20 Best Fall Baits For Bass (2023 Updated)

Typical 4 day delivery. Received the name brand product I ordered. No real deal on the price. Haven’t fished with these lures yet but the review is really for the merchant and not the lures. If you want to know about WP lures, they work (I’ve caught 3-4 lb bass with them).

Use them in open water (they are NOT weedless) when slightly windy or in choppy water, vary the size by the amount of wind/chop and the size of the fish known to be there. The research I found recommended solid colors (white, black, or bone) or translucent (bluegill or munky butt) of which I have only fished the colors I bought.

Vary the size by the known size of the fish in the area (I bought 75 because I already own 90 & 130) but 110 is the most common size fished for LM bass.

Since I purchased my first whopper plopper, I have caught more fish on it than any other lures. And I have gotten some of the biggest. Just yesterday I caught my PB largemouth bass. 4 pound’s 4 ounces 22 inches long.

I used the loon color. I got it because I had read that black helps them see it contrasting on the surface. I do plan on buying some more and trying different colors. But if I lost this one, I would replace it immediately in this color.

There’s nothing like seeing a big bass explode on a top water lure. I had a cheap knock off I got at Walmart. I didn’t do as well with it. It was bone color. But I noticed it sounded totally different than the river2seas.

Not sure if the color was the difference or the sound. But I’m sticking with what I know works.

I’ve been fishing since I was 8 years old using Rapala, Berkly, Yozuri and almost every other brand you can imagine, I’m 30 now and this lure just blows my mind with how consistently it gets hits, even on stubborn fish that won’t bite anything else.

It’s amazing! Bass absolutely crush it! I’ve spent well over $500 on lures over the past few years but NONE of them get results like the whopper plopper the particular one I use has gotten more hits than any other single lure in my tackle.

To say I love this lure is an understatement. It’s incredibly versatile too. I’ve caught fish on it in Michigan, North Carolina, Alabama, Florida, Japan, basically everywhere I’ve thrown it. I will be buying several more of these.

Awesome lure guys, absolutely awesome. My only issue with it is after getting nailed so many times the finish starts to wear off but that’s trivial. This is also the only lure I’ve ever gone swimming for after snagging.

Definitely worth the price. If you’re not catching while using one, adjust your technique because I can’t keep the fish off it.

Have bought over 100 bags in assorted colors over time. Quality durable product however, over last 2-4 years the plastic quality has gone down & quantity of smaller senkos has gone down while price stayed same or higher.

Actually now, the Yum dinger falls & shimmeys better than Yamamoto senko w/better action in head to head comparison with same rod reel line & hook on weightless wacky rig. Done comparison on 2 Abu Garcia Med act spin.

rod, revo reel 10lb smack down hi vis braid & 8 lb gold label leader vmc finesse wacky hook 2nd Abu med act spin rod revo reel 8lb invisX same VMC finesse hook. Other was 6’10” Med light bait casting rod, Abu revo SX reel 10lb sunline sniper(diff line manuf to test line differences) VMC finesse wacky hook.

Then decided to use all set ups the same as were except changed hook to 1/16th and 1/8 oz weighted Berkeley wacky worm hooks. In each trial spinning & bait casting weighted & weightless the Yum dinger came out on top.

The closest one was the weighted hook & possibly the senko was tops or the same. Not a Yum fan, consist buyer or part of usual plastics arsenal. Typically use SK ocho for Tex rig & X-Zone true center sticks.

But the Yamato beat the xzone & ocho in all trials. I don’t think the difference in the two on Tex rig is enough to make a big difference to change companies. The colors of senko imo are better than dinger and below or equivalent of strike king.

Wish Yamamoto would go back to old or original plastics recipe, manuf process, salt content, plastics supplier, or curing process. For the price it’s hard to stick with senko when continue to be more expensive & growing than SK and esp yum while the quality goes down & quantity stays same or less the dinger comes in 30 pack for $9.

99 @ local shop while small ind pack of senko is $7. 99 for now will stick with ocho for overall salt content, action/shimmy on fall, colors, durability, cost efficiency, and quality.

This is actually my first rifle since the 80’s so I wanted to start with a. 22 before I move on to larger calibres. Obviously, this gun has a faux-tactical cool factor but aside from that, it seems well made and it shoots consistently.

The red dot site is quite nice although I had to look up a tutorial on youtube to understand how to use it. I had no idea a red-dot isn’t a regular scope – that you keep both eyes open as you look through it and focus downrange.

Super cool! My only complaint is that the (exterior) metal plates on the bolt and the BL# were both a bit rusty when I got the gun and I think they should have been protected with oil or something. The bolt was a bit sticky and I think that it was probably from friction between the bolt and the chassis.

I was able to clean and lightly oil both parts. I also love that there’s apparently no limit on. 22 magazine capacity. Less reloading.

Outstanding lure. It’s been around for a long time. I’m 73 and when I was about 9, my dad had this lure along with hula poppers and I learned how to use the lures at that time. I’ve taught my kids, my niece and nephew plus my grandkids.

I have caught large and small mouth bass with this lure, in a different color and still have the original one that my dad and I used. Any Arbogast lures are very good.

They work/worked excellent in water with grass just under the surface. The unique popping action and movement made for a successful fishing day in the lake near home. A few people fish it but don’t seem to have much luck.

The Jitterbug was introduced to me by my late father and I watched him slam the Bass at times with this bait when nothing else was working. The green color is best in clearer waters in my opinion. The black is good in most cases regardless of water conditions.

Finally, the popper,is a mixture of the two.

Best top water ever. Been using a jitterbug since 1948. Two months ago I ordered two 3/8 oz which was 2 1/2 inch long. When they arrived they were the 1/4 oz, 2 inch. I contacted Bass Pro and they reshipped the order.

When this second order arrived, they did the same thing again, shipped the 2 inch 1/4 oz. As I was trying to figure out why Bass Pro couldn’t get it right, I found the problem. They were mis labeled.

On the outside they were labeled 3/8 oz, which is the 2 1/2 inch (and what I wanted) but inside was the 2 inch 1/4 oz. I contacted Bass Pro again explaining the problem and ask them to please measure the lure inside the package.

They never contacted me back. Now, I’m stuck with 4 of the 2 inch which I don’t need.

I picked up a couple of these jigs because they have the added feature of rattles. It has a well designed jig head and a good skirt. I like the weed guard for the hook and the large gauge hook they use is easy to sharpen.

This jig has been well thought out.

As a tournament Kayak angler in Northeast TN who is constantly buying tackle I was please to be able find this particular jig available for purchase. Great price and timely shipping. Joshua David, Champions Fishing.

I try to fish at least four bass lures each day. I fish northern Wisconsin and Minnesota. Primarily largemouth and some smallmouth. We have great largemouth fishing up here, almost untouched. I always have a Boo jig rigged.

I can fish it in reeds, pads, weedlines , and rockbars. My trailer is always just a Zoom or Kalin grub. I fish 3/16, 1/4, and 1/2 oz. Lose the rattles. Also a great pike bait.

Used the Nikko Hellgramitte for the first time last year on Lake St. Clair. Rigged on 1/8 oz. jig head it caught numerous smallmouth bass and became one of my go-to presentations. The natural color was my best producer.

Awesome lure, awesome results!.

good product, it is very durable and catches fish! Bass love them. Just be sure not to mix them with other plastic lures. It will ruin them. Put them back into their own bag that they came in.

Last forever! I have caught over 45 fish on just 1 of these. This plastic is not as stretchy as Zman but more durable and has more detail. I own the new Nikko Craw’s also and they get demolished by big bass and still look new.

Great shallow water crankbait. Not using any other brand since using this.

This crankbait is great in shallow water, And bounces off Brush and creates bites. It also shakes and attracts fish.

One of the worst days you could be on the water in INDIANA. This lure produced fish 35 degrees snowing and light rain

Overall, I’m fairly pleased with the GS Bandito Bug. I have some of the full size and some of the Jr size. Make a great trailer on jigs, spinners and the like. Good for Texas rigs as well. Great action.

My only complaint is that they tear a little too easily due to what seems like maybe a little too much salt? Combined with the fact that they’re a bit more expensive per individual lure compared to some other brands, that can make using them all the time a little bit of a stretch for me.

Maybe if they were in packs of 10 or more for the same price that would be more feasible. I do pick them up in bulk whenever they’re on sale or a BOGO because I do enjoy them. All in all not a bad buy and worth a try for anyone.

The ponds where I live in central Illinois have always had thick mats of grass and pads in the summer. The last 4-5 years I have tried as many different creatures baits as I can while punching and flipping these mats.

When I got a hold of the Bandito Bug I immediately got excited! This bait has continued to be a go-to ever since! What I love about this bait is how it is effective year round. Yes, it is great when flipping, pitching, and punching mats and grass.

But, it is also great as a trailer on multiple different jigs and baits. But, this year it has been killer for me in the late winter. The wide range of colors this bait comes in is also key to making it so great year round and in different applications.

I love using Junebug and Black and Blue Flake in cold water conditions early in the year. I then transition to Green Pumpkin, Summer Craw, Okeechobee Craw, and Blue Baby for the rest of the year. Junebug and Black and Blue Flake still get used depending on the situation.

Black and Blue Flake is also great for muddy water conditions year round. You won’t regret buying this awesome bait!!.

Googan baits has,set the standard for an all around flipping bait, carolina rog bait, jig trailer and topwater trailer with the bandito bug, this bait is hands down the best bait on the market. I fish 20 tournaments a year and have made this bait my almost all around go to.

The feel and scent of this bait is unbelievable. The lifelike action is amazing. If you have not gotten on the googan baits bus yet, you are sincerely missing out. Now with the Bandito bug jr. in the 3.

3 version, they have covered the bases.

IšverstiShow in original languageI’m falling in love with these! They just work. As has been stated in previous reviews the baits are salted and are super soft. You don’t want to get these if you need it to float or want it to last all day.

You’ll need to go with Z-Man for that. I see these more along the lines of Yamamoto Senko’s, where part of the magic is the fact that there aren’t durable. The suppleness of the bait is a big part of why they get bit.

That and the Anise scent they’re infused with. My son caught his first drop shot bass on these, so now I absolutely need to have them in my bag. It’s one of his confidence baits now. To me having to replace the bait after catching a fish is OK.

It’s like having to replace a Yamamoto worm after catching a fish on it. These baits work because they’re soft and supple. It gives them life like action and it’s why they work. So far I’ve only tried the natural colorway, but I’m definitely going to explore different colors in the future.

Most of the lakes I fish have clear water conditions, so the natural color has been working great.

IšverstiShow in original languageMy absolute go-to for most of my finesse rigs for bass and have even managed to catch a catfish off one on my first try ever using a carolina rig, so that was a surprise! Texas rig, drop shot, free drop rig, weightless, and I’ve even caught a few off a wacky worm set up; they surprisingly have pretty cool action as a wacky rig that I think works and looks better than using the lunker log.

When you swim it weightless, the action is NOT what I expected to look like, but the slim then bigger end made it almost resemble a lamprey. I also tried it in a ned rig hook, but didn’t have any bites, but still looked cool.

The color was a lot more expressive than I expected; i got the ‘natural’ color. Although, the color seems to not be that great for our Noethern Ohio waters, I’ll have to go back to the watermelon red, and the Murky Minnow, and those suckered were gone in weeks.

Will definitely be buying these ones again, since I know this 7pk won’t last very long.

IšverstiShow in original languageI love everything about Googan Baits! More importantly, fish love them! For me, the packaging is very convenient, I have 2 soft plastics bags. One that stays on my boat, another for traveling on someone else’s boat.

I can easily split packages of like baits with different colors into one clam shell. Works out great, saves space and money. The looks of these baits are top quality and they actually smell great! Loll! Fish think so too because they bite them!.

These lures are made to the standard that I expect z-man products to be. I purchased this product to get a Z-man alternative to Zoom’s Magnum Fluke (which is a fantastic bait as it is) but being an avid z-man customer I always look for their alternatives.

the Elaztech in this particular bait has been “impregnated” with salt with the goal of adding casting weight and to sink faster. if you are familiar with Z-man products the material is much like that of the Zinkers, which are also impregnated with salt.

You, Will, need a weighted hook because Elaztech products do float due to their unreal buoyancy. I see no issue in adding a weighted hook because the action of this bait, in my opinion, is better than that of the magnum flukes.

I personally use the 10/0 Gamakatsu Spring Lock Monster Hook. Ultimately i have found that i will be using both the Zoom Magnum fluke and this amazing product just because the fluke is smaller (7 inches compared to the 8inch streakz) and I can use a medium rod with it and feel Farley comfortable.

Cons (to some): floats without a weighted hook need a heavy rod (recommendation from zman is a heavy rod with 30-50 lb braid. I direct messaged them on instagram and they responded very fast. Great customer service!).

The plastic lures from Z-Man seem to be the strongest around. Tuff yet very flexible. i used these for So. Cal. inshore fishing. Halibut love them. Most soft plastic lures dont last too long with the TOOTHY halibuts but these do.

I would have given five stars if they had a little bit more detail. I guess what really matters is that they do work!.

This is an incredible bait for striped bass on California rivers. Life-like movement in the water with a broader profile than most soft jerkbaits. The most impressive aspect is their durability. These baits hold up far better fish after fish.

I finally talked myself into trying these the other day and I threw this thing on a Texas Rig and decided to hit the pond. Within 30 minutes I had 3 solid bass on the bank!! Not to mention 2 blow ups fishing this on top just to see the action goofing off.

This bait is perfect for a Texas rig setup and has enough action to trigger the bites on bottom or swimming it mid/top water. I’m half way thru a pack of 6 so far and 7 bass caught and a index finger cut up and in a band aid from them slamming it so hard.

Trust the Hype on this one it will be well worth the money spent.

I have lived on a private golf course for 13 years. In that time I have never caught a bass on any craw style soft plastic. I decided to give these a try and on my first cast I got crushed. Simple Texas rig with tungsten weight.

I was able to grab 4 more in the hour I was out. I will definitely be recommending these to everyone. If they work that good on lakes where that style isn’t normally effective, I can only imagine how well they will do on my other honey holes.

As far as I’m concerned, Googan products in general are of the best quality and have produced a ton of fish for me. I’ve been fishing for close to 20 years now and Googan baits are the best attracting baits that I’ve ever used this far.

and I’ve used A LOT. you can tell they don’t skimp out on the fine details, scent presentation, sizes, compatibility with anything or the bait action. Granted, starting out, some of the soft plastics durability was a little compromised but they have improved tremendously over the years.

My entire tackle inventory has turned slime green haha! My friends are all buying Googan products now too because they were tired of me being the only one putting fish in the boat! It’s been a while since I’ve been excited about a product line or anticipating it’s new releases!.

There are two basic top water presentations, other than frogs. The chugger/popper and the cigar style ‘walk the dog’ bait. The Zara Spook is the classic cigar-style, walk the dog, top water lure. It has a very sturdy paint job, quality components and high-quality hooks.

It is probably best suited for monofilament line in the 10-14 LB range. It is paired well with a nice medium speed reel on a 6 & ½ or 7 foot rod with medium action and a fast or extra fast tip. The medium action and fast tip help to keep from jerking the bait out of the fish’s mouth.

Use a sweeping lift as the hook-set, no TV style hook-set needed. We have experienced the best results with the silver/ shad colors. It can be tied directly on to the wire loop or an ‘O’ ring may be used.

TIP: To get the classic “walk the dog” action, try fishing the lure with the rod tip down. Pull the bait along with pops of the rod, pulling it down from horizontal to the water. Use longer strokes when the bait is away from you, and shorten the strokes as the bait gets closer.

It takes some practice, but after a few minutes you’ll be able to walk the bait left-to-right just like Bill Dance. Top water bass fishing is one of the most exciting and sought after techniques. Many anglers become frustrated as the top water bite can be elusive.

There are some basics principles to keep in mind that should increase your chances of getting bit on a top-water bait. When to use: Use the bait when fish are active and feeding. Pre-spawn, fall and the dog days of summer can all offer a great window for top water fishing.

During the pre-spawn and in the fall, fish are feeding in anticipation of the upcoming changes. In the summer the fish have their metabolism peeked and will feed several times per day. TIP: In the dog days of summer, keep an eye on the moon phase! Fish will feed at night using moon light when the water gets bath warm.

During the waxing/waning crescent and new moon, there is very little light and this can force the bass to feed at dawn/dusk. Try Spook during these conditions for some exciting low light top water action.

I catch bass of all sizes with the Zara Spook. No bass seems to mind the size of the lure. Perfect for evening top water fishing. I have to admit though that it is my scariest lure. The hooks are large and they will snag just about anything.

When I’m leaving the lake, this lure is always already off my line and in my tackle box.

This is the best hard top water bait. I was down in florida around march last year and a massive cold front came through. ( High 45 15-20 mph winds) and the bass just shut down. Brought one of these bad boys out and my luck changed in a hurry.

Top water expands yours strike zone 10 fold. It also keeps your bait in the strike zone longer. I was doing 5 min between cast in FL and it made the diff. When cranks were too fast and soft plastics werent doing it this bait came through.

Its not just the action either. I bought another lure that you walk the dog with in FL becasue my zara was gettin beat down and all they had was a different name brand. Didnt get but 3 bites. Just delay the hook set a couple of seconds and replace trebbles with better ones and you will light them up.

Use these with Strike King chatter bait and you will have the best fishing day of your life. Have used may different trailers with it and this one seems to be the best trailer, hands down!

Amazing action with this lure, so hard to find at most tackle shops I have visited, so glad was able to get them here.

The cowboy has terrific action .The twin tails move in a different rhythm. I use them on a jig head or Texas style