WM Bayou Bash Minnow | Soft Plastic Swimbait for Bass

The WM Bayou Bash Minnow is an American-made soft plastic swimbait hand-poured in Houston, Texas. Its realistic twisting tail creates a natural swimming action on the retrieve that perfectly imitates shad and minnows — the primary forage in most bass fisheries. Available in 3-inch and 4-inch sizes and 9 colors. Designed to float; hook choice, weight, and rigging determine the final presentation.

How to Fish the Bash Minnow

Match your retrieve speed to what fish want on a given day — start fast and slow down until you find the trigger. Works equally well as a search bait on a steady retrieve or as a finesse tool on a drop shot or shaky head for pressured fish.

Recommended Rigs

• Chatterbait / bladed jig trailer — steady retrieve for covering water fast
• Weighted swimbait hook — 3/8–1/2oz for mid-depth control (weedless)
• Jighead — hop along bottom or swim mid-depth in open water
• A-rig / Alabama rig — multiple Bash Minnows imitating a shad school
• Drop shot or shaky head — finesse presentation for pressured fish
• Carolina rig — dragging over humps and points

Best Conditions

• Shad spawn (spring) and fall baitfish migrations when bass are schooling on open water
• Clear to lightly stained water where shad or minnow imitation is key
• Points, ledges, grass lines, and open water flats

Color Tips

Holo Fish and Silver Fish match shad in clear water. Mr. Natural covers most natural baitfish situations. Chartreuse excels in stained or muddy water. Ghost Shad for pressured clear-water fisheries.

Available Colors

• Holo Fish
• Silver Fish
• Guacamole
• Mr. Natural
• Oil Slick
• Chartreuse
• Black and Blue
• Ghost Shad
• Bayou Ember

Target Species: Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Spotted Bass, Striped Bass, Crappie

Custom hand-poured soft plastic. Made in the USA by WM Bayou • GulfStream Outdoors.