Best lures on Reddit
185 reviews from r/FishingForBeginners, r/Fishing, r/Fishing_Gear and 17 more subreddits
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#1
N/A
4.9
(21)
"Spinnerbaits
Bladed jigs (chatterbaits)
Square bill crankbait
Lipless crankbait
Whopper Plopper
Buzzbait
Popper"
"Senko, rooster tail, beetle spinner, whopper plopper, crankbait."
"Senko, rooster tail, beetle spinner, whopper plopper, crankbait."
"Senko, rooster tail, beetle spinner, whopper plopper, crankbait."
"Top water propeller bait, Whopper Plopper, Choppo, Whopper Flopper, and a Plopper."
"Super spook- catches everything from bass-tarpon and everything in between"
"Whopper plopper, rooster tail, senko, zoom fat Albert, any jig head"
"Crankbait, spinnerbait, dropshot, jig, T rigged worm"
"Senko, paddletail, squarebill, inline spinner, 110 jerkbait"
"Tube, Paddle Tail, curly tail, lipless, marabou jig"
#2
Rooster Tail
4.8
(19)
"Can't go wrong with a rooster tail."
"Rooster tail!!"
"Like 1/8th ounce rooster tails."
"Rooster tail or any kind of spinner."
"And everything loves a rooster tail."
"Can't go wrong with rooster tails, or any inline spinner really."
"Smallies seem to love rooster tails."
"I’ve probably caught more fish (including trout) on a white rooster tail than every other lure combined."
"These are the third or fourth lure I pull out. The super duper is first, then spoons or panther martin spinners, then the rooster tail spinners."
"That one in the middle is my go to color scheme. Trout DESTROYED the one I had, and I mean that literally lol."
#3
Whopper Plopper
4.9
(7)
"Whopper Plopper. Cast and retrieve."
"Whopper plopper, Senko worm, spinnerbait, hollow body frog, strike king rage swimmer."
"Whopper plopper."
"Caught my first bass ever on a whopper plopper."
"Another easy lure to start with is a whopper plopper."
"Have been doing very well with whopper ploppers."
"Whopper Ploppers are great too, but less of a must."
#4
Rapala
5.0
(6)
"Limited patterns, but absolute killers."
"Rapala j11 and j13"
"I use ralapa countdowns and husky jerks almost exclusively when fishing for peacock bass."
"Best I've found is the rapala countdown for both salmon and trout in rivers."
"I've caught bass on the shallow DT's and shad raps."
"Spinner/rooster tail, rapala countdown, 5 inch senko, hollow body frog, and spinner bait with paddle tail trailer"
#5
Chatterbait
4.5
(6)
"Normal chatterbait but in white"
"Chatterbait."
"Chatter baits work all year in dirty water."
"Something in the middle of the water column like a chatter bait."
"Chatterbaits and rattle traps."
"Chatter bait as well!"
#6
Z-Man
4.8
(5)
"I’ve been really liking the Z-man baits for the last 1-2 years."
"Z-Man baits crush it for me."
"I swear by zman trd and trd bugz absolutely love em"
"I fish alotta smallmouth and I swear by zman trd and trd bugz absolutely love em."
"The z-man kit can get you so many fish, alot of snags too."
#7
Spinners
4.5
(4)
"Flashy spoons and spinners like castmasters, little cleos, panther Martin’s, or blue foxes are usually more effective."
"Spinners and spoons work well too but can be harder to fish in some areas."
"If you look for them they sell the tiniest spinners."
"Spinners... swimbaits of all kinds.. maybe a glidebait or a texas rigged curly tail worm."
#8
Daiwa
4.3
(4)
"I personally like Daiwa Slippery Dogs. Walk the dog retrieve with lots of pauses."
"Daiwa double clutch"
"Daiwa double clutch go well too."
"I have read many a recommendation for Daiwa Slippery Dogs."
#9
Senko
5.0
(3)
"Senko or jig, year round no matter"
"Senko, rooster tail, beetle spinner, whopper plopper, crankbait"
"Weightless Texas rig Senko on EWG hook"
#10
Rooster Tails
5.0
(3)
"Inline spinners are a great place to start."
"Start out with some rooster tails!"
"Rooster tails work good."
#11
Spoon
5.0
(3)
"Hardbaits: Bucktail jig. Spoon. Rapala X rap saltwater. Stretch 25."
"Maybe a spoon."
"What worked best is a spoon and some sort of dough balls."
#12
Spinnerbaits
4.7
(3)
"Spinnerbaits are probably the greatest lure invented for bass fishing."
"Spinnerbaits are good. Easy to use, work well, works with or without plastic."
"Smaller spinnerbaits with double Colorado or Indiana blades and bluegill colored skirts have been my best lures lately."
#13
Berkley
4.7
(3)
"Runs about 10 feet deep. More than effective for trolling."
"That green Berkley flicker shad actually caught me my first 5lb+ bass."
"That or a flicker shad, reeled in erratically."
#14
Frog
4.7
(3)
"Frog, jig, Texas rigged fluke, spinnerbait, worm, PopR."
"Frog and whopper ploppers"
"Frogs and whopper ploppers baby!"
#15
Rattle Trap
4.7
(3)
"Rattle trap."
"If the water is clean enough, I cannot stress this enough, RATTLE TRAP!"
"Rattle trap silver or chartreuse."
#16
Inline Spinners
4.3
(3)
"Inline spinners (e.g. Mepps, Rooster Tail)."
"Inline spinners"
"Get some inlines spinners."
#17
Johnson Silver Minnow
4.3
(3)
"Classic- always works: Johnson Silver Minnow."
"Johnson silver minnow, large Texas rugged baits work well."
"Johnson silver minnow."
#18
Mepps
4.3
(3)
"Maybe try a size 3 Mepps spinner."
"Inline spinners. buds or mepps styles. Kastmasters or something similar would be next."
"I love those mepps."
#19
Kastmaster
4.0
(3)
"Kastmasters, Panther Martins"
"Kastmaster is pretty good."
"Also 1/8 oz kastmasters, any color but I like the silver with teal."
#20
River2Sea
5.0
(2)
"Bone, Loon, T-1000 and Munkybutt have all been staple pike/musky/smallmouth colours for me for the last 15 years"
"Whopper Plopper."
#21
Rebel
5.0
(2)
"Rebel Wee Craw in brown/chartuse/orange."
"Rebel wee craw, Berkley Nessie, texas rigged senko, mepps agila no 5, curly tail grub"
#22
White Bucktail
5.0
(2)
"Bring 3/4 - 1.5 oz white bucktails with trailers."
"You would be surprised how effective just a white bucktail can be."
#23
Texas Rig Senko
5.0
(2)
"Can't go wrong with a Texas rig senko."
"Weightless Texas rig senko has always been my go to."
#24
Panther Martin
5.0
(2)
"Panther Martin spinners and rapalas . With the plugs go mostly small."
"Curly Tail Grub, Panther Martin spinner, Trout Magnet, Gulp Minnow on a jig head, and maybe some kind of spoon."
#25
Abu
5.0
(2)
"Of the 5 lures, i hope the Prince survives the rest of my life as i havent been able to find it again."
"Abu Toby, popper, mepps and repalas all ya need in the uk"
#26
Spinnerbait
5.0
(2)
"I believe that bass will take a spinnerbait 12 months a year."
"My go to for that water: 1. Spinnerbait with Colorado blades."
#27
Daiwa Double Clutch
5.0
(2)
"Second the Daiwa double clutch."
"Like others have said diawa double clutch."
#28
Gulp
5.0
(2)
"4) gulp minnow/curl tail on jig head"
"Curly Tail Grub, Panther Martin spinner, Trout Magnet, Gulp Minnow on a jig head, and maybe some kind of spoon."
#29
Jerkbaits
5.0
(2)
"Ive always had good luck for walleyes and pike on jerkbaits."
"Small paddle tails or jerkbaits in trout patterns work better for that style of fishing."
#30
Keitech
5.0
(2)
"Keitech easy shiner 4” catches almost everything."
"Keitech Easy shiner, perch love em."
#31
Beetle Spin
4.5
(2)
"The beattle spin is always sooo under rated. Great for beginners and advanced."
"Beetle Spin - the smaller the better!"
#32
Zoom Finesse Worm
4.5
(2)
"I love to throw a zoom finesse worm on mushroom head jig as a shakyhead."
"I haven't used anything that isn't a zoom finesse worm or live bait in years."
#33
Mule Fishing
4.5
(2)
"Trout magnets and/or anything from Mule Fishing."
"Look up Mule Fishing and Z-Man micro finesse."
#34
Kastmasters
4.5
(2)
"Kastmasters are my secret weapon."
"Kastmasters work for me."
#35
Flicker Shad
4.5
(2)
"Lots of stuff in this I use regularly and catch lots of fish. Flicker shad I catch lots of walleye on."
"#7 flicker shad. Black and gold if i got em."
#36
Plastic Worms
4.0
(2)
"I’ve had luck with plastic worms."
"Plastic worms. Cast. Let sink."
#37
SP Minnow
4.0
(2)
"Also had luck with the SP minnow."
"Sp Minnow."
#38
Blue Fox
4.0
(2)
"Blue fox spinners and jointed floating rapalas for the slower moving areas."
"I like the blue fox spinners in silver / gold for the Provo."
#39
Bass Pro Shops
5.0
(1)
"1/8 th ounce ball head jigs and a 3" inch sticko will guarantee you a fish."
#40
Flashy Spoons
5.0
(1)
"Flashy spoons and spinners like castmasters, little cleos, panther Martin’s, or blue foxes are usually more effective."
#41
Yozuri
5.0
(1)
"Yozuri 3d minnow, Mirrolure mirrodine or any of the mirrolure hard baits."
#42
Small Paddle Tails
5.0
(1)
"Small paddle tails or jerkbaits in trout patterns work better for that style of fishing."
#43
Stretch 25
5.0
(1)
"Hardbaits: Bucktail jig. Spoon. Rapala X rap saltwater. Stretch 25."
#44
Mepps Comet Red Dot
5.0
(1)
"Copper mepps with red spots, I use a size three to keep the smaller ones from taking it!"
#45
Linker Log Frogs
5.0
(1)
"Linker log frogs are awesome!!!"
#46
Eurotackle
5.0
(1)
"All of their stuff is great, but those in particular catch a lot of fish."
#47
Flicker Minnows
5.0
(1)
"Those flicker minnows don't screw around."
#48
Mepps Aglia
5.0
(1)
"Mepps #2 Aglia, dressed (brown and black, gold blade) Mepps #5 Black Fury, dressed (black and chartreuse) Rapala Skitter Pop (2.5”, Brown Frog) Rapala Shad Dancer (SDD-7, Live Bluegill) Rapala BX Brat (3’ diving, Rock Solid)"
#49
Berkley Stunna 112
5.0
(1)
"1. Berkley Stunna 112 in Table Rock color. 2. 3/8oz Northland Finesse football jig with custom tied skirt and a Berkley Lil Super Trooper trailer in green pumpkin."
#50
Mepps Rooster Tail
5.0
(1)
"Those are me favourite lures:)"
#51
Mepps Gold Aglia
5.0
(1)
"Those are me favourite lures:)"
#52
Mepps Tropical Aglia
5.0
(1)
"Those are me favourite lures:)"
#53
Yum Dingers
5.0
(1)
"I absolute slay them on yum dingers."
#54
Berkeley
5.0
(1)
"Whopper plopper, chatterbaits, crank bait, Berkeley skipping jig, and Texas rig senko"
#55
Spoons
5.0
(1)
"Small spinners crankbaits and spoons would all work for trout."
#56
Walmart Spinnerbait
5.0
(1)
"I call and raise you the $1 walmart special spinnerbait."
#57
Westin Fishing Advent Calendars
5.0
(1)
"I've heard GREAT REVIEWS on the Westin fishing advent calendars."
#58
Joe's Flies
5.0
(1)
"My own homemade version of Joe's Flies Spinners and a Rapala Firetiger Jig n Rap."
#59
Rapala F11
5.0
(1)
"I like throwing F11s Rapala original floater."
#60
Crankbaits
5.0
(1)
"Small spinners crankbaits and spoons would all work for trout."
#61
Rapala X-Rap Saltwater
5.0
(1)
"Hardbaits: Bucktail jig. Spoon. Rapala X rap saltwater. Stretch 25."
#62
Hard Plastic Twitch Baits
5.0
(1)
"My top three artificial are soft plastic jerk shads, soft plastic paddle tails, and hard plastic twitch baits."
#63
Zoom Trick Worm
5.0
(1)
"Maybe add a zoom trick worm in clear with a blue or black metal flake."
#64
Senkos
5.0
(1)
"You need pumpkin/ green/blue/purple senkos and ned rigs."
#65
Zman Ned Rigs
5.0
(1)
"Get some Zman Ned rigs other wise perfect👌."
#66
Xrap
5.0
(1)
"Xrap xr8. Banger for fall smallies tooo."
#67
Mepps Spinner Blades
5.0
(1)
"Worth it just on the mepps spinner blades alone"
#68
Small Spinners
5.0
(1)
"Small spinners crankbaits and spoons would all work for trout."
#69
Flicker Shads
5.0
(1)
"Small Flicker shads or 1/2 jigs with senkos on them."
#70
Topwater Popper
5.0
(1)
"A topwater popper."
#71
Eagle Claw
5.0
(1)
"Eagle claw has some weedless 1/16 jig heads."
#72
Strike King
5.0
(1)
"Texas rig senko or craw, rooster tail, Strike King minnow, topwater frog, weightless fluke."
#73
Acme
5.0
(1)
"Acme kastmaster spoon (replace the treble hook with a jighead hook)."
#74
Sand Eel Imitation
5.0
(1)
"Some sort of sand eel imitation like an ava jig."
#75
Rapala Larger Models
4.0
(1)
"You can catch large trout on large rapalas, but you’ll get more action on smaller ones."
#76
Rapala Smaller Models
4.0
(1)
"I've only used the smaller rapala's for trout works good."
#77
Spinner Baits
4.0
(1)
"Spinner baits in winter small hard plastic crankbaits in summer."
#78
White Tubes
4.0
(1)
"I've seen someone catch them on white tubes."
#79
Punching Jig
4.0
(1)
"Punching jig"
#80
Texas Rigged Worm
4.0
(1)
"Try a Texas rigged worm."
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