So my dad was a nut for Mepps spinners. A #3 Gold was his go-to; there were times when he might step outside his comfort zone and go with silver, or REALLY get radical and go with a red & white daredevil, but generally it was the Mepps #3 Gold undressed.
I recognize that, on the one hand, if you only use one lure all the time you’ll catch all yer fish on it. Duh.
Conversely I recognize you’ll miss the fish that aren’t interested.
And that many lures are nothing but marketing hype trying to separate fools from their money.
A few weekends ago I went fishing with a buddy & his son. My buddy and I rotated through our usual favorites… Mepps, Cleo’s, and rapalas. His son, however, stuck with HIS favorite the entire time, the Beetlespin, and outfished us 2-to-1.
This past weekend I ran a beetlespin with a Berkley GULP minnow and nailed a lot of fish, but went back to my standby Mepps on my way out & nailed my biggest smallie of the day.
What’s your favorite lure? How willing are you to experiment? How hard do you push it when trying something new?
