I don't bass fish much but my favorite and the one I generally start with is a spinnerbait. You can jig it, slow roll it on bottom or burn it back to the boat just under the surface. You can count it down and retrieve it at all different depths and there are a lot of size, color, blade combinations. I start with it most of the time to try and determine the "mood" of the bass for the day. If nothing on a spinnerbait I go to crawling something on bottom, like a worm/jig or creature bait. If I can determine a depth with a spinner then I will sometimes try to maintain the depth better with a crankbait, or after catching some with a spinnerbait then go back through the area with a crankbait. Hope this helps your project.