Eppinger 916 Dardevle Spinnie, Red/White, 1/4-ounce

The traditional gold standard for pike. Been around for a long time.

I learned to fish with these when I was a young girl growing up on a ranch with a well stocked trout pond. Outstanding quality. Fish can’t resist.

Caught a mackerel and a lizard fish with this Dardevle spoon off a San Diego pier today. Squirted some fish attractant gel on it that is sticky, after several casts the gel was still sticking to it. It casts far without the need for split-shot, very aerodynamic, but maybe not the smoothest spinning action I've seen while retrieving, but it works! I bought this because of Fishing for Dummies book said it was one of the classics that people have caught all species of fish with. I was amazed today because mostly I have luck with real bait like shrimp, and the fish ignore lures. Not today, they were chasing and biting the Dardevle just the same as the shrimp.

Worked as expected.

+Got a brown trout on third cast in a pond where trout don't come easily.+My son got three pickerel in about first ten casts.+Paint is durable.-Not sure if it's the hook, but so far it seems that setting the hook is not quite as easy as with some other hooks on other lures. It may be coincidence. I may try replacing it.

This was one we grew up using and relying on - but that could potentially be most any lure, lots of ways to get attached and develop favorites. But that aside, I lost one - misjudged and snagged it in a tree, so got this to replace it. I've had good luck with these but again I think that's an individual preference thing. Anyhow like having a few of these in different colors and sizes on hand.

Caught my first bass on this lure. I don't know whether it works as great anymore but it is a classic.

This is for very small fish...not walleye. The price is high for the size.