So, what do you pros throw when it's raining or semi-pouring? I had some success with weightless Zoom ultra vibe speed craws, but there has to be other options out there. What say you?

Lots of different baits but there's a good chance it will be a spinnerbait, bladed jig, or jig. 

Misty/light rain and flat seas...Sexy Dog. 
A light chop and a steady light rain...

spinner bait. 
Anything heavier with rain and waves I’m going in. 
 

If I heard thunder before any of that I’m already in. 

 

 

 

 

Mike

Same ones I throw when it ain't raining

 

My tackle box is divided into topwater, mid-depth, & bottom contact. Not rainy, sunny, overcast, windy, calm, day, night, or anything else.

If I’m fishing a topwater bait I’ll be using something like a jitterbug or a buzzbait. I don’t want the rain to cover bait’s noise. 

I fish my same baits. Does not seem to effect the crankbait bite if they are interested or soft plastics. 

If its a very light rain in warm weather I'll give buzzbaits a go for sure .

Wake baits sub-surface

4 minutes ago, E-rude dude said:

Wake baits sub-surface

I have in my plans for this season to throw a wake bait and a swim bait. Was gonna hold out for the dog days to fish them. I have never thrown a bait that big. In my case ones 3/4 oz. and 1 oz. will be on the big side. Have not bought them yet. Should not be a hard find. 

2 minutes ago, Spankey said:

I have in my plans for this season to throw a wake bait and a swim bait. Was gonna hold out for the dog days to fish them. I have never thrown a bait that big. In my case ones 3/4 oz. and 1 oz. will be on the big side. Have not bought them yet. Should not be a hard find. 

I use the new SK, 6 th sense, live target, yozuri, Berkeley. All 2.5  - 3. 

 

5 minutes ago, E-rude dude said:

I use the new SK, 6 th sense, live target, yozuri, Berkeley. All 2.5  - 3. 

 

I take it you mean ounces Beyond what I can throw. My heaviest rods most likely max out at 1.5 oz. At first I have to stay within my limits (size) and try them. 

2 hours ago, Spankey said:

I take it you mean ounces Beyond what I can throw. My heaviest rods most likely max out at 1.5 oz. At first I have to stay within my limits (size) and try them. 

Not ounces

2.5 as in bait size 2.5”

 

I like throwing a buzzbait in the rain

spinner bait colorado blade

 

 

The only thing I throw that I wouldn't typically do on a sunny day is the switch to the bilge pump.

 

Maybe tend to pickup moving baits over finesse if its really coming down.

I take a rainy or overcast day as an opportunity to throw topwaters all day. But as mentioned, all the usual baits. If they don't want topwaters, I'll do whatever I have to.

45 minutes ago, BassNJake said:

I like throwing a buzzbait in the rain

Ok gotcha. I assumed you were talking about those big Cali style baits everyone everywhere is/has been throwing. I know exactly what you mean. 

51 minutes ago, E-rude dude said:

Not ounces

2.5 as in bait size 2.5”

 

^^^^^^^
 

sorry messed up my post. 

Bass live in water rain has no affect other then producing lower light conditions and less fishing pressure.

Not a fan of high wind and rain, too miserable to be fishing comfortably, otherwise I enjoy light rainy conditions because the bass are usually active.

Jigs, big worms and crawdad colored crankbaits are my go to lures in low light/ rainy conditions.

Tom 

I do like a fluke or a walking bait during a light rain. For heavy rain, I just do what I would normally do but try to take advantage of the fact that the weather is helping to conceal my presence.

My pb was caught on a white whopper plopper in the rain.

The first bait that comes to wind when I think rain is a spinnerbait.  I don't know why, but rain seems to make a spinnerbait so much more effective then they typically are.  It doesn't need to be a downpour and the wind doesn't need to be stiff.  As long as there is enough rain to put a gentle ripple on the water I have to throw a spinnerbait.  The rain tends to make the fish predictable, isolated cover close to current like the closest dock to a spillway, chokepoints, channel bends are just about guaranteed to hold a few good fish.  The dirtier the water the closer they will be to cover, if you can bump a piling or branch your set.  Chatterbaits and SBs work too, but spinnerbaits don't snag on cover as easily.  It works just about all year too, as long as the water is in the mid 40s or higher the pattern is still there.  Keep a rod with a senko at the ready to follow up if you miss a fish or dont get bit and suspect a fish to be there.  I like to throw a different color senko then spinnerbait, if Im throwing a white spinnerbait then I'll throw a PBJ senko.  If I can get a fish that wouldn't hit the white spinnerbait to hit the PBJ senko, then Ill consider using a PBJ spinnerbait at the next spot or 2 to see if it outperforms the white.        

Caught a dozen last week in 2 days in conditions like your describing on a black buzzbait. A chatterbait, spinner bait or lipless can all be productive in those conditions as well..but when they will hit top water that's what I throw...to much fun to put it down.

Wife: "you going fishing? It's raining."

Me: "fish are already wet"

One of the best days I have had on the water in kayak a buddy and I were out and it started to rain.  I tied on the war eagle spinner bait and we both just non stop for awhile just tearing it up fish non stop.  Probably most memorable moment on the water.  

My top 5 bass listed were caught during pre spawn in rainy weather on jigs, proof is in the pudding as they say.

Tom