I fish Long Island, NY, and wanted to know what are some must have baits for this time of year?

I like to throw spinnerbaits, square bills, walker/popper style topwaters, and senkos for prespawn.  Same stuff for spawn, if I'm not fishing beds.  Bed fishing is a whole different thing.  Drop baits, like jigs and pegged t-rig plastic critters work best for me.

5 minutes ago, J Francho said:

I like to throw spinnerbaits, square bills, walker/popper style topwaters, and senkos for prespawn.  Same stuff for spawn, if I'm not fishing beds.  Bed fishing is a whole different thing.  Drop baits, like jigs and pegged t-rig plastic critters work best for me.

Pretty much the same here.........substitute chatterbaits and/or swim jigs for the spinnerbait, and frogs for the topwater for me, and add that to your squarebills and senkos and that's my "list"...............If I am looking at them on beds, 99% of the time anymore it's with a dropshot rod in my hand, at least for brown ones.

If it gets sloppy early in the year, I'll go to frogs, too.  Depends on the lake.  Some stay clear, some get sloppy early.  I forget about all the chatterbaits in my boxes.  I'll try to remember them.  They're fun to fish.

A trick worm , I still throw a one knocker a lot through pre spawn and spawn, swim jig , walking bait and last but not least a square bill

 

What I've caught bass on in '16:

Black/blue spinnerbait with Col blade

Black/blue T rigged craw

Suspending jerkbait

Hula Grub

Black/blue jig

Rat-L-Trap

Bubble gum color Trick Worm

 

Am I missing anything?

12 hours ago, BigDK415 said:

I fish Long Island, NY, and wanted to know what are some must have baits for this time of year?

Where do you fish i also fish long island i had luck with a jig last time i went

2 hours ago, BigDK415 said:

Am I missing anything?

try getting a chatterbait if you can since most lakes on li are pretty weedy a chatterbait should do you good

Just now, Death metal Fishing said:

Where do you fish i also fish long island i had luck with a jig last time i went

Normally Southshore Nassau county (Massapequa and Wantagh). Every now and then, I go out to middle island. I've always used 5" senkos but I'm trying to use more things. 

Suspending jerkbaits for pre-spawn all the way to when they lock on the beds and stop feeding. I don't fish for bass on their beds so I don't know what works then.

Scott, we can't fish from May1 thought the first Saturday in June. I just figured same area when looking to bed

A suspending jerkbait is a must for pre-spawn fishing.  And I would highly recommend the Ned rig for year round, nearly any condition fishing.   Other than that, looks like you will have more than enough baits.