6 Bass Lures You MUST Stop Throwing (And 3 That Actually Get Bit)

Most bass lures don't fail because the fish won't bite. They fail because you're throwing the wrong bait in the wrong water and blaming the bass for it. In this video I break down 6 bass lures you need to stop throwing blindly — including the Whopper Plopper, hollow body frogs, deep diving crankbaits, buzzbaits, expensive glide baits, and cheap jointed swimbaits that look amazing on the peg and catch nothing in the water. These baits aren't garbage. They're overhyped, misused, and thrown in the wrong conditions by anglers who bought the marketing instead of the bite. I'll show you exactly where each one fails — wrong depth, wrong cover, wrong gear, wrong season — and why the guy down the bank keeps outfishing you with something boring and cheap. Then I give you 3 bass lures that actually get bit, every trip: the stick worm, the Ned rig, and the spinnerbait. Not flashy. Not expensive. Just proven. If you're tired of filling your tackle box with confidence killers and want to know what bait actually catches bass, this one's for you. Subscribe to Tackle Hank for blunt, no-hype bait advice that saves you money and catches you more fish.