Throw a 3/8 oz spinnerbait or a black/blue jig first, and work the shady sides, dock corners, and the first deep posts. With falling pressure and a stormy, overcast setup, bass often slide tight to cover and will eat a moving bait before they commit to slower stuff.
First move
- Spinnerbait: slow-roll it along dock walkways and post lines.
- Jig: pitch to the darkest dock corners and let it fall on a semi-slack line.
- If the water is clearer than expected, switch to a soft jerkbait and twitch-pause it under the dock.
Why it should work
- Late spring means bass are often shallow and dock-oriented.
- Cloud cover + rain gives you better shallow bite windows.
- Falling pressure ahead of/with the storm can trigger a short feeding burst.
- Wind from the SE can push bait and active fish toward more protected dock banks.
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Backup plan
If the fish won’t chase, pitch a green pumpkin jig or wacky rig straight to the deepest shade under each dock and dead-stick it for 5–10 seconds.
Make your first casts to the back shaded corners of the nearest docks on the wind-blown bank and fish them before moving down the row.
