I've had very good luck with the Yum Dancin' Eel.

I need another.

i'll sell u mine for 99 cents

Shipping included?  ;D

Mann's Mosquito Hawk.

Reaction strike 5" swimbait.. :

You reminded me of another one where I threw money away along with their Bluegill bait.

Not sure what they r called but they are worms that "curl" up when @ rest like a "real" worm. The other was the doug hannon snakes. Tried those things many times, nothing. I still have them in my fridge as the directions instruct. Maybe they will catch something in there? Last but not least, yes, I was had by yet another infomercial for a set of lures that blink a red light when exposed to water. Some knock off no named brand that tries to copy lazer lure. For like 40 bucks you get a crankbait, rattle trap, and plug. They are all made of crap materials and have crap hooks. They look like my kid tried to paint patterns on them...... o and they don't catch fish. I would say I have spent at least 100 bucks on crap I have seen on fishing infomercials in the past. Never again though.

Not sure what they r called but they are worms that "curl" up when @ rest like a "real" worm. The other was the doug hannon snakes. Tried those things many times, nothing. I still have them in my fridge as the directions instruct. Maybe they will catch something in there? Last but not least, yes, I was had by yet another infomercial for a set of lures that blink a red light when exposed to water. Some knock off no named brand that tries to copy lazer lure. For like 40 bucks you get a crankbait, rattle trap, and plug. They are all made of crap materials and have crap hooks. They look like my kid tried to paint patterns on them...... o and they don't catch fish. I would say I have spent at least 100 bucks on crap I have seen on fishing infomercials in the past. Never again though.

The snakes might do better in the fridge, ROFL stuff there!!  I might have to find my flying lure and try it again, but if I do catch something on it I am not admitting to it.  Not eating my own words.

Arcadia Reef shallow crank. 

Expensive, beautiful, and completely worthless.   

I have caught a lot of fish on the banjo minnow. Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Pike, Crappie, Perch and bluegills. They stink compared to flukes, sluggos, or senkos though.

The worst lure I have ever tried is the Lucky Craft Live Pointer. The tail doesn't swish and it has little action period. A cheap little crankbait called an "ugly duckling" also ranks up there, didn't dive at ALL, just ran STRAIGHT as an arrow on the surface.

Wow. I have caught numerous 20lb+ bags on the live pointer. You have to work it like a fluke. Just finesse it and make is swim and they'll light it up. Won more money with it than probably anyting.

Not sure what they r called but they are worms that "curl" up when @ rest like a "real" worm.

I believe you are talking about the walking worm.

I need to try the ika.

Chatterbait & fat Ika,  cant buy a bite.....Like someone mentioned though - i gotta be using them at bad times since other people do great with them

Evolution jigs....I think the idea is great and they will catch fish for sure but i think there is just quality control issues

Imma have to go with any of those Storm 5$ soft swimbait types.  I ended up buying a few bags of these cuz the colors matched the bluegills around here, and I don't think i could PAY bass to eat em lol.

A rapala weedless spoon in rainbow trout.  I don't know what is was about that lure, but I had no confidence in it and it really wasn't that weedless.  I think I bought the color becasue it was on sale, because rainbow trout certainly isn't forage around here.  Seems like it might do ok for redfish or seatrout if it was gold.  Just never worked for me.

Big Bud for starters.

Some people claim to have actually caught fish with the thing.  I never did though it was really a novelty item to begin with.

Berkley Frenzy crankbaits.

A couple different hard plastic slop type baits that didn't work worth a darn.

For free - Evolution jigs.  Using those is like cutting off the weedguards on all your other good jigs.

Best bait?  A littlle, clear/blue back, Rebel prop type bait sort of like a torpedo I got in a bargain bin at BPS years ago.  I've caught a ton of fish on that thing. 

Strike King King Shad, CRAP...............................i lost one on a snag and ended up throwing the other two overboard just to get rid of them!

Strike King King Shad, CRAP...............................i lost one on a snag and ended up throwing the other two overboard just to get rid of them!

Amen bro. I fished that thing in a variety of places and under multiple conditions and a multitude of retrieves it's just a joke. :

Strike King King Shad, CRAP...............................i lost one on a snag and ended up throwing the other two overboard just to get rid of them!

Amen bro. I fished that thing in a variety of places and under multiple conditions and a multitude of retrieves it's just a joke. :

Me too, never caught a thing on them! I can't believe they cost the same as the Spro Shad, now that's a sweet lure!

Just thought of another one: The snagproof weed demon. Soft body weedless spook type wannabe bait.It is a complete turd. Thought it'd be great for slop fishing especially since I am a dog walking fan,uhh huh yeah right. :

Strike King King Shad, CRAP...............................i lost one on a snag and ended up throwing the other two overboard just to get rid of them!

I've caught some big Bass & Pike on this lure, surprised that some are having no success on it.

Roland Matrin's Hellicopter Lure....saw it on TV and received the kit as a gift. Pretty cool action, especially on top water but only had one bass strike it. Granted, I didn't use the lure often, it just seemed useless.  :-?

rage tail anacondas , rage tail shads , storm bluegill , western plastics salamander , yum money minnows , yum buzz frogs , buzz baits , and a few more i can't think of right now ....

rage tail anacondas , rage tail shads , storm bluegill , western plastics salamander , yum money minnows , yum buzz frogs , buzz baits , and a few more i can't think of right now ....

Yes, Money Minnows! I saw some yesterday next to my tackle box, and I thought to myself " I was such an idiot for buying those!"

On a trip to Santee Cooper, more years ago than I can remember, we were having a terrible time, bad weather. We finally found some bass in tight to the cypress roots, and I do mean tight. We caught a few, but it was hell coaxing them out from those roots. That night we went to Wally World to get some line and there they were...the much denigrated Flying Lure! We looked at each other and then we each bought a package. The next day, we killed them with those stupid flying lures. You could actually swim them back into those roots a couple feet and keep them there. Worked for me! As for the worst...The Hawaiian Wiggler. Might as well have been fishing with a full key ring and a piece of pocket fuzz. What was I thinking? In 1964, you didn't have many alternatives, so you tried all six of them.

Imma have to go with any of those Storm 5$ soft swimbait types. I ended up buying a few bags of these cuz the colors matched the bluegills around here, and I don't think i could PAY bass to eat em lol.

Are you talking about those "Wildeye" soft swimbaits? I actually have caught several 2-3 LB bass on those things. I have not thrown them too much but they have worked for me. Not bad for 3 for $5.

One of my partners bought the Banjo Minnow. LMAO!

My buddy had the kit with the Banjo Frogs.  When he went out on the water with my partner and me, he really wouldn't fish much; if anything, he caused more problems than not.

Anyways, he would cast a Banjo Frog and let it trail behind the boat.  He always had three or four fish blow up on it every outing...but he was too busy screwing around to pick up his rod and set the hook.

without a doubt the worst that I ever bought was the flying lure and i got them as a kid and just knew that I had something  great... just nice paper weights now