Start with a green pumpkin or white 3/8 oz spinnerbait, then a skipping jig. After rain, docks get better when the water has a little stain, and your weather here is still fairly fishable: light wind, mostly clear, and rising pressure means bass can still be catchable, especially around shade, dock posts, and the first walkways.
First move
- Throw a spinnerbait first: a 3/8 oz white/chartreuse or shad-colored bait, slow-rolled along the outside dock edges and under the shady corners.
- Keep the retrieve steady with occasional ticks off posts or cables.
- If they won’t chase, go to a jig: 3/8 oz green pumpkin or brown/purple, pitched tight to the heaviest shade and the darkest corners.
Why it should work
- Post-rain bass often reposition to dock shade, cleaner water edges, and current breaks.
- The late-spring bite usually favors reaction baits plus compact bottom contact.
- With rising pressure after rain, fish may be a little less willing to roam, so a bait that stays in their face works best.
Videos to look at
- Dock Fishing Bass With Underspin Jigs
- How to Catch Bass Around Docks with Wacky Rigs
- How to Catch Bass Fishing Docks - Practice Casting
- In-Depth Look | How To Skip Docks
- Catch 10x MORE Fish Using A JIG
Products and lures to look at
- Spinnerbait: Blackwake Spinnerbait
- Skipping jig / dock jig: Bass Mafia Larry Spoon is not a dock jig, so skip that here; better to shop for a compact pitching jig or flipping jig in green pumpkin / black-blue.
- Soft jerkbait: 4.75” Twitch Jerkbait for skipping under docks when fish are suspended.
- Topwater option for low light: Davy Jones’ Buzz on cloudy mornings or right before sunset.
- Multi-purpose bait kit: Bass Mafia Money Bag
Backup plan
If the spinnerbait gets ignored, skip a jig or wacky rig to the back of the darkest dock and let it sit 2–4 seconds before a short hop. Target the first dock that meets deeper water.
Next cast: fan-cast a 3/8 oz spinnerbait down the outer dock edge, then skip a green pumpkin jig to the shadiest post on the first dock that has deeper water.
