Show us your best/favorite lures

[Creamer]

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My fishing buddy caught this on a 1/4 oz ned rig we were throwing for bass.... Ohio river...

Ben the rebel craw used to be killer for smallmouth bass

Is that below Racine, by any chance? That spot looks familiar.

 

[Creamer]

I do the fly thing, so these are a little different but still craws and baitfish. These are my own designs.

I've been fishing this one for a few years, deadly on smallies and spots in rivers and creeks.

This is my best baitfish pattern.

When it comes to topwaters, I love popping frogs.

 

[MoonLab]

Nice.

 

[hickslawns]

Dan- I love those Panther Martins! Got a slew of them. I mainly fish ponds and rivers when I fish though.

Rebel crawfish have been pretty awesome for me as well. River fishing these are my go to lure.

Texas rigged worms have been good to me over the years too.

What does Dustin use? I'd like to know what to stay away from.

 

[Dustinb80]

LMAO HA HA Phil

 

[Big H]

Every lure mentioned has a place in your tackle box, but which lure/bait would you use if you were limited to one style of bait? Lakes, ponds, rivers etc...

Mine would be a tube, various sizes/colors, multiple rigging options and overall, quite possibly the most versatile bait out there, IMHO of course ....

 

[Redhunter1012]

Zoom fluke. I've caught bass, gills, crappie, perch, pike, walleye, Saugeye, catfish, Wipers, salmon, steelhead, carp, suckers. Etc....

 

[OhioWhiteTails]

Nice flies creamer!

If I could only fish one, probably a whacky rigged finesse worm.

 

[CJD3]

Remind me when I get home. I’ll post some pict too.
Second love is throwing a old wooden Jitterbug in the evening. Surface strikes are always a rush!

Probably my lifetime favorite is the Johnson spoon- weedless. For 50 years I have thrown those spoons with a Uncle Josh frog backed pork rine...
Several years I was heartbroken to find the Co was no longer going to make the frog back because it was made from older hogs and due to today’s fast growing pig, the ones going to slaughter were to soft for the product. Remaining jars sale price, in some cases went through the roof. I still have a few but ... what a shame.

My life long favorite is a small group of several.
As mentioned above Johnson silver minnow and Uncle Josh Frog backed pork rind. (No longer made) I have a few jars left but use em sparingly.

 

[CJD3]

On those calm mornings and evenings, I will almost always throw a old red and white jitter bug that’s older than I am.

 

[CJD3]

In an effort to make my frog back pork last I started on a rubber frog kick. I just twitch it across the Lillie’s and wait to be startled by the strike.
They have become fun to use in the thick stuff.

 

[Sgt Fury]

I do the fly thing, so these are a little different but still craws and baitfish. These are my own designs.

I've been fishing this one for a few years, deadly on smallies and spots in rivers and creeks.

This is my best baitfish pattern.

When it comes to topwaters, I love popping frogs.

Very nice Creamer! You got skills!

 

[Sgt Fury]

My life long favorite is a small group of several.
As mentioned above Johnson silver minnow and Uncle Josh Frog backed pork rind. (No longer made) I have a few jars left but use em sparingly.

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I think I have one or two jars...they are tough to find now.

 

[OhioWhiteTails]

Joshy tail on a skirted jig is a good one for slow presentations. Used them a lot while fishing for prespawn largemouth as a teenager.

 

[MoonLab]

Dan- I love those Panther Martins! Got a slew of them. I mainly fish ponds and rivers when I fish though.

Rebel crawfish have been pretty awesome for me as well. River fishing these are my go to lure.

Texas rigged worms have been good to me over the years too.

What does Dustin use? I'd like to know what to stay away from.

 

[Hedgelj]

I do the fly thing, so these are a little different but still craws and baitfish. These are my own designs.

I've been fishing this one for a few years, deadly on smallies and spots in rivers and creeks.

This is my best baitfish pattern.

When it comes to topwaters, I love popping frogs.

Care to share how you tie that crawfish pattern?

 

[Carpn]

Bandit Deep walleye in various colors . This color is one of my go to custom fall colors .

 

["J"]

Is that below Racine, by any chance? That spot looks familiar.

Negative ghost rider, just above Toronto.....

 

[Creamer]

Care to share how you tie that crawfish pattern?

I filmed a tutorial in Utah on it this fall.

 

[Lucky]

For me
definatly jerk baits and jigs my go to lures. Some cranks ratle traps in summer but with saugeyes being primary, cant beat these