Here are the lures that led to success at Stage 5 of the 2025 Bass Pro Tour on Lakes Chickamauga and Nickajack. See what Jake Lawrence, Jacob Wheeler, and others used to climb the leaderboard.

Popper-style lures, with a cupped face, work great for fishing around docks and over small laydowns. I like to work a popper slowly in a small patch of shade beneath overhanging tree branches.

The best bass lures can make all the difference when it comes to catching fish. If you know what the fish are eating, matching a lure to the bait will produce a lot of strikes.

See It Primary Targets: Tuna, mahi-mahi, trophy striped bass, bull redfish With a loud chug, long casting distance, and extra-tough hardware, this popper can handle fish weighing north of 100 pounds.

From poppers to ploppers to frogs, there are both generalists and situationally-specific tools to catch more and bigger bass on top. Here are the best topwater lures for bass to catch Larry’s and ...

You can fish this lure in a variety of ways including on an EWG hook like you’d fish any other bass worm. However, adding this to a drop shot rig is the best for consistently getting bites.

Poppers are another good surface lure. You can attract bass with the popping and gurgling sound on the water surface. These lures need to be used in a series of starts and stops.

HEDDON ZARA PUPPY This is my most versatile surface lure, although the Jitterbug, various poppers and Tiny Torpedo are right behind — and might be packed as well if smallmouth bass are likely.

Sports Old-fashioned fishing lures can still snag a lot of bass Published: May. 13, 2012, 4:30 p.m.

Three colors are available bull frog, baby bass and purple shad. (www.arktana.com; 360-944-0243) Bagley Several of Bagley's more famous lures have been modified this year, including the ...