What Should You Throw Around Docks After Rain?

Throw a black/blue jig or a green pumpkin chatterbait first, and work it tight to dock posts, corners, and the darkest shade pockets. After rain, bass often slide under docks to grab anything washed in and to use the extra cover. With steady pressure, 9 mph SSE wind, and partly cloudy late-spring conditions, a moving bait or compact jig is a strong first choice.\n\n### First move\n- Best first cast: 3/8 oz chatterbait in white/shad if the water has any stain, or black/blue if it’s darker. Swim it parallel to dock fronts and let it tick posts.\n- Backup first cast: 3/8 oz jig with a subtle trailer, pitched to the shadiest inside corners and skipped deep if needed.\n- Cadence: steady retrieve on the chatterbait; for the jig, use pitch, let it fall, hop once, then pause.\n\n### Why it should work\n- Late spring bass are active and often shallow.\n- Post-rain water movement pushes bait around docks.\n- Cloud cover and light chop make bass less wary and more willing to chase.\n\n### Videos to look at\n- Chatterbait Fishing Lure Tips and How They Work Underwater\n- Dock Fishing Bass With Underspin Jigs\n- How to Catch Bass Around Docks with Wacky Rigs\n- How to Catch Bass Fishing Docks - Practice Casting\n\n### Products and lures to look at\n- Blackwake Spinnerbait — good around stained water and dock edges\n- Davy Jones’ Buzz — for early/low-light topwater over shallow docks\n- Bass Mafia Custom Balsa Squarebill Crankbait — for banging dock corners and posts\n- 4.75” Twitch Jerkbait — for skipped or twitch-pause dock presentations\n- FONMANG 126Pcs Fishing Lures kit — beginner-friendly all-in-one option\n\n### Adjust if\n- Water is muddy: go darker and use more vibration, like the Blackwake Spinnerbait or a black/blue jig.\n- Water is clear: downsize to a green pumpkin jig or natural-colored jerkbait.\n- Bass miss the lure: switch to a wacky rig and let it fall beside the dock.\n\n### Backup plan\nIf they won’t chase, skip a compact jig under the dock and fish the first shade break before moving to the next dock. Make your next cast parallel to the deepest shaded edge and let it fall on a slack line.