What should I throw first for dock bass after rain?

After rain, I’d start with a bait that covers water but still slips under dock shade 🎣. On bass around docks, the first three things I’d tie on are:

1. Chatterbait / bladed jig – my first cast choice when the water is a little dingy and bass are roaming the dock edges. It gives off vibration, flashes well, and lets you target the outside posts, corners, and shaded lanes fast. Try a steady retrieve with occasional short pauses. If the water is stained, go white/bluegill/chartreuse; if it’s darker, go black/blue.

2. Skipping jig – when you need to get deep under the dock where bigger fish tuck in after rain and cloud cover. A compact jig with a craw trailer is money around posts, floats, and shaded walkways. Let it fall on a slack line, then hop it twice and kill it. The rain often makes bass feel safer in the shade, so don’t be shy about pitching tight to cover.

3. Soft plastic – a wacky rig, Texas rig, or tube if the bite gets finicky. After rain, bass can get a little picky once the easy ambush bites are gone. A slow fall under the dock can get bites from suspended fish that won’t chase fast moving lures.

Because your weather shows partly cloudy, light wind, and a rising pressure trend after rain, I’d expect the bite to be a little more position-based than frantic. Focus on the shadiest docks, the deepest slips, and the wind-blown side of the lake/pond first. The forecast also has thunderstorm chances, so that pre-storm / post-rain window can be excellent if the water stays fishable.

Videos worth watching

• Chatterbait Fishing Lure Tips and How They Work Underwater
• Dock Fishing Bass With Underspin Jigs
• How to Catch Bass Around Docks with Wacky Rigs
• How to Skip Docks
• Dock Fishing for GIANT Bass in Florida!

Products to look at

• FONMANG 126Pcs Fishing Lures Kit — good starter kit with rigs and basics.
• PLUSINNO 137Pcs Tackle Box Kit — useful if you want a broad mixed box.
• FONMANG 322-Piece Fishing Lure Kit — includes chatterbait/spinner/frog style options.
• TRUSCEND Swimmax Easy Catch Fishing Lures — handy swimbait-style search bait.
• 5PCS Topwater Frog Lures Set — great around heavy dock shade or matted edges.

Lures I’d prioritize

• Chatterbait / bladed jig
• Skipping jig
• Wacky rig
• Texas rig
• Tube
• Underspin
• Frog if the docks have heavy cover or surface weeds

If you want the shortest answer: start with a chatterbait, then skip a jig under the darkest docks, then slow down with a soft plastic. That’s the dock trifecta after rain. Go make the bass choose between annoying and irresistible 😄