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Summer’s Heat-Proof Heavy Hitters for Hungry Bass
When the thermocline sets up and trophies roam deeper structure, versatility is everything. Our Football Jigs, big-profile Worms, finesse Drop-shottin’ rigs, and reliable Stick Baits cover every depth and mood of summertime bass—from grinding rocky ledges at noon to coaxing suspended fish during muggy dusk. Tie one on, keep it wet, and let the dog-days bite turn into bragging-rights catches.
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Summertime Bass Bait: The Football Jig
Football Jigs
Drag a Coda Lures "Pigskin" football head slowly along hard bottom, letting the flat sides tip and crawl over every rock. That head keeps the hook upright, so your skirt flares and the trailer kicks without snagging. Bass cruising offshore ledges and shell beds feel the constant thump and see the puff of silt—an easy crayfish meal they can’t ignore.
Summertime Bass Bait: Barracuda Baits Worms
Worms
Texas- or Carolina-rig a big, straight-tail worm, then sweep it across hydrilla edges or hop it down stair-step points. The slender profile slips through grass yet displaces enough water on the lift to call out to pressured fish. In mid-summer, bass key on long, slow meals; a ribbon tail waving behind a bullet weight looks exactly like one.
Can't Miss Summert Bass Technique: Drop Shottin'
Drop-shottin’
Rig a finesse worm or minnow 12–18 inches above a tungsten drop weight; nose-hook for maximum shimmy. Hover it over brush piles, or video-game it under the boat when electronics show suspended arches. The bait stays in the strike zone while you quiver slack, tempting lethargic bass that won’t chase but will inhale an easy snack hanging right in their face.
Summertime Staple Bass Bait: Stick Baits
Stick Baits
Wacky-rig a salt-laden stick bait and let it free-fall beside docks or shade lines. The opposing flicker of the tips on the drop mimics a dying shad and triggers reaction bites even in flat, bath-water-warm conditions. Skip it deep under overhangs or weightless bomb it to schooling fish; no other plastic matches its do-nothing, fish-catch-everything magic in the summer doldrums.
