Chicken Rig

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Here is the in and outs of the chicken rig, which is one of my favorite rigs.
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@othacker2908 3 года назад

I wait every day for your tips. You are the best Bass angler tips guy on you tube

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

Thank you

@TonyHookedonVanlife 2 года назад

Wow! I have been away from bass fishing for a long time due to health reasons, so I have NEVER seen this before. That is sooooo cool!

@MattStefanFishing 2 года назад

thanks!

@MrDeputy83 3 года назад

Best show on the net! Short, sweet and to the point w/ insider info for all levels of fishermen...

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@richardmajewski4104 3 года назад

I can't wait to try this in the river this fall. It all makes such good sense when I think about where I fish and how it can be useful. Thanks so much for sharing this technique Matt.

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

Good luck!

@RichZFishes 3 года назад

Been doing this since the mid-80s and have always put the hook in the other direction. I started doing it around what we call rock moss. Black, slimy moss that only grows a couple inches high, but seems to occur on every deep rock in some lakes. If a jig head touches it, you're fouled. Same with a normal Texas rig. The nail weight with the line attached 4 inches away from the heavy end of the worm works better than anything, but it's still got to be weedless. Then I started using it on really craggy rocky bottoms, even without the moss. Probably don't do it often enough.

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

yep its great bait around slimy bottoms

@stoneysdead689 3 года назад

I think you may have put the hook in backwards but- still an awesome rig. I always assumed they called it the "chicken" rig because you fish it when you're chicken to throw your regular neko into a spot for fear of losing it. Probably has nothing to do with it but- just what I assumed. Thanks again Matt., I had seen this in passing but never really examined it or tried to rig one up- looks really easy.

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

Ill put the hook in either way to get different actions but yes its a good rig

@stoneysdead689 3 года назад

@@MattStefanFishing Oh really- never thought about that- I'll give it a shot and see what happens. I could definitely see that it would make the worm swim like it's injured or something.

@stoneysdead689 3 года назад

@@MattStefanFishing Do you use any heavier line or rod when you fish it weedless? It looks like you would need a harder hook set vrs. the regular open hook rig.

@k9er233 4 месяца назад

@@MattStefanFishing I have heard it is called the chicken rig because the weight causes it to peck at the bottom like a chicken feeding. Sounds reasonable to me. And you can't have a real chicken rig without real chickens now, can you? 😁

@jimk4267 3 года назад

Reading the comments. Some are wondering which direction the hook should point. My .02 cents I use it both ways. If I am pitching to targets, where I want the bait to fall vertically. I have the line tie away from the weight. If I will be working the bait along the bottom the line tie goes toward the weight. I can maintain better bottom contact that way and to me it seems more natural crawling along the bottom. But in reality I don't think the fish care. They bite it pretty well both ways. These tips are great Matt

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

Yeah I use it both ways as well.

@jeffniebanck6387 3 года назад

Thanks for the reminder! I’ve been switching to a straight Texas worm from my wacky for thick cover. Should be using the chicken rig!!

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

give it a try

@markesquivel1458 3 года назад

Thanks for the tip, the "Chicken Rig". Never seen it or heard anybody talk about it; I'll be trying it, great content. 👍🏼

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@davidleasure9138 2 года назад

Beautiful chickens. Barred Rocks? Thanks for all the tips. Will be trying them

@MattStefanFishing 2 года назад

Yes they are!

@maxcole3930 2 года назад

Somehow I missed this video originally. Never thought about rigging like that will definitely try on Murray, Clarks Hill Russell

@MattStefanFishing 2 года назад

its a good one!

@notsogood6249 3 года назад

I asked you if you ever heard of the Chicken Rig in another video...you replied that you did a video on it. Guess what I found it. I will be trying it on Lake Okeechobee. I hope it pays off for spawning season. Thanks again.

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

Thanks for watching it!

@philliprasmussen3757 3 года назад

Gary Yamamoto came up with the rig and called it the backward wacky weighted Kut Tail which forms the acronym BWWK and that resembles the sound a chicken makes.

@chundle09 3 года назад

I buy it

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

interesting

@aaronh4431 3 года назад

That is the actual story bwwk bwwk 🐓🐓🐓

@jelmo1057 3 года назад

Thanks Matt, I had heard of this rig but had no clue what it was. The other comments are right, you provide the best “to the point” video tips on UTube! Well communicated, short, to the point, and always something new. Thanks for sharing!

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

Glad to help!

@juleswinnfield826 3 года назад

With todays intro maybe call it The Barred Rock Chicken Rig. Cool technique, thanks for talking about it. One of best things about derby fishing is the evolution of new/different techniques that the entire industry benefits from. Keep up the good work.

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

Thanks!

@edpelkey7798 3 года назад

Gary Yamamoto developed the Chicken rig, one gentleman had previously mentioned it BWWK! Gary actually created a new worm for technique the 7.75 inch Kuttail worm. He makes the worm in 3.5”, 4”, 5”, 6.5” and 7.75”. The bait has great action on the slow fall.

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

Good info

@erniestumpf5244 2 года назад

This is true. It stands for Backwards Wacky Worm Kuttail….and if you try to speak the letters BWWK you would be sounding like a chicken. Bok-Bok-Bok-Bok you get the point! Haha

@johnrayner5599 3 года назад

I dont know why its named that but I do know it works very well, thanks for sharing Matt.

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

No problem 👍

@TS19781 3 года назад

That's the first I've heard of it but I'll definitely be trying it! Just subscribed!

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

Thanks!

@johnkent9019 3 года назад

Matt, it looks to me like the way you've rigged it the hook is "upside down". With the weight on the bottom your line is "backtracking" on your hook. Would it be better if the hook point was nearer the weight vice the tail? or does it not matter?

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

generally you want the hook point near the weight, but you will get more action out of the worm if you rig it how i did in the video. The majority of the time I do it the otherway though.

@josephvanchierijr.2486 3 года назад

Never heard of it. Looks like it will work here.

@tommywalker741 3 года назад

Appreciate the tip Matt awesome why to fish. 🙏

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

Thanks!

@edgarmelton8091 3 года назад

Love this rig

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

Its a good one!

@shannonkirby9295 3 года назад

Never heard of that, Matt. Thanks for something I have never seen before. Take care and be safe, Matt

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

You bet

@comfortablynumb9342 Год назад

To me a chicken rig is a double hook leader with weight at the bottom end and it's for bait. People use them from piers and straight down in boats for bottom fish in the saltwater. I never heard of the name being used with soft plastics but that doesn't mean anything 😉. That's why I'm here, to learn.

@MattStefanFishing Год назад

interesting

@rickhensley2251 3 года назад

First saw this setup fishing a Costa event as a co-angler with Gary Yamamoto on Guntersville years ago I had forgotten about it until now 😀

@tunit8946 3 года назад

You serious Clark?

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

Awesome!

@rickhensley2251 3 года назад

@@tunit8946 yes, back in 2014 or 2015 .

@jk_wrangler13 3 года назад

I've never heard of the chicken rig. Looks like it could work

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

It does!

@kevinjtoner 3 года назад

For me, this is truly a great tip!!!…….Thank you 👍🎣

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

No problem 👍

@yakfishing6275 3 года назад

I am definitely going to try that

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

Hope you enjoy

@XxNiteStockerxX 3 года назад

It’s called Chicken Rig because it was originally called BWWK Rig for backwards weedless wacky rig. BWWK is the sound a chicken makes lol

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

interesting

@N5KDA 3 года назад

We have so much wood down here you won't get much fishing done if you throw anything that's not weedless. The only exceptions are good running crankbaits, and some are much worse about getting hung up than others, and fishing open water for suspended bass with a swimbait. There is no grass on the lake I fish 90% of the time. Even "weedless" baits get hung up and cause you to have to go over to get the lure to fall free.

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

Some cover is just about to thick for any bait

@N5KDA 3 года назад

@@MattStefanFishing When these people built the lakes down here they hauled the big trees out for lumber. They did however leave the tree tops, and in a lot of the lakes left trees standing. This did two things, the trees rotted off just below the water line leaving the tops somewhere near the base of the tree. Second, you don't get over idle speed on most of the lake because you will tear something up if you do. On the lake I fished yesterday, I only use the big motor to load the boat back onto the trailer.

@tunit8946 3 года назад

Great tips on inserting the weight. Question on the direction of the hook. Saw that you had the eye of the hook towards the weighted end. Why not the opposite direction? 🤪

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

You can do either end. Try it and you'll see how different the action is.

@shawn_r_schultzfishing4883 3 года назад

I'll have to try this one also. I usually have luck with the split shot rig, although it does sometimes get gunked up.

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

this is a good weedless alternative

@DavDaDdue 2 года назад

I have fallen in love with the chicken rig. However I find the baits rip alot. Amy ideas what I can do to limit this?

@MattStefanFishing 2 года назад

not much you can do IMO

@DavDaDdue 2 года назад

@@MattStefanFishing alot of people use rebarbs but you usinga EWG. What rod setup are you using fore the thicker hook?

@mikeruiz9745 3 года назад

Thanks for the info man!! Thats great!!

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

Anytime!

@terryreed7996 3 года назад

I really enjoy your channel always learning something new and well laid out. Thank you 🙏 Fishing very sandy & silty soils north west Florida best way to fish them? Bait s

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

I dont like to use bottom baits in silty soil. I feel like the fish dont like to inhale silt much in my opinion. so i go with weightless bait, dropshots and topwaters.

@davidleasure9138 2 года назад

Beautiful chickens. Barred rocks?

@MattStefanFishing 2 года назад

Yes they are

@limegreenfishingmachine3332 3 года назад

Matt I thought the hook eye would be the other way so line eye is towards the tail not the weight?

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

You are correct. I did it backwards

@gregc2621 3 года назад

Everyone does it backwards

@kurtrindgen4708 3 года назад

Backwards, but who’s to say that way wouldn’t work.

@gregc2621 3 года назад

@@kurtrindgen4708 logic

@larryn1929 3 года назад

It is the Chicken Rig because it resembles the skin hanging underneath a rooster's neck - which is known as the wattle.

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

interesting

@david.weston7911 3 года назад

Good stuff Matt as always Thank y from Ohio

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@kktx4058 3 года назад

Another great tip!

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

Thanks!

@jherritt6712 3 года назад

I've used this and it does produce bites that I didnt get on the first pass thru an area. I dont put the hook in the bait the same way as you showed in the video though. I always put the hook in the opposite way. Seems to be the right way to me. No?

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

I put the hook in either way. you get dramatically different action based on the direction of the hook point. try both ways.

@waynesammyswingle6107 3 года назад

I would bet it is called the "chicken" rig because the person using it is "chicken" for using it as opposed to the standard Neko. Meaning it is the "chicken" way of fishing it. But that is just a guess. Although Hardknox's explanation makes more sense I will leave the comment up for algorithmic purposes.

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

This makes sense to me sense to me as well

@dustinwalker8152 3 года назад

That intro was pretty funny! Not sure why it's called that, but I think Gary Yamamoto came up with it and named. I've also heard it called the tiny child rig and a few others that aren't coming to mind. The only difference is your hook is upside down compared to how Gary did it. There is also a somewhat similar rig, but made for punching and weighted backsliding, called the sasuteki rig. Edit: Hayabusa, and one other Japanese hook company, makes a weedless/neko rig hook that is made to be rigged similar to that but the hook is desgined for it. The Hayabusa version is called wrm202 SP weedless wacky hook.

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

Thanks for sharing! I rig my hook either way depending on what action I want.

@dustinwalker8152 3 года назад

@@MattStefanFishing I could definitely see where the upside down version would give more of a wacky action than the way the hook goes upright into the top of the section of the bait. Your version could be called the wacky chicken

@stephanelavoie2258 3 года назад

Really interesting, , I’m always fishing from the bank so i’m often stuck with wacky , ned rig and Neiko rig . I will try that one for sure . Do you use a stiffer spinning rod for that application and do you find that it work with small mouth ? Thank you 🙏🏻.

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

Good luck!I use a ML rod with 10 lb fluorocarbon and yes it works for smallmouth really well.

@XxNiteStockerxX 3 года назад

I use a cheap medium action rod and have no problems

@TonyHookedonVanlife 2 года назад

Question: does it matter or do you have a preference as to which direction the eye of the hook is in relation to the nail weight? Just having seen this rig for the first time right now, it seems to me that rigging it the *opposite* direction than you did in the video would be best, presentation-wise. Thanks in advance!

@MattStefanFishing 2 года назад

you can do either way it just gives you a different presentation

@TonyHookedonVanlife 2 года назад

@@MattStefanFishing ah okay, thanks. I'm gonna try this tomorrow!

@Roboworm99 3 года назад

Backwards Wacky Weighted Kut Tail, Or BWWK rig, which kind of sounds like a chicken.

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

interesting

@Roboworm99 3 года назад

@@MattStefanFishing very popular for years out here in the west. Gary Yamamoto Kut Tail Worm

@andrewowens6754 3 года назад

Didnt he run that hook backwards? Upside down? It works better if your line tie is on the tail side half of the bait.....

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

I usually do it the way you mentioned but will fish with the hook in either position as it gets way more action with the hook eye down. try it on bed fish.

@Marvld1 3 года назад

How come you don't turn the hook around ? With eye of the hook up.

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

You can fish it either way. You get more motion out of the bait with hook eye down.

@XxNiteStockerxX 3 года назад

I usually rig so my hook point is facing the weight and the line is coming out towards tail. Seems to have better standing action

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

I use both ways. rigging the hook upside down give it a lot more wacky action.

@hardknoxs 3 года назад

Word on the streets is, that the name has something to do with it looking like a chickens coxcomb flopping around while it pecks at the floor. Thats just what I heard, im totally not 💯 on it tho! 😂

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

No idea why

@willperryman4559 3 года назад

Great tip, I love discovering more ways to not get snagged of stuck. What hook and size do you use 🤷🏻‍♂️ thanks in advance ✊

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

With big worms like this magnum hit worm ill use a 3/0 EWG hook, but with skinny worms like a roboworm ill use a 1/0 straight shank rebarb hook

@willperryman4559 3 года назад

@@MattStefanFishing Thanks Matt✊🎣

@victorsimonsen921 3 года назад

could you not get the same results with a screw on bullet weight?

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

instead of the nail weight? If so, yes you could

@adamestepp6527 3 года назад

Matt do u fish this rig on baitcaster or spinning gear? Also what lb test line do u suggest ? Thanks

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

I primarily fish it on a spinning rod with 10 lb test fluorocarbon

@jamierice3189 3 года назад

I know this is off topic but have you done any videos on spybaits? Would like to know when where and how to fish them

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

Yes I have

@cerebraltackle 3 года назад

In all due respect, what you're describing is an Amistad Nail Rig. The original Chicken Rig was developed by an Angler out of Texas. It started as a light and short Carolina Rig. Think a MOJO Rig with a swivel (as the original MOJO was pegged). Also, 1/8 to 1/4oz weight and the leader was only 14"-16" long. The bait of choice was a Zoom Trick Worm or a Baby Brush Hog. Ike loves to bastardize names of rigs...don't be like Mike! Lol! 🤣

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

I’m just going off what people have told me it’s called.

@cerebraltackle 3 года назад

@@MattStefanFishing I completely understand that and don't fault you in any way. I'm a tackle nerd. I take rig names extremely seriously, LOL...as I do fish identification. You have great content! Please keep up the good work! (and the chicken into was genius!)

@dougp9975 3 года назад

Matt great video. Would you recommend this set up if dead sticking in milfoil?

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

yes

@richardblake4777 3 года назад

Wow Matt, love your chicken and will use it next trip. Work ok on a Senko?

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

Yes it does!

@theultimatesteelshooter8610 3 года назад

When fishing in vegetation do you fish 5his on a baitcaster or spinning?

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

i fish on spinning gear 10lb fluorocarbon

@theultimatesteelshooter8610 3 года назад

@@MattStefanFishing thx. 10 lb might be a bit risky where I fish down here in Florida

@tomcece3325 3 года назад

This is the juice

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

Yep!

@treywheeler8365 3 года назад

Hey Matt great job on the 2nd place finish recently Is this something you use in tournaments also have u weighed in any fish this year on this rig? Thanks in advance I look forward to your videos everyday!

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

Yes it is a rig i use consistently and weighed lots of fish on it this year. I know of several other pros that have taken lots of top 10's with it as well. that's why I started using it.

@treywheeler8365 3 года назад

@@MattStefanFishing Heck yea! thats awesome, your videos are the best online! Ill be following and rooting for you from now on.

@lucascottrell9715 3 года назад

Chicken to get snagged

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

everything does get snagged

@JustinTyme1966 7 месяцев назад

What size nail weights do you use?

@MattStefanFishing 7 месяцев назад

I prefer the 3/64

@JustinTyme1966 7 месяцев назад

@@MattStefanFishing Thank you for the quick response, also thank you for taking the time to make and post these video's, they are a huge help.

@jamesbarron1202 3 года назад

I rig mine opposite with the hook eye up towards the tail

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

Yep you can do either way

@jamesbarron1202 3 года назад

@@MattStefanFishing hook eye up will give it more vertical lift when the rod tip is raised. Hook eye down would be better as a horizontal dragging rig.

@stephenallen1237 3 года назад

What size nail weight?

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

i use various sizes depending on depth but a 1/16 oz is normally where i start

@joelambert1676 3 года назад

I have always seen the hook rigged with the hook reversed from what you are showing. This also does not crook the bait so bad.

@MattStefanFishing 3 года назад

you can hook either way and use other types of hooks. THis was a larger worm and I like using EWG hooks with them. With a small skinny worm like a roboworm i prefer to use a rebarb hook and go all the way though the worm. But yes, normally I rig it the other way with the hook eye opposite from the worm weight.

@joelambert1676 3 года назад

@@MattStefanFishing Check out Gary Yamamoto on how to fish/rig the chicken rig. He has the hook down towards the bottom.