Top 5 Baits For MARCH Bass Fishing!

[@stewartmorton6597]

Hey Guys! I live in Norman,Oklahoma and my top 5 confidence baits(in no particular order) are Jerk Bait, Chatter Bait, Shaky Head, Tube Jig, Soft Swim Bait(Keitech). I can honestly say that until I found Tactical Bassin, I didn’t have a single “confidence bait”. After watching several TB tutorial’s. I have found that I have far more confidence to go out and do something that I love to do! In turn, it brings my family together, I can teach them all that I know about the this amazing sport and have loads of fun while we do it. Thank you both for everything you guys do. Keep up the good work guys!!

[@joshhenderson9713]

Great way to start a rainy morning here in Alabama.

[@fishinwitheddy]

Weightless Texas rigged senko in June bug has been killing it for me here in the northwest part of Georgia

[@chasep2770]

Woke up at 5:30am to some serious stomach issues, guess that was a sign to check out TB 😂

[@xxcaseyxxc]

I definitely love a Lipless this time of year here in Indiana. Red or craw pattern just slays them.

[@LowBrowFishing]

I was seeing fish wanting to bed up yesterday. Hooked a nice 3+ pounder on a stick bait under some flooded brush, although I don't think that particular fish was on bed. Either way, I released her right back where I found her.

[@tacticalbassin]

That is awesome!

[@joeyphillips1181]

What part of the country are you in?

[@landonsmith275]

These vids are so helpful love these vids man keep it up🔥🔥🔥

[@tacticalbassin]

Great to hear! Thank you

[@geraldgreen6993]

I like hereing you and your friend inform people about fishing; but here in Minneapolis Minnesota there are very large Northern Pike and Muskie. I have some of those large lures but I really have not dedicated myself to fish them for largemouth bass. So these large lures are excellent for pike and muskie and in the process I may catch a large bass. Thank you very much, you guys are very informative.

[@emilianobanzi9432]

for pre spawn bass I'll say, here in Spain (like highland reservoir), I'm still throwing jerkbaits in different size and deep range, MB 101, 101+ original and Jr, trick Darter, Jackall Rerange, LC staysee, F. pointer and so on... Soft swimbait as well

[@philreels]

My first thought was...no jerkbait?

[@andrewgardner4803]

Here in southern Ohio, my top 5 baits for the month of March in no particular order are as followed. Lipless, squarebill, bladebait, jig, and a dropshot. Even though our lakes around here are not known for giant bass. I’d still love to see a video of you guys fishing one of my local lakes. Tight lines! to the Tacticalbassin family.

[@BottledCourage]

I’m new to Cincinnati and was hoping the fishing would be better. Seems most say the bass aren’t great!

[@andrewgardner4803]

Yeah, your best chance to catch a good limit of bass in this area is in a private pond or lake. Sadly our state owned lakes are not managed properly for quality bass.

[@BottledCourage]

@@andrewgardner4803 cool, thanks for the info!

[@davidthompson7375]

@@BottledCourage farms ponds are your best best here in Ohio I've caught a few over 5.5-6lb. But farms ponds around Ohio have some giants over 10-12lb easy

[@makeawishkid131]

what water temps are you fishing? that's my biggest issue when people give months of year, I'm in MA and water temps around me are still around 40-45, having trouble finding fish

[@EasyModeFishing]

My top 5 in December, January, February and March is Drop Shot, Swimbait, Chatterbait, Squarebill and Texas Rig.

[@gpharned]

Her in the ozarks region with me it’s jerkbaits, rock crawlers or warts, swimbaits, bladed and spinnerbaits, Carolina rig or always have a wacky rig. I realize most at ozarks will have a jig, it’s just not my confidence bait. Love your show. It has helped make me a more versatile fisherman , especially with the big swimbaits.

[@mr.andrews3994]

Never seen you before but started watching on your vids and i love the vids

[@wiggymccrackin8418]

Every day I look for these new videos! Keepem coming

[@tacticalbassin]

Glad you like them!

[@joelbuff3254]

Fished yesterday in central Louisiana. Temp dropped 40 degrees the night before, cloudy and windy as hell. Caught em on a new favorite bait- cotton candy swirl yum dinger

[@gabebrown2992]

The pain of seeing your nice weather then looking out my window and seeing snow ;-;

[@jakerinaldi4766]

My top 5 here in central MD: 1) 3.3 Keitech on a Flashy Swimmer 2) 7in shaky head 3) Norman DTN in a secret discontinued color 🤫 4) White spinnerbait 5) Brown/purple jig These will work from March til early May, but I plan on actually throwing some of those big baits this year as well!

[@Shad0wKlown]

Fishing the Potomac?

[@jakerinaldi4766]

@@Shad0wKlown north of there

[@Shad0wKlown]

@@jakerinaldi4766 I am in southern Maryland, it is always tough on the Potomac for us. Get in at Mattawoman and get nothing for days

[@davidpomella8958]

DPOMELLA-Central Florida I fished a tournament in the Harris chain on 2-26 and the fish were pre spawn and actively spawning as well as post spawn. This goes on in Florida from Dec to May depending on how many cold fronts we get. During this tournament I hooked several 5 to 8 lb Bass on the bed with YUM Dinger Black blue, 3/16 tungsten and lost them due to mistakes on my part against the side of the boat. They were fun to hook none the less. Several other 2-3 lb fish on lipless and square bill and spro little johns. I will be purchasing some s-wavers for the next tournament on the Kissimee chain.

[@johnmccrory4643]

I am in Central Mississippi my top 5 lures for this time of year are 6-inch Savage gear flat sided crank spinning lure with a crawl trailer Yamamoto senko and a topwater frog

[@byronprince5203]

Bro,Great baits! My top five for the month of March for the state of Georgia are,Spinnerbait, trap,jig,shallow running crankbait,and senko. The Spinnerbait is kind of left out do to the popularity of the chatterbait.

[@drdonhartfiel8042]

I’m having luck with bubble gum pink Senko, fished wacky worm. I’m on lake Conroe in Texas. Prespawn is on, going into spawn. They’ve moved shallow already. Daytime Temperature reaching into the 65-70*, but day starts in the 35-45*. Welcome to Texas!

[@30minfisherman40]

I am in SC my favorite prespawn baits are chatterbaits,lipless, flat sides, square bill,neko rig,shaky head,topwater

[@richardbossman9875]

Threw the savage gear 8” yesterday and got my first bump, didn’t hook up but it was definitely a fish.

[@tacticalbassin]

I bet you cant wait to get back out there!

[@bryandevereaux4445]

Grass got your ass 🤣🤣

[@heads_or_tales7364]

cant wait for the shad spawn! nice vid :)

[@OzarkBassinTV]

i like spinners neds chatterbaits and wacky rigs and square bills here in missouri but i fish smaller waters river creeks ponds ect. been wanting to take the yak out to some bigger lakes and get confident with a glide bait. im in sw missouri.

[@juleswinnfield826]

Good solid info as always. Michigan here, chatterbait, shallow crank, shallow/mid column jerkbait, swimjig stair stepped down main lake drop offs, ned rigs, plastic craw imitation. Always look forward TB vids.

[@gslang3489]

Just went out on the water, 31° with 20 mph winds. Caught 5 in 40 minutes of actual fishing but it was way too brutal with the positioning, and was rowing. Spent 2 hours out there top but they were hammering the ned so hard I was shocked. They're starting to get hungry. Southeast BTW.

[@CalebSmith87]

Great video! I'd say my top five in order are square bill, chatterbait, spinnerbait, lipless, and Texas rigged craw/creature bait. I'd say big swim baits/glide baits but I just started getting into that a couple years ago and I haven't been really successful yet but that is actually probably what I spend the most time with this time of year lol.

[@jacksonwright6380]

I live in Nebraska and I like a nice wacky rig in this time and basically all the time

[@spencerb891]

Rapala original floating minnow or countdown in rainbow trout or brown trout pattern, Rapala Rattlin Rap in fire craw, bomber crankbait in white and chartreuse, hellgrammite Ned rigged. I fish rivers in Oregon though. Oh and a 1/4 oz rooster tail on an ultralight rod works pretty good too and is hella fun.

[@douglaswheeler3720]

I'm in upstate NY, and for the last 3 years, I've thrown only 8" Hudds, the week of ice-out, and caught GIANTS (multiple 6-8 lbers). My local lake is a 60 acre reservoir, with annual stockings of browns, and rainbows. The largemouth crush the swimbaits, along the chunk-rock dam, that 1st week.

[@aaronmccabe5787]

Appreciate the great video, very informative, always putting out the best content. I learn so much from watching your channel.

[@tylucifer9865]

Metro Minnesota. Love throwing white spinnerbaits no trailers/trailer hooks. Small soft swim baits like keitechs on a swimbait head. Swimjigs with trailers. Senkos in the baby bass color

[@landonmilhorn]

Should we use these same baits for bank fishing? keep up the videos there awesome!!

[@christopher9076]

I throw every style of bait Tim mentions from the bank. Fish are coming to us to spawn. :)

[@richardbossman9875]

As a bank fisherman who’s lost thousands of lures your best bet it to fish cheaper and or more weed less lures. I throw a big soft swimbait but only in the areas I know are not snaggy and give plenty of casting room.

[@trentstevens8645]

I’d have to add a Blk/Blue flipping jig and a white swim jig for later in March for East TN

[@mtayloroutdoors]

We’ll be heading into March in the Ozarks with water temps around 40 degrees unfortunately. But pre spawn favorites include Rapala or wart type cranks, jerkbait, Keitechs, and shaky head.

[@donaldtruster1064]

Squarebill, spinnerbait, chatterbait, crawl pitching,wacky worm, Texas rig, in Southwest Missouri Ozarks, but we're are frozen right now,upper 60's& 70, next week!

[@Army_Outdoors_88N]

Great video. Chatterbait and crankbaits have done me well so far

[@RICKENBOCKEN]

From the Bay Area, in California my top 5 prespawn baits here in non-trout reservoirs off the bank are, Shakey head w/ a trick worm, Jackhammer chatter bait, red eye shad lipless, lucky craft 1.5 square bill, and the texas rigged baby d bomb! The reservoirs here get a ton of pressure but these baits cracked the code for me.

[@jimhalleran6239]

Awesome Tim. Thanks. Gearing up for Chick.

[@philg3176]

Jackhammer(usually green pumpkin), Senko, jig, shallow crank(delta craw color), and the one that gets slept on a lot is a swim jig, the dirty jig finesse swim jig in dirty 420 color has had me some of my best days out on the CA delta

[@caseycherrington2812]

Here in the pnw we started to warm up into the 50s in the day, low 40s at night. Then this week we dropped back down to low 40s in the day and teens at night. Yesterday we got 3 inches of snow, then it melted that same day. Now we are looking at mid 50s in the day and high 40s at night with rain coming next week. I just want spring to come so bad

[@tagg946]

any 2.5-2.8 inch swimbait, lipless crank/blade bait depending on temps and if they want a rattle or not, finesse football jigs, and when the water gets into the 50's, im throwing 4 inch zoom lizards and full sized brush hogs all prespawn and through the spawn/post spawn. Wont be a while, maybe a few more weeks till prespawn in indiana though. tad bit too cold for moving stuff right now lol.

[@goodmanfishing]

For the calm/sunny days, SUPER FLUKE! - North Texas

[@MrMarrok657]

where i am in michigan, all these tactics will be great for april lol

[@farrzmd3038]

Cannot wait to try out some of these baits once we get passed second winter up here. We had our false spring and was able to fish some ice ledges when some areas melted but now temps dropped again so back to hard water.

[@joemorris5944]

What about the bass pro glide baits just getting into throwing glide baits and what to know how they measure up

[@sethriley6594]

I have used them before and they work but the hooks are really bad so after upgrading them you might as well pick up an S waver.

[@josephcolunga894]

I am from Houston Texas and I throw a black and blue Rage Craw all year but change it up to the green pumpkin Senko

[@timothybolden9955]

Red crawl square bill got me bit pretty good this morning. Change up your speed and you’ll get somewhere

[@kenmccarthyfishing]

🔥🔥AWESOME job Tim,sounds to me like your armed and ready,I ice has melted but we but snow today in Massachusetts 😂🤣

[@brianrobinson9979]

With the Huddleston this time of year are you picking up the speed a bit or are you still just creeping it along?

[@tacticalbassin]

Speed it up as the water temps rise.

[@mikefurness1598]

I think you're missing the boat on one particular bait if the water is between let's say mid fifties to 60ﾟ that would be the weightless lizard .... My favorite colors would be black if the water is darkOr green pumpkin red flake if the water is clearer. I've caught a ton of fish in that window of water temperature with a weightless lizard or with a very small bullet weight 1/16th of an ounce or less.

[@wendybrown2701]

Large or small lizard?

[@jaimebustos2546]

Fished today with a friend at the California aqueduct and we agreed that both of us had never seen so many large bass in such a small area! We fished the same 100 yards of water all day from the check gates the inlet and put let drains. The spawn is differently on! We tried swim baits, Glide baits, jigs, senkos, chatter baits, square bills, lipless, brush hogs, top water and others but NO Hogs would bit! It’s so frustrating to see behemoths following my Butch brown slide swimmer but not eat it! Pleanty of 1 to 3 pounders and the occasional 4 - 5 pounder; because of sight fishing BUT NO GIANTS! You could see them clear as day today. Eye candy only! High single digits to low double digit large mouth, smallies and spottys BUT NO TAKERS 👀

[@samhodges8110]

Man my favorite spring bait is the Ozark trail Hammer Hog down here in Oklahoma, next probably the watermelon seed dinger, and the fineness spinnerbait.

[@raydenvines4206]

@Tacticalbassin please try the 6th sense swim and glide baits, been my favorite crankbait/jerk bait company for years, definitely worth a try

[@PhantomJM]

March bass fishing down south. Our lakes are still frozen up north.

[@Danthemant1000]

Hudd all day, every day!

[@LipRippinJunkie]

Old video but I can’t freaking wait for March 👊🏻🔥

[@Ryan_Baldwin]

Lakes are half frozen here in Kansas!

[@EasyModeFishing]

Trees already have leaves on em in Florida? That’s insane. I live in Dallas and my uncle lives in Houston and neither one of us has any leaves on the trees yet and the grass is still brown. Florida can’t be that much warmer than we are.

[@ethanstiles7890]

On Kentucky Lake my top 5 in order would be a flat sided squarebill, a swim jig, a spinnerbait, a lipless and underspin

[@brianrobinson9979]

Are you (Tim) and Matt going to test out the 6th Sense Draw now that it's the beginning of Glide Bait season?

[@5.7.0bassin2]

I just pick up some hybrid hunters for the grass this yr try something different looking forward to that once I've is outta here lol

[@solaydbak]

People sleeping on the spinnerbait. A classic that never let's me down.

[@gaylanmarth2431]

Great video… they keep my mind open to what can and does work for that time of year… Did you see the 17.06 that was caught yesterday… About an hour from me… a 14.59 was caught the day before… same lake…

[@johnny1ongba11s]

Where and by whom? That’s an insane sized bass.

[@gaylanmarth2431]

Brody Davis from Oklahoma caught it at OH Ivie..

[@isaachardin3860]

I hooked 2 bass this morning with a pink paddle tail with some green on the tail

[@johnsofko7382]

Thanks for the video, Tim! Can you discuss / do a video on your Ultrex / Mega 360 / Mega Live setup? It looks like your Mega Live is mounted on a rotating mount attached to your Mega 360 pole. I've been thinking of a similar setup. I'd like to hear your thoughts!

[@danham3344]

Great video Tim! Thanks for sharing your hard earned knowledge with us. I’m near your old stomping grounds, in Chico area. By far my most productive prespawn bait has been the Chatterbait, swimming it past & bumping it into wood(stumps, stick-ups, lay downs) that are on ditches that penetrate spawning flats. I’m wondering “how” you fish the big wedgetail swimbaits this time of year? Do you still do the winter crawl on bottom or do you swim them past cover? Thanks again for a excellent channel.

[@tacticalbassin]

Thank you! As the water temps warm you can start fishing it faster.The first day you're out on the water in a T-Shirt get up shallow and chuck and wind. Tight lines!

[@danham3344]

@@tacticalbassin - Thanks for your reply and the advice Tim.

[@taylormoore4991]

Great tips! God bless brother!

[@justinhopkins8887]

What water temp should ya start throwing glide baits

[@Leatherface-]

Thank you for the video!

[@jacobwarren3959]

What do you guys think about the Evergreen Brett Hite signature chatterbait rod ?

[@runtimmytimer]

Yeah, I still have over a foot of ice on the lakes. Open water is still 6-8 weeks away.

[@fishwhistler758]

1. Rapala Shadow rap shallow slow rising. Black/Silver 2. Rapala X Rap XR 10 Black/Silver 3. Redfish Magic spinnerbait with keitech high impact paddletail. The Jig head is adjusted to suit water depth. 4. Keitech on underspin jigheads 5. Joes Fly 3.5

[@onfootbassin]

Matt and Tim, I am from NJ and am finally taking my first trip to bass fishing down south to rent a boat on a highland reservoir called Fontana lake, NC in hopes of catching my first spotted bass. I am going with my dad for my school spring break during the second week of March. It is clearly a highland reservoir and isn't too far away from Lake Chickamauga. I recall a recent video on where bass go in the spring and I was wondering if you answer a quick question. I remember you saying how in the spring, highland reservoir bass tend to follow the secondary points to the back of long creeks/fingers as the spring carries on. So my question is that, do bass ever utilize the smaller creeks off of the main lake that are maybe 0.5 miles long instead of the big giant creeks should they have adequate shallow water and deep water access. I am a confident bass angler, but I am definitely out of my element with a lake like this, especially regarding a species I have never caught before. The lake actually has all three species of bass and a grand slam sounds like it could be really cool. Could you possibly let me know what you think? I know you are very busy. Regards and tightlines, Jeff Serratelli (On Foot Bassin')

[@tacticalbassin]

That sounds like a fun trip! Yes they will use those smaller creeks too. Especially if there are some flatter areas they can spawn on close by. Good luck out there!

[@ScruffyCityFishing]

The details, presentation, and quality of your video and blog is amazing. I am debating between a KastKing or bh100 with mods.. or going all out with a shimano BFS reel.

[@eugeneharris3073]

W Great video Tim, thanks. Was that a Tatula reel on that rod with the Senko?

[@joshualightfoot1557]

Up early cooking my women breakfast before she goes to nursing school. It’s raining this morning but suppose to be done in a couple hrs so I’ll be hitting the water. Might as well watch a vid before getting out this morning

[@Ryan_Baldwin]

What a guy

[@stephenvanvliet9812]

Hey guys! I want to throw a swimbait out here on the CA Delta. I’d like to give the Huddleston a try. Can you recommend what color and size you’d throw on the Delta? Thanks. Great videos through the winter!

[@tdbass2968]

Where in the country is it already post spawn? I would think that even south Florida and south Texas and just getting into spawn season for bass.

[@jeremyleonguerrero9492]

This is going to be my first time fishing the prespawn. I’ll be fishing the Cali delta. What would you recommend for a first timer. Thank You

[@racehandberg8445]

Hey are you guys still guiding anywhere

[@jenlvjim]

Do the glide and swim baits still work in very muddy water

[@drdonhartfiel8042]

You mentioned a Black Lou 6” worm? Not listed in your description. Who makes it? I’ll try it in Texas, not Fla.

[@NeilGraham.I.M.F]

Good stuff

[@supacivify]

Sadly, if I'm fishing in March, it will require the extension on the auger 😔 I'm lucky to get on the water before may 1 up here in Canada

[@masonmorris5162]

What rod would you recommend for Ned rig/ drop shot fishing for around or under $100

[@butchfarmer9131]

When are you guys going to O.H.Ivy a 17.06 came out yesterday a 14 the day before many over 13 .Texas is hot hot hot right now and not only Ivy but Possum Kingdom had 3 over 13 in the last week.

[@butchfarmer9131]

oooyea and an 11lb mean mouth came out this week also

[@JoseMartinez-dq4km]

Great tips

[@gunn89]

Priceless content. Thank you!

[@tacticalbassin]

Our pleasure!

[@Apostle_Fishing]

I’m in Chicago not even sure if I can go fishing yet out here 😅

[@johndeluca1614]

Great list of baits! I can't wait to get out to put them to work. I live in the Chicagoland area and still have ice, but I'd like to know what water temps to start throwing glide baits for pre-spawn largemouth on smaller natural lakes. I'm guessing low 50s? Thanks!

[@trippinl797]

What are the water temperature where your at

[@chazhonaker2754]

I have a home lake in NorthEast TN that has lake trout/rainbows aswell as shad/bluegill. Would you think some bass in there could be lowkey trout eaters.? Im unsure with all the shad available. I guess my question is will bass choose trout over shad/bluegill bc of meal size.?

[@user-sc7zk5wy5z]

Thank you! 🎣👊🏼

[@felipemoore9926]

No jig? Just curious why you wouldn’t put it on this list

[@dylannorth9212]

Good video! Love y’all but why post a video for top lures of a month when every area of the country is at a different stage as far as bass behavior and water temp? Why not make it for best baits when the water temp is 40s 50s etc.

[@tacticalbassin]

Good question! Its because most people search for monthly baits and not water temp. Maybe we can add the water temps to the next vid.

[@makeawishkid131]

@@tacticalbassin that would be extremely helpful!

[@louisbradshaw7248]

@@tacticalbassin I have it figured out in Montana I start the year when the ice melts and am about 2 months behind the videos by mid summer I’m caught up then fast forward fall and winter by a month or two

[@chanceprice5376]

What Model Battletek where you chunkin the R2S on?

[@leblunt27]

Will the red craw pattern work in city ponds that don’t have craw?

[@emmpak]

Any expensive Megabass lure should work regardless of color. Matt and Tim love Megabass lures in all colors.

[@donpadawan]

Black Colorado spinnerbaits and Senkos, Kentucky 😎