Tournament-tested soft plastics, hand-poured on Georgia's Lake Lanier and dialed in for finicky, pressured bass — tough enough to keep catching after a dozen fish.
The perfect design for the “Hover” - “Moping” – or “Strolling” technique. It’s deadly on our Damiki and Ball Head Jigs….or nose hook it and put a nail weight in the solid belly. The wide body design lets it “glide” and allows to be cut down to match the hatch! 4 inches
Our signature color line of plastics, . Drop shot, shaky head, Carolina rig, these work with just about every technique.
Super sharp and super strong that won’t let go when it penetrates. Great for nose hooking plastics that allows for incredible action on the bait. 5 per pack
Ned Head 1/8 – 3/0 Hook The SpoTaker Ned Head is the ultimate in a finesse fishing. The unique design with super sharp Laser hook lets it stand up straight with our Finesse, Fat Finesse, or Stix worm much like a bait fish or creature feeding on the bottom. No need for a hard hook set - just sweep and reel. Shaky Head 3/16 – 3/0 Hook The SpoTaker Shakey Head is simply awesome! The unique design with a super sharp Laser hook lets it stand up straight with our Finesse, Fat Finesse, or Stix worm...much like a bait fish or creature feeding on the bottom. No need for a hard hook set - just sweep and reel. 3 per pack
After a year of testing and tweaking – the new “Mortar” drop shot weight is something special. It falls true and when on the bottom, has better feel. Comes through brush and rock with ease and due to the design, it’s smaller in size. Sizes: 3/8 and 1/2 oz. 5 per pack
Simply put, these 4.5" Tri-Color laminate worms are awesome! They are poured with scent infused with a little bit of salt too. The concave bottom traps air and helps the bait to float out flat on the drop shot and "slide" on the SpoTaker Shaky Ned heads. 10 per pack
Designed for our Swimmers – these ball heads run true and have LJ’s wire “J” bait keeper so it doesn’t tear up the head of the bait. Super sharp Laser 3/0 medium wire hook grabs and holds on tight. Many use for Shaky Head fishing too!
This #10 swivel is tiny but features a 50 lb test rating! , Eliminates line twist on the drop shot by rigging it about 2' above the hook and on our spoons by attaching to the split ring. Easily handles a braid/fluorocarbon line connection. 10 per pack
Excellent when swimming through 40’ tree tops or 2’ brush. Cast it in and around blowdowns or around stumps, rocks, and brush piles with our 3.5” or 4.25” swimmers. 3/8 oz 3 per pack
Our spoons fall true when fished vertical and awesome on schooling fish. Make a long cast and skip it across the surface or swim it on a fast retrieve – then kill it to let it sink a second or two…or cast and let it sink then hop it off the bottom or through suspended fish. Bend-it a little to get a slower fall with an erratic fall. NOTE the extra colors in the silver prism pic are reflections. Weight: 0.625oz or 5/8oz White/ Silver Prism White/ Blue Prism
The 3.75" PeeWee Quiver Shad for drop shot, Damiki, Shaky Ned fishing and as a trailer on the Spyhead! 10 per pack
This 4” masterpiece was tested for a year before introduction. The “live” forktail quivers even while “dead sticking” it. This bait can be cut down to 3”-2” without losing it’s “quiver” to match the hatch when they’re feeding on tiny bait. Rig it on a drop shot or a Shakey Ned head and watch it go to work! 10 per pack
Same great action we all have come to love! Fish them weightless with a 4/0 offset hook or weighted with a 1/8oz - 4/0 swimbait hook. 5 inches 7 per pack Note: some of the pics have a bit of a filter, as you can tell by the backgrounds... its hard to catch the proper colors when they are white/pearl.
This combo Swimbait “Fisheye” head was designed for our Swimmers and Shimmy Shads. Fish it vertical on the fisheye or cast it and “swim” it back. Lazer 3/0 medium wire hook is super sharp and the “J” bait keeper grabs the bait and holds tight. -1/4 oz -3/8 oz 3 per pack
The Eagle Claw Laser-medium light wire hook is a drop shot dream hook. Don't be fooled, this hook will hold some big fish ! The offset shank holds your plastics straight and won't tear up the heads of finesse baits. Super sharp - it penetrates with very little pressure and the longer shank gets further into the mouth for a better hold...no more "lip" hooked fish 5 per pack
A “true” running underspin! The 3/8 oz and 1/2oz size is perfect for suspended fish, running over the top of brush, or crawling it on the bottom in winter. Rig it with our Hover Shad or 3” Swimmer. Excellent bait to run over brush or crawl on the bottom.
These baits are custom painted with hardened clearcoat so you get no "hook rash" or chipped paint. The hooks are high-carbon steel which will have high strength with black nickel plating. The factory has a special treatment for the black nickel which has high corrosion resistance. Along with this - we'll have a white feathered #4 hook included in the packaging.
Lanier Baits are handcrafted soft plastics engineered on Lake Lanier — one of the most heavily pressured fisheries in the country. When a bait fools Lanier’s spooky, educated spotted bass, it tends to work just about anywhere you tie it on.
We carry the Lanier lineup at Backroad Baitz & Outdoors — finesse baits hand-poured for lifelike action and built tough enough to survive fish after fish instead of tearing on the first bite.
Fishing pressured water yourself? Downsize and go natural — a light drop-shot or a Texas-rigged finesse worm in a subtle color often out-produces anything flashy. Fish it slow, keep contact with the bottom, and let the bait’s tail do the work on a semi-slack line.
Not sure which color or rig to start with? Check our FAQ or get in touch — we’ll point you in the right direction.