If you’re new to bass fishing or perhaps you’ve been at it a while and you’re just looking to take someone else fishing for the first time, there are a handful of baits that are almost guaranteed to get bit. But getting bit isn’t the only issue for someone with limited fishing experience; you’ll also want a bait that can be cast and fished easily.

Throwing in those last two criteria starts to narrow down the list of potential candidates when looking for a bass fishing bait for a beginner to throw. This article will list down the best baits and lures you can use to catch bass. You can purchase them in marine shops or tackle stores.

Jigs: These are weighted lures that usually have some skirt that pulses in the water and attracts the bass. They can be used year-round, able to catch bass in everything from 50-degree weather to 90-degree weather. They can be used in shallow or deep water and are useful in a variety of environments, including everything from steep underwater banks to shoreline grasses.

Crankbait: Crankbaits often look like small fish or crayfish. They have a lip on the front that causes them to dive underwater and wobble as they are retrieved. They work in almost all types of weather and can be used in a variety of depths of water.

Jerkbaits: Jerk baits sit on top of the water. By jerking the rod, anglers can give the jerk bait a lifelike action, making it attractive to the bass. They tend to work well in clear water, cold water, or when the bass is actively feeding on baitfish. They are useful in a variety of weather and conditions.

Rubber worm: Rubber worms can be used in a wide variety of conditions, making them enormously popular with anglers. They can be rigged in various ways, allowing them to be used in both deep and shallow water. Conventional methods of rigging rubber worms include the drop shot, and weightless.

Rubber Prey Baits: In addition to the rubber worm, anglers also use rubber baits that accurately mimic the prey of the largemouth bass. This includes rubber crawfish, rubber salamanders, and rubber frogs. Like worms, rubber prey can be rigged in a huge variety of ways, making them useful in many different environments.

Spinnerbait: Spinnerbaits have metal blades on them that rotate when pulled through the water. The rotating blades catch and reflect the light, which makes them look like baitfish to largemouth bass. They also have rubber skirts that flutter in the water, further attracting bass. They can be used in deep or shallow water, as well as in a variety of environments.

Swimbait: Swimbaits are known for having particularly lifelike action. Their tail shakes when retrieved, and they also have a natural rolling motion. This is a deadly combination; these two actions create vibrations in the water that attract bass. They can be fished in a variety of depths of water.

So When is the Best Time to Catch Bass?

Bass are visual predators, relying on their keen sense of eyesight to help them identify and attack prey. They can see better in low-light conditions than most of the prey they hunt, which is one reason why early morning and evening tend to be particularly good times for fishing in your Seacruiser boat. Bass can ambush their prey without first being spotted.