Best/Worst Lure

[darkhorse]

What is your best/worst lure in your tackle box? Everyone has that go to lure when fishing is tough. Everyone has that lure that they avoid like the plague.

My best lure is a countdown Rapala in blue. I have caught so many different types of fish on this lure for whatever reason. A close tie would be a jointed Rapala in either perch/black gold colour.

Although currently I don't feel that I have an awful lure in my tackle box, I will go back to the flying lure when I was a kid. I thought this was going to be magic!

Honourable mentions: Erie Dearie, Worm Harness, and Mepps Spinner.



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[Ben]

I have many go to lures but when in the shallows (where I do most of my largemouth fishing) I like to throw out my lunkerfrog. Deep water, rapala husky jerk. and the one I stay away from. My black and orange cut plug, I couldn't catch a cold while fishing in the arctic with that.

[wildmar]

Hilarious reference to the flying lure! I bought them as well and I too thought I would be unstoppable. Not sure I ever got anything...... I may still even have a few.

[knifeman7]

Re the flying lure, my son and I did in fact catch a few large mouth flipping them up to undercut banks on Quinte. All gone now but recall laughing each time we pitched them. True story.

[Mike D]

Spinnerbait is my "confidence bait" actually an Excalibur by Pradco (not made anymore) but I have caught so many buckets on snag proof scum frogs that I can imagine not having it

As for worst lure, I bought a spook once after watching Izumi do so well with one... I found out quick that I don't have the patience needed to learn how to "walk the dog" properly!!! I got rid of it.


Will buy any excalibur spinnerbaits if you have them serious though... I will

[cottagebum]

Best lure? A jig. Caught everything from panfish to Musky on a jig. My all time favorite jig? 1/8 oz ball head with a 3" Gulp! Minnow (Smelt or Firetiger).

Worst lure? I'm not sure I can say for certain. Probably one of the many as seen on TV baits that I ordered in my teen years. Haven't caught anything on Banjo Minnows or Flying Lures...