Bass fishing legend, Shaw Grigsby, shares his favorite spring bass fishing lures based on decades of experience fishing throughout the country. His picks span all phases of the spring, ranging from the prespawn to spawn and post-spawn periods. They’re also diversified across a few essential moving baits, finesse applications, and proven bottom bait performers. Having each of these setups at the ready will allows you to attack most bass fishing situations.
BLADED JIG SETUP
• BLADED JIG – Strike King Thunder Cricket
• TRAILER – Strike King KVD Perfect Plastic Blade Minnow
TEXAS RIG
• WORM – Strike King Rage Cut-R Worm
• CREATURE BAIT – Strike King Rage Bug
• WEIGHT – Strike King Tour Grade Tungsten
• HOOK – TroKar EWG Hook
JIG
• JIG – Strike King Tour Grade Swim Jig
• TRAILER – Strike King Rage Twin-Tail Menace
WACKY RIG
• PLASTIC – Strike King KVD Perfect Plastic Ocho
• HOOK – TroKar Wacky Weedless Wide Gap Hook
DROP SHOT
- PLASTIC – Strike King KVD Drop Shot Half shell OPT
PUNCH RIG
• HOOK – TroKar Flipping Hook
• PLASTIC – Strike King Rage Bug
• WEIGHT – Strike King Tour Grade Tungsten