Spinnerbait and crankbait . . . . and the third would be a tie:  white jig, fluke, or jerkbait.  There . . . . I cheated.  There is a way to list five.  

3/8 oz chatterbait or booyah boogey bait

Vixen or equivalent topwater plug

black senkos

crankbait

spinnerbait

jig

all in shad colors

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Fat Ika (watermelon with black flakes)

6" Senko (same coloor)

Lucky Craft Pointer 100 or 128 (Original Tennessee Shad)

Bagley B2 in black/pearl

White 1/2oz spinnerbait

Craw colored jig w/ paca chunk senior

runners up:

Senko in watermelon/cream laminate

L/C LVR d10 in chartreuse shad

Well, where I fish, I would make sure I bring along a 1/2oz frog colored Jitterbug, a bag of plastic worms I can rig up weedless (usually pumpkin), and a shad colored 'Trap. I got some nice LM's last night on the Jitterbug. ;D

bag of *** trick sticks, green in color, crippled killer topwater bait, bag of fat ika's.

Fluke, Bandit 200 in shad color, and a jig.

Shad schools are a key deal in our area in the Fall.

I know you said 3 only, but spinnerbaits and rattle traps are key in fall too.

white titanium terminator silver willowleaf blade spinnerbait.

watermelon senko 5"

strikeking spit n king white with black.

shad colored crank

craw jig

spook/sammy

1. Bill Lewis original 1/2oz rat-L-trap

2. Luhr Jensen speed trap 1/4oz

3. Kamakazee 3.5in Hitzit tube with tube jighead rigged

honorable mention

Storm original wiggle wart

colors are important but will very per lake- hint, I like craw patterns

Spinnerbait

Suspending jerkbait

fluke or senko

Strike King Lipless Crankbait - "Diamond Shad" 1/2 oz.

War Eagle Jig 3/8 or 1/2 oz.

10 inch Old Monster Zoom worm with Tungsten Bullet Weight (1/8 or 1/4)

T-1 Terminator spinnerbait in any shad colored pattern

Yo-zuri crystal minnow

shad or dark crawfish crankbait(bagleys,wee-r,bomber model a)

crankbait

spinnerbait

jig

all in shad colors

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For the crankbait, I really like the rattlin Rapala. Hooks are better than the 'trap, and I think that there's a better presentation with the Rapala.

crankbait

spinnerbait

jig

all in shad colors

DITTO!

Ditto Again.

Ditto x's 3

Ditto some more!

For the crankbait, I really like the rattlin Rapala. Hooks are better than the 'trap, and I think that there's a better presentation with the Rapala.

ever think of changing the hooks on the trap? i do