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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