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Best Lures for Reservoir Fishing
Reservoir bass follow shad migrations from shallow flats in fall to deep ledges in summer. These lures cover the full seasonal range on large impoundments.
22 lures
6th Sense
6th Sense Munch 2.5
A compact 2.5-inch paddle-tail swimbait designed to match shallow baitfish perfectly. Excels on a light swimbait head for a natural, steady swim through the upper water column.
6th Sense
6th Sense Cloud 9 C10
A medium-diving crankbait that targets the 8-12ft zone where suspended shad schools congregate over structure. The balsa-inspired action delivers an irresistible wobble at medium retrieve speeds.
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6th Sense Crush 300DD
A deep-diving double-digit crankbait engineered to scratch bottom in the 12-18ft range where big bass hold on main-lake structure. The wide wobble deflects off rock and wood to trigger reaction strikes.
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6th Sense Crush 500DD
An ultra-deep diver built to reach the 18-25ft range, targeting summer bass stacked on deep main-lake ledges and creek channel bends. Requires heavy mono or fluorocarbon and a slow retrieve to maintain depth.
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6th Sense Divine Swim Jig
A weedless swim jig paired with a shad-profile trailer that powers through laydowns, dock pilings, and grass edges where baitfish hide. The hydrodynamic head design keeps the lure tracking true at all swim speeds.
6th Sense
6th Sense Provoke 106X Jerkbait
A suspending hard jerkbait that mimics a dying shad during the critical twitch-pause retrieve. Excels during cold fronts and clear-water conditions when bass key on subtly wounded baitfish.
Strike King
Strike King Red Eye Shad
A lipless crankbait that covers water fast and triggers reaction strikes from bass chasing baitfish across flats. The distinctive rattle and tight shimmy work on both a rip-and-fall and a steady burn retrieve.
Bucca Baits
Bucca Baby Bull Shad
A big-profile gizzard shad swimbait built to draw strikes from trophy largemouth targeting large forage. The segmented paddle tail rolls realistically on a slow-roll retrieve through the entire water column.
Rapala
Rapala DT4 Bluegill
The DT4 in bluegill finish dives to 4 feet, perfectly matching juvenile panfish in shallow pockets and along weed edges. Balsa wood construction delivers an unmatched tight wobble that bluegill-hunting bass cannot resist.
Rapala
Rapala DT6 Bluegill
The DT6 targets bluegill holding in slightly deeper weed pockets and along submerged structure in the 4-6ft zone. Its realistic bluegill color pattern and natural balsa wobble make it a spawning-season standout.
Rapala
Rapala DT8 Bluegill
The DT8 reaches the mid-depth bluegill zone from 6-8ft, ideal for targeting post-spawn bass that have pushed to slightly deeper structure. Deflects off bottom and submerged rock to trigger big reaction strikes.
Rapala
Rapala DT16 Bluegill
The DT16 dives to 16 feet to target suspended and bottom-hugging bass keying on deep bluegill schools in late summer and early fall. The slow-medium crank keeps contact with structure for maximum deflection strikes.
Berkley
Berkley PowerBait Pre-Rigged Swim Shad HD Bluegill
A pre-rigged PowerBait swimbait in HD bluegill finish that delivers a lifelike slow-roll presentation right out of the pack. The PowerBait scent infusion gives bass extra reason to hold on longer.
Generic
Bluegill Swim Jig
A weedless swim jig in a natural bluegill color scheme built for fishing shallow cover where bass ambush panfish. The wide-gap hook and compact profile make it easy to punch through grass, docks, and laydowns.
Generic
Bluegill Hard Swimbait
A segmented hard-body swimbait in a realistic bluegill paint scheme that mimics a large panfish swimming through the mid-column. The natural roll action triggers reaction strikes from big largemouth keyed in on bluegill as primary forage.
River2Sea
River2Sea Whopper Plopper 90 Bluegill
A 90mm topwater prop-bait in a deadly bluegill finish that sputters, churns, and ploops across the surface to draw explosive strikes. The rotating tail blade creates an irresistible commotion that mimics fleeing panfish.
Yo-Zuri
Yo-Zuri 3DB Crayfish
A hard-bodied crayfish crankbait with a 3D internal prism that mimics the flash of a fleeing craw. The buoyant design lets it crawl along the bottom with a natural crawl-and-pause retrieve across rocks and gravel.
Z-Man
Z-Man TRD CrawZ
A compact ElaZtech finesse craw designed for the Ned Rig, Shakey Head, or light drop shot where a subtle craw presentation wins. The buoyant ElaZtech material stands the claws up off the bottom and pulses with lifelike action on the slowest drag.
Googan Baits
Googan Baits Krackin' Craw
A versatile soft-plastic craw trailer built for pitching and flipping heavy cover during the prespawn and spawn. The wide paddling claws displace water aggressively on the fall, triggering strikes from big bass guarding beds and staging on transition banks.
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Green Craw Compact Jig
A compact football or round-head jig in natural green craw colors built for hopping along rocky transitions and gravel bottoms. Pairs perfectly with a soft craw trailer for maximum action throughout the spring season.
BOOYAH
BOOYAH Pad Crasher
The classic hollow-body frog built to skitter across the slickest lily pad mats and thick surface vegetation without snagging. Walk-the-dog it over the thickest cover and hold on when a bass blows up from below.
BOOYAH
BOOYAH Pad Crasher Jr
The smaller sibling to the Pad Crasher, sized down for pressured fish and ponds where a more subtle frog profile gets more bites. An excellent beginner-friendly topwater frog that is still deadly on big bass.