great
The Cumberland Pro hair jig is my go to for hair jigs. I did know 2nd and 3rd retrieves. The first retrieve I had not herd about. Last year I caught a 6lb smallmouth with the second retrieve you mentioned in Dewy Lake in Floyd County, KY.
Awesome!
Most Anglers will be able to do a vertical presentation using their sonar. A hair jig with forward facing sonar can be deadly. Definitely going to use that quick retrieve for spotted bass or striper.
Very true!
Nice
Thanks
Bear hair works good for spots
nice!
I know the 2 main techniques with a hair jig are deep largemouth and shallow smallmouth, but do you ever fish a finesse-y hair/Marabou jig shallow for largemouth? I haven't tried it but I think it could be really effective for getting finicky largies
it can work well.
my pbs on a white 1/32nd marabou
Pure Gold! :))
Thanks!
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I'm tempted to go get a drone. But with my luck, I'll have it all of five minutes before I crash it into the water. That being said, I was able to buy a stack of hair jigs from a local outlet store for like 75¢ a piece. I don't get to fish with them much because the water is just too shallow, but when the fall rolls around and I can fish deeper water, I like to use them.
if you got a drone a bass would hit it thinking it was a topwater!
@@MattStefanFishing Low brow claims he is killing the bass on top waters on the tactical bassin channel.🤷♂️
You told Matt and Tim yesterday that you kill the bass on topwater. Zara spook. I was under the impression you haven’t caught a top water bait yet.
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Is there a prefered knot with hair jigs? Have you used a Lefty Kreh loop knot?
I use a miller knot
What water clarity does this work in? Mostly a clear water technique or will it work in lower visibility water?
imo theyll work in almost any vis. ive caught fish in murky water with them, using white and chartreuse, but clearer water is probably better. if its straight up chocolate milk, i wouldnt even use them.
the clearer the better but as long as you have a foot of visibility i think youre good to go!
Do you add weights with the jig? New to the fishing club
The jig is already weighted so no additional weights needed
Matt Stephen 1st Richard Gene 2nd then Jimmy Houston. That's my main choices for TH-cam fishing but Richard would be the 1 if I only had 1 because of the fish diversity but Matt is the Real Bass Teaching master
Much appreciated!
I rig a double hair jig just like the double fluke it works..
awesome!
Do you ever make any goby color buck tails for smallies
I havent but not a bad idea!
Try putting a trailer on it...preferably something thin and soft.
Pork rinds like the old uncle Josh 50 or 50s are great but hard to find these days. If you can find something similar give it a shot.
sounds killer!
Back in the 1970s before they was called a hairjig they was know as a dollfly they was killer in the winter mixed in with a sidewinder spoon
Awesome! thanks for sharing!
Great tutorial.... and I love the drone view footage
Glad you liked it!
@@MattStefanFishing I try to keep up with your videos, you keep em coming!
Even peacock love these jigs
Nice!
Never tried a hair jig......what type of line and what size for a 1/2 oz hair jig
i use 15 lb 100% berkley fluorocarbon
Hair jigs on bluegill lakes?
yep. they work great up north as well
It catches walleye also
Yep
90%, can you provide a source for that percentage? Thanks
I looked it up
and stripers!
Yep!
Would you use it in rivers?
you can!
How did you establish 90 percent
its the title to the series.
Show that to any striped bass fisherman on the east coast and none of them will be suprised! Lol
Nice!
How was the fishing while you were here?
Pretty Good!
@@MattStefanFishing is the text invite legit?
You did all that presentation without hooking up to a fish ! We watched you work a hair jig with zero bites how do we know it’s sincere and works ?
Haha
I only use them in saltwater, never though to use them for freshwater bass
give them a try!
I disagree with the fast gear ratio. I think all these reels with very fast ratios are just marketing. I use a spinning reel for freshwater fishing with a 5.2 ratio. It's absolutely perfect. Not too slow, and not too fast. Years ago, back in 1950s, 60s, 70s, and 80s, everyone caught fish on slower ratio reels. And the gear ratios on those reels from years ago were only maybe around 3.8-4.2. My surf fishing reel is a Penn 704 with a 3.8 ratio. a lower gear ratio gives the reel more power to bring in a big fish.
Stick with what you have confidence in
Why does everyone me use braid and floro lines now? I would rather have old school mono. And it’s getting very difficult to find it. Floró and braid you loose too many baits because the knots are crap. You have to use super glue on the knots or you throw off baits.
i still use mono for some situations
Hair jig?? I guess that’s a fresh water buck-tail
yep!
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theyve been reported and blocked again...very frustrating
At least you're not afraid to TALK! LGBFJB!
thanks for watching!
90% of Viewers get click baited
its the title to the series
There way to fish a jig wrong sir
Thanks for watching
your sentence doesnt make sense
Are you asking if there is a wrong way to fish the jig?
Why not 75 or 92%. Try a little variation with your rediculous stats. It might make you just a little bit believable.
its the title for the series... thats like saying Top Gun should change the name to Bottom Gun for the sequel movie
@@MattStefanFishingthanks for the reply
What I'm trying to point out is stating that 90% of anglers don't know something is just wrong unless you know it's a fact.. Maybe that works with your younger viewers that don't seem to know any better but for me it's impossible to listen to anyone who keeps telling me I don't know sht about something I've been doing for 60yrs. I know a lot of TH-camrs do the same so maybe there's more to it than I realize.
Jim
@@jimt1240 in order to get views youtubers are creating crazy titles. if i titled the video how " how to retrieve a jerkbait" i would get half the views because there are literally 1,000's of "how to fish jerkbait" videos. therefore, mine will not stand out. Im not a fan of using catchy titles but if it helps me get more views which in turns help grow the channel and therefore helps teach more people how to catch a few more bass. then im OK with it. And I would argue that if i took a sample of all anglers that purchase fishing licenses that 90% would have no idea how to fish a jerkbait, chatterbait, glidebait, etc. Your probably in the 10% that are more knowledeable anglers.
My god Nathan quince just put a video out yesterday fishing the same way. All these videos are just regurgitated. It ain't just you,a bunch of TH-camrs are doing it. Debo is the worst at it
Not that I feel the need to justify myself, but 1) I have no idea who Nathan quince is (no disrespect to them) 2) I filmed the video and uploaded it to youtube while I was at Table Rock two weeks ago. 3) A hair jig is a big summer bait so its not surprising other people talk about it
@@MattStefanFishing then it was purely coincidental. I came across like an asshole I apologize. I enjoy your videos and have learned a lot, I appreciate the effort you put into your videos
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awesome! thanks for the support!