Biggest take away, never burn the spinner at a perfectly consistent rate. Pump it, make it erratic, twitch it... anything other than a steady retrieve.

I catch most of my LMB on spinners or flukes.

I toss the #4 or #5 Mepps with white tails with silver blades in the spring or in clear water, switching to smaller #3 and darker tails in warmer or cloudy water. A #3 gold or silver with no tail is a good tool to search in unknown water as they will lure LMB, crappie, sandies, and most other species.

I find success with 1/4 ounce Rooster Tails in silver or yellow. I have caught so many cats on Roosters this year that I am never surprised when one hits, including an over 20 lb flathead on 10 lb test. Experiment with different colors--sometimes orange kills while black is best in near darkness. Last week I limited on rainbows with a blue, pink, and white combo within 20 casts. It may take some time to find the right speed and depth. All I can say is that I own over a hundred Roosters and pull them out to get the skunk off almost anywhere for almost everything.

I have no answer for Rattletraps or similar, even though I own many sizes and colors. I lack confidence and success. I have watched others pull in sandies and stripers with bone or silvers while I just wear out my arm casting blanks. After zero success with a couple hundred dollars of options, I switch back to spinners, slabs, or swim baits to catch up with those who kill with the rattlers.

Yesterday I fished two locations with Roosters all day, netting a total of 17 sandies, 5 LMB, and one catfish while a pal caught a sandy and a crappie throwing many options. Perhaps my success with spinners is from +50 years experience and confidence whereas I have neither with the rattlers. Good luck!