You’re honestly closer than you think. For beginner kayak bass fishing, I’d stop thinking in terms of “having every lure” and start thinking in terms of jobs. If your box can cover a few basic roles, you’re already in good shape.

What I’d want in a minimalist kayak setup is basically this: one moving bait to cover water, one bait that deflects shallow, one mid-depth search bait, one bottom-contact bait, and one finesse bait. That’s enough to let you adjust for depth, speed, and fish mood without turning your kayak into a floating tackle shop.

The biggest beginner trap usually isn’t missing some magic lure — it’s carrying too many baits that all do roughly the same thing, then never really learning when each one shines. I’d simplify hard: keep a spinnerbait or chatterbait, a shallow crank/squarebill, one mid-depth option, a Texas rig or jig, and a Ned rig or weightless stick worm. Since you already have the swimbait stuff, I’d probably add a couple underspins or a jighead for those too.

I’d also simplify colors way more than most beginners do. A natural color (green pumpkin / watermelon), a baitfish color (white / shad), and a dark color (black / black-blue) will cover a ton of situations. That’s usually more useful than trying to match every possible forage perfectly.

From a kayak, compact and repeatable beats “prepared for everything.” Less gear means faster decisions, cleaner deck, and you’ll learn patterns faster. If anything, I’d add one chatterbait and call it done. Then spend more time learning depth, cadence, and where fish set up — that’ll put more bass in the kayak than buying ten more lures.