Throw a 3/8 oz spinnerbait first, slow-rolled along the shady sides and dock edges, then make a few skip casts under the first few docks with a jig or soft jerkbait.
First move
- Start with a spinnerbait like Blackwake Spinnerbait in white/shad or white-chartreuse.
- If bass are tucked tight under floats or cables, switch to a skippable jig or 4.75” Twitch Jerkbait and work it under the dock.
- Retrieve: cast past the dock, let it sink a second, then slow-roll or twitch-pause back with short stops near posts and shade lines.
Why it should work
- After rain, water is often a bit dirtier and bass use docks for shade and ambush.
- Your weather shows overcast with a rising pressure trend; that usually favors a steadier, moving bait bite, especially around cover.
- The SSE wind can push bait against one side of the shoreline, so the wind-blown docks are worth extra casts.
Videos to look at
- Dock Fishing Bass With Underspin Jigs
- How to Catch Bass Around Docks with Wacky Rigs
- In-Depth Look | How To Skip Docks
- Four Best Lures for Skipping
- How to Catch Bass Fishing Docks - Practice Casting
Products/lures to check
- Blackwake Spinnerbait
- Davy Jones’ Buzz if fish are shallow and active
- 4.75” Twitch Jerkbait
- Bass Mafia Custom Balsa Squarebill Crankbait for banging posts and deflecting off dock wood
- FONMANG 322-Piece Fishing Lures Kit for a simple starter mix
Backup plan
- If the spinnerbait gets no bites in 10–15 casts, go to a skip jig or weightless twitch bait and hit the darkest dock corners first.
