Throw a 3/8 oz spinnerbait or chatterbait first, then slow down with a wacky rig or jig under the darkest dock corners. After rain, bass often sit on the cleanest water, shade, and the first hard edge they can ambush from. Today’s overcast conditions and rising pressure should keep fish usable in the shallows, especially on the wind-blown SE side of the shoreline.
First move
- Spinnerbait / chatterbait: use white, white/chartreuse, or shad colors
- Work it parallel to dock edges and through the open lanes between posts
- Retrieve: steady-medium speed, then kill it briefly next to a post or slip it under a float
Why it should work
- Cloud cover favors moving baits and lets fish roam shallower
- Post-rain bass often track bait pushed along the dock line
- 10 mph wind with some gusts gives you enough chop to hide your approach and adds a little current against the docks
Backup plan
- Skip a jig or wacky-rigged soft plastic far under the dock where light is lowest
- If the water is dirty, go darker: black/blue jig or green pumpkin with chartreuse accent
- If you get follows but no bites, slow the cadence and pause longer on each dock corner
What to look at
Videos:
- Dock Fishing Bass With Underspin Jigs
- How to Catch Bass Around Docks with Wacky Rigs
- Chatterbait Fishing Lure Tips and How They Work Underwater
- ChatterBait Comparison Underwater: Look and Sound
- How to Catch Bass Fishing Docks - Practice Casting
Products / lures:
- Blackwake Spinnerbait
- Davy Jones’ Buzz
- Bass Mafia Custom Balsa Squarebill Crankbait
- 4.75” Twitch Jerkbait
- FONMANG Bass/Freshwater Tackle Kit
- FONMANG 322-Piece Bass Lure Kit
Next cast: start on the wind-blown outer dock corners with a white chatterbait, then skip a green pumpkin jig into the darkest pocket on the very next dock.
