Do you have "confidence" lures that don't catch ?

[JohnR]

Originally Posted by johnny ducketts

Al gags Squidzee.. I have had it for 2 years now and nada, the only thing I seem to catch with it is the skirt which slides down the hook on every cast. Maybe it's just me though?

- I had a lot of confidence in the Squidzee at first and that confidence wained as I started off with few fish and caught fewer and fewer fish on it - switch back to something else and whaddya know, there were fish again

[Mr. Sandman]

Re: Xrap. They are suspending slash bait, and yes they will go down a little if retrieved fast or worked in a swift current. Sometimes that is what I am looking for as most big bass are closer to the bottom and the bottom is relatively clean. Other times you just have to have more of a surface presentation esp if you are working bolder fields. If I am looking for more of a surface bait I will fish the Megabait JB150. This floats more and will only dive about a foot or so, it does have a ball in it, and many (myself included) don't really care for a bait that makes a noise but given the huge number of fish I know caught on this damn thing including several 40's I have become a strong believer. I have seen it out fish wood some nights big time. Now this is not to say that a redfin, bomber or other minnow type bait would not have done well too, and both of them have caught a worthy amount of fish to make them standards in anyone's bag, and they are probably the cheapest plugs out there.... but I can say that these newer baits will out cast and have better action then a loaded redfin or bomber out of the box without tinkering with them.

I agree that most fishermen tend to gravitate to what has recently worked well for you and the lure develops a momentum...but sometimes they seem to stop working. All I know is that I don't fish the redfin nearly as much as I did in 1981. As for the squideez, I have never caught a damn thing on that lure even though it looks very cool. Who knows why some lures stop working? I think it has to do with the type of local bait fish population but what the heck do I know?

One thing for sure....the Bucktail seems to always work and has for longer then I have been alive. IMO it is an amazing lure. If you can fish it, it will produce.

All this said...I still like fishing wooden swimming plugs the best, I just love the feel of them.