detroit1

This list looks more like the greatest selling lures of all time. Field & Stream? I am surprised that they even heard of a senko!

April and October i can get by with 1 "3700" size box along with 4 "wraps". The months inbetween, well, that is a different story. I do plan on limiting ;D what i carry in the boat this year....

I too have a time and place for 1/8 to 1 oz., and will use all sizes sometime throughout the season. The size i use most is a 1/4 oz. frame with a 1/4 oz rubbercore sinker clamped on behind the pearl blue glimmer skirt.

IMHO, it doesn't make any difference what color a surface lure is, if you fish in daylight. Always black at night though. I repainted a few with a perch pattern on the bottom to see if it would make any difference, but the jury is still out. It gives me a little more confidence, but really no extra bites.

I must start off by saying that i do not get the Outdoor channel, so i have never seen any shows there. So my choices are limited to espn,vs, and fsn. It's so cold right now that i will watch ANY fishing show.My favorites: Bass Pros, Angling Edge,In-Fisherman,WGFS,Hunt For Big Fish. 2 shows make me feel like i'm a pretty good fisherman: Fishing University (has Charlie EVER caught a bass over 14"?)and Bassin Edge(makes Ingram look like a pro). Worst? i would have to say Beat ON Charlie Moore- that's the only show that i can turn off.

I plan on changing mine this year before the season starts. I have a '96 50hp Evinrude (since new) and have had no problems so far. A little over 500 trips, maybe 500 hrs. usage, and i'll find out how much wear.

So - it seems that all but 1 of us can slay them on a Helicopter Lure!! ;D I was wondering if anyone would mention them. For me, it's spoons- casting or jigging types, but i gave up on them years ago. Only caught 1 on a buzzbait, and nothing on a trick worm.

Matt, if i lived in Tx. , i wouldn't own #4 test line either. Up here in Mi., you can see 12' deep in most every lake, and i use it in april and a little into may for small baits. Heck, i've only caught 3 over #4 my entire life.(musky,pike,&walleye not included). Man, that sounds sad if you knew how many hours i've been on the water. :-[

Last year my partner and i had 2 competitions that were fun. The first one we had to use 4# line, and the second one we were limited to 5 baits. This year we are going to have a solid black/solid white lures only, and wondering if any of you do this or have ideas..

This is great everone, thanks for sharing. Alot of this sounds familiar to me....

Very nice work. Repainting is a lot of fun, (i've done about 50) plus you can get some ugly baits from the bargain bins that need attention too.

Wish i had $.02 worth, but i don't. The next fish i catch on a spoon will be my first. And that will be tough, because i haven't had one in my box for 20 yrs. I know they work, but not for me. Can anyone tell us a situation where nothing but a spoon would work? Any help is welcome... :-/

I tell my wife that these are "classics" and i'm afraid to use them.

I had the timber buzz, caught a 19"lm my first time out (for the yr.) about 15 yrs. ago. There was still a little ice around some of the banks , and i fished for 4 hrs. without a bite. Tried my new Timber buzz and on my 2nd cast caught that fish. I used it for a few months after that and never got another bite until a pike took it. iI would like another one, but i can't find one either....

I use snaps on all cranks and spinnerbaits. (i make my own closed-eye spinbaits). Seems to me, tying to a split ring is asking for trouble with those sharp edges. I remove the split ring from the bait if it doesn't have the concave bill like a Rapala (or others). Oh, and i'll race anyone that thinks they can tie a knot faster than i can work a snap!

The only way i'll throw a Lucky Craft is when someone gives me one. I will NEVER buy one. I have never had a bass tell me that" his grandma would have ate my lure, but since it didn't say LC on it, she turned her nose up and swam away, so i ate it." Seems to me that folks will buy anything to cover up their lack of catching skills. Save your money and fish smarter! p.s.: i lose about 5 cranks a year to those toothy critters, and i would be pi$$t if i spent $12 apiece for them... >

This is largest bass in all of KAZAKHSTAN ! High 5! She hit lure made by the gypsys...VERY NICE!

3/4 oz. white spinnerbait w/ Big gold willows,a 5/8 oz old Rogers "alphabet' shallow crank, and a 3/4 oz. original BOMBER.

No new surface baits for me this year. Have about 40, use about 6.

If i could start all over, i would have bought WAY less lures and spend the $$ for better rods & reels.

You would be better off buying new hooks and split ring pliers than trying to sharpen old ones. IMHO.

Use spinning tackle if you want long-distance casting a small or light lure.

I also like tight-wobblers when the water is cold and clear, (shad raps, Crankbait corps. "fingerling", or any Non-Rattling cranks. I'll switch to wides & rattles if i'm not getting bit though. :-/

I have always wanted to place some fish magnets in some of the lakes i fish, but in the state of michigan, you cannot put anything in the water. I guess i'll have to wait for a tree to blow down in the water and drag it out to a suitable place...

I fished Intermediate about 5 yrs. ago (once). I didn't catch but a few small lm, but saw some huge crawfish. The lake was muddied up or for all i know it could be that color all the time. I fish on the Clam (lk/river) and usually catch them pretty good. Nice area.