What you see below is the distilation of recommendations after watching 100's of hours of Tactical Bassin' YouTube videos. By putting them into a table format we can compare them against other anglers and get a concensus opinion.

If you would like a custom bait recommendation try our Custom Bait Recommendation app that uses this data as well as some of the other content on our website.



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Note: Virtually every angler on YouTube gives the caveat that if you live in the northern states you should be trying the current month and the month before. If you live in the southern states you should be trying the current month and the month after.

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Top 5 Baits For October Bass Fishing!

  • Topwater - Walking Bait
  • Deep Diving Crank Bait
  • Jerk Bait
  • Fluke
  • Swim Bait - Underspin

Top 5 Baits For October Bass Fishing!

  • Topwater - Walking
  • Topwater - Popper
  • Jerkbait
  • Fluke
  • Glide Bait

Top 5 Baits For November Bass Fishing!

  • Deep Diving Crank Bait
  • Top Water - Walking
  • Jerk Bait
  • Swim Bait - Underspin
  • Pitching Jig
  • Alabama Rig

Top 5 Baits For December Bass Fishing!

  • Alabama Rig
  • Deep Diving Crank Bait
  • Finesse Jig
  • Ned Rig
  • Swim Bait

TOP 5 BAITS FOR JANUARY BASS FISHING!

  • Alabama Rig
  • Lipless Crank Bait - Blade
  • Swim Bait
  • Ned Rig
  • Drop Shot

TOP 5 BAITS FOR FEBRUARY BASS FISHING!

  • Glide Bait
  • Crank Bait - Lipless
  • Crank Bait - Blade
  • Jerk Bait
  • Alabama Rig

Top 5 Baits For MARCH Bass Fishing!

  • Glide Bait
  • Swim Bait
  • Alabama Rig
  • Vibrating Jig
  • Lipless Crank Bait

Top 5 Baits For April Bass Fishing!

  • Swim Bait
  • Lipless Crank Bait
  • Square Bill Crank Bait
  • Wacky Rigged Worm
  • Shaky Head Worm
  • Pitching Jig

Top 5 Baits for May Bass Fishing!

  • Crank Bait - Square Bill
  • Spinner Bait
  • Crank Bait - Lipless
  • Top Water - Popper
  • Whacky Worm
  • Fluke

Top 5 Baits For June Bass Fishing!

  • Top Water - Frog
  • Top Water - Whopper Plopper
  • Top Water - Walking Bait
  • Crank Bait - Deep
  • Swim Bait
  • Texas Rigged - Creature
  • Shaky Head - Worm

Top 5 Baits For July Bass Fishing!

  • Top Water - Frog
  • Swim Jig
  • Texas Rigged Creature Bait
  • Pitching Jig
  • Shaky Head Worm
  • Whacky Worm
  • Swim Bait
  • Football Jig
  • Tube

Top 5 Baits For July Bass Fishing!

  • Shaky Head Worm
  • Texas Rigged - Creature
  • Wacky Rigged Worm
  • Top Water - Frog
  • Top Water - Popper
  • Crank Bait - Deep
  • Swim Bait

Top 5 Baits For August Bass Fishing!

  • Top Water - Frog
  • Fluke
  • Texas Rigged Creature
  • Dropshot
  • Crank Bait - Deep
  • Jerk Bait
  • Swim Bait
  • Ned Rig

Top 5 Baits For August Bass Fishing!

  • Top Water - Frog
  • Top Water - Walking
  • Swim Bait
  • Fluke
  • Jerk Bait
  • Drop Shot
  • Texas Rigged - Creature

Top 5 Baits For September Bass Fishing!

  • Jerk Bait
  • Fluke
  • Crank Bait
  • Top Water - Walking
  • Swim Bait
  • Pitching Jig

Top 5 Baits For September Bass Fishing!

  • Top Water - Frogs
  • Top Water - Walker
  • Top Water - Popper
  • Vibrating Jig
  • Swim Bait
  • Crank Bait - Deep
  • Spoon
  • Fluke

Top 5 Baits for November Bass Fishing!

  • Alabama Rig
  • Swimbait - Underspin
  • Topwater
  • Crankbait - Deep
  • Jerkbait or Fluke
  • Spy Bait
  • Niko Worm

Top 5 Baits For December Bass Fishing!

  • Alabama Rig
  • Crankbait
  • Swimbait - Very Large
  • Football Head Jig - Finesse
  • Ned Rig

Top 5 Baits for January Bass Fishing!

  • Alabama Rig
  • Deep Diving Crank Bait
  • Large Swimbait
  • Football Jig
  • Ned Rig

Top 5 Baits For February Bass Fishing!

  • Jerk Bait
  • Lipless Crank Bait
  • Blade Bait
  • Shallow Crank Bait
  • Swim Baits
  • Alabama Rig
  • Underspin
  • Shaky Head Worm
  • Texas Worm

Top 5 Baits For March Bass Fishing!

  • Vibrating Jig
  • Lipless Crankbait
  • Jerkbait
  • Squarebill Crankbait
  • Big Swimbait
  • Alabama Rig

Top 5 Baits For April Bass Fishing!

  • Wacky or Texas Worm
  • Finesse Jig
  • Spinner Bait
  • Squarebill Crankbait
  • Lipless Crankbait
  • Swimbait - Giant

Top 5 Baits For May Bass Fishing!

  • Spinner Bait
  • Swim Bait
  • Vibrating Jig
  • Squarebill Crankbait
  • Deep Diving Crankbait
  • Top Water Popper
  • Whopper Plopper
  • Popping Frog
  • Shaky Head Worm
  • Wacky Worm

Top 5 Baits For June Bass Fishing!

  • Topwater Popper
  • Topwater Walking Bait
  • Squarebill Crankbait
  • Deep Diving Crankbait
  • Swimbait
  • Swing / Shaky Head Jig
  • Large Texas Rigged Worm

Top 5 Baits For July Bass Fishing!

  • Deep Diving Crankbait
  • Pitching Jig
  • Swinghead Jig
  • Swimbait
  • Topwater Frog
  • Topwater Popper
  • Shakey Head Worm

Top 5 Baits For August Bass Fishing!

  • Dropshot Worm
  • Texas Rigged Lizard
  • Deep Diving Crankbait
  • Swimbait - Underspin
  • Fluke / Soft Jerkbait
  • Topwater Frog

Top 5 Baits For October Bass Fishing!!

  • Top Water Walking Bait
  • Crankbait
  • Swimbait \w Underspin
  • Jerk bait
  • Glide bait

Top 5 Baits For September Bass Fishing!

  • Topwater Frog
  • Topwater Walking Bait
  • Swimbait
  • Crankbait
  • Vibrating Jig
  • Jerkbait
  • Fluke

Top 5 Baits For November Bass Fishing!

  • Deep or Shallow Speed Cranking
  • Jerkbait
  • Fluke
  • Underspin
  • Spy
  • Whopper Plopper
  • Walking Bait
  • Frog
  • Alabama Rig
  • Swimbait
  • Football Head Jig

Top 5 Baits For December Bass Fishing!

  • Football Jig
  • Ned Rig
  • Swim Bait
  • Vibrating Jig
  • Crank Bait - Deep
  • Alabama Rig