Catch More Bass With These River Fishing Lures!

These are river fishing lures that work at catching more bass! Give them a try!

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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.

[kj]

I love rivers over lakes. I grew up in Iowa and I am still here. The Mississippi River was right outside my door with a 10 minute drive. I always have a great selection of river lures for bass.

[oldeschoolbob]

Thanks Matt! LOLed at the chicken photobomb at 4:53 . I fish creeks more than rivers these days, and with our lack of rainfall lately, there's not much current. Swim jigs are a staple here in Florida of course, but I've had good luck recently with a swimming worm worked just beneath the surface around the pads and vegetation. Junebug or Junebug Red have been good colors in the tannic water. Probably not a great choice in areas of faster current, but it's been a consistent producer for me this year. Great tips as always. Thanks!

[danorris]

Woah. Found a guy who talks about lures like the tools they are to accomplish specific goals instead of magical wands and trinkets that bend the laws of space and time to magnetize fish onto them.

Thank you for having your head screwed on straight.

[jamesadams]

No other bait can touch versatility of a jig. But swimming it is by far my favorite and balied me out so many times. In fact it saved my day in my tournament this past weekend in the final hour

[patricknoll]

Agree with those five, all are go to baits. for plastics, tubes, paddle tail and stickbaits are really good. Those have great action in current. Mid depth crank like a wiggle wart has put tons in the boat as has walking style baits. I appreciate the river fishing love.

[forrhs]

Excellent video Matt...thanks..I fish primarily rivers here in Southeast Virginia!

[midwestfischerman]

My favorite three river lures are old school, like me. First, the in-line spinner, like the classic Mepps. So versatile, perhaps the best lure for drifting downriver with the current. Second, the Rebel Wee Craw is a 2" wide wobble crankbait that excels in that 5-foot depth range you discussed. IMO the Rebel Wee Craw is the predecessor of the modern squarebill crankbaits. Third, the curly tail grub, such as the 3" Mister Twister. All three of these lures are multi-species hammers in rivers, tried and true.

[haroldrogers]

Love your pick of baits. I’ll try that swim jig. I like a 200 bandit a little better for a crank bait. But what I really like about this video is at the 5:14 mark is the chicken that walks through the window. He didn’t even stop and listen, guess he’s not interested in fishing 😂😂😂

[dannyyork]

Love these river videos Matt! I've fished rivers my whole life I'm 56. River I fish mostly gets hardly no bass fishing pressure. This river starts at headwaters of cave run lake in Kentucky. It empties into the mighty Ohio right in front of Paul brown stadium in downtown Cincinnati. Alot smallest, and spots. Spinnerbaits, and you already know a bladed jig are just hard to beat! But you put out more river videos than anybody. So keep them river videos

[michaellaturno]

I have done well on Ozark streams using the Berkley Flicker Shad. Not only catches smallmouth, but trout as well. Thanks for another great video. Keep the river fishing tips coming.

[shawn_r_schultzfishing]

Storing these for when my back allows me to get back to the river! Awesome stuff as usual 🎣

[johnrayner]

Those are all solid choices and ones that I also would recommend to others. I love the swimjig in moving water, they seem hard to beat.

[laprice]

Love the videos, that swim jig set up is a killer here in Ohio, catches everything bass, pike, Muskie, and some eyes! Rage menaces work as a good trailer also, if you get a Muskie to follow rip of the top tail piece and make the same cast! It makes them go nuts

[bushidocode]

Thanks Matt for the great tips! I fish the Youghiogheny River here in Pennsylvania and have a lot of luck with soft plastic tubes.

[CastingwithKirk]

Great informational video. Definitely confirms for me that I have been picking the right ones. 1.5 squarebills are my favorite on the Mississippi

[clintperry]

Great tips. I love to fish small jigs over large jigs. Lost a 4 lber in the thick weeds yesterday. Of course on a 3 inch wacky. 🙂

[davidvaughan]

I do like all of your ideas and I am going to give this a try. Thanks

[johnroskosky]

Another great video Matt. Thanks again for helping me improve my skills.

[NeilGraham.I.M.F]

Love the rebel pop-r. Still my absolute favorite popper to this day. Don't know what it is about it it just catches more fish for me and all of the others.

[MVAdventures]

I love a buzz bait with a keitect swimbait no skirt. I'm from Wisconsin as well and the blow ups you get from river smallie are crazy on a buzz bait