Popular Bass Fishing Lures and Baits
for each type of Bass
Listed here by bass type are some of the commonly recommended and popular lures and baits to help entice that bass to strike. Once you have identified the lure for your outing be sure to check the bass fishing colors home page to finalize your choice with the right colors.
Striped Bass Fishing Lures
Live/Real Baits: Gizzard Shad, Threadfin Shad, Eels, Anchovies
Artificial Lures: Bucktail jigs, topwater popping plugs, spoons, spinner baits with and without plastic worm rig, deep running crankbaits.
White Bass Fishing Lures
Live Baits: small shad or minnows
Artificial Lures: flies, small spinners, and small plugs
Whiterock Bass Fishing Lures
Live Baits: small threadfin and gizzard shad, minnows, shrimp
Artificial Lures: crankbaits, bucktail or feathered jigs, topwater plugs, spinners and spoons
Largemouth Bass Fishing Lures
Live Baits: worms, medium to small shad, shiners, minnows, lizards, crawfish, frogs, grubs
Artificial Lures: buzzbaits, spinnerbaits, plastic worms, shallow, medium and deep runnning crankbaits, jigs, topwater popping plugs
Smallmouth Bass Fishing Lures
Live Baits: night crawler worms, minnows, hellgrammites, leeches and crayfish
Artificial Lures: crankbaits, plastic jerkbaits, spinnerbaits, buzzbaits and all types of soft plastic lures including crayfish imitations, curly tail grubs or tubes with lead head jigs
Spotted Bass Fishing Lures
Live Baits: crayfish, minnows and aquatic insects
Artificial Lures: jigs, crankbaits, spinners, small plastic worms and crayfish
Shoal Bass Fishing Lures
Live Baits: aquatic surface insects, worms, minnows, and crayfish
Artificial Lures: small spinners and topwater lures
Suwannee Bass Fishing Lures
Live Baits: crayfish
Artificial Lures: small crayfish-colored spinnerbaits, crankbaits, plastic worms, and jigs
Redeye Bass Fishing Lures
Live Baits: worms, minnows, crayfish and surface water aquatic insects
Artificial Lures: small spinnerbaits, a variety of small surface lures
Guadalupe Bass Fishing Lures
Live Baits: small crawfish or crayfish, and minnows
Artificial Lures: small soft plastic worms or crawfish, small spoons, insect and fly lures
Rock Bass Fishing Lures
Live Baits: nightcrawler worms, minnows, aquatic insects, and small crustaceans
Artificial Lures: tiny jigs, doll flies, streamers, small minnow style crank baits, small swimbaits, spoons and spinners
Roanoke Bass Fishing Lures
Live Baits: small crustaceans and small to medium minnows
Artificial Lures: tiny jigs, doll flies, streamers, small minnow style crank baits, small swimbaits, spoons and spinners
Yellow Bass Fishing Lures
Live Baits: small minnows such as silversides and small threadfin shad
Artificial Lures: small to medium spoons and spinners