Eyes

[RNC]

I dont think having the eyes really matter at all. It comes down to what you are more confident in. If you caught more fish on lures with eyes you might probably say eyes matter but then again this is just what I think.

[steve]

NO!

[FishermanTim]

It could have some bearing on the overall effectiveness of the lure, but not too much.
Remember that bass tend to strike their prey head first, and the eyes on a plug/lure may give the bass it's orientation towards what it percieves to be the head.
Then again, since some of the action happens in a frenzied pod of fish, they may not have sufficient time to look for the eyes, and stike at what they "think" is food, like brook trout will do in a brook or stream's current. (They don't have a lot of time to be picky, so they hit the lure because it represents a chance at food, not a guarantee of food.)

That's my $0.02 for the day.