Curious, what is the worst or the fishing lure you are most ashamed to confess buying?

Don't know the name. It was a diving lure. It ran on 2 watch batteries. It had blinking red eyes. I cast it a few times. it hung, > I lost it. Good riddance!

None. What's yours ?

I picked up one of those jigs that when it fell in the water it would glide away from the fisherman, instead of straight down.   Does anyone remeber that lure?  I still have it, haha

The Flying Lure!!! I hate to admit it, but when I was younger, I did very well with those pond fishing... Anyways... probably the most disappointing lure i've purchased recently is the Rage Craws. I know people swear by them on this board, and it's probably just a confidence thing with me, but I just can't seem to get bit enough to justify switching from say a Chigger Craw, or Speed Craw.

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The Flying Lure!!! I hate to admit it, but when I was younger, I did very well with those pond fishing... Anyways... probably the most disappointing lure i've purchased recently is the Rage Craws. I know people swear by them on this board, and it's probably just a confidence thing with me, but I just can't seem to get bit enough to justify switching from say a Chigger Craw, or Speed Craw.

YEP!  That is the name of it!  I never caught anything on those things!!  Not even a bite!

Probably the Evolution jig.

Creme Burke Weedless Frog, all it did for me was flip on it's back

Probably the Evolution jig.

Wow!

That's surprising, I fish the jig head with

and without a skirt. It's a favorite of mine.

8-)

Hydra lure......I'll admit i fell for it....

the worst i have bought was a strike king rattle trap.  i have yet to catch a fish with it.  yet i can catch fish on other rattle trap baits.

Matzuo crankbaits, horrible action.

Theres been a few over the years. One of the first when I was younger was a Burke talkin frog. It made a croaking sound when you got it wet. Anyone remember that one? : ;D

Most recently and most shamefully was the culprit ultimate topwater shad. Pure gimmick.I started a thread on here a few months ago and was boasting about how awesome this thing looks and I can't wait to get it. I called culrpit lures and they sent me 3 of them before they even had them listed on their website.Ultimate $hi# is what it is. Takes on water horribly and had NO action whatsoever on the water.Will not walk the dog at all and just looks like a childs bath time toy. Well theres your review for anyone else who was interested in those things.

....By the way I've got a few for sale...Send me a PM if interested

When I was young I would buy any lure I saw on TV because they always caught fish on TV. I saved my money from chores so I could buy some flying lures, Banjo minnows, etc. but the absolute worst was a topwater lure I bought that looked like a minnow but it was a hard bait. The minnow was laying on its side with the hooks on the bottom. It had a pull string that was where you tie to the lure to your line. When you would give the lure a quick jerk it would wind the lure up and its tail would flop up and down on the water. It was suppose to look like an injured fish but it really didn't. I am pretty sure that is the worst lure ever.

Mustn't  forget the helicopter lure. I actually caught  fish on it.

One I think. :

The flying lure. I was only 8 or so but it was junk. I would also say the Banjo Minnow. But i ound the kit last year and tried it out and actually caught a few fish. I was too young to know what i was doing when i first had it. I'v had a few off brand cranks that just spun around in the water, not dive characteristics at all. I bought a Spro BBZ1 shad this year and have a bad feeling that will end up in my pile of baits i regret buying. I hope not.

The Whole Ragetail thing got me. I mustve purchased $100 in different varieties.Tried em(Space Monkey,Anaconda,Craw) and only caught 2 fish. I was using a 10 inch Anaconda and caught a fish that was shorter than the bait. I tried em T-rigged,keel weighted,nothing seemed to work too well.

Theyre still in my tackle bag and I may break em out again,but I aint gettin my hopes up that they will catch decent fish(yet)

Banjo Minnow...

I have fished it once and had to stop because it was driving the BIRDS around me insane! They sat in trees and waited (and calculated) my casts and dive bombed me. I was LOL...too bad it didn't work this good on the fish.

Banjo Minnow...

I have fished it once and had to stop because it was driving the BIRDS around me insane! They sat in trees and waited (and calculated) my casts and dive bombed me. I was LOL...too bad it didn't work this good on the fish.

Banjo Minnow has got to be mine too, but a previous poster said he didn't like the helicopter lure, but I had a ton of luck with that thing. I still buy them whenever I see one pop up.

Oh yeah, I almost forgot about the Walking Worm too.

Ragetail eeliminators....what a pieces of crap.

I like alot of the rage stuff, it has all performed real well for me.... Now the evolution jig.... JUNK!  Skirts fell apart, nothing special except the huge price tag.

Probably the Evolution jig.

x2 I spent 8 dollars on 2 and it was just put together poorly. All of the skirt was on the bottom of both of them with a big gap of no skirt on the top.

the worst i have bought was a strike king rattle trap. i have yet to catch a fish with it. yet i can catch fish on other rattle trap baits.

totally agree with you