Basstrix is a great lure to get bites without getting snagged up. If you can't get the original, take a look at the Poor Boys Silly Rabbit. 3 baits and 2 hooks for $7.50 is nice.

Your smaller wake baits like 7" Slammer and Wake Jr. are good from shore because the square bill works around cover. With practice, you can pull a slammer up and over branches, through tullies, etc. It's not weedless, but it's weed resistant with the right movement of rod and reel.

I would avoid lipless baits from shore, they tend to stick to things like tree branches. This would be like triple trout, platinum, etc. I'm always hesitant to throw those guys from shore if there is any cover around.

The Baitsmith 6" and Wag tail soft series 6" are both slow sinking lures that imitate trout and can easily be fished 1-3 feet under the surface. I'd sure take a look at those guys. Both have great action, I just tested the Wag Tail bait last weekend and it looks good. The 6" hudd is supposed to come out this weekend as well at the Bass-a-Thon and I'm sure it will be awesome.

There are definitely a ton of options these days in swimbaits. I have a half dozen new baits at the house waiting to be photographed for the site. Good for us fishermen, bad for those bass :)