What is Your Top Five Favorite Lures - Why

1. rapala jointed lure ie j13, j 11 etc.
2. rapala husky jerk
3. rapala rattlin rap
4 smithwick minnow plugs
5 softbaits (also hard baits)deep discount at walmart

why
1,2,3 readily available in most (ie walmart) stores in my locale
1,2 available in various sizes
1. easy retrieve no jerking
3. good at night cause makes rattle
4 .some have excalibur rotating hooks (sticky)
5. cheap and opportunity to try various baits

1. Anything plastic that is 5 inches or less on a split shot rig..( Meat
head worms, Small finesse worms.)
DOWNSIZING on these overfished waters in Alabama is why I use this rig. The
bass tournaments are killing our lakes here @ home!
2. Anything plastic that is 8 inches or less on a Texas rig. (Culprit red
shad worm, Mann's hardnosed paddle tails)
See above for the reason
3. Rattle Traps. Reservoirs that I fish are often Murky or plain out Yahoo
chocolate colored so sound is a must.
4. A jig. One of the most versatile baits other than a worm that has ever
been created. I prefer the bitsy craw and the Eakins jig when I don't have
to pitch through mats and trash. DOWNSIZING here has the same results as the
splitshot rig..AWESOME bait!
5. The SLUG-O..To me there is no other lure in the world with the "wounded
dead fall" of this bait. The Zoom Fluke is awesome but ive caught bigger and
more quality fish on a 4 inch slug-o than any other stick bait I have
fished. You can throw it anywhere in anything. I've even Carolina rigged it
with results before.


These are just my choices over all through out all seasons.
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1. rapala jointed lure ie j13, j 11 etc.
2. rapala husky jerk
3. rapala rattlin rap
4 smithwick minnow plugs
5 softbaits (also hard baits)deep discount at walmart

why
1,2,3 readily available in most (ie walmart) stores in my locale
1,2 available in various sizes
1. easy retrieve no jerking
3. good at night cause makes rattle
4 .some have excalibur rotating hooks (sticky)
5. cheap and opportunity to try various baits