What's your most versatile Lure?

[Phishin Phool]

I was going through my tackle boxes the other day rearranging, sorting, trying to get 8 tackle boxes into 4. When I got to thinking about which lure I've caught the most species of fish on. Well for me I would have to say ROOSTER TAILS. I have caught Lrg Mouth and Small Mouth Bass, Crappie, Trout, Steelhead and of course the infamous Chub. Dark green has been my color of choice for the above. Next I believe would be Hot Shots. I've nailed LM & Sm Bass, Salmon & Steelhead on it.

What's your most versatile lure?

--PP

[ 01-29-2004, 06:13 PM: Message edited by: Phishin Phool ]

[Fish Hawg]

Eggs, :grin: I would have to say a black with sliver blade roster tail. For bait it would be earth worms

[Jignfloat]

wiggle warts.....hands down.
Russ

[David Johnson]

worms

[Irie1]

Wedding rings! 30 years and still going strong

:shocked: Tovex and Chlorox work for everything :shocked:

[Silver Hilton]

I blue fox spinner or little cleo spoon would be my choice.

[Irie1]

Wow!Keta, you carry that stuff in your tackle box? :shocked:

[ 01-29-2004, 05:37 PM: Message edited by: Irie1 ]

[steelheadslayer]

I'd hafta go with a spinner of some sort, whether it's store bought or homemade. Another winner has been a longheld secret picked up on your lawn after lights out. :grin:

[B-run]

I did'nt know there was anything but salmon and steelhead out there
So I voted pink puffy with a sand shwimp tail

[Mark Vickers]

Bait: Earthworms - I've caught probably 20-25 different types of fish on 'em.

Lure: #3 spinner - Not as overall productive as the worms, but I have picked up a lot of different kinds of fish with midsized spinners.

[B.J. Lilly Hunter]

I would have to second the #3 spinner, probably black body with a silver blade.

[sparkleboy]

Originally posted by Phishin Phool:
Dark green has been my color of choice for the above.

--PP

<font size="2" face="verdana,arial,helvetica">I hooked my first steelhead on that exact lure. :smile:
I think the most versitile lure you can use is bait. Eggs or worms seem to be able to catch just about anything.

[FastAction]

The Banjo Minnow BAR NONE!

[HOGTIDE]

Probably a spinner of some type. A #5 Lucky 'R' in 50/50 Brass is pretty effective on most evrything I fish for. Even had a buddy catch a keeper sturgeon on this lure. Yes, right in that big ol' ugly tubey mouth thinger!

Spinners are a good thing!

[IFISH4U]

Nightcrawlers!

[straightweave]

The most versatile lure has to be a spinner, hands down. They can be trolled, tossed, flipped, dragged, flung, shanked, maybe even kicked, and still have hope of catching a fish...

[greenbuttskunk]

blue fox spinner, for all kinds of fish in all kinds of conditions.

[sparse gray hackle]

Hot Shot :grin: Hot Shot :grin: HOT SHOT

[Trout Tako]

The all time most versitile Spinner is the Panther martin in Yellow W/silver blade & Black w/gold blade. This is the only lure I ever fish with. The use of Yellow vs. Black depends on the sunlight & water conditions. To date I have caught: Chinook, Rainbows, Grayling, Chum, Coho, Bull trout, Lake Trout, Brown Trout, Kokanee, Large & small Mouth & Striped Bass, Brook Trout, Squaw Fish, Catfish, Sea Bass, Greenling, Surf Pearch, Shad, Herring, Northern Pike, sunfish, --Pretty much anything but sturgeon. I even use tiny Panther martins on my fly rod-(I heard the gasp from the flyfishing community) I always wait for the sale at Bi-mart where I can get them for $.99 & stock up. I kid you not - My main tackle box consists of 20 or so panthers of varying size & other lures I have found while fishing with them.

On a side note - What makes a lure versitile is the angelers experience using it. Knowing exactly where the lure is working in the water column and how it is acting in the current is a big key. This is probably why I fish with the same lure all of the time. I have no idea what a plug, blue fox, jig, etc is doing when it is on the end of my line - and as a result I cant always put it infront of the fish.

Tako

[Short Hop]

Sand Shrimp catches everything!!! If I could only have one bait for the rest of time it would be that, but what about the herring or blue foxes or panthers or corkies? I LOVE THEM ALL SO MUCH I CANT DECIDE!!!! I think Im just going to go hug my gear!

[Wreckless]

Trout Tako,

Add Pinks, Summer & Winter Steelhead, Eastern brook, Browns and Dolly Varden to the list, but don't tell anyone!!!

Those PMs are KILLERS!!

That is actually one of the best selling lures in the WORLD!!!

[William]

Good ol worms, then spinners.

[5-Cents]

It would have to be worms for me... man when I was a kid we caught steelhead, trout, bass, panfish, catfish, sturgeon and some I am leaving out on the mighty night crawler

[WHO'S BELLS RINGING?]

DYNO-MITE CATCHES EVERYTHING THAT COMES CLOSE!!!!!!!!!

[Bob Barthlow]

#5 Blue Fox spinner
Regular size FatFish
eggs

[Wood N' Fish]

Dupont Spinner---- :shocked:

[Egg Flinger]

Corky and yarn combo it catches anything that swims in the river :grin:

[STRIKE ZONE]

Mag wart,
Good luck,
STRIKE ZONE

[salmonidstalker]

i wouldave to say a hook all thoseothe things are great but without a hook totaly useless!!