My Secret Micro Bait!
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- Опубликовано: 26 авг 2024
- You might want to get some of these little micro baits if you don’t already!
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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.
I've never used those before. Now I will immediately go buy *all* of them! I have to have all the tackle. It gives me purpose. It soothes me.
haha!
Yep, yep, yep!! Mentioned this yesterday. When power bait discontinued the 4" hand poured ox blood finesse worm, I bought up everyone on-line. I managed to get just under fifty bags. Still have 12 or so that I will not part with. I wish they would start making them again. That's what old tackle boxes are good for!
haha! Yep
Always love hearing about micro baits. I can't imagine fishing pressure going down ever and it seems like there are more and more times when micro baits are useful or even necessary. Thanks for all the tips.
Agreed!
i believe that ARKE was the maker of the original HULA GRUB but that was 30 years ago. Gary Yamamoto now makes it and i have some 5 inch ones ordered. I used to fish these years ago and they were one of my favorite baits
they are great baits!
Just placed an order to TW using your link. Love the channel. Thanks for producing and sharing excellent content.
Thanks so much for supporting the channel!
I love the keitech spider grubs in Sahara olive color. They work well here in Washington (clear water).
There are 8 baits in the 2”-3” but only 5 baits in the 3.5”.
I use the 3” spider when appropriate but use my Yamamoto Hula grubs the majority of the time.
thanks for sharing
Yea, I bet those work good here in the north country, the PNW where I live. Definitely going to look into getting some of those. 🎣✌🏻
Yes they do
I just bought some of these the other day to try on bed fishing. Thanks for the content and the info.. I really appreciate your enthusiasm and passion for fishing and I’ve learned a lot from your videos!
Glad to help
Hey Matt ... Check out the Cabin Creek Salty Spider they are a 2 piece Spider bait that are made of very soft rubber. We have been using these for years on our home
lake and they are killers.
ill check it out!
That’s a deadly bed bait. Great right after ice out too.
thanks for sharing!
Those are excellent. I use the Cabin Creek spider because I bought a bunch of them when they discontinued the Keitechs. I am glad keitech brought them back unfortunately they don’t seem the same.
Is Cabin Creek still in business ?
@@jimtandlmayer9146 a
I think they just sell direct now. Their website is still up
thanks for sharing!
Caught some nice smallies on the Potomac behind my house today with these spider grub baits today on a ned head... worked really well thanks for the very informative videos
Good stuff
Try a slider head jig again you can get them at Cabin Creek lures
thanks for sharing
Seriously checkout salty spiders from Cabin Creek lures it's a two-piece system with a slider head jig I use them on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia for smallmouth bass it's killer I've also caught some nice largemouth bass on it
@@MattStefanFishing thank you I've learned a lot from watching your videos
thanks Matt! I’ve seen those before, but only used the larger hula grub. I think cabin Creek used to have something similar, but these contacts are all one piece and look awesome for ultra finesse!
You bet!
Just get a twin tail grub and I think Yamamamoto still sells the skirt that you melt on with a lighter. But since they are available again, I guess it's a moot point. I have a guy that makes a 1/16 ball head jig with a bass jig style fiber weed guard and #1 hook that I use as a NED style head that would be perfect.
thanks for sharing
Bought some of those baits and jig heads with your link. Thanks for the tip. We get those spring days when you cant get a bite to save your life. Will give these a try.
Awesome! thanks for the support!
Really appreciate this one! Have 3 young kids that I’m just looking to get them bites on in local ponds that are ultra pressured, and the occasional river trip.
this bait will do that for you!
Up in the northeast guys have been whacking em skipping Keitech little spiders under docks and pontoon boats for a while. When the spiders became hard to come by I switched over to the OSP Dolive Hog 2.5. It's a very similar bait. I fish it on a dropshot with a short leader. Catches everything!
thanks for sharing!
What a coincidence I saw these on eBay last week and bought a pack of 3” and a pack of 3 1/2” . At first look I knew they would work on the heavy pressured lake I fish in Fayetteville Tx. I plan to try em tomorrow. I have been catching a bunch lately on a 3” swimbait like spark shad then I tried Zoom swimming fluke jrs. which I had plenty of and were much less expensive. I have had more bites on the Zoom. Also the 3 1/2” spider grubs came 5 to a pack for $7.98
Good info thanks for sharing
Very interesting, Matt. Thanks for the info
You bet!
Small baits work great for big fish light line and small baits
yes sir!
Walmart sells a version of this bait I always called a spider bait. It' used to be great but I just bought some recently. 1.76 per pack 2 plastic bodies with 1 weedless Ned head type hook.
thanks for sharin!
@@MattStefanFishing very sorry. I completely forgot about your channel getting monetary kick back from your local sporting goods site. I hope no one sees my comment.
That would be killer on stream trout too!! I think people overlook how much trout feed on crayfish. I used to.
yepo!
I've never seen that exact bait before and my mind went right to smallmouth, but my lake is loaded with crappie so I could see them chewing them up to, win-win thank you Sir!
Very cool!
Man!! These have been in my tackle bag for years!!! Put it on a ned head, Keitech finesse jig, drop shot you name it these things get bit when nothing else will!! Smallmouth especially river smallmouth hate these!! I wasn’t going to mention this but early spring on a marabou jig swimming it just off the bottom!!!!
great tip! Ill give it a try!
Cool, thanks for the vid. Spot on about the baby crawfish deal. A few inland lakes by the house have this bite..... usually early June. Gene Larew made/makes a tiny salt craw, been using that for a long time, havent bought in a while, bought a bunch years ago. Z-man and Berkley came out recently with small 2.5" craws as many folks know. Ill check this one out.... and probably HAVE to buy some. Wife: Why is there another tackle purchase.... Me: Blame Matt.....
Ill take the blame as long as you use my TW affiliate link haha
I cut off hula grub skirts and ika skirts save them trim them down, glue to head or centerline on the hook to use on 1-2 inch single and twin tail grubs. Make tiny jigs.
thanks for sharing!
Looks interesting. Ill keep an eye out for an equivalent. Thanks Matt
they came back out with them and have them at TW again
Awesome content and so very well presented! I am going to get my paws on some of these to use at Tablerock Lake, they should just smash them there, thanks Matt.
they do!
Haven’t used the keitec brand grubs but love the Yamamoto hula grubs been throwing them for a while now I keep a stock of them.
the keitech are more durable and tiny compared to the hula grub
Another great video Matt. I'm surprised Berkley has not came up with a tiny crawfish bait akin to their gulp minnows that work so well.
they came out with the lil trooper
Absolutely lethal!!! I was waiting for this one 🧐
thanks!
I just picked some of these up the other day with plans to hammer on some lake Ontario smallmouth here in a couple weeks. I thought they looked like they would be awesome but I had no idea they were discontinued and got that high on the secondary market, thats a pretty crazy price even for a discontinued bait, thats really got my confidence up haha I had planned to fish it on a ned or small ball head, also think it would make an awesome finesse jig trailer with the skirt cut off of it.
Sounds great!
Those things look great. I didn't know they made spider grubs. I've been using the Cabin Creek small "Spider Parts" grubs for years.
Very cool!
I need some of those and the hullas that you covered. Right now all I want to through is the 3 inch peanut butter and jelly wacky rig.
PBJ!
The ole hulla grub! Man i got some good ones on that cinnamon and purple flake yamamotos.
Good one
Thanks, Matt. Great information as always. Congratulations on reaching 23,000 subscribers!
Thanks so much!
I still use hulagrubs green pumpkin all along even in the last 5 years by Yamamoto.
they work great!
I love the original kietech little spiders! I like to use them as a dropshot weight. The old school little spiders were made of rubber and were super durable. I wish keitech would go back to the original little spider
i hear yeah but these still work great
Luv em secrets, I got no more room on my peg boards but oh well, gotta have it
you need this!
A ned head works really good for me
thanks for sharing!
I remember back years ago when Dion Hibdon won the classic on one of those little spider jigs fishing docks I might be showing my age by telling that
Thank you for the video
You're welcome
Man I been using them for years the white perch love them and the big giggle eyes kill them and I have never seen anyone using them but me where I am at but I put it on a small spinner baits like the mini king I cut the inside strands off about 1/8” from the bane and put that on it and it’s killer
thanks for sharing!
Trout season starts on Saturday here in PA and I just rigged a few of the 3” spider grubs on 1/32 and 1/16 jig heads to see if they might play. Looks like something a trout might have a hard time passing up. We’ll see.
good luck!
They will work!!
Dang, gonna have to buy some of those. Thanks for sharing!
you bet!
These litte things are absolute killers. Great video, great info
yes they are
I found it in the tackle shop a year ago and got 2 colors. Haven’t used them but gonna next time I go out
give them a try!
@@MattStefanFishing I live in lake Havasu, super pressured but not sure people have really used this. I’m go the 2 inch ones, I’ll be throwing on a 1/32 and 1/64 jig heads
@@thefadedfisherman5548 should work great there
@@MattStefanFishing I’ve been killllllling it the past couple weeks with these. 1/64 jig heads to light. The legs won’t twirl but the 1/32 is a perfect fall rate
Used to throw these a lot when they first came out in the little plastic boxes. The new version didn’t get me as many bites
thats a bummer
Hi Matt. I have the older ones that were made of silicone rubber. Very durable. Are the new ones made of conventional plastic? I fish them on the Keitech tungsten ball jigheads. I did see a 2.5" version made by Reins at my local tackle shop. When I get a chance I will.compare. Thanks again.
im not sure what they are made of but they are durable little guys
Well just tell them everything then Matt- geez!
LOL_ Just joking- I realize at this point even if you think you have a super-secret bait- you don't. I've never used these exact jigs but- I buy the Reins radial skirts and pair them with a Yamamoto double tail grub- you have the same bait basically. Same size, same look to the skirt, everything looks about identical. Missing that secret squid scent though- if that means anything to anyone. I'm going to pick up a few packs of these and see if there is any meaningful difference. I use the Owner Rigging hooks for these- they're little wide gap ewg hooks- tiny things. I bought them for free rigging but, they work great for these if someone wants to rig Texas rig style with an ewg hook.
Edit: As for there not being a better match for small baby craws- I would argue the zman TRD craw is a much closer match- but for some reason, they don't bite it. Isn't it odd how a plastic like this, which is a loose approximation of the forage, will often out fish something that looks super realistic? That always freaks me out.
these are a lot smaller than the hula grubs
@@MattStefanFishing Yeah- I'm not talking about throwing hula grubs- I pair a regular 3 inch double tail grub with a small reins radial skirt- much smaller than a regular 4-inch hula grub. Probably a tad larger than the 3inch size of these but- not by much.
i caught bass on the full size( 4") bait 30 years ago. i would catch bass on this when i couldn't get them to bite a regular bass jig. it is still made by Big Bite Baits
thanks for sharing
Matt I didnt think they were discontinued * Keitech the factory got water damage and ruined the original machene ! If you remember the original spiders were made out of like a strong rubber ! And were indestructible! Then when they got going again they are made of plastic * not as durable ! Compare the originals and the new ones ! I still have some originals! They are killer ! The originals could not touch other plastic * or they would get ruined! They also came in a nice little plastic box ! Thanks dude! My buddy is sponcers by them that's the story I got
very cool thanks for sharing. Id always heard they were discontinued but in either case you can buy the new ones again and they work great!
You are correct. I was living in Japan during this time. The machine used to produce the silicone rubber little spiders broke down. I was told it would have been over a million dollars to repair so they switched to the regular plastic to keep up with demand since they were very popular in Japan. I bought a bunch of the old school ones and definitely preferred those in terms of durability. However, the new ones seem to get bit just as much. There are some great Japanese micro jigs and trailers that probably do a better job imitating small crayfish but the little spider is a little more versatile. Try it on a short dropshot when other baits aren’t getting bit, it can be deadly.
@@jordanhoeppner2723 Thanks Jordan! So the machene just broke down ? I was told a flood or something! Who knows * stories change * You were there so you know better * Thanks for the info ! God bless * stay safe * You probably saw and got alot of good stuff when you were their ! That's so cool ! England was the farthest I have been ! No good fishing stuff ! But great beer ! Thanks again !
I should have sold mines when it was at its peak! I bought as much as I can at a local shop that put it on sale. I held on to these boogers for the longest time! haha.
bummer
I have never used this bait but I have used spider baits Cabin Creek salty spider I've been using that for years to catch Smallmouth
thanks for sharing!
Looks like a small Yamamoto Hula Grub to me.
it is but its about 1/4 the size of a hula grub
I would think the Max Scent Trooper would fit in this category too.
yep
We've been using these since they came out. Fortunately I had a good supply when they stopped making them.
thats awesome!
Interesting.
Glad you think so!
Hey Matt, thinking about these again. What are your top 2-3 color recommendations?
i like the browns and greens
Good stuff as always. Just ordered the hula grub the other day. Now you tell me there's a micro version. I'll see if the hula grub works for me first. Are you going to the 50th Bass pro event in Missouri?
probably not
i remember them being called spyder jigs
yep!
Love the OG little spiders and it's little square containers. Too bad Gene Larew stop producing their version of the little hula's. These new ones are nice but expensive
these are great little baits
What knot do you use for your leader?
uni to uni
Love spider grubs
Me too
Hi Matt are you fishing the MLF?
I fish the MLF Pro Circuit
Awesome topic Matt. Have you ever fished in Utah? I live out in Northern Utah and man compared to other states it's a tough bass state in my opinion except for a couple lakes and in Southern Utah.
once on powell and several times on Mead, which is kinda close depending where you are in Utah
@@MattStefanFishing ya i had a feeling it was going to be lake Powell.
Love the micro's
me too!
Feel like I just learned a state secret. Those would do amazing on a bfs combo.
yes they would!
Gitzit makes a 3 inch version that works decently. The 2 incher intrigues me. I learn something new on most of your videos. Thanks!
Also, do you fish smallies on hair jigs? If so can you do a video?
i love hair jigs!
Loved it
thanks!
I think the originals are made with a different type of plastic. I’ve never had my hands on one so I’m not sure, but it would be the only good reason to justify the high price people are paying for them.
in my opinion they are the same but I dont know what they use to make them. The new version still work great for me.
Looks like a downsized hula grub which is a killer bait. I can imagine how it would be a fish magnet. Thanks for the juice again Matt.
its a micro hula bait
So do you know how Gary Yamamoto was awarded a us patten on the hula grub over the original inventor of the spider grub ?
no clue...my guess is he filed for the patent first
@@MattStefanFishing No man The Garland brothers were the ones that invented the spider grub. the only reason that Gary got the us patten was that he was the first to add " SALT"
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