A bit more advice on pike lure please

Oh well I did take a look into the murky world of lures and have come to the
conclusion that there are loads of very odd items out there.

Gone are the days when I single jointed plug was as complicated as they got
and we have some real wire contraptions that I had only seen used by big
guys in ten gallon hats chewing gum so please tell me what works and what is
out there to catch the angler. The young man offered me one that I would not
even use off of Key West let alone a British lake, it was that big

The only new type I saw that made sense was the soft plastic type and I
bough a chubby shad ( I did mishear him and thought he was offering a fat
prostitute at first ). It looks like a little pike in the main so as my one
and only plug is like a pike and has caught I thought it a good idea. I also
bought an Ondex spinner, a normal looking spinner that is the same as the
one I caught my very first pike on all those years ago, which I have
confidence in.

So what is the best types of lures for an old fashioned simpleton like me
who wants some moderate fun without being stupid.

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Gandalf