What Is The Best Big Bass Bait? 2025
floridabassman reply :
What do you think is the best bait for catching monster bass?
WRB reply :
Depends when and where you are fishing,. Florida where you live and fish a live golden shiner would be the ticket. More trophy size bass are caught in Florida with shiners then anything else.
In SoCal where I fish the top giant bass are caught on live crawdads during pre spawn. They use live water dogs in Texas.
I catch my giant bass on jigs, during pre spawn, jigs are a lure not a bait.
Tom
eyedabassman reply :
For me I also would go jigs,and then big worms 12 in. to 15 in. worms.
Bluebasser86 reply :
For me in this area it's a jig.
gobig reply :
Short of live bait... a swimbait hands down.
revo4life reply :
Crankbait, jig and 13inch uptons worm c-rigged
OkeechobeeAngler reply :
Live bait.
Shane J reply :
Jig for sure for me.
Bankbeater reply :
It all depends on what the bass are in the mood for. Around here it has been cranks the last couple of years.
floridabassman reply :
Sorry everybody, I meant lures or bait
gripnrip reply :
My biggest came on a 7" red shad power worm. It was a 7.2. My other have hit a bunch of different baits. I have yet to gain confidence in a jig. I just haven't fished it much. My next tournament sets up for that kind of bite and I'll promise you that I will catch fish on a jig and gain confidence or I won't weigh anything!
When I hear this question asked or read about this topic only one bait has stood out. It is hands down a jig.
SPEEDBEAD. reply :
Jig or swimbait, depends on the situation/location for me.
smalljaw67 reply :
Jig!!!! When I'm catching a lot of 1.5lb to 2lb fish I'll often start fishing a jig on isolated cover near the areas I was catching the smaller fish, normally what happens is the numbers go way down but the average size jumps up significantly!!
00 mod reply :
Jig is my go to, but this year I am throwing some big swimbaits. So far it has worked out nicely!!!
Jeff
GoneFishi'n reply :
8" huddlestons hands down. I'm getting some in a couple of weeks. But recently I have been catching numbers and size on a yum dinger wacky rigged. But that's for my lake. I don't know about yours. Anything big I would say. Just find out what they are eating and get a bait that is the same color and get it in a big size. So that way it looks like the forage and its bigger. Just my opinion.
MrSwimJig reply :
Jigs followed by big worms
ChasingBass reply :
I think the watermelon red senkos work really well weightless on a wacky rig
38 Super Fan reply :
I'll add a buzzbait to the list...I don't know why, but the big ones really seem to like them, at least for me.
JOHN JONES reply :
Huddleston swim baits the weedless minnows or shad both work wonders here in FL for them donkey bass
bmlum415 reply :
Where I am, it's a trout imitation swimbait of any kind
slonezp reply :
Musky baits. On the flipside, bass baits work well for musky.
Highhawk1948 reply :
If I had to catch a big one I would use a large plastic lizard.
RyneB reply :
swimbait
Blue Streak reply :
For me in this area it has been a seven inch Berkley Power worm. Black or black and blue is always dependable. It is really more about location and presentation than any particular bait.
peachhead reply :
Black fluke or buzzbait
hatrix reply :
Swimbaits Jigs and Big Plastics.
ww2farmer reply :
I have caught "big" bass on everything I have every used. With a higher % of bigger ones coming on jigs, big crankbaits, frogs, and soft plastic craw/creature baits. BUT, day in, day out, year after year the #1 producer of "big" (around here 4-6 lbs) bass is a 5" senko. I don't know why, and I don't like it LOL, but I go with it cause I like catching big fish.
mjseverson24 reply :
hollow body frogs in the north country produce some really large fish. next in line would be jigs.
Mitch
MarkH024 reply :
Most of my big bass are on frogs, hollow belly swimbaits, or a jig.
Grizzn N Bassin reply :
Chatter baits, big jigs, big swimbaits, wake baits.. and of course shinners
Grizzn N Bassin reply :
Oh yeah and big frogs with a couple rattle a for those calm mornings
A-Jay reply :
I'm going to go with shiners, crayfish, big worms, jigs, swimbaits, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits, in that order.
A-Jay
Sam Fisher reply :
Shiners or jigs but its all about your location
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