7 Most MISUSED Bass Lures (That Become MAGNETS in the RIGHT Water)

Most bass lures don’t fail because they’re bad. They fail because you’re throwing them in the wrong water. That squarebill crankbait you keep casting beside the stump instead of into it. That hollow body frog you’re working over open water while it gets blowup after blowup and lands nothing. That suspending jerkbait you never actually let suspend. In this video we break down the 7 most misused bass lures — spinnerbaits, hollow body frogs, lipless crankbaits, squarebills, ChatterBaits and bladed jigs, jerkbaits, and deep diving crankbaits — and exactly what water clarity, cover, depth, wind, and retrieve turn each one from tackle box filler into a bass magnet.

If you’ve ever said “I can’t catch anything on a ChatterBait” or wondered why your deep crankbait just collects rocks from the bank, this one’s for you. Bank fishing, kayak fishing, or out of a boat — this is bass fishing lure selection for beginners and stubborn veterans alike. Learn when to throw a spinnerbait in stained water, how to rip a lipless crankbait out of grass, why the pause is the whole point of a jerkbait, and when a swim jig beats a bladed jig in thick vegetation. Stop buying another color to fix a depth problem. Bass fishing tips, bass lures, crankbait tips, topwater frog fishing, and the bait advice nobody at the tackle counter wants to give you.