What Lures Do You No Longer Throw?

[Smallie_Stalker]

Looking through some old tackle I came across my box of toads. The soft plastic frog type baits.

I realized I used to fish these baits a lot but haven't thrown them in maybe 5 years give or take.

A buzzbait is one of my favorite lures to throw but they're not optimal in moderate to heavy vegetation so I would often throw the "buzz frog" as I called them in these situations.

I can't for the life of me figure out why I stopped throwing these very productive lures.

I'll bet some of you can stir my memory about some others I've forgotten.

So, is there a lure or lures you used to throw regularly that you no longer toss? And if so, why?



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[big g]

This is an interesting topic because I am a perfect example of a guy who fishes totally different from when I started in the boat.  40 years ago I would throw Rapala #11, and #9 floating jerk baits, and Smithwick Devil Horse 90% of the time.  These are great baits but I fished with a bunch of old timers that caught a lot more with plastics.  I went to work learning what I could about fishing them.  I started with Charlie Worms, tubes, grubs, sluggos, which allowed a more constant bite as the sun came up high, and allowed me to fish weedy areas.  The last ten years its been Flukes, and stickbaits getting the job done most of the time.  Learning to walk these baits on the bottom has made a big difference in catch rates. 
I still love the old stuff, but the plastics have been a game changer.

[FlatsNBay]

Great topic. Tons of lures for me such as Rapala 11G, Sluggo, Mann's Jelly Worm, Gator Tail Worm, and a black grape worm with a powder blue tail which was a Florida Everglades classic back in the day.

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[Donald Garner]

Buzzbaits, Flukes, Sluggo,  Like most everyone else "That New Bait" came out and I just switched over.