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I often wonder how many times bass have seen a standard spinnerbait, swimbait or soft plastic worm.

Pressure on bass fisheries is at an all-time high.

A tagging study on legendary Sam Rayburn reservoir in Texas showed than more than half of bass in that lake are caught and released by tournament anglers alone.

Bass are getting educated quickly, which makes the pursuit of trophy bass a true challenge.

That means you need lures that are truly unique that they have not seen or that look and move so much like natural prey they are more apt to pursue.

That’s where FishLab Tackle comes in with innovations that accomplish both of those objectives.

Crankbaits and Texas are synonymous and the FishLab BBZ Bio-Shad Crankbait gives an incredibly lifelike appearance on top of solid squarebill crankbait action.

The swimming action of this four-inch lure closely mimics that seen from Threadfin and baby Gizzard Shad perfectly thanks to their detailed design. FishLab also provides tournament grade BKK treble hooks so your fish can stay pinned once hooked.

Perhaps the top advantage of this lure is the hybrid tail material that gives it life-like swimming action. On top of that it comes in five tournament-inspired colors proven to catch fish across a variety of water clarity scenarios.

On the other side of the spectrum is the Nature Series Flutter Nymph.

It’s a a creature bait with a sleek shape and four paddle-kicking wings that will help trigger the predatory response of a bass.

Available in a compact 3½” and the 4 ¼” size, they have you covered for your flipping and pitching needs. The bodies come 6 to a pack and are designed to be fished on a multitude of 3/0 to 5/0 hook styles.

The author has confidence in FishLab’s innovative approach to bass fishing whether he’s in Florida’s Everglades as pictured here or highly pressured canal systems at home.

The nymph in my opinion is a highly underrated pattern for bass in Texas. This particular lure has the basic look for Texss grasshoppers (or even dragonflies) which are common on spring and summer, yet insect patterns are not fished as much as they perhaps should be.

This lure has proven effective in highly pressured city canals and ponds I frequent and will be a great asset moving forward this month as our bass will be feeding on what is proving to be a huge insect hatch this year.