4# mono and no swivel is how I run. I have always had the best luck with gold or silver Mepps, much less luck with Panther Martin, Blue Fox, Rooster Tail, etc.
Part of the 'best' lure what you are used to. If a Mepps is my go-to lure and I learn to fish it well, I will tie it on first and catch fish. If the fish aren't biting, I switch to a Panther but it has already been established the fish are off. When fishing is slow, I won't catch anything on the Panther either but in my mind, the Panther now sucks.
Anaconda goes to the Panther first and probably only uses a Mepps when all else fails, so his experience is a mirror image of mine. Have fun, spinner fishing for trout is one of my favorite types of fishing.
Last edited by K1500; 06/10/15.
