Anyone remember Buck Perry's Spoonplug lures? I bought a number of them back in the 70s and never did much with them, other than a few pike while trolling.
Same with the old Creme plastic/rubber crickets, frogs, etc. I tried them as a kid, but they never did any good for me. I always went back to worms. Funny thing is, I now use garden worms more than anything else for walleye, trout, panfish, and bass.
