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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