90% Of Anglers Fish A Texas Rig Wrong! Try These Retrieves!

The majority of anglers fish Texas rigs wrong. Use these retrieves to increase your success and catch more bass!

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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.

[bobbrown]

I just started last year bass fishing from the bank because I don't have a boat. I found out that at least 90% of your videos works from the bank to.thank you Matt for helping us all.

[terenceparrish]

Your comments about the cat, and a bass is SPOT ON 😅😅😅😅!!! I try different retrieves based on my cat chasing my lures in the house.

[dmacc]

Thanks Matt. I’m self taught and challenged angler. This is one of the best explanations of how to retrieve. Way more valuable than others video’s just showing fish catches.

[franksancimino]

#1 Bass Fishing channel on the tube ! Who says it Matt Stefan sir thank you again info is priceless.

[MSingleton]

Your comment about cats was interesting. I have two Siamese cats and I started playing with them with a practice plug. I immediately noticed that the same techniques I use for Texas rig fishing triggers reactions from the cats. I began experimenting with different plug movements and learned a few things about predator instincts that have helped my bass fishing.

[shawn_r_schultzfishing]

Sounds like you covered most of the ways I fish a Texas rig and then some! Keep them tips rolling 🎣

[dannyyork]

Great video, and tips Matt! Diffrent retrives on all baits is smart. Like you said don't just let it sink and drag. I've been bass fishing for 40 years. Almost 100 percent of all big tornament's are won like this. A few anglers do something diffrent with there baits, instead doing the norm.

[NoBody-ksco]

The cat analogy is spot on. When I’m changing baits or line or whatever on a rod, my cat is dialed in on my rod tip (I live in a small home I keep my fishing gear in the house). Any sudden movement, say letting the bait drop to test the spool tension, and my little guy is on it. Started noticing fish act the same way even small baitfish will react to baits the same way cats act.

Edit: my cat has never actually got the bait I’m more attentive than that.

[FishininFunkyTown]

I have a little fishing combo for throwing my cats' toys around the house. It's funny cause they react almost like a bass just like you said. One of them likes to take off with it so ill loosen the drag and let him take off. Ill spend 30 mins playing with my cats sometimes when im bored and can't get out to the water.😂

[ata]

Absolutely very much 100% I agree with you, I personally got all my fish by popping it exactly like the way you show. I hope they listen to you and they can see about of fish they can catch. Also thats true about not pegging it. Thank you Matt it was one of fish catching tips for every angler.

[terenceparrish]

THANKS, this is very helpful for me, I've been scratching my head trying to figure out why throw a Texas rig pegged. It seems like it's defeating the purpose, I feel if it's pegged, you may as well throw a jig.

[slimjimmy]

WOW!!! That's the first time I've heard someone else use my analogy between bass and cats. I've been saying the exact same thing for years when trying to explain what a reaction bite is.

[stephenrussell]

Very precise professional presentation, new to bass myself, having retired to PORTUGAL, no freshwater bass in uk, caught well on drop shot, but hardly any on Texas rig, maybe because I was retrieving wrong.thanks.

[michaelloucks]

Hey Mr staffan thanks for the great tips on Texas rigs I never knew how to use it properly. GOD bless you and your family your pal fisherman Mike.

[billtiritilli]

Really liking these technique videos. Helps to see where I'm missing the boat on some retrieves and think more outside the box. Thank you

[darrylthehorntoadpiper]

Thanks the #2 unpegged & #3 over grass is what I have a lot of in the hot summers around Lake Havasu! 👍👍

[basskirkster]

I absolutely love Texas rigging a Twin Tail Hula Grub and not pegging the weight. Works so well in so many scenarios. Plus a non pegged 10” worm deep is awesome too. Great tips as usual 👍👍👍

[catchofthedave]

I almost never peg the weight either....I think it gives it versitility like you said, and I also think that when the fish sucks it in, and starts swimming off, they don't feel the tension so they keep it. I feel like sometimes when they are finicky, if they feel tension on the line or the weight of the sinker, or something that's not right, they will spit it right back out. This is great info Matt! keep it up!

[RondoOfChaos]

bass are indeed like cats, i use to tie a soft plastic, with a broken hook (no it didn't have a sharp end it was literately broken clean off because i had to cut it off with some wire cutters in order to get it off my back pack.) and throw it cross the living room, my cat would stare at it and think about pouncing it, and then the moment i would pop it, he would literately attack it. i started to use that same mentality with bass after seeing it, and noticed i would get alot more strikes, so if you're ever bored and you wanna practice, use your cat. i use to also practice dragging it across the floor and just observe how he would react and stuff like that. It was funny and cute but it did teach me alot to be honest.

[johnrayner]

Great info Matt and I always have liked fishing with the little pops that make it jump a little off the bottom, they react to that sudden jump… like you said, like a cat! lol!