Blade baits can be effective for catching largemouth bass. While they may not be the most popular choice, they can yield impressive results. Some anglers prefer a steady retrieve, while others find success by vertical jigging these baits over deeper waters during summer and fall.

Steady Retrieve

This is one of the most realistic looking blade baits on the market.

Heddon Sonar Flash Blade Bait

This has been a popular blade bait for years.

Crankbaits are a versatile and effective lure choice for targeting largemouth bass.  They mimic the movement of baitfish and can cover a lot of water, making them ideal for finding active bass.

Lipless Crankbaits

Shallow Divers

Medium Divers

Deep Divers

Berkley hit a home run with this lipless crankbait.  They have a huge variety of colors as well.

LUCKY CRAFT LV-500 Max ~Lucky Vibration Lipless Crank

This is a higher end crankbait, but worth the money if you’re looking for a quality bait that catches fish.

Dr.Fish 3 Pack Lipless Crankbait VIB Hard Bait

These baits are awesome and priced so low that every angler can carry these in their tackle box.

Hard swimbaits are effective due to their unique built-in action that softer swimbaits can’t replicate.  While high-quality hard swimbaits can be expensive to produce, they are worth the investment.  Many anglers use larger swimbaits to target big bass, but smaller versions can also be effective.

Swim Them Slow & Steady

They have plenty of action, so keep it steady and you’ll get bit.

Jerkbait Retrieve

Sometimes, the bass don’t want to eat the bait with a steady retrieve.  Use a jerkbait retrieve and see what happens.

This bait looks so realistic in the water.

Real Fish 4″ Spring Shad Multi Jointed Swimbait

This is one of the best looking hard swimbaits on the market.

Real Fish 8″ Spring Shad Multi Jointed Swimbait

This is a big swimbait that was made to target big fish and it does just that.

Hard jerkbaits are highly effective for targeting largemouth bass.  A twitch-and-pause retrieve works well; use a faster retrieve in warmer water and slow down in colder water for better success.

This jerkbait is one of best jerkbaits if you’re looking for action with an occasional bigger bass too.

Rapala X-Rap Jerkbait XR10 Fishing Lure

This has been one of the best jerkbaits for so many years and it still holds its spot near the top with all the awesome new baits on the market.

Berkley Stunna Fishing Hard Bait

Wow!  This jerkbait is awesome.

This is one of most awesome-looking glide baits on the market and it catches bass.

Berkley PowerBait Nessie Fishing Soft Bait

The Nessie is gaining popularity quickly.  This bait can catch good numbers of bass with big bass too.

Bassdash Swim Shad Glide Bait

This is a cool glide bait that won’t break the bank.

Strike King makes some awesome wake baits.  Just like their crankbait line, you have many different options for their wake baits too.

Strike King (HCWS2-568) Wake Shad

Another awesome wake bait from Strike King.

Bass jigs are a favorite among tournament anglers and are highly effective for catching largemouth bass.  With various fishing techniques and applications, they are versatile lures that target bigger fish.

Flippin’ Jigs

Your all-around jig that works for many different situations.

Football Jigs

Football jigs are a favorite among anglers who enjoy using the crawling technique.

Punchin’ Jigs

These are heavy jigs that are made for sliding through heavy vegetation.

Skipping Jigs

These jigs skip easier so you can get these jigs further under docks, trees, boat houses and other tough spots to fish.

Swim Jigs

Sometimes, you just need a jig to swim for bass that are chasing bait fish.

The Hack Attack is an awesome flipping jig.

Dirty Jigs PJBB-01 No Jack Punchin’ Jig, Black & Blue, 1oz

Dirty Jigs has several really good jigs for punchin’ through heavy cover.

Strike King (TDJ34-46) Tour Grade Football Jig Fishing Lure 3/4 oz

This is an awesome football jig.

Strike King Tour Grade Swim Jigs Bait

Strike King makes on of the best swim jigs on the market.  Add a swimming trailer and get ready to set the hook.

Strike King Strike King Tour Grade Skipping Jig Oz

This jigs skips like a boss and has a high quality hook.

Bladed swim jigs are effective for largemouth bass, combining features of jigs and spinnerbaits.  You can count them down to various depths, making them versatile for different water columns.  Fish them around cover to increase your chances of catching bass.

Curly Tail Grubs as Trailers

Ringworms as Trailers

Swimbaits as Trailers

The Chatterbait is the original and still one of the best bladed swim jigs on the market today.

Reaction Tackle Tungsten Bladed Jig Heads

Reaction Tackle makes some really good bladed swim jigs.

Goture Bladed Jighead

Goture has a 5 pack kit with some nice bladed swim jigs.

Hair Jigs work well for catching largemouth bass.  Anglers usually use hair jigs to target smallmouth bass, but they work for largemouth bass too.

These are some really nice bucktail jigs for a good price.

Dr.Fish 5 Pack Bucktail Jigs

They have a nice 5 pack for a reasonable price.  These jigs look great.

In-line spinners are effective for catching largemouth bass, particularly in spring when they feed on smaller bait fish.  While you may catch many small to average-sized bass, larger ones will also bite this lure.

Blue Fox has been one of the classic brands for inline spinners.  They make some great spinners that catch good numbers and big fish too.

Wordens Original Rooster Tail

The Original Rooster Tail has been catching bass and other fish for many, many years and it still produces today.

Spinnerbaits are among the top search baits for bass fishing since they can be fished in a variety of areas with great success.  Use them around all types of cover, both shallow and deep, to effectively target largemouth bass.

Most spinnerbaits can benefit greatly by adding a trailer with a swimming tail.

Curly Tail Grubs

There are so many curly tail grubs on the market, which makes this an easy bait to match with colors and sizing with your favorite spinnerbait.

Ringworms

These are one of the most under-rated trailers for spinnerbaits.  Try them.  You’ll be happy you did.

Swimbaits

Swimbaits are great trailer for spinnerbaits.  This is one of the better big bass search tandems on the market.

Booyah makes some of the best spinnerbaits on the market.  This is just one of them.

USA BASS Tackle Apache Attack Spinnerbait

This spinnerbait is super sharp and looks great in the water.

Strike King KVD Finesse Spinnerbait

The KVD spinnerbaits are flat out awesome.  This is just one of many awesome Strike King Spinnerbaits.

Strike King Tour Grade Spinnerbait

This is another awesome spinnerbait by Strike King.

Underspins are effective for largemouth bass, allowing you to rig any soft plastic.  However, many anglers find the best success by imitating baitfish like shad, shiners, and other minnows.  Add a trailer that has a good swimming action and you’ll catch plenty of bass.

Curly Tail Grubs

These baits look great on an underspin and bass love the combination.

Swimbaits

Smaller to medium-sized swimbaits look great on most of the better underspins on the market.

They hit a home run with these.  They hold soft plastics well and look great.

Owner 5164 Willowleaf Flashy Swimmer with TwistLock Centering Pin

This might be the best underspin on the market.  Owner did an awesome job with this one.

Casting spoons are effective for largemouth bass, though many anglers overlook them, associating spoons with pike, muskie, salmon, and trout.  While you may not catch a lot of bass with spoons, larger sizes can land some big bass.

This is one of the coolest spoons on the market and it performs better for bass than the traditional spoons.

Crocodile Spoons Fishing Lures 1oz

A nice spoon for targeting quality bass and other fish too.

Jigging spoons are among the best deep water lures for largemouth bass, though many anglers seldom use them.  When bass move to deeper water (15 to 30 feet), vertical jigging can yield catches, especially around schools of baitfish. These lures are effective during the pre-spawn, hot summer months, and late fall when bass are typically found in deeper water.

A nice spoon that gets a lot of action when the water gets cold and the bass go deep.

Cotton Cordell C.C. Spoon

Cotton Cordell makes a good jigging spoon that just catches fish.

Buzzbaits are thrilling topwater lures that attract aggressive bass, often resulting in exciting surface explosions.  They are particularly effective during early morning and evening hours.

Booyah makes some of the best buzzbaits on the market.  They swim great, make tons of noise and catch quality bass.

Strike King Tour Grade Buzz Bait

Strike King knocked this one out of the park.

Chuggers (poppers) are popular among topwater bass anglers.  Use a quick twitch-and-stop retrieve when bass are aggressive, or a stop-and-go technique with longer pauses when they’re less active to entice them to the surface.

This is one of the cooler-looking poppers on the market.

Yo-Zuri Yo Zuri 3 D Inshore Popper

This was made for saltwater, but it’s one of the better poppers for bass fishing.

Floating minnows mimic the natural movement and appearance of baitfish, making them appealing to bass, particularly during their feeding times.  Use a twitch-and-pause technique to imitate an injured baitfish, triggering strikes during pauses.

This size is perfect for lots of action.

Rapala Original Floater 11

Upsize a bit to target quality bass.

Soft plastic frogs are effective for fishing over lily pads and various weeds.  Morning and evening are optimal times to use them, but you can also target heavy cover during the day to entice bass to strike.

This frog is so cool and it appeals to big bass.

BOOYAH Poppin’ Pad Crasher

This has been one of the best topwater frogs on the market over recent years.

Soft plastic mice are effective for fishing over lily pads and various weeds.  They work well in the mornings and evenings, but can also be productive in heavy cover during the day to entice bass.

This is one of the better big bass baits for fishing over vegetation.

Mouse Rat Fishing Lure

This is an awesome topwater lure for action.  It will catch some bigger bass too.

Propbaits are thrilling topwater lures for bass fishing.  You can use a steady retrieve or a twitch-and-pause technique, with the latter often being more effective since most bass strike during the pause.

The Heddon Torpedo is a classic topwater lure.  It works so well with a twitch, twitch, pause technique.

Berkley Spin Rocket

This is a really cool propbait by Berkley.

The rotating tail creates commotion on the water’s surface, mimicking fleeing baitfish or other prey, which can attract bass.  The spinning action and splash draw attention from a distance, making it ideal for targeting bass in both clear and stained water.

The original rotating tail bait is still the best one on the market.  Once you use a whopper plopper, it is hard to go back to other topwater lures because the strikes can be unbelievable on these lures.

ODS Plopper Topwater Lure

This is a really nice rotating tail topwater lure for the price.

Crawlers are highly effective during the day but excel as topwater lures for night fishing. Bass can easily track the steady, slow retrieve of this lure at night, often leading to bites right next to the boat or along the shoreline.

This is one of the classic topwater lures of all time.  It doesn’t always perform well, however, in certain situations, this can be your best lure in your tackle box.

Heddon Crazy Crawler

This is a really neat topwater bait.  Fish it slowly along the surface and hang on.

Stickbaits create an exciting walk-the-dog action on the water’s surface.  This retrieve, combined with pauses, can attract aggressive bass from a distance, often leading to powerful strikes.

One of the all time great walk the dog baits and it still performs great today.

Heddon Super Spook

Upsize a little and this is one of the better topwater lures for targeting quality bass.

Soft Crayfish Baits

Soft plastic crayfish are highly effective for largemouth bass.  Many anglers use them as trailers on jigs, but they can also be fished with various rigs like the Texas rig, Florida rig, drop shot rig or swimbait hooks.  They excel for flipping and pitching around shallow cover or rocky bottoms.

Crawl a Crayfish Along the Bottom

Hop a Crayfish Along the Bottom

Use as a Trailer

Tubes

This is an outstanding trailer for bass jigs.

Strike King Rage Tail Chunk Bait

Strike King makes some awesome trailers for bass jigs and this is one of them.

Berkley PowerBait Craw Fatty Fishing Soft Bait

This bait is big enough to attract bigger bass, but not too big for the action-sized bass too, so you can get good numbers plus big bass.

Yum Lures YCW321 Christie Craw Soft Bait

YUM made an awesome crayfish bait and it is very inexpensive, yet will catch plenty of bass and big bass too.

YUM Tube

Good tubes at a good price.

Strike King Tube

Strike King has a great selection of tubes and they are reasonably priced.

YUM Vibra King Tube

This tube is unique.  The rings creature a little more of a disturbance in the water, which helps draw bass to this bait.

Creature baits are popular for largemouth bass fishing, despite not always mimicking a natural food source.  Their unique designs, with legs dangling in various positions, create enticing action that excites bass.

Crawl a Creature Along the Bottom

Hop a Creature Along the Bottom

Use as a Trailer

The YUM Wooly Bug is a classic creature bait.  The larger size works great by itself and the smaller size is awesome as a trailer on a bass jig.

Strike King Rage Magnum Bug 4.5

This is an awesome creature bait and it catches quality bass too.

Strike King Rage Bug 4 Inch

The Rage Bug is the perfect size for action and quality bass.

Grubs are often associated with catching smallmouth bass, but they can also be effective for largemouth bass.  You can vertically jig, hop, or swim them, providing various options for targeting bass.

Hop Them

Swim Them

Kalin’s has some of the best curly tail grubs on the market.

Yamamoto Gary 4″ Fishing Single Tail Grub

Yamamoto makes some very good curly tail grubs as well.

Soft plastic lizards are excellent baits for largemouth bass.  Anglers use them on various rigs to fish shallow and deep water, making them effective for targeting quality-sized bass.

Crawling a Lizard

Hopping a Lizard Along Bottom

Swimming a Lizard

Big Lizards Catch Big Bass

Zoom makes some awesome lizards.  Bass love them and they are reasonably-priced.

Berkley PowerBait Power Lizard

The PowerBait Lizards looks great and has their special scent, which makes bass bite and hold on for just a little longer than most other lizards.

Strike King Rage Tail Lizard Bait

This is a nice lizard bait by Strike King.

Skirted twin tail grubs, or spider jigs, are popular baits for targeting largemouth bass.  They can be rigged in various ways and are effective for catching bass.

The Hula Grub is one of the best skirted twin tail grubs on the market.

Chompers Twin Tail Skirted Grubs

Chompers has a nice skirted twin tail grub as well.

Soft plastic minnows are highly effective for largemouth bass.  With numerous options available in various sizes, shapes, and colors, anglers have plenty of choices for effective presentations.

Smaller, Finesse Minnows

Slowly Through Water Column

Hop Along the Bottom

Jerkbait Minnows

Slowly Through Water Column

Work Along the Bottom

This minnow is super realistic-looking and perfect for lots of action.

Berkley PowerBait Minnow

This is one of the best smaller minnow baits on the market.

Dr.Fish Soft Jerkbait Minnow

This minnow looks awesome and is easy on the budget.

Z-Man Scented Jerk ShadZ Bait

Z-Man makes a nice jerkbait minnow and the added scent helps keep the bait in their mouth for just a little bit longer so you can get a good hook set.

Soft plastic leeches are effective for largemouth bass and can be fished on various rigs, including jigheads, drop shot rigs, shaky head jigs, and weightless rigs.

This is an awesome leech bait to use.  Fish it on a drop shot rig and make it dance.

Berkley Gulp! Alive! Leech

One of the best leeches on the market.

Soft swimbaits are effective for largemouth bass.  With many options available, you can choose pre-rigged swimbaits or soft swimbaits that separate from a jighead.  Simply pair your favorite swimbait with the right size jighead or swimbait hook for successful catches.

Swim Them

Pre-Rigged Swimbaits

Good action and comes in a variety of sizes.  Reasonably priced as well.

Z-Man TRD

This is an awesome swimbait.

TRUSCEND Pre-Rigged Swimbait

This is a good-looking bait and it comes in a variety pack.

Big soft plastic worms are effective for targeting larger largemouth bass.  While 10″ and 12″ worms may yield fewer bites in some lakes, the bites you do get are likely to be quality.  In lakes with big bass potential, using larger worms, especially in summer, can enhance your chances of success.

Big Worms Catch Big Bass

It’s tough to beat a Berkley PowerBait Power Worm and they make them in large sizes for big bass.

Culprit Surf Culprit Original Inch Worm

Culprit makes some awesome big worms that big bass love to eat.

Chunk worms are popular for smallmouth bass but are also effective for largemouth bass.  These baits provide great action and can occasionally lure in bigger largemouth bass as well.

Awesome Action Bait for Smaller Bass

Perfect size for lots of action.

Yum Lures YDG

Awesome baits and priced to sell.

Curly Tail Worms are one of the best soft plastic baits for bass fishing.

Bass Love Curly Tail Worms

Hop Them Along Bottom

Slowly Through Water Column

Swim Them

Finesse Sized 4-6″

Average Size 6-8″

Bigger Worms 8-12″

YUM Ribbontail Worms have tremendous action and are very affordable.

Berkley PowerBait Power Worms

These curly tail worms are some of the best on the market.  Bass bite and hang on for longer than other worms.

Zoom Curly Tail Worms

Zoom makes a nice curly tail worm as well.

Finesse worms are popular for targeting largemouth bass, especially in clear water.  Anglers commonly use them on a drop shot rig with light line to target bass in deeper water.

However, they can also be effective in shallow cover, darker water, or with heavier line, making them versatile for various situations.

Hop Them Along Bottom

Wacky Rig Them

Zoom makes an awesome finesse worm that looks great on a drop shot rig.  They are reasonably priced as well.

Strike King KVD Filler Worm

This is an awesome finesse worm.

Floating worms are unique because they lift up off the bottom.  Fish them slowly and allow the soft plastic baits to float up.  This elevated position makes them more visible and appealing to hungry largemouth bass.

This is a great worm.  Many people buy it to fish for trout, but it catches plenty of bass as well.

Z-MAN Floating WormZ 7 inch Trout Worm

This is another good floating worm that appeals to bass.

Paddle tail worms are versatile lures for targeting largemouth bass and can be used with various rigs.  These worms work great on a jerkbait retrieve fished weightless or with a lighter weight swimbait hook.

Use a Jerkbait Retrieve

This is a really good paddle tail worm.

Ringworms are effective action baits for largemouth bass, whether used for drop shotting or swimming.  While they are typically smaller finesse-style baits, making them less likely to catch big bass, their action can attract good numbers of smaller bass.

Swim Them

Hop Them Along Bottom

Use as Trailers

Zoom makes an awesome ringworm.

Swimming worms are gaining popularity with newer options available on the market.  Many effective 5-inch swimming worms target largemouth bass, and if you can find larger 6 or 7-inch versions, they can be used to target bigger bass.

4″
Awesome Action Baits

5″
Good Size for Action & Quality Bass

Bigger Swimming Worms Target Big Bass

This is an awesome search bait.  The only knock on it is that the bait is so soft that the tail can rip off easily.  When it does, turn the bait into a ned worm and keep fishing it.

Yum Lures Yum Swim ‘ N Dinger

This bait is awesome.  It has the same problem as the swim senko as the tail can rip off easily, however, you can turn this bait into a wacky worm or ned worm once the tail gets ripped off.  Bass love it either way you fish it.

Wacky worms are among the most popular weightless worms for bass fishing.  This rigging style has gained widespread popularity among bass anglers.  While various rigs can be used, wacky worms are most effective when fished weightless in shallow water.

Fish Them Weightless

This is the most popular way to fish these baits.

Add a Light Weight

For many situations, a light weight weedless jighead is actually a better way to fish these baits.

Texas Rig Them

The action isn’t as good, but so many anglers swear by this techique.

4″ Wacky Worms

Perfect for action.  Expect to catch lots of smaller bass with some bigger bass mixed in.

5″ Wacky Worms

This is the standard size for most anglers.  Catch good numbers of bass with plenty of bigger bass too.

Even Larger Wacky Worms

Some manufacturers do make some very large wacky worms.  Anglers target big largemouth bass with the 6 and 7 inch wacky worms.

This bait is the original wacky worm.  They have excellent action and are a favorite for so many anglers today.

YUM Dinger

The YUM Dinger is one of the lowest priced wacky worms on the market that also works excellent.

Kalin’s Wac-O Worm

Kalin’s makes a very good wacky worm and the price isn’t bad either.

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