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I honestly think 10 mastered techniques " baits " could get you through a lifetime of bass fishing.

Spinnerbait

Fluke

Ned

Flickshake " wacky "

Jig

Buzzbait

Drop-shot

Swimbait

T-rig

bladed jig

I see mentions here of casting accuracy and agree that's important. But another important part of casting is how you land the bait, especially when you want that bait to enter the water quietly and not spook the fish.

I don't know if this is a specific technique, but finding fish, if they ain't there it doesn't matter what you throw.

I think there are always some fish on the shore line.

But finding what cover there using or feature of the shore you can concentrate on those.

Weed lines, are they on the inside or outside edge, or buried in them.

Current seams in river systems, and eddies.

What depth are you finding them in and the list is endless but to me that's what makes it fun (sometimes)

What I bring with me covers surface, sub-surface, mid-depth and bottom, of course the ole monkey knows that there are thousands of techniques and lures that can cover all the bases 🐵

10 different topwaters.

OK, 8 topwaters, a Senko to pitch to targets and lilies and hopefully, some bites on the frog (technically, a topwater).

Dropshot

Wacky / Neko

Shaky head

Texas Rig (including weightless)

Jig (including swim)

Crankbaits

Spinnerbaits

Hard and soft jerkbaits

Popper

Frog