You said exotic, so I assume you are going south:

Soft plastics: Reaction Innovations Double Wide Sweet Beaver, Zoom Lizards and Brush Hogs -- the biggest available and in watermelon red flake, Strike King Rage Tail Rage Craw -- for a jig trailer or Texas rig, Lake Fork Tackle Live Magic Shad, Zoom Magnum Finesse Worm and Magnum Trick Worm, 7-inch Yamamoto Senko

Jigs: Anything from Oldham's Jigs, ChatterBait jighead for rigging the Magic Shad

Spinnerbaits: anything from Oldham's (he's from South Texas and makes big-bass gear)

Topwater: Reaction Innovations Vixen, the biggest Zara Spook you can find, if your trip is in May to a lake with clear water take a Tru-Tungsten Tru-Life Tilapia (it's a swimbait that is awesome when waked slowly around flooded cover, especially if bluegills are on the bed. You need one in May in Mexico or South Texas)

Crankbaits: This depends on depth. Mann's 20+ is good for going deep. Otherwise, go with something plastic or with good through-wire construction. Any Lucky Craft is worth the price for this trip.

Hooks: Can't beat an Owner Cutting Point. Get the thickest ones they have with wide gap for thick plastics. Or check out what Oldham has.

Topwater= big, black jointed jitterbug and a big dog-walkin lure.

soft plastics: Culprit 10 in. ribbontail worm in red shad with a 3/0 owner wide gap worm hook and 1/8/-1/4 oz bullet weight.

Crankbait: uhh...too many to choose...so, rapala jointed shad rap in any natural color or firetiger.

The classic: 3/8 oz. black and blue jig and pig.

Zara spooks. chartruese, white and black.
For big bass out West I like the Allen Cole swimbaits. Jointed in rainbow trout flavor. (Allen now lives in Henderson NV. and I was able to pick up a few last week while in Vegas).
Plug wise I'd stick with the natural shad look with the black dot in various sizes and running depths. I really like to new rapala extended treble hooks.

For soft baits I like jig and pigs in dark colors, flukes and rubber slamanders.

Nemo pretty much nailed it, but I have added a few items one may tend to over look ...

Hat, polarized sun glasses, sun screen, camera with new batteries,extra batteries, and extra film, wind breaker or sweat shirt for cool mornings, removable long pants that shorts can fit underneath, shorts, an assortment of dollar bills for tipping, etc., watch, alarm clock,medication,tums,medicine for diahrrea, cell phone and charger,laptop,various snacks to enjoy while fishing, bug repellent and rods, reels and tackle box... toliet paper!
Maybe a rain suit too.

Make sure you drink bottled water, key word ...bottled!

Big bass like big baits, alive or artificial.
Grab some swim baits, the MegaBait, Bass Grande, in various colors, they have every color and size for your
needs.

Strike King Rage Tail, Anaconda Soft Baits.They are 10-inches and attract big bass.

10-inch Culprits-Worms.

Bullet sinkers in various sizes.

If you purchase any crank baits you may want to up-grade all of the treble hooks,(bigger is better, as long as the action isn't compromised,) on the bait.

Check your line before leaving. If you must add line to your reels, fish them here before you leave. It will add quality time to your fishing where ever you may be going.

Preferred Hooks, Gamakatsu EWG (Extra Wide Gap)Monster Hooks 5/0, maybe a 6/0

Take your hook sharpener!
Don't want to lose any Mack Daddy's or Basszilla's, that have decided to eat your lunch.

I know Nemo mentioned Zara Spooks, one top water that I simply love to watch get eaten by huge bass, is the Musky Jitterbug, preferrably in black.

Check out this link ...

http://www.naturalmotionlures.com/

Prepare yourself to purchase bait where ever you may be going, as most locals know what they are biting on!

Good Luck John, and we want nothing but the Full Report!

Some other good suggestions are:
Rapala Husky Jerks #14 - Gold and black, silver and black, perch, or maybe the green and gold will cover most situations. When fishing is tough the suspending baits can be great. You will need some type of sticky weight as they usually need to be tuned to suspend perfectly.
Big buzzbaits - Booyah or some of the musky size if you are going for really huge ones or peacocks. (you said exotic) White 1st or black, but take both if you have room.
Rapala DT 10/16/20 - I think the color is Parrot or Clown, it is blue on top, yellow with a spot of orange on side and bottom. Otherwise match the hatch.
Biggest Senko or Yum stickbait you can find, 7" minimum with big 6/0 or bigger EWG hooks. I like Watermelon, Black with red flake, Blue with silver flake but most darker colors work.
Have a great trip, sound like fun!

Already been mentioned but the rage tail series, especially the Anaconda 10" worm rigged texas style should do the trick.

Creme lure company has a series of swimbaits called Spoiler Shads, they are not a very large bait, but they have a great action and if price is an issue you get 2 of them already rigged for like $1.20 or less.

Topwater, go with a large saltwater series SkitterPop or Chug Bug, the saltwater series are very large and do a lot of damage on big Bass.

they work really good or at least for me.

Use some Berkley Power Bait worms... I have always had good luck with that, especially in earth colors but the color really depends on the place you are going. As for cranks, deff go with a Rapala...