I´ve been fishing for more than 3 decades, got hundreds of crankbaits & spinnerbaits, a good couple hundred pounds of soft plastics, if you ask me right now knowing what now I know I can tell you, you don´t need a big bunch of stuff, in practical terms with a bag of senkos you got pretty much covered most of your bait needs..

I've tried spinnerbaits and never had any luck..

Keep throwing them...especially early morning and when it's cloudy. You'll get bit..trust me.

 

I'm not getting into a bait company fight, but shaky heads, drop shots and small weightless plastics will catch numbers. Cranks, jigs and spinnerbaits are a must. Flukes are awesome and you gotta throw some frogs in there.

AJay........... Loose lips sir!!

Red craw Rat-L-Trap

6" straight tail Roboworm, drop-shotted

Bandit Crankbaits

Spro Bronzeyes

Zara Spooks

Dave's TT Swimjig w/ swimfluke

One thing to remember is when buying your hooks such as wacky, EWG hooks, Treble Hooks, etc... that you buy a good durable brand. The generic ones will work but over time they will bend and you'll have to replace them. Go the extra mile and save money. Gamataksu, Owner, and Trokar are good brands. Gamataksu are the cheapest out of the three and are sharp and strong.

 

Also with the fishing lures, read around on the posts in this forums. People have some good topic posts on each individual lure. Also make sure you get the lures that will catch fish where you live. Some lures I bought they just sit in box. They sit in box because I Just like buying lures, I'm a tackle junkie.