the spastic action didn't work for you? (i actually caught some pond fish with the small ones on an ultra light set up)

Smithwick Blinker. Had battery in belly and red eyes that blinked. Drop into aquarium in tackle shop and bass would come look it over and hit it. Didn’t work well in the lake.

I didn't know you was supposed to fish a sluggo weightless when I started fishing them so I was fishing them Carolina style. I had great luck that way. Went fishing with a buddy and he laughed me and said that's not the way to fish them. After my 3rd one he was Carolina rigging sluggos too. Helicopter lure had to be the worst until I seen the 4 eyed cat and shrimp lure.

Best: ima little stick
Worst: Original helicopter

You're so right. I had Lucky Tackle (Bass) Box for about 1 1/2 years. I never knew there were so many hole-in-the-wall tackle companies in the world. I think out of 18 months, I got 6 decent lures. I actually got an Evolution GrassBurner buzz bait one month. I did get a lot of stickers!

Used to kill em in farm ponds. That and a Mann's hard worm.

Retired grass grower

worst- walking work
best- zoom brush hogs

Ive got a good selection of whopper ploppers. the first one I bought got big by a small fish first cast and I thought wow. so I have all 3 sizes in white, bone, black and silver. I havent caught a fish on any of them but that first firsh. I am going to try to find the right size or color in two weeks when Im at a lake for 4 days. If they dont eat any of them then Im done with that box and not having one tied on anymore.

best lure: jig
worst lure: literally everything else I've ever bought

Ha! Good story Randy!

I wonder about Ol BIll every time I go down there.

Enjoyed the video! It's amazing what we will fall for to get that edge.

Can’t at what the best was... I don’t remember right off....


Worst- Berkeley J Walker 120! Bought from BPS 2 weeks ago, used 3 times caught 2 small bass, it started sinking in the back, I looked at it and it had water in it and a crack along the back approx. 1.5”... Emailed Berkeley, no response, worst $8 I’ve EVER spent on a lure!

My best lure purchase was a Mann's hard bait. I believe it was a Stretch 1 Minus; I'll have to check the package of the ones I still have NIB. Years ago I was fishing a power plant cooling pond only open 4 weekends a year. Those who signed up early enough gained entry by entering a tournament there with proceeds benefiting a charity. It was usually a good outing, but on one day my partner and I struggled. At 10-11 AM, with no fish in the boat, I decided to try one of the new lures straight out of the package. I caught a decent fish on the first cast, and the second, and third, and so on. When it was over, I had caught 11 bass in exactly 11 casts since tying on the lure! All the while, my partner threw other lures to the same area and got no strikes.

looks like we need a chapter of tackleholics anonymous on here.

best: original balsa rapala in black/silver, got 2-3 back in the 60s and caught fish every time out I think. the lure that started my addiction. bass on tenkiller loved them.

my selection of worst is in the boat apparently. I will get an idea on doing something different and end up with 2-3 new lures or bags of plastics to go "try".

Tie between Buck Perry plug and original creme worm with all the exposed hooks, mono, beads and spinners. Never caught a fish on one, but I caught everything else in the lake. Lazy Ike was close behind.