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.

entrystyledepthlightwindwater °Fsource
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.

baitstylesizesrigssource
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)