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Location: Belgium | to counterattack all those useless posts about "the worst lure ever" (we all have read these too often and they all, without any exceptions, end up in the bashing of some lure or lure manufacturer) I want to hear from you which lure(s) is your best ever. It can be because it has caught you several large fish or maybe it's a numbers bait. I want to read positive replies only or I will put Slam'r on your tail to hunt you down with the capital punishment being a whole week of row trolling on Cass Lake. Punishment to be executed within the next 4 weeks. 
My personal best lures are:
- 6" swim whizz in bullfrog color. Has caught around 40 pike and it has been pierced twice now. The pattern is unrecognizable by now.
- divani zig zag glider. I hooked and lost a huge pike on it and I still have nightmares about loosing that fish. Even my shrink can't do anything for me, and that's saying something! 
- supershadrap in a chrome perch pattern
- supershadrap in the shad pattern (has caught three large pike of close to and over 40" and only one small pike) |
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Posts: 188
Location: Downers Grove | supershad rap strikes again... I love this lure I have caught close to 5 fish on it.. Oh and of course dont forget the hi fin.... i got 5 on eagle on that.... and close behind is the swim wizz.. these lures always produce for me |
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Posts: 484
Location: St. Louis, MO., Marco Is., FL, Nestor Falls, ON | For the past several years, the best producing lure for both size and numbers has been the Buchertail 500 bucktail. For crankbaits, my confidence lure is also the 6" Swim Whizz or Believer. My favorite topwater lures are the Bucher Topraider and the no longer made Marathon Musky Hawk. But hands down, the Buchertail 500 has been my best producer day in and day out. |
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Posts: 124
Location: Rice Lake,WI | Cisco BULLDAWG med.but anyone will do as they all work! |
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Posts: 148
Location: DES MOINES, IOWA | TOPRAIDERS THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS,HOWEVER,OF ALL TIME, STILL PROBABLY HAVE CAUGHT MORE MUSKIES ON DAREDEVLES,THAN ANY OTHER LURE.THAT WAS MY DAD,S NUMBER ONE LURE FOR NORTHERNS/MUSKYS, AND WE STILL USE THEM.AN OLDY,BUT GOODY. |
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Posts: 1430
Location: Eastern Ontario | For me it's eazy they are called Rob Dey spinnerbaits made by a local muskie nut. I had this one lure ( the one that caught four 30 pounders in an hour ) that has caught some 10 to 20 fish over 30 lbs before it lost all it's hair and died of slow death. It is very common for me to land 10 fish on a weekend on one lure that is tuned just right. |
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Posts: 32958
Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | My alltime best producer would be a creature, because I spent so many years fishing almost nothing but. A close second would be a tie between Snodlow, or like flaptail surface bait, and a Violent Strike Spinnerbait. My Undertaker has proven to be a producer, my small Reef Hawg has always been a good lure, and the Mud Puppy imitations and improvements like the Tallywacker, Awaker, Top Raider, etc. , do well for me also. Chucky Duck is my favorite lure to not fish with, but show to everyone who comes over to the Hideout. |
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Posts: 1996
Location: Pelican Lake/Three Lakes Chain | First and foremost are Mepps bucktails. I have caught fish on them every year that I have been musky fishing. Really excited now that there is a new product in their line, the Marabou, that just gives me more options.
Over the last couple years I've had a single Blackbird Topraider that has alone put over 50 fish in the boat. Imagine my shock as I watched it come apart on a cast an early autumn morning this year.  |
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Posts: 375
Location: In the slop! | This is an easy one, look to my username. The 9" unweighted sledge just keeps producing for me. I would like to say something I make is no. 1 for me, but day in and day out, the sledge is king. |
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Posts: 1536
Location: God's Country......USA..... Western Wisconsin | Jig and Creature for sure. All weather, all season lure. Mepps spinners ROCK. These are the most productive inline spinners ever. I have a Burt that has won more than one tournament for me as well. Oh yes, I have an original Giant Jackpot, one of the first prototypes, this bait has been removed from service because of being such a good friend to me. |
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Posts: 20281
Location: oswego, il | Favorite trolling lures:
depth raiders
slammer deep divers
monster shads
g&m shads
grandma deep divers
mirror lure deep diver
javelins
shallow raiders
Casting:
zalts
zams
tm tails
tr twitchers
lip ripper
rubberhairy bucktails
tinseltails
h20s2t baits
gliders: rubberhairy, punisher, hr's, musky dart, slammer, magic maker, pearson, musky treats, big chimney, I am not remebering them all right now.
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Posts: 305
Location: Illinois | Hands down for me the jointed baby depth raider. Second would be a black creeper casted or trolled. |
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Posts: 3926
| Bucktails: Buchertail 700, and Hirsch's Original Ghosttail
Topwaters: Giant Jackpot and Topraider
Cranks: Weighted-to-suspend 7.5" Grandmas and Weighted-to-suspend 10" Jake
Jerks: Suicks, especially my one-in-a-thousand Thriller with the "totally killer death wobble on the rise".
MuskyE showed me how to trick out the cranks to suspend. He makes great baits, too, like my must-have white Rubberhairy Rlider. |
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Posts: 221
Location: Detroint Lakes, MN |
Since I started using Sugartales, by Berg Lures, I would have to say they are my best producer, especially for fish over 42", Also my biggest fish was caught on one last summer, 54", right after releasing a 47". Great bucktails, casts like a bullet, and have a unique flair to the hair.
Rad Dogs have actually caught more fish for me, but that's if you combine casting and trolling, which means they see a lot of time in the water.
Topwalkers and Suicks and Believers would round out my list. I could fish with just those 5 forever and be happy.
John Skarie
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Posts: 294
Location: Suspended | Depthraider - straight
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Posts: 938
Location: NeverNever Lake | Bulldawgs, hands down |
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Posts: 1294
Location: Stevens Point, Wi. | Day in, day out, it's got to be a bucktail. And the sad part is, I really hate throwing them, except to rest my aching arms. |
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Posts: 1189
Location: Bagley,MN 56621 | Shallow raider-bluegill..found a replacement wooohoooo!!
squirko-herpes, special show color, works very well
phantom-goldfish prism, not as much use this season, but last year whoahhh
topraider-coot(black/orange)
suick 10"weighted..added to "regular" arsenal this year..like it
baits that I don't throw as much and SHOULD but don't have the patience for it..bulldawgs and bucktails...know I'm missing out, but it's a confidence thing. |
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Posts: 2427
Location: Ft. Wayne Indiana | Suick by far.
Hulbert
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| The best all around lure I own is an 8 inch bobbie bait. Have caught fish on this bait in almost every water I have fished up to 40 pounds and it can be used casting or equally effective trolling. A nine inch suick would be a close second followed by derpth raiders. |
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Posts: 240
| Here are my Fav's
Trolling.
Hands down the Salmo Sinking 7" Whitefish in a GS or BS pattern I have caught more muskies on this lure than anyother! Change the split rings though. The ones they use are week.
Also like the Magnum Rapala and super shadrap.
Believers and Jakes round out the list.
Topwater:
Topraider and Super Jackpot!
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Posts: 466
Location: Pittsburgh, PA | its a tie for me. ive had the most success raising and landing fish on a black and orange bucktail and a hot tiger undertaker. i havent kept track of how many on each lure. i guess i should start doing that, keeping a log and stuff. |
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Posts: 925
| Tie between a bulldawg and Rad Dog.
Matt Beulke |
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Posts: 642
Location: mount prospect illinois | I gotta say the Jerko. Of course i use it a whole hell of alot but it seems to keep stepping up and producing. Burts, flashers, and doc/jackpots have also been good to me. |
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Posts: 129
Location: Bemidji, MN- | Guess it has to have a blade to work for me! Mepps Magnum Musky Killer in rainbow trout (think it must look like a cisco) and Northland Bionic Bucktail in black and white (sucker). |
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Location: Chippewa Falls Wisconsin | Every lure in my boat and garage.
They all have had there time and place, some for a cast, some for a day, some for a week, some for a season and some for many seasons.
I have found that many of my hot lures on Pewaukee got very dusty this year when I moved to Chippewa falls and visa versa. |
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Posts: 1906
Location: Oconto Falls, WI | As much of a crankbait man I am, I have to say the Mepps Giant Killer in black and silver. This lure is a producer in every kind of water, especially the cisco based lakes! It's too bad I don't throw these as much as cranks because I get more fish in less amount of time with them. That may change next year though.
Topwater: good old black Hawg Wobbler
Fast gaining top lure: Magnum Bulldawg and Triple D
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Location: Athens, Ohio | Mepps are rapidly becoming my favorite, easy to throw and retrieve, and they get fish.
As far as "most fun to fish with", my MuskyTreats Bubba series is just way cool. m |
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| Mine is a 7" believer in a black sucker pattern.The greatest bait ever made i just love it. |
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Posts: 91
Location: Oshawa, Ontario | I have a hard time throwing anything but jerks/gliders. My preferred baits are;
Amma Bama - hands down the best!!
6" Reef Hawgs
Hughes River (Shaker/Hughie)
Slammer Crank/Twitch baits - haven't caught anything on them yet, but they look and perform great.
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Posts: 244
Location: Mallard Island Lake Vermilion MN | Have to say I favor these Depthraiders BEST!
I tire of them, I let Tommy use them too.
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| A perch baby depthraider is my #1 bait, but I just started using the Mann's super stretch 1- this year and it's been a very good producer.
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Posts: 1046
| By a longshot its a reef-hawg, any color will do. triple digits for those babies!!!!!!! Custom weighted, of course! |
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Posts: 2037
Location: lansing, il | tie between a mag bulldawg blk/org., and a cobbs crazy shad drop belly glider, black silv. |
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Posts: 202
Location: Angola, IN | Trolling: 10" Jointed Believer....gotta love the built in "blow out" action that these lures exhibit when trolled.
Casting: Poe's Giant Jackpot.....who doesn't love a Jackpot strike?? |
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Posts: 75
Location: ft wayne, IN | I love 'em all--just look in my tacklebox, boat, home, cottage, and outbuilding........any of them will work fine......BUT, my absolute favorite is.....a secret! |
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| Best lure ever would have to be one I have built myself. Of all the lures I have tested, however, the Phantom most impressed me.
RM |
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Location: Contrarian Island | C'mon guys, let's put down our #1 fav. lure..not 20! Or maybe list the one specific bait, that has landed the most ski's for you...
I have a black and orange topraider that has around 10 fish on it now...followed closely by Lee Tauchens Water Chopper, I have one of his first ones that was once black..it is now basically wood colored from all the paint being gone...around 6 ski's on that with too many hits to remember...next would be a Mepps Marabou, black/silver..around 5 ski's...
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Posts: 376
Location: Cudahy, Wisconsin | Black Widow Topraider. |
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Posts: 723
| 9 inch perch sideways suick, I feel bad for the bait.  |
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Posts: 827
Location: Minneapolis,Minnesota | My favorite lure is my newest Weagel in jailbird pattern. I haven't caught a fish on it yet but looking at my other chewed up Weagels I know it'll catch fish.
Before the Weagel I would have to say my favorite would be a toss up between a Suick and a Topraider.
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Posts: 1096
Location: Hayward, WI | 6" orange reef hawg, but the Packer Pickle Weagle is making it's case for #1 |
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| Overhead wire spinnerbait - without a doubt.
SV |
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Posts: 354
| Joel Wick Creeper- my all time favorite
Others I like: Eagletails, Mepps Marabou, hawg wobblers, Wick Globes/flaptails and musky stalker crankbaits.
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Location: Waukesha & Land O Lakes, WI | Hands down, my custom colored Baby Depth Raider
The NFP is back again....Here I thought I'd slip one past....nope!
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Posts: 240
| My favorite is the 7 " Salmo Whitefish with the metal diving lip. I have caught more muskies on this lure than anyother. Fav colors are Blue/silver and Black/Silver. Caught my biggest on them and lost my biggest as well.
Regards
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| Bulldawgs (regular) and Rad Dogs. |
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| spinnerbait
except that about every 3rd year is the year of the reef hawg |
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| is it flashback friday again? My original post is a year old |
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Location: WI | My Joel Wick Packer Globe. |
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Posts: 305
Location: Illinois | For me it's the jointed baby depth raider in the parrot pattern. Too bad Roberts doesn't make the color anymore. Great for casting or trolling on dark water. |
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Posts: 136
| My best lure ever is a orange burt. Its probably taken 30-40 muskies in the boat up to 42 pounds.
Best trolling lure is a shad colored Tuff SHad. Its taken several over 50" and probably over a 100 fish in the past 2 years. |
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| I always have a 8 1/2 " Trueglide "Hustler" tied on, no matter the time of year. Either"Custom Carp" or "Marks Minnow" (formally know as White/black/silver. That's for you Pikiespawn). |
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| husky_jerk - 11/5/2004 7:09 PM
For me it's the jointed baby depth raider in the parrot pattern. Too bad Roberts doesn't make the color anymore. Great for casting or trolling on dark water.
Contact me if you want some. |
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| woodie black perch. st. clairs hot one this year |
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Posts: 305
Location: Illinois | Thanks Pete, I will shoot you an email Monday. Much appreciated. |
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Posts: 2754
Location: Mauston, Wisconsin | No doubt- "tuned" floating 19cm/7.5" Zalt in "Bumble Bee". |
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| I have hundreds of lures, but bucktails and suicks have always been my number one producers hands down. Biggest fish this year so far came on a Musky Buster tandem blade bucktail. |
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Posts: 667
Location: Roscoe IL | I have to go with 5 that work's for me in all type of conditions, but we learn something new every trip!
Ace Tandem
Bucktail
Pacemaker
Viper/+wt pack (Don't have a weagle yet)
DepthRaider
Cold water= Life Jackets. Be safe out there!
Mike
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Location: Southern W.Va. | No problems on this , gotta be a 9"unweighted, red perch ( i think that's the color) Sledge,
the bait called " Mikie" . This lure has caught fish from Ohio to Ontario and all points in between. You can work it on the surface like a Jackpot and it catches fish, work it slow enough to keep it under the water with 18" jerks and it walks the dog with the best of them. I can work this bait down to about 4' and it catches fish, what more could you ask of a old friend?
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Location: Rockford Il 61108 | Bucher, Bucher and Bucher! The Shallow raider has boated me more fish than ever. His whole line is great. |
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| My one is a crappie colored phantom. |
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