This Rig Is Crappie Candy! 

Old guy here. Used to live in the north, now in Florida. Miss the small lakes, rivers, etc. The birds and birdsongs - redwing blackbirds, even the geese, really trigger the memory banks. Thanks for providing good stuff!

bob ross of fishing

After 40 years of Bass fishing and all the expensive gear, it still gets me excited to see a simple bobber go under which is something I haven't used in years.

Excellent as always Mr Matt! Interesting to see the wheels for your yak. I snorted when you said you looked like a nerd with your pants tucked in. There isn’t a regular viewer who thinks you’re a nerd. Fish whisperer, smally smasher, pike playa, musky magician, etc. Those are the descriptors that come to mind. Thanks for taking us along!!

Catching up on your videos again. Certain RU-vidrs make this life better. You sir are one of them. God Bless Matt.

I can't think of something I'd rather be doing than having a good cup of coffee while watching Matt slay the slabs on a beautiful, peaceful lake, thanks Matt! Take care and be safe!

2 years ago I got a kayak and started to get recommend your videos. This year I’m into my first full soft water fishing season. Thanks for inspiring me to try this amazing hobby.

We used to get into big schools of Crappie on Black Lake, in northern NY. Great eating! Thanks again for keeping this old dude going! I just got some 10 inch bull worms in the mail this morning, and planning to spend a week with my little brother on the St Lawrence early in July. He's 78, and we still manage to have some fishing fun, mostly for bass and catfish on the river.

Great weather over here in Massachusetts lately, got some time off for memorial day and thinking of heading to a good spot in my area for bass and crappie, occasionally perch. Glad everything's clearing up weatherwise. Happy fishing, everyone!

Love that you had the lake pretty much all to yourself, the constant bird songs made it the best soundtrack to a day of slamming the panfish. Awesome.

Hi NDYakAngler, Im Chris in the UK, my friend you use the most odd lures and baits there in the USA, but my friend THEY WORK, love your clips/vlogs. Chris.

Love Saturday mornings with Matt. 👍👍👍

Crappie is my favorite fish. I love the subtle bite and I like finding them. Once found they are fairly cooperative. Fun!

Wish I had more access to boat free waters! That looked and sounded peaceful!! Thanx for taking us!!!

How punctual! At exactly 3:00 pm (Spanish summer time) I got this video. Later on the day I'll watch It, of course!

LOW WATER?!! SoCal has full reservoirs and resurrected lakes. All the best, Angler.

Enjoy your technic. I tried a tungsten jig with nikko wax worms and a small split shot, no bobber. I'm 68 and I felt like a kid. Great fun.

It’s hard to think of just one thing to make this video even better. The gorgeous lake, that overcast sky, the close ups of the fish caught (those interesting comments about the possible hybrids!)…and most important to me: a detailed description of the gear and lures used (brand, size…Close up image of the package). And also what you don’t find: awful unnerving music, stupid screaming…Only the relaxing sound of paddling, the fish splashing…the birds chirping…the marvelous sounds of Mother Nature. Very appropriately someone wrote “fishing vicariously through Matt”. I see many other fishing channels on RU-vid and this is the best to me hands down.

I love crappie! They go right into my frying pan!

Gorgeous fishing spot and love how it feels like I’m right there with ya man awesome work 😎🎣

This is my favorite show on you tube.

Tots of great crappie and blue gill catches! Great video Matt thanks for taking us along! See you next adventure!

Nice crappie!! 👍 those bluegill are pretty impressive too!

Hey NDYakAngler, im happy to announce that my haunting of Facebook Marketplace has netted me with a $600 Old Town Topwater 120. I should be getting the old 798ci HD mounted on monday. Im excited to get out and fish again. It came with a anchor trolley and a crait

I thought you might get that pike. At the very least you had a good day of fishing! Thank you for sharing!!

Crappie has always been my favorite pan-fried fish. As far as catch and eat in the same place I think they're tough to beat.

What a beautiful day/spot for a little crappie fishing. Always a safe bet to play with the wind/breeze. Can’t wait to get out there myself and do the same. Thanks for bringing us along…see you next time!

I just want to say that you and another fishing channel have greatly encouraged me to get back into fishing after a long hiatus successful and fun fishing so far here in the south. Thank you for the great content

I have a acre pond. And I have several Crappies that are 14+ inches. I caught them from a different pond and they were about 11 inches a piece now there over 14.

Awesome video as always Matt!

Keep 'em coming, Matt!! Thanks for the content and whoop whoop on all the fish caught. I look forward to your new posts. Cheers!

I just came across this channel this week and goodness thank you for posting content! So relaxing and informative. Fish on!

This sis probably the dude that made fish brain app😂 he is just that good at it

Those Bluegill are epic! Thanks Matt!

Crappie crack me up. Big bluegills with a bass mouth.

My favorite fishing RU-vidr!

Man I watch you all the time in English class. You're the best!

Your videos are great keep going

Congratulations on the incredible work you have done on the channel! It's inspiring to see your dedication and passion for sport fishing. Each video is a valuable lesson, full of tips and teachings that really make a difference. Keep it up, your effort in sharing knowledge is admirable and I'm sure you're helping many fishermen to improve their techniques. Success always!"

Wow I'd love to get into some of those big sunfish!

Another excellent video enjoying the great outdoors on the water! Many youtubers get so in depth with their tactics on their videos that it takes you away from the whole experience. I really like how you give a quick explanation of why you are fishing the spot that you are, and get back to enjoying what you are doing and taking us along. Also, if you have been around tics you know tucking the pants into the socks is a good tip! That's part of fishing, some kind of bug always trying to bite you lol.

Subbed. Your channel is amazing. The Bob Ross of fishing

I also walk around with my shirt and socks tucked in like a nerd in the spring.

Amazing content !!!! Respect from Russia !

One of my favorite fishing memories is top water bluegill fishing with my fly rod on a tiny lake in Utah. Using little poppers or grasshopper flies. We could catch dozens each day that were 10-12”. They are such great fighters.

one of my favorite little lakes.....so jealous.

The bird sounds are relaxing!!

Great Video! hope to get out there myself soon.

Best part of being in the Kayak with ya, I wasn't actually in the kayak--hehehe...my balance is the shits currently, Stroke Recovery...luv listening/watching you though eh... ;p

Nice spot you got there. Keep that spot a secret. Your nice little slice of paradise

thank you so much for takin me along with you on this relaxing, beautiful excursion 🙏👀... this one Matt, this is one of your best imo ... see you on the next an above all, stay safe out there bro... buh bye from Central Canada 👋🤓 p.s i had a bigger comment with a few time stamps but something happened an my yt page switched to a new page😭😭😭... i do have that "auto play" option turned off so i dont know what happened.. but im a dope at computer stuff sooooo , yea 😏... lol 🙄🙄...

Very nice and informative video. Learned something new. Thank u.

He is back at it again!

always fun.thanks

Doesn't matter what you look like keeping ticks off of you is pretty smart

never knew you had merch! picked up a decal for my kayak and a shirt!

Awesome fishing bro !

Please consider trying for pike at this lake sometime!! Would be a cool vid

Use to fish almost same setup for Crappie (bobber and tube jig) at the mouth of a Marina.. the boat wakes moved the jig up and down - produced lots of hits 👍

Great time on the water Matt. Hard to beat drifting small jigs under the slip bobbers (Mick Thill once corrected me at an outdoor show near Chicago...They're floats man) whatever you like calling them it's a blast. Definitely like chop on the water...does most of the work for you. The mixed bag of fish and mystery of what you hooked are a bonus. Blessings buddy

Making me want to move home to Minnesota, I miss being 30 minutes from 30 lakes... now its 30 minutes to 4 over fished ponds in Louisville

It’s good to mix up the catch of the day, good video.

Those 8"+ bullgills and pumpkinseeds sure do put up a fight for their size. And pumpkinseeds are usually more willing to hit than a bluegill normally would.

Would you ever make a video about your rod and bait setups for different fish? Love the content, and I'm interested in bass fishing, but I am not familiar with most of the gear.

Caught my first crappie today on my cross country move ! Nice video

Always good to see your video's

Matt's got that right. Ticks are hellish this Spring. They're everywhere. 😢

Nice knotty headed bluegill

I love your videos

those were some chunks of panfish. surprised you did not keep any crappie for the grease!

Another great outing ! If you were to buy another kayak what would it be ?

No thank you sir for the video thank you for taking me with you catching some good crappie

Good one

Crappie fest!! Thanks, Matt!!!

Thanks for giving us so much tips and baits to use! ❤😊

I use trout magnets and catch tons lol

I'm not sure why but the older I get the more I like just hearing birds singing

I’m going walleye and crappie fishing Tuesday

10/10 flippy spinny.

awsome video nice fish🎣

Man's fixing his honor after robbing all of the Ranchers

That nymph imitation might serve well on a trout stream! Maybe a darker olive or brown shade.

You're a better man than me Matt-it would kill me not to fish for bass in water that looked like this. Great content just the same, and worth more 👍 than I'm able to give. Btw; years back I used to have a bobber named "Frazier"-and every time I got a bite you'd hear: "Down goes Frazier." For those unfamiliar with the phrase, search boxings: Frazier vs Foreman [1973].

Really nice crappies

crushed em man. Looks like I may need to size down my jigs...

Those ones you’re calling blue gill with the big mouths are green sunfish I believe. That’s what we call them here in Oklahoma anyway. They’ll bite anything. I catch them all the time on accident fishing for large mouths. They’re like a blue gill with with a bass mouth😂 I catch them on top waters a lot for some reason. Whopper plopper, rats, frogs.

How soft is the seat do you have enough cushion it looks like my back would hurt afterwards but I guess it's comfortable enough for yourself Good fishing and keep the videos coming I love watching them

I didn't want this video to end.

oh yes

I wish I had spots like this to fish. Maybe I do and just don’t know about them?…haha. Everywhere I fish is loaded with other people.

Matt, if i saw it correctly, it seems you use a small spilt shot as your bobber stop ?? Generally speaking, what depth do you typically set it at ? Thanks.

Do more pan fish videos

Captain Crappie!

Do you just leave your cart on the bank, or does it break down and store somewhere?

Still hunting crappie up here in Northern Manitoba! Double digits into pike, though, so all good! 7 nights solo camp n fish! Vids on RU-vid!

I've been using this lure called the crappie king it's a underspin with a mister twister catches crappie gills bass even pike

That’s a long walk 🥵

Hey man I really love your fishing videos I’m new to fishing do you think you can make some videos reviewing fishing gear

So glad to hear you mention super glue. I keep a bottle in every tackle box that I have.

Saw a lot of people recommending your channel on a reddit post. Decided to check the channel out and now I'm going down the rabbit hole of videos. Great work. What part of MN do you fish?