Lets try again on this topic and try to keep it simple and on the topic.

As I remember, Northeast Bass didn't like Banjo Minnows--Fishfearme loves them.

So feel free to chime in, I will add my choices later.

Posted By mr2105 on 15 Jan 2011 09:12 PM
Never caught anything on my Rapala lures. It's sad, cause they cost me the most money to purchase.

Posted By walleye hunter on 17 Jan 2011 06:47 PM
The Banjo Minnows least favorite had them gave them away like new not one hit. Rapala Husky Jerk, Original Floating Lure, Down Deep Husky Jerk, Tail Dancer, X-Rap, Deep Tail Dancer, and Troll To Minnow are some of my favorite along with Reef Runners.
Tony

Posted By traseley on 20 Jan 2011 06:37 PM
Best catfish bait hands down is chicken liver. Nothing else has ever worked for me.

Posted By K-rap on 07 Mar 2011 06:14 AM
My least liked lures are spinnerbaits, just never had much success with them. Can't think of one specific lure that I think is the worst. I have a lot that have never caught anything, but I figured I just haven't used them enough.

Posted By rjstreets on 11 Mar 2011 08:46 AM
Rapala has certain lures they know are the best they sell. The original floater, shad rap and husky jerk have saved the company. The risto rap, minnow rap and any of the prop type topwaters are all bad. Ran across an old Snag Less Craw, never caught a thing except a tree.

Posted By bassmasterbk on 02 Apr 2011 11:57 AM
i hate the clanking rap by Rapala i think its just to heavy.

Posted By skewl on 02 Apr 2011 10:37 PM
I've had the ability to use a Sebile lure once, Capt Quantum, and it looks amazing in the water. I used a larger one for stripers inshore on a trip for only a couple of casts just to try it out, but nobody on the boat could tell the difference between it and the baitfish in the water. If you've got the money, I would recommend buying one or 2, they feel like real fish magnets.

Posted By fisherfanatic on 02 Apr 2011 10:20 PM

Posted By bassmasterbk on 02 Apr 2011 11:57 AM
i hate the clanking rap by Rapala i think its just to heavy.

I don't quite understand how the lure is "too heavy".  If you're using heavy enough line and the right rod, the Clanking Rap works pretty darn good.  I've caught several good fish off of it.  It's almost as good as a Rattle Trap.

Posted By rich_crowe on 31 May 2011 09:07 PM
My favorite lure would have to be a spinnerbait. It's the only artificial bait I have used and caught fish. Just Bass and Crappie. I've had good luck with Gulp Alive nightcrawlers also.

My least favorite lure so far is the Jig N Pig or worm tail. I have yet to get a hit on one. Maybe I just need more experience with them. I also have a assortment of crankbaits by Rapala, Storm, and Rebel. My friend swears by the Rebel crawfish but I have not had any luck.

Posted By Captain Quantum on 08 Mar 2011 03:22 AM
This may be very controversial, but here goes. I know Rapala makes some incredible lures, but in my opinion, a lot of them don't work! They just don't produce! When you look at them in your hand you think, "Man! The fish will love this!" But out on the water, many of them just don't produce. I have often found myself switching to other lure brands and THEN hooking up! I love you Rapala. I do. Your lures are amazing. But not all of them.

Posted By dpeterson84 on 15 Jul 2011 06:55 AM

Posted By Captain Quantum on 08 Mar 2011 03:22 AM
This may be very controversial, but here goes. I know Rapala makes some incredible lures, but in my opinion, a lot of them don't work! They just don't produce! When you look at them in your hand you think, "Man! The fish will love this!" But out on the water, many of them just don't produce. I have often found myself switching to other lure brands and THEN hooking up! I love you Rapala. I do. Your lures are amazing. But not all of them.

I agree.  I have a few Rapalas and rarely use them because the times that I do use them, I never catch anything on them.  I love the look and the tradition behind the lures but will not buy more of them until (1) they start catching me fish (2) they go down in price.

Posted By davesett2000 on 03 Jun 2011 04:04 PM
Not trying to offend anyone here for sure

But I have to wonder about various lures...and in particular...HOW a fisher-person uses a specific lure with no results.

Many lures have IMHO sublte intricacies about them...and this is born true many times...by the fact that the manufacturer gives specific tips for using them.

My PERSONAL 1st lesson about baits...spoons...to be specific...came at a young age. I grew up on a small river in central Minnesota...which at it's widest point...was barely 200 feet across. It was fed by a reservoir about 60 miles away (from my place)...at which point...the small dam was (is) barely 30 ft wide.

Water was clear unless we had a big storm.

My neighbor caught both pike and walleyes with a 3/4 oz red & white DareDevle.

But for SOME reason...I NEVER caught a fish with one of them.

At the same time though...I had a 5/8 oz hammered gold / orange Aqua spoon that I caught pike with.

A smaller version of the same spoon caught me MANY rock bass around laydowns near the shore.

I also had a 1/2 oz black / white spoon (and another painted all black) that caught me walleyes when these were reeled in slowly just above the bottom.

There were also certain weedbeds in the river...that if I fished at either 1st light or dusk...with a green / white spoon...would yield a largemouth bass on occassion.

In other words...there are certain times / techniques / colors that will work in a given body of water.

Fast forward to 1998. I was in California...and had reconnected with an old Army buddy from the late 1970's.

He had a boat...and decided we were going to fish Lake San Antonio (central CA) one Saturday morning.

We were on the water by 8:30 am. It was sunny out...but the wind picked up by 11 am to the point of 20 mph gusts.

Between the 2 of us...by 3 pm...had fished with close to 100 different lures in all.

During the course of the afternoon...we talked to 3 other pairs of anglers.

Out of the 8 of us...the only person who had caught any fish was me....

with a....Banjo minnow  ...out of a brush pile that ALL of us had fished heavily...as it was one of only 5 "wooded" areas on the entire lake.

I guess what I'm trying to say here is that....just because a lure doesn't catch fish for you a couple of times...doesn't mean that the lure isn't any good. YOU are the one trying to convince the fish that your "offering" at the end of the line is something edible.

So it's up to you to try various techniques with lures to make that happen....to include paying attention to the details of how the mfg'er suggests using the lure in question.

One last note....and think about this for a moment. There are hundreds...if not thousands...of anglers that have never caught a fish with either a Jitterbug or a Hula Popper. They were both in production in the 1940's.

AND....still are today. WHY? Because many folks DO catch fish with them.

That said...the Banjo is STILL in production...going at about 15 years so far....so they are working for someone!

Hopefully...none of you are offended with my post

Posted By bassmasterbk on 02 Apr 2011 11:57 AM
i hate the clanking rap by Rapala i think its just to heavy.

My son-in-law uses these and catches some mighty impressive fish!     I use them and don't catch a thing, lol!

That being said, I have discovered that even my least liked lure has it's day!  Which usually happens when I find the presentation that turns on the fishies!