Tvm

i understand a skinny bass is in poor health...

if this was true you could use a top water and fast retrieves at low water temperatures theres no telling how far the bass traveled as well the assumption of it chasing the lure might be correct but id say it was a quick move like a lineman in football they make sprints not long runs a fat bass cant move as quickly as a skinny bass of the same length i even said that the mo state record was caught with a spinnerbait...

Cranks are good and go on sale frequently in store. Not a fan of their spinnerbaits. Swivel is sub par skirts fall apart and aren't great I do like the head style and color options tho Wahoo pro select spinnerbaits can be purchased at academy and are 3$. They're bb swivel and the umbrella style skirt really like them I bank fish so I use them a lot caught 5 over 5lbs last year with them at a local public pond.

Both stealth and noise catch a lot of big bass and lots of them. Bass have to know how much energy to expend in order to catch the bait or meal they're after. Jigs and worms are effective for both large and small bc they can't escape big or small bass!! Bass recognize craws as easy targets and nutrient dense. Worms the same way as well. Now I think you'd agree that big bass are more fat than muscle making it more difficult for them to chase buzz spinnerbaits etc. Probably them failing to catch these faster moving baits have turned them off to them imo doesn't mean big bass won't hit them. Occurring a food deficit turns them off from this presentation. My home state is MO state record was off a black spinnerbait. You'll notice most big bass on spinnerbaits are Colorado blade bc they love slow, yes the thump, but fat fish and ppl aren't running to get their food!!

Thanks for the suggestions also what do you guys think about the hollow body plastic frogs with the paddle feet like the stanley ribbit? I think this is a greatweedless option to the whopper and buzzbait. How do you guys prefer to fish these?

Any reason for trailer hooks? I throw my spinnerbait like I would a jig since I only carry one pole. Megastrike has a swinging hook spinnerbait it would be a good compromise to the trailer hooks but I throw cheap Wahoo spinnerbaits Caught 6 of my biggest bass all over 5lbs on a public pond on spinnerbaits buzz but I'm a big believer in covering water and I like to fish my spinnerbait fast never had much luck with the slow roll. Do you make contact with the bottom when doing so?

It seems these two baits have the best water burning ability and big bass ability. I do all bank fishing any other suggestions that meet the criteria? Water is usually stained but not dirty