Tackle library — bass
Every entry shows its source. cited means a manufacturer catalog or agency guide backs it (click through to the source); unverified means a plain-language summary still waiting on a source — it is marked that way until a person verifies it.
| entry | style | depth | light | wind | water °F | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walking topwater (Spook/110) aka walker, spook, zara, 110, walking bait, mega dove, ripple |
reaction | shallow | night, dusk/dawn, golden, sunset/sunrise | glass, chop | 58–95 |
cited
6th Sense catalog (6thsensefishing.com, Shopify products.jso
verified by sean
|
| Whopper Plopper / prop bait aka plopper, whopper, prop, rip n slash |
reaction | shallow | dusk/dawn, golden, sunset/sunrise, night | glass, chop | 60–95 |
cited
River2Sea product page
verified by sean
|
| Popper aka popper, pop-r, pencil popper |
reaction | shallow | dusk/dawn, golden, sunset/sunrise | glass | 58–92 |
cited
6th Sense catalog (6thsensefishing.com, Shopify products.jso
verified by sean
|
| Hollow-body frog aka frog, hollow body |
reaction | shallow | dusk/dawn, golden, night, moderate day | glass, chop | 65–95 |
cited
Z-Man catalog (www.zmanfishing.com, Shopify products.json)
verified by sean
|
| Buzzbait aka buzzbait, buzz |
reaction | shallow | dusk/dawn, night, sunset/sunrise | glass, chop, windy | 62–92 |
cited
Iowa DNR technique guide
verified by sean
|
| Chatterbait (bladed jig) aka chatterbait, chatter, bladed jig, vibrating jig |
reaction | shallow | dusk/dawn, golden, sunset/sunrise, moderate day | chop, windy | 55–92 |
cited
Z-Man catalog (www.zmanfishing.com, Shopify products.json)
verified by sean
|
| Spinnerbait aka spinnerbait, spinner bait, willow |
reaction | shallow | dusk/dawn, golden, moderate day | chop, windy | 52–88 |
cited
6th Sense catalog (6thsensefishing.com, Shopify products.jso
verified by sean
|
| Squarebill crankbait aka squarebill, square bill, square, kvd |
reaction | shallow | golden, moderate day, bright day, sunset/sunrise | chop, windy | 55–90 |
cited
6th Sense catalog (6thsensefishing.com, Shopify products.jso
verified by sean
|
| Mid-depth crankbait aka crankbait, crank, medium diver, dt6, dt10 |
reaction | mid | moderate day, bright day, golden | chop, windy, glass | 50–85 |
cited
6th Sense catalog (6thsensefishing.com, Shopify products.jso
verified by sean
|
| Jerkbait aka jerkbait, jerk bait, vision 110, rouge |
reaction | mid | moderate day, bright day, golden | glass, chop | 42–72 |
cited
6th Sense catalog (6thsensefishing.com, Shopify products.jso
verified by sean
|
| Jig (+craw trailer) aka jig, flipping jig, football jig, arkey |
power | mid | night, dusk/dawn, golden, moderate day, sunset/sunrise, bright day | glass, chop, windy | 48–92 |
cited
6th Sense catalog (6thsensefishing.com, Shopify products.jso
verified by sean
|
| Texas-rigged worm aka texas rig, t-rig, texas, trig, worm |
finesse | mid | moderate day, bright day, dusk/dawn, golden, night | glass, chop | 50–95 |
cited
Take Me Fishing technique guide
verified by sean
|
| Drop shot aka drop shot, dropshot, drop-shot, roboworm |
finesse | mid | moderate day, bright day, dusk/dawn, night, golden | glass, chop | 45–95 |
cited
Z-Man catalog (www.zmanfishing.com, Shopify products.json)
verified by sean
|
| Wacky-rigged Senko aka senko, wacky, wacky rig |
finesse | mid | moderate day, bright day, dusk/dawn, golden, night | glass, chop | 50–95 |
cited
Z-Man catalog (www.zmanfishing.com, Shopify products.json)
verified by sean
|
| Ned rig aka ned rig, ned, trd |
finesse | shallow | moderate day, bright day | glass, chop | 40–70 |
cited
Z-Man catalog (www.zmanfishing.com, Shopify products.json)
verified by sean
|
| Carolina rig aka carolina rig, c-rig, carolina |
finesse | deep | moderate day, bright day | chop, windy, glass | 48–88 |
cited
Take Me Fishing technique guide
verified by sean
|
| Swimbait aka swimbait, swim bait, huddleston, glide bait, glide |
power | mid | moderate day, golden, dusk/dawn, night | glass, chop | 48–88 |
cited
Z-Man catalog (www.zmanfishing.com, Shopify products.json)
verified by sean
|
| Neko rig (nail-weight finesse) aka neko, neko rig, nail weight |
finesse | mid | moderate day, bright day, dusk/dawn, golden, night | glass, chop | 50–95 | unverified owner field observation — Neko rig technique |
| Urchin/dice rig (treble + screw weights) aka urchin, urchin rig, dice, dice rig, abstract, the abstract, coike, omoeba, amoeba |
finesse | mid | moderate day, bright day, dusk/dawn, golden, night | glass, chop | 50–95 | unverified owner field observations (Sean + Jack) |
| Chicken rig (backward weighted Kut Tail) aka chicken, chicken rig, bwwk, kut tail chicken, backward wacky weighted kut tail |
power | mid | moderate day, bright day, golden, dusk/dawn | glass, chop, windy | 50–90 |
cited
Wired2Fish — Introducing the Chicken Rig for Bass Fishing (T
verified by sean
|
| Live crayfish aka crayfish, crawfish, crawdad, crawdads, crayfish bait |
bait | mid | moderate day, bright day, dusk/dawn, night | glass, chop | 45–85 |
cited
Iowa DNR — Largemouth bass
verified by sean
|
| Live minnow aka minnow, live minnows, shiner, shiners, baitfish |
bait | mid | moderate day, bright day, dusk/dawn, golden | glass, chop | 45–80 |
cited
Iowa DNR — Largemouth bass
verified by sean
|
| Nightcrawler aka nightcrawlers, crawler, crawlers, earthworm, worm |
bait | mid | moderate day, bright day, dusk/dawn, golden, night | glass, chop | 45–85 |
cited
Iowa DNR — Largemouth bass
verified by sean
|
Cross-species baits (product families, not rigs)
Baits that slot into several rigs; grouped by style and sourced the same way. The rig is how it's presented — see the rigs above.
| bait | style | sizes | rigs | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Abstract (6th Sense)
urchin/dice-style bait family (separate from the Neko rig); owner cross-refs: Hideout Coik |
urchin urchin-dice |
12mm · 18mm · 24mm · 28mm | wacky · trig · urchin | cited 6th Sense catalog (6thsensefishing.com, Shopify prod |
| Hag's Prickly Pear
floating tentacled urchin-style bait; maker suggests flip/drag/jig/Ned |
urchin urchin-dice |
9.9mm (2-pack) · 19mm (1-pack) | ned · jig | cited Hags Baits product page (hagsbaits.com, Wix store) |