I want to start out by saying I love this websight. You guys are amazing with your "knowledge of all things Bass." I cannot tell you how much I have learned in the last year. Wish I had more time to put that knowledge to use, hopefully in the near future. Now here is why I am posting.Lets say you are in a league and for one year you are only allowed to fish 3 lures, what, would they be. Type and color please.

Looking forward to reading your answers.

http://www.cabelas.com/topwater-baits-heddon-zara-spook-1.shtml

snagproof weedless white mouse

ragetail craw http://www.ragetail.com/news/color-charts/rage-craw-color-selection/ candy craw so many ways to fish them

if i could add a 4th black jitterbug brokentail for nights 3 1/2 inch

White/green senko

Chartreuse frog

Black/purple/blue jig with junebug trailer

1. 5 in senko (watermelon)

2. strike king 1.5 squarebill ccrankbait ( color is a tough choice , either sexy shad or chartreuse black back )

3. strike king premier plus spinnerbait ( colorado/willow ) in either bluegill or sexy shad .

color depends on water clarity.

1- white Terminator 3/8oz. jig tipped with a Kalin's Salty grub

2- Bandit 200 series crank Rootbeer

3- Zara SuperSpook Jr. Bone

I could cover the whole water column with confidence with these three and I almost always have them tied on though maybe in different colors

1- Jig w/craw trailer (Alabama Craw)

2- Carolina Rig w/green pumpkin lizard, brush hog or big worm

3- Squarebill Crankbait (citrus or sexy shad)

This is way too limiting due to different times of year.....IMHO the jig and/or a shakey head are probably the most versatile for all seasons.

Grandebass Rattlesnake watermelon chartreuse

4" senko watermelon chartreuse tip

Storm wildeye curltail minnow shad color

1. 3/4 ounce spinnerbait with chartruse/white skirt & chartruse/brass willowleaf blades

2. 4" blue smoke senko

3. HJ12 or HJ14 Husky Jerk Glass Perch

1) Green pumpkin baby Brush Hog

2) White 3/8 oz spinnerbait

3) 3/16 shakey head with a 4" straight worm

I'd rather narrow it to the top 7-10 but I could catch fish on any body of water with these 3.

1/2 oz brush/ grass jig with rage lobster; I like the jigs backwater4 makes

ROF5 8" huddleston deluxe

Mattlures hardgill, slow-sink

EDIT:

Colors:

brown-green with a few strands of other colors

rainbow trout

albino (The one I have already has quite a bit of mojo. So I'll keep using that one until I lose it.)

Jig and rage craw in green pumpkin or some variation.

1/2 oz red eye Shad bleeding bait it Tennessee Shad.

3/8 oz spinnerbait white and chartreuse.

If I'm going for numbers though I would probably eliminate the red eye Shad and add a smoke pearl with purple flake 5” Senko wacky rigged.

1/2 oz Fire Tiger Buzzbait

5/16 oz Eakins Jig Missouri Craw w/ Chigger Craw trailer

5 -6 inch Green Pumpkin worm

1.chartreuse 2 inch grub

2.manns jelly worm

3.floating rapala .....these would conquer the world

1. 5" Senko knockoff

2. Pop-R

3. Chart/White 1/4 oz spinnerbait

Mike

1. White or wht/chrt double willow 3/8oz or 1/2oz Revenge spinnerbait(silver and gold blades)

2. Zoom super salty 4.5"fluke-pearl white, texas rigged w/3/0 Gamakatsu EWG hook

3. 1/2oz blue/blk custom jig

I feel so limited by this question.

I think for me It would be:

1/2 oz. football jig with Netbait baby paca craw trailer, green pumpkin colors

100 series Bandit crank bait in taco salad color

1/4 oz. white Roostertail with silver blade

Did anybody else feel like you were being forced to do something against your will in order to choose the three you did?? It felt to me like I had to force the answer to pick my final three. So many greats that I left out. I think these would be more of what I'd choose to go onto a desert island and have to survive for a year instead. Thats the only way I'd ever choose only those three.

Northstar Jig w/ Rage craw trailer.

Northstar Spinnerbait 3/4 New Gill

Lucky Craft Pointer 100

3/8oz homemade jig, Texas craw color with any craw colored Rage craw trailer

5/16oz War Eagle finesse spinnerbait, mouse

3/16oz homemade shakyhead with a GP trick worm

Spinnerbait-custom 1/4oz 3 blade in a light perch color

4" blue fleck finesse power worm

4" dt hula grub on a 1/4 football head green pumpkin

I originally posted this photo in the Top Three Baits of 2010 thread - I could still go with these and do well enough in my water...

1. 1/2 oz Green Pumpkin swim jig with Rage Craw trailer

2. Squarebill crankbait (sexy shad or perch)

3. Wacky style worms. (watermelon red flake)

black/blue 1/2oz arkie jig w/ black/blue craw trailer

5in watermelon/black fleck senko

1.5 strike king in sexy shad

1) NorthStar 3/8 oz New Gill Swim jig

2) NorthStar 3/8 oz PB & J Premier Jig

3) Norman DLN - Redear

1. Tru Trac double willow spinnerbait in blue glimmer 3/8 oz with a 4 inch mister twister trailer.

2. Buckeye football jig in watermelon red 3/4 oz with a rage craw blue craw swirl trailer.

3. Zoom super fluke pearl.

1. Strike King 1.5 (Gizzard Shad)

2. 1/2 oz Jewel Football Jig (PB&J)

3. 1/4 oz Cavitron Buzzbait