They relate to cover because they are "ambushers(bushwhackers)" as opposed to their "cruiser/roamer" cousins. I agree that 90% of the time, even in grass, they will be hugging bottom. Good ideas here!
Spot on, Matt! Lost my biggest bass of the season today slow rolling a big black spinnerbait on the bottom. Fishing slow and close to bottom is also a good way to avoid pike.
I appreciate your channels approach. Straight to the points and all business, unlike a lot of other sources. Many seem to be more about showmanship versus value.
In the spring time when everyone is throwing a bright floating worm I do the opposite and my favorite color for a floating is black. I catch more on black than any other color and usually better quality too! So I totally agree with the color.
Agree with everything you said...but to add to the color and depth...I absolutely annihilated them the other day on shad colored flukes. They were chasing bait fish in groups, close to the surface. Just waited to see them and threw in there and BAM!
Not sure I quite agree with 1 and 2 simply because if your in a largemouth only fishery then they school up like crazy. And they also almost always suspended when off shore fishing. Love the video tho man, keep up the great work, found your channel not to long ago I’m hooked!! I don’t fish to many fishery with all 3 so I can’t speak on anything like that.
Thanks for watching! I agree they school up and was referencing more that a single largemouth will dominate a piece of cover versus a school of smallmouth holding on a single Boulder.
All species of black bass have HOMERS and ROAMERS. Some stake out a piece of real estate while others move around. As far as color; I've caught as many big (7lb+) bass on WHITE as I have on any other color.
Matt, so glad that I found your channel. I find you totally relatable. So interesting about the colors that each specie relates to and I agree completely.
About the only exception I have with this is Largemouth will be attracted to a bright colored floating worm. My four, other than GP, is merthialate, yellow, pink and white. Good info.
Thanks again for more great tips and advice. I'm always looking forward to what's next. Down south during the prespawn and spawn bright color spinnerbaits work well - chartreuse, chartreuse and black, chartreuse and orange, even with matching blades. Chartreuse and black is good almost anytime. Orange and brown is good on lakes with Warmouth during spring and summer. But shad colors are good all the time.
Down here is SW Mississippi we don't have smallmouth or spots. What we do have are northern largemouth and Florida bass. There are differences in the Florida bass that make them harder to catch as they seem to be much more bait finicky. BYW, the Florida bass get MUCH bigger, and the state record of 18.15 was caught 20 minuets from my house.
Good info i went to punch grass today because it was to thick to get them to strike a frog through it so i decided to go in the grass and get em i had some issues detecting the strirke i think i was not heavy enough on the weight i used 1\2 ounze tungsten it was heavy enough for the lighter stuff but not for the heavy cover when you punch to you have more than one weight tied up for the punch rig or only use one
If i know I’m punching grass all day i will have a 1/2, 3/4 and 1.25 weight rigged. Heavier if needed but those are normally the three i like with the 3/4 being the best and my go to
@@MattStefanFishing I try not to miss any of your vids…you and Randy Blaukat have the best fishing content on UA-cam. I really appreciate your insight and love to bass fish whenever I have the time away from work and family obligations. You keep them coming and I’ll keep watching and learning! Thanks again Matt!
its funny the only bright bait I like using for largemouth is a floating worm. but that's usually around the spawn and when the fish are in more aggressive mood. There's obviously going to be some outliers, but generally bright colors do not work good on largemouth for me. But stick to what you have confidence in. Appreciate the comment!
Matt, thanks for the info. Been a subscriber for a few weeks and find myself looking for your videos every morning. You mentioned a Johnson Silver Minnow in a past video; would love to see a video on how to use weedless spoons. I live near some heavily weeded shallow lakes but have never had much luck on the spoons.
Thank you Matt, very useful and agree on your five points, 100%. Unfortunately you don't have Peacocks Bass in your area. Peacock is much more intelligent and aggressive than the Large Mouth in my opinion. They are very elusive and, unlike the LMB, they generally tend to hit the bait before they bite, which makes their capture very difficult. They have another peculiarity, worms, jigs or any plastic lures do not attract their attention, which is reduced to some jerkbaits, crankbaits and top waters on some occasions.
How do they compare to a smallmouth in fighting with both being equal size? I could only imagine catching a 20 lb smallmouth if they got as big Peacocks. A bonefish is the hardest fighter I’ve caught when you factor in fight per pound. They’re speed demons.
On a newly flooded lake with trees largemouth will really suspend. I caught almost all my bass in the treetops when Ray Roberts was first built. Now that most of that is rotted away they relate more to the bottom. I kept a jig or a 10” and 12” powerworm in my hands 90% of the time back then pitching treetops.
No sure if I agree with all those. There is a reason we throw chartreuse blue back crank in the summer. I’ve also caught multiple bass off a single dock, working my way from back to front. Smaller males would group up more as suppose to the larger females. It varies but that’s what I’ve observe when fishing. Seth Feider on W2F can account to schooling largermouths also.
I didnt say largemouth dont school. They absolutely will. I said they will dominate a single piece of cover like a stump or laydown. Yes you can catch multiple fish off a spot but in my opinion they will usually make a piece of cover theirs versus having several bass on a single target. Whereas smallmouth might be grouped up in packs around a single isolated rock. Its not always the norm but something I've observed over the years.
I’ve pulled the same large mouth out from under this same bush three times this year lol. They definitely like to setup shop in one area and call it home for a season.
Thanks for the insight, coming from one Chicago boy to another. Now I call North Central Arkansas home, on a lake that has a mix of Largemouth, Smallies, and Spots, along with Crappie, Walleye, Strippers, and Hybrids. My problem, or should I say, one of my problems is I get so confused as to which I am targeting, intentionally or otherwise. I guess what I'm saying is, how do I narrow it down? New subscriber. :}
If its a weedflat, channel bend, ledge, etc it should be picked apart. But I think its better to make only a few more casts at isolated targets like a laydown, dock, etc and move on and then come back after another fish has found it vacated by the previous fish you caught earlier.
The only bright color bait I will use for largemouth on a regular bassis is a floating worm around the spawn. But I affilate that to them being much more aggressive due to the spawning ritual versus any other time of the year.
We got a lot of rain last week, but were I fish from, a dock, has been very disheartening. I I haven't had a bite in two weeks. I take 12 poles rigged with different baits everytime. All kinds. And I cant even get a peck on my line. I have tried everything I know. But I keep going every day. I know that they are in there, and I have pics to prove it. Lol one thing I have is tenacity. Thank God. Lol I have even used live bait and still no hits. Water temp was 65 before all the rain, and now the water is no longer clear. Visibility, is down to less than a foot, so I even tried bright colors, natural colors, and even colors that I have made. Smh. I have never went without a bite this long before. I have even tried different times of day. Casting parallel to shore. Everything! One thing is for sure, I will NEVER give up though!!!!
Love these mini series!
Thanks!
They relate to cover because they are "ambushers(bushwhackers)" as opposed to their "cruiser/roamer" cousins. I agree that 90% of the time, even in grass, they will be hugging bottom. Good ideas here!
Thanks!
Spot on, Matt! Lost my biggest bass of the season today slow rolling a big black spinnerbait on the bottom. Fishing slow and close to bottom is also a good way to avoid pike.
Yep!
I appreciate your channels approach. Straight to the points and all business, unlike a lot of other sources. Many seem to be more about showmanship versus value.
Thanks!
Great Info Matt! much appreciated. Enjoyed these vids
thanks!
In the spring time when everyone is throwing a bright floating worm I do the opposite and my favorite color for a floating is black. I catch more on black than any other color and usually better quality too! So I totally agree with the color.
Thanks for sharing with the rest of us!
Another great video Matt! Thanks!
Thanks!
Agree with everything you said...but to add to the color and depth...I absolutely annihilated them the other day on shad colored flukes. They were chasing bait fish in groups, close to the surface. Just waited to see them and threw in there and BAM!
Nice!
Thanks Matt! Really enjoyed the "5 Things You Need to Know" series.
Thanks!
I have just subscribed from South Africa to your channel. I cannot agree more with your advice here. Excellent clip. Tight lines!
Awesome! Thanks!
Not sure I quite agree with 1 and 2 simply because if your in a largemouth only fishery then they school up like crazy. And they also almost always suspended when off shore fishing. Love the video tho man, keep up the great work, found your channel not to long ago I’m hooked!! I don’t fish to many fishery with all 3 so I can’t speak on anything like that.
Thanks for watching! I agree they school up and was referencing more that a single largemouth will dominate a piece of cover versus a school of smallmouth holding on a single Boulder.
All species of black bass have HOMERS and ROAMERS. Some stake out a piece of real estate while others move around. As far as color; I've caught as many big (7lb+) bass on WHITE as I have on any other color.
Man, when I look back on the fish I've caught the past year, these are so spot on, I just never realized it. Thanks!
Glad to help!
Matt I think you have the best information for bass out there. I learn a lot by watching your videos. Keep bringing them.
Thanks, will do!
Spot on man! The only time I've seen them suspending is when they are trying to acclimate to spawning depth.
Yep I've seen that as well. Usually really tough to catch when they do that.
Matt, so glad that I found your channel. I find you totally relatable. So interesting about the colors that each specie relates to and I agree completely.
Thanks for watching!
Thank you very much.
you bet!
Good to know.
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the great info again, matt
No problem!
About the only exception I have with this is Largemouth will be attracted to a bright colored floating worm. My four, other than GP, is merthialate, yellow, pink and white. Good info.
Yep they will eat a bright floating worm during the spawn period.
Thanks again for more great tips and advice. I'm always looking forward to what's next.
Down south during the prespawn and spawn bright color spinnerbaits work well - chartreuse, chartreuse and black, chartreuse and orange, even with matching blades. Chartreuse and black is good almost anytime. Orange and brown is good on lakes with Warmouth during spring and summer. But shad colors are good all the time.
Thanks for sharing! Good information!
Down here is SW Mississippi we don't have smallmouth or spots. What we do have are northern largemouth and Florida bass. There are differences in the Florida bass that make them harder to catch as they seem to be much more bait finicky. BYW, the Florida bass get MUCH bigger, and the state record of 18.15 was caught 20 minuets from my house.
That's a giant!!!
All great tips I like black and blue Green pumpkin or browns tipped with a little bit of orange appreciate it.🙏
Those are great colors!
Thanks for the info Matt!! Great video!
Thanks for watching!
Good info i went to punch grass today because it was to thick to get them to strike a frog through it so i decided to go in the grass and get em i had some issues detecting the strirke i think i was not heavy enough on the weight i used 1\2 ounze tungsten it was heavy enough for the lighter stuff but not for the heavy cover when you punch to you have more than one weight tied up for the punch rig or only use one
If i know I’m punching grass all day i will have a 1/2, 3/4 and 1.25 weight rigged. Heavier if needed but those are normally the three i like with the 3/4 being the best and my go to
Awesome stuff Matt! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
@@MattStefanFishing I try not to miss any of your vids…you and Randy Blaukat have the best fishing content on UA-cam. I really appreciate your insight and love to bass fish whenever I have the time away from work and family obligations. You keep them coming and I’ll keep watching and learning! Thanks again Matt!
Not disagreeing with you but on some days when I'm guiding, the largemouth absolutely hammer pink/bubble gum colored worms.
its funny the only bright bait I like using for largemouth is a floating worm. but that's usually around the spawn and when the fish are in more aggressive mood. There's obviously going to be some outliers, but generally bright colors do not work good on largemouth for me. But stick to what you have confidence in. Appreciate the comment!
Great information thanks Matt
Thanks for watching!
Great tips as always!!!! Thanks for sharing
No problem!
I enjoy listening to your video's and thanks again for the tips.
Thanks again for watching!
Matt I enjoyed listening to you, great information, your have a good voice, keep putting out videos... first time I’ve listened to you....
I appreciate that!
Matt, thanks for the info. Been a subscriber for a few weeks and find myself looking for your videos every morning. You mentioned a Johnson Silver Minnow in a past video; would love to see a video on how to use weedless spoons. I live near some heavily weeded shallow lakes but have never had much luck on the spoons.
Great suggestion!
Good info thanks for the vid
No problem 👍
Thank you Matt, very useful and agree on your five points, 100%. Unfortunately you don't have Peacocks Bass in your area. Peacock is much more intelligent and aggressive than the Large Mouth in my opinion. They are very elusive and, unlike the LMB, they generally tend to hit the bait before they bite, which makes their capture very difficult. They have another peculiarity, worms, jigs or any plastic lures do not attract their attention, which is reduced to some jerkbaits, crankbaits and top waters on some occasions.
I have never caught a peacock but it is on my bucket list
How do they compare to a smallmouth in fighting with both being equal size? I could only imagine catching a 20 lb smallmouth if they got as big Peacocks. A bonefish is the hardest fighter I’ve caught when you factor in fight per pound. They’re speed demons.
Thanks Matt was very helpful love the smallmouth and largemouth thought from Ohio
Glad it was helpful!
Great tips, tjanks so much Matt.
My pleasure!
Very good info. Thank you!
You bet!
What should I try in Lake Norman from shore this time of year, to catch whatever species of bass is around?
small swimbait
Makes sense. Good info Matt! 👍
Thanks for watching!
On a newly flooded lake with trees largemouth will really suspend. I caught almost all my bass in the treetops when Ray Roberts was first built. Now that most of that is rotted away they relate more to the bottom. I kept a jig or a 10” and 12” powerworm in my hands 90% of the time back then pitching treetops.
Good information!
Great info! Good job!
Glad it was helpful!
No sure if I agree with all those. There is a reason we throw chartreuse blue back crank in the summer. I’ve also caught multiple bass off a single dock, working my way from back to front. Smaller males would group up more as suppose to the larger females. It varies but that’s what I’ve observe when fishing. Seth Feider on W2F can account to schooling largermouths also.
I didnt say largemouth dont school. They absolutely will. I said they will dominate a single piece of cover like a stump or laydown. Yes you can catch multiple fish off a spot but in my opinion they will usually make a piece of cover theirs versus having several bass on a single target. Whereas smallmouth might be grouped up in packs around a single isolated rock. Its not always the norm but something I've observed over the years.
@@MattStefanFishing yes I agree. Lol keep up the good videos
Oriented
Thanks for watching
Enjoying the videos looking forward for tommorow about the spots does this go for rivers and lake's
Yes for the most part
I’ve pulled the same large mouth out from under this same bush three times this year lol. They definitely like to setup shop in one area and call it home for a season.
Yes they do
The thumbnail reminds me of the Largemouth label sold by Mudhole for custom rod detailing. 😁
haha
they love that bright floating worm during the spawn
Yep that’s the only time I’ll use a bright colored bait but id argue it’s out of shear aggression to protect their area rather than feeding.
well then what color floating worm do you throw for largemouth? I love bubble gum, methiolate,white and sherbet .
usually white, methiolate or yellow
Thanks for the insight, coming from one Chicago boy to another. Now I call North Central Arkansas home, on a lake that has a mix of Largemouth, Smallies, and Spots, along with Crappie, Walleye, Strippers, and Hybrids. My problem, or should I say, one of my problems is I get so confused as to which I am targeting, intentionally or otherwise. I guess what I'm saying is, how do I narrow it down? New subscriber. :}
Thanks! Sometimes the best pattern is not narrowing it down. But there's some good ideas there for a video I could do.
In my opinion: this was a great video!! Thank you Matt. Keep coming with the 🔥. Ohh also in my opinion: this is a great channel 😎!! 💪🏽💪🏽🤙🏽
I appreciate that!
Good stuff!! 👍🎣
Thanks 👍
I had wondered about the single/loner fish thing, as I frequently would catch a fish and then really pick that area apart and not get another bite.
If its a weedflat, channel bend, ledge, etc it should be picked apart. But I think its better to make only a few more casts at isolated targets like a laydown, dock, etc and move on and then come back after another fish has found it vacated by the previous fish you caught earlier.
My wife says I'm Bottom orientated too ! Maybe that's why I relate to largemouth better.
hahaha
Thanks great info! I feel like a better fisherman already lol
THanks!
I fish a place called Crum creek here in Pa and I see multiple bass in the same places a lot could they be spotted bass that I’m fishing for
Possibly. Im thinking pennsylvania is on the edge of the northern border for spotted bass
Matt, Do you use bright colors for large mouth in the pre spawn?
The only bright color bait I will use for largemouth on a regular bassis is a floating worm around the spawn. But I affilate that to them being much more aggressive due to the spawning ritual versus any other time of the year.
@@MattStefanFishing thank you Matt. 👍
Thank you for answering the question I've been wondering (and observing), are they loners. I see this a lot in my area, South Jersey.
Thanks for watching!
I always wondered: i would catch a bass at a dock then nothing an hour later i would catch another Thanks very much
Glad to help!
We got a lot of rain last week, but were I fish from, a dock, has been very disheartening. I I haven't had a bite in two weeks. I take 12 poles rigged with different baits everytime. All kinds. And I cant even get a peck on my line. I have tried everything I know. But I keep going every day. I know that they are in there, and I have pics to prove it. Lol one thing I have is tenacity. Thank God. Lol I have even used live bait and still no hits. Water temp was 65 before all the rain, and now the water is no longer clear. Visibility, is down to less than a foot, so I even tried bright colors, natural colors, and even colors that I have made. Smh. I have never went without a bite this long before. I have even tried different times of day. Casting parallel to shore. Everything! One thing is for sure, I will NEVER give up though!!!!
Dead on
Thanks!
I personally disagree with the first one. A lot of largemouth bass I catch are suspended in 5-10 feet
thanks for watching!
@@MattStefanFishing Thanks for making the videos! I watch a lot of them
Sorry don’t mean to be critical but you forgot that they never bite my baits when I’m in a tournament 🤦♂️
Ha!!
Ill have a talk to the fish next time I catch them to bite your baits.
Great to learn. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Great info. Thank You!
Thanks for watching!
Great information, thanks 😊
you bet!