what lure, has caught the most stripers?

[stripercrazy]

are killer, and I use them, but other than storm shads,I don't see alot of people throwing bucktails, other than the canal. my first two guesses would be a rebel and a popper, seems like theres one in every tackle box

[luds]

Originally Posted by stripercrazy

are killer, and I use them, but other than storm shads,I don't see alot of people throwing bucktails, other than the canal. my first two guesses would be a rebel and a popper, seems like theres one in every tackle box

I was thinking rebel too but their popularity has seemed to have died with so many other finnish type swimmers to choose from.

[Mike P]

You guys who are overlooking the bucktail are thinking too locally. From Maine to as far south as they catch stripers, the jig has taken far more bass than any other lure. It accounts for the lion's share of the bigger bass at Montauk in the fall. Not just under the Lighthouse, too. Sure, lots of fish are taken during those daytime blitzes on plugs, but at night, eels and bucktails account for most of the fish. In the south shore inlets, almost all of the bigger bass fall to bucktails--the ones that don't are taken on eels. But the question asked "what lure"

Lately, weighted shads like Storms and Tsunamis get their share of fish, but it's a recent phenomenon. Historically, it's the bucktail jig.

[JohnR]

The bucktail jig is so effective across all kinds of fishing that most high end surviaval kits, including those used by military aviators, have a selection of bucktail jigs...