yeah ive used those.

for me at least the lure thats caught the most types of fish is a 1/32 maribou jig. caught bass, crappie, catfish, bluegill and ive heard of people catching carp on them !

 

road runners are okay but if im using a small spinner im picking a johnsons beetle spin over that. catches the same species just as well in my experience. just picked up some weighted wobble head jigs and small zoom flukes at the expo, guy there told me he's used em for crappie, big bream, bass, caught catfish, redfish, trout, all kinds of stuff.

 

road runners are okay but if im using a small spinner im picking a johnsons beetle spin over that. .

+1.........

 

A jighead and your favorite soft plastic or bucktail will catch about anything that swims. I have used roadrunners in 1/16 and 1/8 and caught white bass, perch, catfish, crappie, largemouth, and smallmouth.

 

The original Blake moore "Crappie Thunder" roadrunners are second to none

 

roadrunners, beetle spins , rooster tails, curly jig bodies on small heads all good general baits..

 

oh yeah, Roadrunners are absolute classic baits...

I'd probably choose a Mepps Aglia in-line spinner if I had to choose a 'universal bait'.

 

oh yeah, Roadrunners are absolute classic baits...

CLASSIC man how this thread has brought back so many great memories....My Granddaddy swore by these things!! He used to say "boy now this will catch fish, most of that junk in store is made to catch fisherman" ....then he would lean forward and spit a big chunk of red man golden blend in the river....

 

X3 on the beetle spin

 

4 for the beetle spin

 

Make that 5.
Or a small spoon, the treble hooks are stronger on a spoon. I have had bass hit a beetle spin and straighten the hook.

 

Any of the small spinners will put all types and sizes of fish in the boat. Road Runners have been around for a long time and lots of people use em. For them to be around this long they have to be good.

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This is a good thread topic. Never used Road Runner much. I have caught a few fish on a Beetle Spin. One of my favorites is a Strike King Mini King. I like it because it is inexpensive, but catches a lot of fish. Caught my largest crappie on it. I've caught several species of fresh water fish on it, and wouldn't be suprised if it caught some salt water species. I have caught a couple of flounder on a Beetle Spin.

 

My favorite is the Rooster Tail, but I think the best is...

X 5 for the Beetle Spin.

Plus Fishin'!
RW

 

Old school lures just never die. And I fish them all the time. Beetle Spins, Rooster Tails, Maribou Jigs under a float and oh yes, the Roadrunner.

 

thanks for the input guys

 

Most people us what they have confidence in, and that is most often the lure they were using in the beginning when they were catching a lot of fish on that particular lure. I mostly fly fish in fresh water now, so it has been a while since I've done enough spin fishing to use my favorite lure there.

 

I'd have to say Mirrolure 17's need to be on this list....as well as twitch baits like Fin-S on a jighead. Oh, and grubs and Gulp Shrimp. Everything that swims in some kind of water will eat a gulp shrimp.

 

... twitch baits like Fin-S on a jighead...

oh man, I have slayed the bass on a splitshot rig with a Fin-s fish, rigged much like you would with a 4" finesse worm. KILLER bait. Excellent in clear, cold, or pressured waters.

The very first time I tried a splitshot rig I caught a double-limit of bass and this was in January in Oklahoma(i.e. freakin' cold). (I grew up in OKC)

 

Mostly all I fish a roadrunner for is stripers in the winter. They are heavier sizes though, with a trailer of some kind. They do work for them, know that for sure

 

taking a different direction I'd say the Bass Pro Shops Lazer Blade (like a silver buddy) for game fish. I've caught largemouth, spots, smallies, hybrid stripers, stripers, white perch, white bass, crappie, and even some salt water fish on it like blues and flounder. Its small, heavy, and easy to fish. I've found that I can't go fishing without having some now. For schooling fish in the summer or early fall, its deadly because you can cast it a long ways, and it has that small profile of the baitfish. For the intercoastal waterway, its flashy and heavy so its ok to fish it in the current for blues, but I had NO idea that flounder would hit it! Caught 2 on it in one trip so I'll definitely be taking some with me to the coast every time now just to have something to chunk and wind. great thread, I still tie on a rooster tail when I just " want to catch something " in a new area.

 

i checked the BPS site for the Lazer Blade lure, i read the comments and description on it, i really like it, im gonna order one and "test drive" it for myself, thanks

 

Rooster tail, panther martin

Darrell

 

I have caught all sorts of fish on the Roadrunner, and I just recently picked up some heavy ones in 1/2 oz that I've never seen before...looking forward to using them for stripers when the population recovers at Jordan.

My vote for best all around multi-species lure would have to be a curl-tail grub on a jig-head, closely followed by a 2" white or grey crankbait rated to run 3-5 feet deep. If I had to fish with only one or two lures, those would be it for me.

 

Just checked out the Lazer Blades. Aweseome reviews.

 

I used to get great results with the Cotton Cordell Gay Blade small ones would probably be deadly on white perch.

Darrell

 

I'll have to agree with BugSlinger. ( The Curl-tail grub on a jig-head. ) My go too lure for most anything that swims. And it's inexpensive.

 

rooster tails!

 

i love the curl tailed grub too, uneversal, cheap, effective, and simple as it can get